Three specimens collected in the porch during the night of September 5th. I collected another specimen in the porch earlier in the day (https://inaturalist.nz/observations/239919763) and another one (the first I have ever found) on September 4th (https://inaturalist.nz/observations/239773130). The final photo shows all 5 specimens (so not the same specimen returning to be re-photographed).
Found in my garden
Inatting with invertebratist.
In lighted porch at night.
Found in the porch during the day.
These things are becoming suspiciously common.
Seems unconcerned about New Zealand Nursery Web Spider! Alive but probably near comatose with the cold. Maybe spider did not recognize it as prey? May be same Green Carpet Owlet as yesterday?
woohooo great find. a parasite wasp
about to skeletonise an apple tree.
trying to identify what kinda of cricket/grasshopper this is, have also linked photo of area found in
Could be a garden cricket- although it’s quite big. Looks like a katydid but black.
Found at night inside a house surrounded by regenerating bush in Ostend, Waiheke Island
Images requiring ID, thoughts that it is FAW