January 2020.
Vunikandanu Creek, South of Nadarivatu, Northern Viti Levu, Fiji.
Carrying a head of an ant in the mouth.
January 2020.
Abaca, Western Viti Levu, Fiji.
There was a cluster of mites on the back of this large spider. Can anyone say any more about them than mite?
I've added the spider as a separate observation.
Found living under a mossy boulder. Close to 3 cm long, including legs.
Two of Canterbury's copper butterflies together: a glade copper (top left) and a Canterbury common copper (bottom right).
under log in red beech forest
About 12mm, no web. Found on side of the house eating a Porch spider! missing front right leg.
5mm. My first lynx spider! Saw something oddly coloured sitting on my compost bin in the sun, got a bit closer and saw it! put a container over top and he freaked out and then I lost him.... came back an hour or so later and found him again! got him this time!
8mm long jumping spider
Blog posting here.
Banded Tunnelweb Spider. Going by the observation of a few weeks ago if this is a Hexathele kohua spider then it must reinforce that this spider is established in the far north!