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Critter of the Week: Vampire Squid
The vampire squid (Vampyroteuthis infernalis) might sound scary, but it's more like a soft-bodied floating Christmas tree than a blood-sucking creature of the night. This deep-sea creature has some… Audio
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Critter of the Week: Vagrant spiders
The vagrant spiders are unique to Aotearoa. They are big and hairy, and they like to roam around in search of a meal. When they're not wandering around at night in native forests or suburban gardens… Audio
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Critter of the Week: Taramea
The spiky leaves and flowers of taramea or golden speargrass are famous for their power to draw blood (even through gaiters!). But if you can get past the spike, you'll encounter one of the most… Audio
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Critter of the Week Fiordland skink
Audio 22 Sep 2023This week's critter is the endangered Fiordland skink, Oligosoma acrinasum - a sleek, dark-coloured skink that lives on the rocky shores of Fiordland. Sun is at a premium in this part of the world, so… Audio
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Critter of the Week: Brewer's Yeast
Audio 15 Sep 2023This Sunday, September 17, is International Microorganism Day and we're celebrating by talking about brewer's yeast, Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Humans have been putting this yeast to work since ancient… Audio
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Critter of the Week matata / NZ fernbird
The matata or New Zealand fernbird is a secretive little bird with a big attitude. Despite being the size and weight of a mouse, they're not afraid to hunt for blowflies on the back of a sleeping sea… Audio
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Critter of the Week
CollectionA collection of uncharismatic but lovable members of NZ's wildlife community introduced by Nicola Toki.
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Critter of the Week: Beauveria bassiana
The icing sugar fungus, Beauveria bassiana, is a stealthy member of the fungi kingdom. When it comes into contact with an insect or another invertebrate, it invades the critter and starts growing… Audio
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Critters of Aotearoa celebrating Critter of the Week feature
Lily Duval, has drawn 50 of the critters we've talked about over the years and put them in a book that's being released next week. It's called Critters of Aoteaora. Lily speaks to Jesse. Audio
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Critter of the Week: The Manaia Pygmy pipehorse
The Manaia pygmy pipehorse, Cylix tupareomanaia, is a tiny candy cane critter unique to the coastal waters of Te Tai Tokerau Northland. Audio
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Critter of the Week
Bryozoans have been called 'the world's best-kept secret'; that might be why we don't know much about this week's critter. The cyclostome bryozoan Spiritopora perplexa is only found off the coast of… Audio
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Brand new design for critter t-shirts 2023
Audio 17 Aug 2023A newly designed batch of Critter of the Week T-Shirts are back on sale. Manufactured through Joyya, the t-shirts are available for pre-order between now and September 22nd. Audio
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Critter of the Week: The Common Bag Moth
This week's critter is the common bag moth, Liothula omnivora. These drab little critters are found all over the country hanging from fenceposts, branches and even letterboxes. The caterpillars spin… Audio
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Critter of the Week: New Zealand earthworm
This week's critter is a bioluminescent member of our underground network of soil engineers. We're talking about the New Zealand earthworm, Octochaetus multiporus. Audio
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Critter of the Week Kareao / supplejack
Kareao is native to Aotearoa. While it can be frustrating to navigate through, the plant is incredibly useful - it can be eaten, woven, used as a rope or even used to make kites. Audio
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Weta motels - how they get made!
If you were listening to the show last Friday you'll know our critter of the week was the Banks Peninsula tree weta. This fascinating creature has been able to thrive largely due to the work of the… Audio
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Critter of the Week: Banks Peninsula tree weta
This week's critter is the rarest of our seven tree weta species (Hemideina). The Banks Peninsula tree weta (Hemideina ricta) is only found in a 200km2 patch of remnant native bush on Banks Peninsula… Audio
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Critter of the Week: The Sea Butterfly
Sea butterflies are the flying snails of the sea. They belong to the scientific order Pteropoda - which means 'wing-foot' in Ancient Greek - because of the wing-like 'foot' they flap to swim. Audio
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Critter of the Week: the devil's coach horse beetle
This week's critter is the devil's coach horse beetle, Creophilus oculatus. Despite its ominous common name, this beetle is a helpful member of our corpse fauna - a group that includes all the… Audio
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Critter of the Week: Antarctic midge
Thursday June 22 (yesterday) was the shortest day of the year so this week's critter is here to celebrate the cold. Antarctic midges are incredible survivors: they can cope with -15 °C temperatures… Audio
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Critter of the Week: papatua snakeskin chiton
The papatua snakeskin chiton is a fascinating critter that lives in rock pools all around Aotearoa. Their stripy, scaly girdle looks like snakeskin and they have a shell made of separate plates they… Audio
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Critter of the Week: the southern bladderwort
This week's critter is the southern bladderwort, Utricularia australis, a carnivorous plant that lives fully submerged in peat bogs. A dramatic decline in population means this species is now… Audio
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Critter of the Week: hura te ao gecko
This week's critter is the hura te ao gecko, discovered in 2018 among rocky outcrops high in the mountains of North Otago. Audio
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Critter of the Week: Mata or seashore earwig
This week's critter is the mata or seashore earwig. It lives on coastlines all around Aotearoa and hides under rocks, driftwood and kelp during the day. Audio
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Critter of the Week: Bounty Island spider
This week's critter is the rare and elusive banded Bounty Island spider, Pacificana cockayni. This spider only lives on the Bounty Islands - a remote and rugged collection of rocks far off the east… Audio