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Looks like may have a viable population. Different individual to previous observation. Found under a rock 6 ft away from this individual http://naturewatch.org.nz/observations/974677
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Looks like may have a viable population. Different individual to previous observation. Found under a rock 6 ft away from this individual http://naturewatch.org.nz/observations/974677
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2 adults and 3 juveniles seen under corrugated iron covered in old rotted pile of garden prunings 50 metres along fenceline from previous Obs
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2 adults and 3 juveniles seen under corrugated iron covered in old rotted pile of garden prunings 50 metres along fenceline from previous Obs
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2 adults and 3 juveniles seen under corrugated iron covered in old rotted pile of garden prunings 50 metres along fenceline from previous Obs
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First one found in my garden so they are spreading slowly. Under flower pot.
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Pakuranga Domain. Under a scoria rock. Field ID. Note the pale band on each antenna.
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I found this cockroach on the exterior wall of a building. Maybe Parcoblatta? I've posted more images to Bug Guide here: http://bugguide.net/node/view/1190692
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Moth Night ... on sheet; using UV and flood lamp; 9:25 to 10:55 pm. Warm evening, dead calm ahead of cold front the next day.
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The biological significance of Magnetic Termite mounds The âMagnetic Termiteâ Amitermes meridionalis occurs only in a small part of the Northern Territory of Australia and builds famous wedge-shaped mounds with an elongated axis that is orientated in a striking north-south direction. This shape is unique among all other termite mounds which are always more or less spherical and many hypotheses have been advanced to explain the remarkable shape and orientation. Most of these investigations focus on the orientation, but the biological significance of the shape is rarely explored. The currently accepted hypothesis considers shape and orientation as adaptation to maintain a thermo stable eastern face. In contrast to this we consider habitat conditions, such as heavy rainfalls and regularly flooding in the wet season, as most important for the evolution of this shape. iussi.confex.com/iussi/2006/techprogram/P1435.HTM Family: Termitidae Litchfield National Park, Northern Territory, Australia i09_0501 032