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Some observations from the 2024 Tiaki Maniototo BioBlitz. Haven't been able to add them to the project (I've tried and tried) but here they go anyway @caitlindaley

Found in dry, dust conditions in a rubbish pile under the eve of a house in Kaikoura (old chicken run)

With a Clubiona spider. Is the harvestman likely to have taken the spider alive or scavenged a dead one?

Maybe a juvenile.

Huge spiderweb, I goes right to the top of the tree fern.

The only other option, I think, might be a Linyphiid?

Underside of rotting wood. Body about 4 mm long.

right down the back of the Punakaiki Cavern. Looks like this one: https://inaturalist.nz/observations/138156590

Small spider on a damaged kawakawa leaf

Regenerating Kanuka scrub forest. Under rock.

Scrub forest.

On the bath.

Cute baby spiders in a nest

Huatoki Domain

Redbank
inside
rocky outcrop
Malaise trap xx-4.April 2024

specimen label: Redbank_00082_Araneae_01 gray hairy 1,6x

Large bank spider

Native broadleaf/kanuka scrub forest.

Native Podocarp-broadleaved bush, on wall of a culvert at night.
Observed with Andy Xiong

I've never seen it on the ground like this before.

Large spider found indoors during the day.

Seen at night on the research hut while doing Black Petrel research at Mt Hobson Hirakimata.

Hundreds of young Hexathele spiders all over a couple of eucalypt trees, there were only a couple of adults.

Below the high tide mark as the tide was coming in. Ran into one of the nearby holes before the next wave came in.

common in nest boxes

Grey House spider

In the garden at night.

In alpine scrub.

Pitfall trap, in ethanol

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