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Black Cobweb Spider (Steatoda capensis)Observer
kowhai26Description
Found hiding under a brick behind the classroom. With legs close to the body 1cm long and with legs extended about 2cm. Black all over but the abdomen is reddish brownish. Tiny hollow bumps all over his abdomen and one pebble like bump which looks orange but might just be the soil. Making web around the stones we put in with him. We think he might be a False Katipo. Found by Liam age 8.
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Large Brown Vagrant Spider (Uliodon albopunctatus)Observer
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Found on the wall outside the classroom. We think it's a vagrant spider. Partly dark brown in the middle of his legs, light brown at the end of his legs, and blackish at the top of his legs. Light brownish head and darkish brown abdomen. Red on the tip of the palp. About 8cm from his front leg to his back leg. Found by Siena age 8.
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Spiders (Order Araneae)Observer
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Found outside in the garage. About 2cm from front of head to back of leg. Black all over. Found by Jade age 8.
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Entelegyne Spiders (Infraorder Entelegynae)Observer
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Found on my bike inside the garage. Brown abdomen, black legs and head. About 3cm from front of leg to back of abdomen.Found by Jade age 8.
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Spiders (Order Araneae)Observer
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Missing LocationDescription
Found over by the bushes at school. There was a line going down into an upside down V on his abdomen, which was fawn colour. His abdomen was black. His legs and head were black.
Found by Monique.
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Entelegyne Spiders (Infraorder Entelegynae)Observer
kowhai26Description
Found outside on the ramp by our classroom.
Brown head and abdomen and legs. Big black spot on his head, with a white mark around the spot. was crawling off a web but tone of his legs was stuck on the web.
Found by Riley
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Entelegyne Spiders (Infraorder Entelegynae)Observer
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Brown, fawn coloured head, Yellowy abdomen. Brown black under his head. Little black spots on the tip of two of it's legs. Jumped when we let him free, so we think he is a jumping spider.
We found him on the step outside our classroom. No web. Found by Hayley, Ruby, and Siena
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Spotted Ground Swift Spider (Nyssus coloripes)Observer
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Found on the outside wall of the house. From head to tip of abdomen 2-3cm. We think it might be a Spotted Ground Swift Spider. Photo by Jade
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Australasian Snapper (Chrysophrys auratus)Observer
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Bird skull, found at Tawharanui on a rocky beach, in amongst the rocks. Found at about 8 - 9am. Skull was about 8cm long from the tip of the beak to the back of the skull. It was as she found it. Found by Monique 8 years old.
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Vagrant Spiders (Genus Uliodon)Observer
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We think it is a Vagrant spider. Found inside, running across the carpet in the school office. Body and legs dark brown. Red dot each of the palps. Hairy legs. From the end of his abdomen to the top of his head 2.5cm. From front most outstretched leg to rear most outstretched leg 6cm. It lifts it's body about 1cm off the ground. There are 8-10 white spots on his abdomen (less than 1mm in diameter).
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Spiders (Order Araneae)Observer
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Found on the concrete outside the office. About 1cm from the front to the back leg. Body blacky brown and legs pale brown with black spots on each leg. Photo by Monique and Paige Y, 8 and 9 years old.
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Long-bodied Cellar Spider (Pholcus phalangioides)Observer
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Found in the bathtub. Thin legs. About 3cm from the front leg to the back leg. Brown in colour. Photo taken by Sai 7 years old.
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Sombrero Spider (Stiphidion facetum)Observer
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Found down by the garden, under a log of wood. There were lots of them in different webs. Pale brown legs, and head. Dark brown abdomen. Photo taken by Isabella 8 years.
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Spotted Ground Swift Spider (Nyssus coloripes)Observer
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Found in the curtains inside the house.
The spider has white spots on his body. It has orange on two or three of the front legs. Fast moving. About 3-4cm long including legs. Photo by Ruby Lukic 7 years old.
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Vagrant Spiders (Genus Uliodon)Observer
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Between the field and the oak tree. It was dead. It was on the gravel. The photo was taken by Liam Van Zyl 8 years old.
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Vagrant Spiders (Genus Uliodon)Observer
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The spider was lying on the gravel at school, between the small field and the oak tree / newly developed area. It was dead.
The photos were taken by Liam Van Zyl aged 8.