Photos 4&5 were taken an hour after the others. The subject here was a short distance away but I'm guessing that it was the same specimen.
Pupal case? Egg sac?
Under 2mm long, I think.
Wow.
Egg cases presumably.
A flock of silvereyes 'doing over' a guava tree in a suburban garden.
I've observed this huddling and mutual grooming before- see https://inaturalist.nz/observations/105939516.
I'd be interested to know the nature of the relationship (eg mate, sibling) of these pairs.
It's purely subjective but I assumed cold was a factor in the earlier observation. However this ob was made on a warmer day.
Found on Pinus radiata.
Note: reared on P. radiata foliage and emerged as an adult on 20.8.24 - see this observation: https://inaturalist.nz/observations/236842950
Certainly made my day!
Seen on a tree trunk. By design or chance it clung to a lichen that camouflaged it well.
I was surprised how large it was - maybe 20cm.
On a puddle on a road in a native bush reserve after heavy rain.
ID is for the purple ones. (I'm guessing that some of the smaller pale ones might be juveniles?)
Springtails on a puddle on a road in a bush reserve after heavy rain.
I've observed this phenomenon before: https://inaturalist.nz/observations/84824714.
Presumably the animals have swept down out of the bush by the water. It's interesting, however, that they have clumped together.
Certainly quite a spectacle!
The bickering hermit crabs in this line might be about to swap shells? See https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f1dnocPQXDQ.