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Anas platyrhynchosObserver
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Young family - busy road. Good luck ducklings!
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Genus AureliaObserver
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Rather late this year so record is for seasonality
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Genus CyaneaObserver
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North end of Burnham wharf. No others seen along about 2km of coast.
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Observer
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Nesting adjacent a busy road (Shelly Bay road). Another nesting pair was nearby a few days ago, but no sign of them today.
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Polychoerus gordoniObserver
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The first ever photo observations of the Wellington south coast orange acoel Polychoerus gordoni Achatz et al 2010, from the pre-marine-reserve Bioblitz of 2007
Observer
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Pup resting on seawall South of Shark Bay, Evans Bay, Wellington Harbour
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Aequorea forskaleaObserver
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Dead tidal wash-ups, Shark Bay in Evans Bay
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Aequorea forskaleaObserver
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In Worser Bay the last two days in moderate numbers & sizes up to 200 mm diam
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Turritopsis rubraObserver
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Another aggregation event of Turritopsis in Shark Bay, Eastern Evans Bay
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Turritopsis rubraObserver
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Small school but visible from a distance. E side of Evans Bay. Close-ups are poor.
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Genus ChaetopterusObserver
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Unidentified Chaetopterus species from Port Welshpool sandflat W of pier. Worms U-burrowed, with opening separation 10 to 50 cm. Taken by yabby pump
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Pison spinolaeObserver
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Mason wasp nest with pupae and stored spiders in groove in house wall-cladding behind a pipe. Geolocation moved to nearby for privacy. This position has several old nests, and this is the first I could open up
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Sabella spallanzaniiObserver
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Unhappy Sabella spallanzanii exposed to the hot sun at low tide in muddy Coromandel Harbour. Suspecting the little ones on the adult (2nd photo) are broken-off clones of it. FYI @kathyw
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Family SabellidaeObserver
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Small sabellid, of unknown genus, first photographed by @tony_wills in a Houghton Bay pool, November 2015