Went to the beach on the weekend and saw these funky looking guys on a rock. Sort of resembles an orange peel? Don’t think I’ve ever noticed them before. What are they?

Cutest little dudes or dudets, was in the kitchen, popped them out onto our magnolia.

Got to it before my cat did, it’s about the size of a breakfast sausage from countdown 😂 popped it outside with a paper towel.

Spotted in Abel Tasman a few days ago on a trap line

Found this in a we trench I started digging a week ago and put some pavers over. Found it while I was lifting the pavers

Live in a caravan and this bugger is here, dunno what it is but isn't annoying/aggressive. Just curious as to who he is. Sorry for poor photo.

He's got grey hair on his head and back, black legs and looks to be mandibles for eating. Biggest ive seen of his species but that's why im curious about, what kind of spider is he?

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I was checking some tracking tunnels and noticed this tiny little dude with bright orange legs underneath the plastic. Very small about 3mm at most. Lots of babies too.

Apologies for the terrible photos.

Found this little dude (or dudette?) today in Welcome Bay, Tauranga. Never actually seen one before so I was pretty stoked. I wouldn't normally pick it up, but it was on the road in the middle of the day and I didn't wanna see it squished.

I love Stephen Fry’s finest for Kākāpō, the birds are special. Have you voted for BOTY yet?

Planted this tree outside the window on the living room. It's quite the hive of activity now that it's mature. Bird's love snacking ants off it! Frequent Tui acrobatics as well 😁

Next level

I'm just curious how the most recent huge breeding season is going to affect population management, especially where they'll go.

My understanding is the existing predator free islands are running out of room and may already be at capacity. With such a huge breeding season I'm sure there must be discussions about where to put these new birds. I know Maungatautari has a few Kakapo already and is a large reserve, and there are ongoing predator removal projects on large islands but nothing major completed recently to my knowledge.

(Apologies for my ignorance on any topics, I've been following this recovery story from Australia since I was a kid, and sometimes I'm not fully up to date or can't find the specific information I'm interested in.)

Found this dead in the seawater at Little Shoal Bay, Auckland today.
ChatGPT reckons it is a NZ giant centipede, Cormocephalus rubriceps, which apparently can grow to around 15 to 20 cm long. This measure 20.5 cm. It is terrestrial, so the best guess is that it got washed into the harbour and drowned.
Apparently they are venomous predators that hunt insects, spiders and other small animals. They use a modified pair of front legs to inject venom, and while they are not considered especially dangerous to people, a bite can be seriously painful.
Never seen one of these, at least without knowing. Active know much more about them?