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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
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Critter of the Week: koekoea or long-tailed cuckoo
This week we're talking about the koekoea or long-tailed cuckoo (Urodynamis taitensis) - an enigmatic native bird with an elegant long tail, a screeching call and some pretty strange breeding habits.
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Critter of the Week: southern blue fin tuna
May 2 was World Tuna Day so this week we're talking about the endangered southern bluefin tuna, Thunnus maccoyii. Tuna have been dubbed the Ferraris of the ocean because they're sleek, powerful and… Audio
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Critter of the Week
Ongaonga (Urtica ferox) is arguably the most notorious plant in Aotearoa. The large woody shrub has pale green leaves bristling with syringe-like hairs filled with toxin - just brushing against a few… Audio
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Critter of the Week The coral slime mould
This week's critter is a species of slime mould that looks like ghostly forest coral. The coral slime mould (Ceratiomyxa fruticulosa) is one of our most distinctive and abundant slime moulds. Audio
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Critter of the Week: 'The Dentures of the Sea'
This week's critter was dubbed 'the dentures of the sea' by the NIWA scientists who discovered it lurking on the ocean floor off the Bay of Islands back in 2009. It might look like your grandma's… Audio
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Critter of the Week: the native Southern ant
This week's critter is the southern ant (Chelaner antarcticus), the most common and widespread native ant species in Aotearoa. These ants have been known to farm other bugs which they milk for… Audio
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Critter of the Week: The black spined weevil
This week's critter is the insect world's answer to punk - the black spined weevil, Scolopterus penicillatus, has a natural shiny leather jacket and four impressive spikes on its back. Audio
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Critter of the Week: The Devil’s fingers fungus
This week's critter is a species of stinkhorn fungi that looks (and smells) like the beginning of a zombie apocalypse. The Devil's fingers fungus (Clathrus archeri) sprouts red tentacles out of the… Audio
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Critter of the Week: the strap-toothed whale
Critter often highlights lesser-loved and lesser-known mini beasts but there are still some larger mammals out there we don't know much about. One of these species is the strap-toothed whale… Audio
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Critter of the Week: Bluegill bully
This week's critter is the bluegill bully (Gobiomorphus hubbsi) - a beautiful native fish that gets its name from the bright blue bands on its gill cover. Bluegill bullies are a threatened species… Audio
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Critter of the Week: NZ vent crab (Gandalfus puia)
This week's critter is a crabby geezer who loves a geyser. The NZ vent crab or grumpy Gandalf crab, Gandalfus puia, is an eyeless crustacean that thrives in the toxic, high temperature environment of… Audio
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Critter of the Week: The Bug of the Year!
After three months of tireless campaigning for the title of Bug of the Year 2023, the votes are in... Our first ever bug champion is the ngaro huruhuru, the native bee Leioproctus fulvescens! Audio
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Critter of the Week: Te mokomoko a Tohu
This week's critter is te mokomoko a Tohu - an elusive gecko only named by science in January this year. Te mokomoko a Tohu is a large gecko native to Te Tau Ihu o Te Waka-a-Maui, the Marlborough… Audio
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The sex life of spiders
They can hunt, they can fish, they build little nurseries for their babies. Oh and some of them also engage in a bit of sexual cannibalism. Claire Concannon goes on a nighttime stroll in Kirikiriroa… Audio
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Critter of the Week: Ngaro Wīwi
This week's critter is the sleek and powerful ngaro wiwi or large black hunting wasp (Priocnemis monachus) that specialises in hunting some of our largest spiders. Audio
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Critter of the Week: Ngaro tara / Three-lined hoverfly
This week's critter is the ngaro tara or three-lined hoverfly, a noisy native species with an important role as a pollinator. Audio
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Critter of the Week: Copper beard orchid
The last critter of 2022 is a shy and retiring orchid that's threatened by habitat loss and climate change. The copper beard orchid (Calochilus herbaceous) is a stout orchid with a generous ruby beard… Audio
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Critter of the Week: Harvestman Arachnid
This week's critter is the glow-worm hunter harvestman, Forsteropsalis photophaga. These gangly, crab-clawed arachnids live in the Waitomo Caves and subsist exclusively on a diet of glow-worms. Male… Audio
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Critter of the Week: Pot-Bellied Seahorse
This week's critter is Aotearoa's only seahorse - the pot-bellied seahorse (Hippocampus abdominalis). These elegant and portly creatures hang out in seaweed meadows all around the country, hoovering… Audio
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Critter of the Week
This week's critter is Aotearoa's only seahorse the pot-bellied seahorse (Hippocampus abdominalis). These elegant and portly creatures hang out in seaweed meadows all around the country, hoovering up… Audio
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Critter of the Week: pepe pouri butterfly
This week's critter is the pepe pouri / black mountain ringlet butterfly to help celebrate International Mountain Day, which is next Wednesday. Audio
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Critter of the Week: Antarctic sea pig
This week's critter is the Antarctic sea pig - a rotund pink sea cucumber that lives on the muddy seafloor of the Ross Sea. Sea pigs are like living vacuum cleaners for the ocean. They spend their… Audio
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Critter of the Week: The Water Boatman
If you've ever looked at a pond and seen little bugs swimming across the surface, chances are you've seen this week's critter - the water boatman, Sigara arguta. Audio