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Spotted Ground Swift Spider (Nyssus coloripes)Observer
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Hiding under wooden structure that had washed up on the beach
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Big-headed Ants (Genus Pheidole)Observer
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Bigger than any ant I've seen in NZ before. Stands still when disturbed.
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European Greenfinch (Chloris chloris)Observer
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Looks like a female?
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Dicots (Class Magnoliopsida)Observer
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Unsure what this is, but likely planted by my daughter's nana
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British Goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis ssp. britannica)Observer
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Black-tipped Orange Ichneumon Wasp (Ctenochares bicolorus)Observer
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Odd looking insect. Seems to be a wasp?
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Spittlebugs, Cicadas, Leafhoppers and Treehoppers (Infraorder Cicadomorpha)Observer
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Vascular Plants (Phylum Tracheophyta)Observer
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Vine with what looks like pods for seeds, so perhaps some kind of legume?
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Wild and Domestic Radishes (Raphanus raphanistrum ssp. sativus)Observer
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New Zealand Double-banded Plover (Anarhynchus bicinctus ssp. bicinctus)Observer
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Tree Lucern (Chamaecytisus prolifer)Observer
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Growing on undeveloped section, likely weedy
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Common European Yellowjacket (Vespula vulgaris)Observer
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Crawled out of the kanuka firewood I just brought in, in winter. Wasn't expecting a wasp in there so am interested in confirming the type.
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Figs (Genus Ficus)Observer
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This tree is planted outside the tiger enclosure at Auckland zoo. It looks like a tree I had growing in a pot on my desk in an office for a long time, but I'm unsure of the exact species.