Favoritos de shaun-lee
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Scorpis violaceaObserv.
raewynaDescripción
Fish in the foreground. A large school of mixed Scorpis violacea and Girella tricuspidata feeding at the surface.
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Manta Voladora (Mobula birostris)Observ.
clintonLugar
Falta la ubicaciónDescripción
One of three rays observed feeding at this spot by Corbin Paterson and the crew of the Spirit of New Zealand.
Estimated size 3 m DW.
Observation courtesy of Corbin Paterson and the Spirit of Adventure Trust.
Image copyright Corbin Paterson.
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Manta Voladora (Mobula birostris)Observ.
clintonLugar
Falta la ubicaciónDescripción
Two to three rays observed feeding in close proximity to each other.
Depth 41.2 m, SST 22.3 Celsius.
Observation and images courtesy of Auckland Whale & Dolphin Safari (AWADS).
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simonf7532Descripción
The white feathery plumes, about 10-15mm. Thecate hydroids? Seems a strange place to be growing.
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raewynaDescripción
The large sand scarab grub appears to be being attacked by the wasp.
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glinksDescripción
With smaller mussels and mussel spat in the attached mussel's beard
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glinksDescripción
Mussel spat on mussel beard on another large green lipped mussel shell
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Lobo Marino de Nueva Zelanda (Arctocephalus forsteri)Observ.
clintonDescripción
Feeding
Observed from Auckland Whale and Dolphin Safari (AWADS).
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Caracoles, Almejas Y Pulpos (Filo Mollusca)Observ.
simonf7532Descripción
The sand was covered with these, 4-5 clusters in a hand space. Some sort of egg mass?
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Caracola (Charonia lampas)Observ.
simonf7532Descripción
Predation on a starfish. Charonia are really fast, the starfish escaped with the loss of an arm
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jacqui-nzDescripción
Ruru calling from a mamaku. Short video in the video link field.
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tangatawhenuaDescripción
Initially thought this was a plant of some kind, until it moved. Out on the open coast, very exposed, but under a ledge mid intertidal.
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kelvinperrieDescripción
The one in the cat's eye snail shell banged itself against the other one until the second crab left it's shell. Then first crab tried the other shell out for size before going back to it's original shell
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Gaviota Pico Rojo (Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae ssp. scopulinus)Observ.
jacqui-nz
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pjd1Descripción
Green-lipped mussel spat on the branches of washed up Landsburgia quercifolia and Melanthalia abscissa, lying in bales of seaweed* exposed along sandy beach at low tide mark.
*Dominated by Carpophyllum maschalocarpum, Landsburgia quercifolia, Vidalia colensoi and Ecklonia radiata.
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Calamón Pukeko (Común) (Porphyrio melanotus ssp. melanotus)Observ.
obscurusDescripción
Killing a duckling. Took off and carried it away as I approached
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Gaviota Pico Rojo (Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae ssp. scopulinus)Observ.
jacqui-nzDescripción
It's business time!
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jtweedDescripción
~32 cm long parasitic worm that emerged from a Mecodema sculptuartum. The beetle was found wandering around during the day and then overnight the worm emerged from it. The beetle was still alive and active despite the damage to it's abdomen (visible in the 2nd and 3rd photos).
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erincpowDescripción
F. pureora for North island locality, U-shaped orange-cream mark on carapace, orange median dorsal stripe, denticulation of prosoma restricted to a cluster at the anterior of ocularium (eyes).
Extreme size and shape variation found within this species (and many other neopilionids) in adult males (confirmed by inspecting genital operculum). Tooth pattern of chelicera segment III remains consistent.
