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Archaeoteleia karereObserver
stephen_thorpeDescription
Locality: NEW ZEALAND AK, Auckland 0604, suburb of Titirangi, Atkinson Park, Zigzag Track.
Habitat: On vegetation under a footbridge over a small stream. From exactly the same spot as the paratypes of this species that I collected.
Identification: Archaeoteleia karere Early, 2007. Male. ID based on the original reference.
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Forsteropsalis bonaObserver
emily_rDescription
With mites. Under a large rocky outcrop/overhang. Approx 1500m above sea level.
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Stone Centipedes (Order Lithobiomorpha)Observer
absoluteandyDescription
Possibly a new species.
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Ground Beetles (Family Carabidae)Observer
absoluteandyDescription
Cave endemic
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Genus ForsteropsalisObserver
amanhuntDescription
Harvestman. Under regen mahoe bush. Who knew they were so colorful! They always seem to be missing legs...
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Sivickis' Box Jellyfish (Copula sivickisi)Observer
nicolemillerDescription
Description of carybdea sivickisi in NZ Coastal Invertebrates (volume 1, ed. Steve de C. Cook): Transparent bell with white nematocyst spots, stomach with 4 pouches, 4 interradial tentacles. Simple tentacles with rings of nematocysts and a small terminal bulb. Four pairs of gonads (pale yellow to orange). Able to attach themselves to objects with 4 adhesive pads on the aboral surface of the bell. Known to adhere to undersides of rocks during the day. Divers at GB reef reported being stung while observing them capturing prey at night. Stings cause swelling and blisters that persist for several hours.
I have seen a few free swimming along the south coast and in the #TaputerangaMarineReserve.
