Wildlife of Waitutu Forest and Lake Monk

These pictures were taken on a two-week long tramping and pack-rafting trip to Lake Monk and in the Waitutu Forest, Fiordland National Park, in January 2016. Click here to see pictures of this trip.

Cryptaranea subalpina. Cameron Mountains, Fiordland National Park.
Lake Mouat Monk 0563 Cameron Mountains Cryptaranea subalpina Fauna Fiordland Fiordland National Park New Zealand Southland Tramping arachnid orbweaver spider
From Cryptaranea subalpina
Cryptaranea subalpina. Cameron Mountains, Fiordland National Park.
Lake Mouat Monk 0670 Araneidae Cameron Mountains Cryptaranea subalpina Fauna Fiordland Fiordland National Park New Zealand Southland Tramping arachnid orbweaver orbweb spider spider
From Cryptaranea subalpina
Cryptaranea venustula. Port Craig, Fiordland National Park.
Lake Mouat Monk 2000 Cryptaranea venustula Fauna Fiordland Fiordland National Park New Zealand Port Craig Southland Tramping arachnid cryptic orb weaver spider
From Cryptaranea venustula - cryptic orbweaver
Cryptic orb weaver (Cryptaranea subcompta). Port Craig, Fiordland National Park.
Lake Mouat Monk 2046 Cryptaranea subcompta Fauna Fiordland Fiordland National Park New Zealand Port Craig Southland Tramping arachnid cryptic orb weaver spider
From Cryptaranea subcompta - Cryptic orbweaver
Orbweaver (Zealaranea spp.). Lake Monk, Fiordland National Park.
Lake Mouat Monk 0949 Fauna Fiordland Fiordland National Park Lake Monk New Zealand Southland Tramping Zealaranea trinotata arachnid orbweaver spider
From Genus Zealaranea
Orbweaver (Family Araneidae). Lake Monk, Fiordland National Park.
Lake Mouat Monk 1019 Araneidae Fauna Fiordland Fiordland National Park Lake Monk New Zealand Southland Tramping arachnid orbweaver spider
From Unidentified orbweavers
Unidentified orbweaver (Family Araneidae) predating on long-horned caddisfly (Hudsonema amabile). Lake Monk, Fiordland National Park.
Lake Mouat Monk 0910 Araneidae Fauna Fiordland Fiordland National Park Lake Monk New Zealand Southland Tramping arachnid orbweaver spider
From Unidentified orbweavers
Novaranea queribunda. South Coast Track between Prices Harbour and Waitutu Hut, Fiordland National Park.
Lake Mouat Monk 1572 Fauna Fiordland Fiordland National Park New Zealand Novaranea queribunda South Coast Track Southland Tramping arachnid orbweaver spider
From Novaranea queribunda
Orbweaver (Araneidae), unidentified. Port Craig, Fiordland National Park.
Lake Mouat Monk 2013 Araneidae Fauna Fiordland Fiordland National Park New Zealand Port Craig Southland Tramping arachnid orbweaver orbweb spider spider
From Unidentified orbweavers
Orbweaver (Araneidae), unidentified. Port Craig, Fiordland National Park.
Lake Mouat Monk 2045 Araneidae Fauna Fiordland Fiordland National Park New Zealand Port Craig Southland Tramping arachnid orbweaver orbweb spider spider
From Unidentified orbweavers
Orbweaver (Family Araneidae). Lake Monk, Fiordland National Park.
Lake Mouat Monk 1024 Araneidae Fauna Fiordland Fiordland National Park Lake Monk New Zealand Southland Tramping arachnid orbweaver spider
From Unidentified orbweavers
Sheetweb spider (Cambridgea sp.). Lake Monk, Fiordland National Park.
Lake Mouat Monk 1003 Cambridgea Fauna Fiordland Fiordland National Park Lake Monk New Zealand Southland Tramping arachnid sheetweb spider spider
From Genus Cambridgea
Fiordland alpine jumping spider (Family Salticidae, undescribed species). Rugged Mount, Cameron Mountains, Fiordland National Park.
Lake Mouat Monk 0841 Cameron Mountains Fauna Fiordland Fiordland National Park New Zealand Rugged Mount Salticidae Southland Tramping arachnid jumping spider spider
From Fiordland alpine jumping spider
Fiordland alpine jumping spider (Family Salticidae, undescribed species). Rugged Mount, Cameron Mountains, Fiordland National Park.
Lake Mouat Monk 0842 Cameron Mountains Fauna Fiordland Fiordland National Park New Zealand Rugged Mount Salticidae Southland Tramping arachnid jumping spider spider
From Fiordland alpine jumping spider
Golden-brown jumping spider (Trite auricoma). Westies Hut, Prices Harbour, Fiordland National Park.
Lake Mouat Monk 1549 Fauna Fiordland Fiordland National Park New Zealand Prices Harbour Southland Tramping Trite auricoma Westies Cave Westies Hut arachnid goldenbrown jumping spider jumping spider spider
From Trite auricoma - golden-brown jumping spider
Diamond comb-footed spider (Cryptachaea veruculata). Port Craig, Fiordland National Park.
Lake Mouat Monk 2082 Cryptachaea veruculata Fauna Fiordland Fiordland National Park New Zealand Port Craig Southland Theridiidae Tramping arachnid cobweb spider diamond combfooted spider spider
From Cryptachaea veruculata - Diamond comb-footed spider
Cobweb spider (Family Theridiidae). Westies Cave, Prices Harbour, Fiordland National Park.
Lake Mouat Monk 1502 Fauna Fiordland Fiordland National Park New Zealand Prices Harbour Southland Theridiidae Tramping Westies Cave arachnid cobweb spider spider
From Unidentified Theridiidae
Spider (Araneomorphae), unidentified. Lake Monk, Fiordland National Park.
Lake Mouat Monk 0989 Fauna Fiordland Fiordland National Park Lake Monk New Zealand Southland Tramping arachnid spider
From Unidentified spiders
True spider (Araneomorphae), unidentified. Port Craig, Fiordland National Park.
Lake Mouat Monk 1987 Fauna Fiordland Fiordland National Park New Zealand Port Craig Southland Tramping arachnid spider true spider
From Unidentified spiders
Mite (Order Oribatida). Lake Monk, Fiordland National Park.
Lake Mouat Monk 0935 Fauna Fiordland Fiordland National Park Lake Monk New Zealand Oribatida Southland Tramping acari arachnid mite mites
From Order Oribatida
Stone centipede (Order Lithobiomorpha) juvenile. Lake Poteriteri, Fiordland National Park.
Lake Mouat Monk 0205 Fauna Fiordland Fiordland National Park Lake Poteriteri Lithobiomorpha New Zealand Southland Tramping centipede stone centipede
From Unidentified stone centipedes
Stone centipede (Order Lithobiomorpha). Lake Poteriteri, Fiordland National Park.
Lake Mouat Monk 0210 Fauna Fiordland Fiordland National Park Lake Poteriteri Lithobiomorpha New Zealand Southland Tramping centipede stone centipede
From Unidentified stone centipedes
Millipede (Class Diplopoda), unidentified. Lake Monk, Fiordland National Park.
Lake Mouat Monk 0925 Diplopoda Fauna Fiordland Fiordland National Park Lake Monk New Zealand Southland Tramping millipede myriapod
From Unidentified millipedes
Flat-backed millipede (Order Polydesmida). Port Craig, Fiordland National Park.
Lake Mouat Monk 2075 Fauna Fiordland Fiordland National Park New Zealand Polydesmida Port Craig Southland Tramping flatbacked millipede millipede
From Unidentified flat-backed millipedes
Blue tube worm (Spirobranchus cariniferus). Port Craig, Fiordland National Park.
Lake Mouat Monk 1882 Christmas tree worm Fauna Fiordland Fiordland National Park New Zealand Port Craig Southland Spirobranchus cariniferus Tramping blue tube worm tubeworm
From Spirobranchus cariniferus - blue tube worm
Blue tube worm (Spirobranchus cariniferus), snakeskin chiton (Sypharochiton pelliserpentis) and Patelloida corticata. Port Craig, Fiordland National Park.
Lake Mouat Monk Christmas tree worm Fauna Fiordland Fiordland National Park New Zealand Port Craig Southland Spirobranchus cariniferus Sypharochiton pelliserpentis Tramping blue tube worm limpet snakeskin chiton tubeworm Patelloida corticata
From Spirobranchus cariniferus - blue tube worm
Earthworm (Oligochaeta?). Lake Poteriteri, Fiordland National Park.
Lake Mouat Monk 0195 Fiordland Fiordland National Park Lake Poteriteri New Zealand Oligochaeta Southland Tramping earthworm worm
From Oligochaeta - Earthworms
Planarian (Australopacifica spp.). Port Craig, Fiordland National Park.
Lake Mouat Monk 1946 Australopacifica Fauna Fiordland Fiordland National Park New Zealand Port Craig Southland Tramping flatworm land planarian planarian
From Australopacifica flatworms
Land planarian (Newzealandia spp.). Port Craig, Fiordland National Park.
Lake Mouat Monk 2038 Fauna Fiordland Fiordland National Park New Zealand Newzealandia Port Craig Southland Tramping flatworm land planarian planarian
From Newzealandia flatworms
Dendrobium cunninghamii. Lake Hauroko, Fiordland National Park.
Lake Mouat Monk 0085 Dendrobium cunninghamii Fiordland Fiordland National Park Flora Lake Hauroko New Zealand Southland Tramping flower orchid
From Dendrobium cunninghamii
Dendrobium cunninghamii. Lake Hauroko, Fiordland National Park.
Lake Mouat Monk 0097 Dendrobium cunninghamii Fiordland Fiordland National Park Flora Lake Hauroko New Zealand Southland Tramping flower orchid
From Dendrobium cunninghamii
Dendrobium cunninghamii. Lake Hakapoua, Fiordland National Park.
Lake Mouat Monk 1285 Dendrobium cunninghamii Fiordland Fiordland National Park Flora Lake Hakapoua New Zealand Southland Tramping orchid
From Dendrobium cunninghamii
Odd-leaved orchid (Aporostylis bifolia). Lake Mouat to Rugged Mount, Cameron Mountains, Fiordland National Park.
Lake Mouat Monk 0459 Aporostylis bifolia Cameron Mountains Fiordland Fiordland National Park Flora New Zealand Oddleaved orchid Southland Tramping orchid
From Odd-leaved orchid - Aporostylis bifolia
Swamp sun orchid (Thelymitra cyanea) on the rocky knolls below the outlet of Lake Monk, Fiordland National Park.
Lake Mouat Monk 1143 Big River Fiordland Fiordland National Park Flora Lake Monk New Zealand Southland Thelymitra cyanea Tramping orchid swamp sun orchid
From Swamp sun orchid - Thelymitra cyanea
Pratia / pānakenake (Lobelia angulata). Wairaurahiri River, Fiordland National Park.
Lake Mouat Monk 0127 Fiordland Fiordland National Park Flora Lobelia angulata New Zealand Southland Tramping panakenake pratia pānakenake
From Pratia - Lobelia angulata
Mānuka (Leptospermum scoparium) tree on the western shore of Lake Poteriteri.
Lake Mouat Monk 0266 Fiordland Fiordland National Park Lake Poteriteri Leptospermum scoparium New Zealand Southland Tramping mānuka
From Lake Mouat - Lake Monk, 14 - 27 January 2016
White oxalis / tūtae-kāhu (Oxalis magellanica). Lake Poteriteri to Lake Mouat, Fiordland National Park.
Lake Mouat Monk 0300 Fiordland Fiordland National Park Flora Lake Mouat New Zealand Oxalis magellanica Southland Tramping tutaekahu tūtaekāhu white oxalis
From White oxalis
White oxalis / tūtae-kāhu (Oxalis magellanica). Big River, Fiordland National Park.
Lake Mouat Monk 1230 Big River Fiordland Fiordland National Park Flora New Zealand Oxalis magellanica Southland Tramping tutaekahu tūtaekāhu white oxalis
From White oxalis
Mountain violet (Viola cunninghamii). Lake Poteriteri to Lake Mouat, Fiordland National Park.
Lake Mouat Monk 0309 Fiordland Fiordland National Park Flora Lake Mouat New Zealand Southland Tramping Viola cunninghamii mountain violet
From Mountain violet - Viola cunninghamii
Scarlet mistletoe / korukoru (Peraxilla colensoi). Lake Poteriteri to Lake Mouat, Fiordland National Park.
Lake Mouat Monk 0343 Fiordland Fiordland National Park Flora Lake Mouat New Zealand Peraxilla colensoi Southland Tramping mistletoe scarlet mistletoe
From Scarlet mistletoe
Scarlet mistletoe / korukoru (Peraxilla colensoi). South Coast Track between Prices Harbour and Waitutu Hut, Fiordland National Park.
Lake Mouat Monk 1579 Fiordland Fiordland National Park Flora New Zealand Peraxilla colensoi South Coast Track Southland Tramping korukoru mistletoe scarlet mistletoe
From Scarlet mistletoe
Silver beech / tawhai (Lophozonia menziesii). South Coast track between Prices Harbour and Waitutu Hut, Fiordland National Park.
Lake Mouat Monk 1585 Fiordland Fiordland National Park Flora Lophozonia menziesii New Zealand South Coast Track Southland Tramping silver beech tawhai
From Silver beech
Lantern berry / pūwatawata (Luzuriaga parviflora). Lake Poteriteri to Lake Mouat, Fiordland National Park.
Lake Mouat Monk 0350 Fiordland Fiordland National Park New Zealand Southland Tramping
From Lantern berry
Lantern berry / pūwatawata (Luzuriaga parviflora). Lake Poteriteri to Lake Mouat, Fiordland National Park.
Lake Mouat Monk 0363 Fiordland Fiordland National Park New Zealand Southland Tramping
From Lantern berry
Yellow snow marguerite (Dolichoglottis lyallii) by the waterfall at the forks in the river upstream of Lake Mouat
Lake Mouat Monk 0432 Dolichoglottis lyallii Fiordland Fiordland National Park Flora New Zealand Southland Tramping Yellow snow marguerite waterfall
From Yellow snow marguerite - Dolichoglottis lyallii
Brachyglottis bellidioides. Rugged Mount, Cameron Mountains, Fiordland National Park.
Lake Mouat Monk 0859 Brachyglottis bellidioides Cameron Mountains Fiordland Fiordland National Park Flora New Zealand Rugged Mount Southland Tramping
From Brachyglottis bellidioides
Fiordland parahebe (Veronica catarractae). Lake Monk, Fiordland National Park.
Lake Mouat Monk 0878 Cameron Mountains Fiordland Fiordland National Park Fiordland parahebe Flora Lake Monk New Zealand Parahebe catarractae Southland Tramping Veronica catarractae parahebe
From Fiordland parahebe - Veronica catarractae
Lyall's speedwell (Veronica lyallii). Big River, Fiordland National Park.
Lake Mouat Monk 1248 Big River Fiordland Fiordland National Park Flora Lyall's speedwell New Zealand Parahebe lyallii Southland Tramping Veronica lyallii parahebe
From Lyall's speedwell - Veronica lyallii