Nydia Track, 25 - 28 October 2019
Day 1: Kaiuma Bay to Nydia Lodge via Kaiuma Saddle.
Day 2: Nydia Lodge to Duncan Bay via Nydia Saddle. Camping at Pipi Beach
Day 3: Duncan Bay to Nydia Campsite in Nydia Bay.
Day 4: Nydia Campsite to Kaiuma Bay.
View of Nydia Bay from Kaiuma Saddle
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Cobweb spider (Theridion zantholabio) preying on Austramathes purpurea caterpillar. Nydia Lodge, Nydia Bay, Marlborough Sounds.
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Pinion-streaked snout (Schrankia costaestrigalis). Nydia Lodge, Nydia Bay, Marlborough Sounds.
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Harvestman (Pantopsalis listeri) adult male. Nydia Lodge, Nydia Bay, Marlborough Sounds.
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From Pantopsalis listeri
Stick insect (Micrarchus hystriculeus). Nydia Lodge, Nydia Bay, Marlborough Sounds.
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Ground beetle (Agonocheila antipodum). Nydia Lodge, Nydia Bay, Marlborough Sounds.
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Wellington tree wētā (Hemideina crassidens). Nydia Lodge, Nydia Bay, Marlborough Sounds.
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Cave wētā / tokoriro (Miotopus diversus). Nydia Lodge, Nydia Bay, Marlborough Sounds.
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From Miotopus diversus
Harvestman (Forsteropsalis wattsi) adult male. Nydia Lodge, Nydia Track, Marlborough Sounds.
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Cave wētā / tokoriro (Pachyrhamma edwardsii). Nydia Lodge, Nydia Bay, Marlborough Sounds.
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From Pachyrhamma edwardsi
Scuttling spider (Cycloctenus spp.) preying on ground spider (Hypodrassodes maoricus). Nydia Lodge, Nydia Bay, Marlborough Sounds.
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New Zealand longfin eel (Anguilla dieffenbachii). Nydia Bay, Marlborough Sounds.
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New Zealand longfin eel (Anguilla dieffenbachii). Nydia Bay, Marlborough Sounds.
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Duncan Bay, Tennyson Inlet. Marlborough Sounds.
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Scuttling spider (Cycloctenus spp.) preying on crane fly (Leptotarsus spp.). Duncan Bay, Tennyson Inlet, Marlborough Sounds.
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Longhorn beetle (Navomorpha sulcata). Duncan Bay, Tennyson Inlet, Marlborough Sounds.
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From Navomorpha sulcata
Erebid moth (Trigonistis anticlina). Duncan Bay, Tennyson Inlet, Marlborough Sounds.
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Sap-feeding beetles (Epuraea mayendorfii). Duncan Bay, Tennyson Inlet, Marlborough Sounds.
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From Epuraea mayendorfii
Variegated spittlebug (Carystoterpa fingens). Duncan Bay, Tennyson Inlet, Marlborough Sounds.
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Pipi Beach, Duncan Bay, Tennyson Inlet. Marlborough Sounds.
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Pipi Beach, Duncan Bay, Tennyson Inlet. Marlborough Sounds.
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Mīkoikoi (Libertia grandiflora). Nydia Saddle, Nydia Track, Marlborough Sounds.
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Wasp (Vespula spp.) parasitized by fungus Ophiocordyceps humbertii.
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Land snail (Thalassohelix zelandiae). Nydia campsite, Nydia Bay, Marlborough Sounds.
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Greenhood orchid (Pterostylis graminea). Nydia campsite, Nydia Bay, Marlborough Sounds.
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Large black kēkerengū (Maoriblatta novaeseelandiae). Nydia campsite, Nydia Bay, Marlborough Sounds.
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Ground wētā (Hemiandrus brucei). Nydia campsite, Nydia Bay, Marlborough Sounds.
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From Hemiandrus brucei
Common bird's nest fungus (Crucibulum laeve). Nydia campsite, Nydia Bay, Marlborough Sounds.
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Common bird's nest fungus (Crucibulum laeve). Nydia campsite, Nydia Bay, Marlborough Sounds.
NydiaTrack212AotearoaCrucibulum laeveFaunaMarlborough SoundsNew ZealandNydia BayNydia TrackNydia campsitebird's nest funguscommon bird's nest fungusfungifunguswildlife
Harvestman (Hendea myersi).
Nydia campsite, Nydia Bay, Marlborough Sounds.NydiaTrack215AotearoaArachnidaFaunaHendea myersiMarlborough SoundsNew ZealandNydia BayNydia TrackNydia campsiteTriaenonychidaeharvestmanwildlife
From Hendea myersi
Lichen darkling beetle (Artystona rugiceps). Nydia campsite, Nydia Bay, Marlborough Sounds.
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Chafer beetle (Sericospilus advena). Nydia campsite, Nydia Bay, Marlborough Sounds.
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From Sericospilus advena
Tall mingimingi (Leucopogon fasciculatus). Nydia campsite, Nydia Bay, Marlborough Sounds.
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