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Priocnemis Monachus
''Priocnemis monachus'' is a species of spider wasp endemic to New Zealand, where it is known as the black hunting wasp or ngaro wīwī. It hunts large tunnelweb or trapdoor spiders, paralysing them with its sting and storing them in burrows for its larvae to eat alive. It is the largest member of the family Pompilidae in New Zealand. Taxonomy The holotype of this species was collected by Joseph Dalton Hooker, and is in the Banks collection of the British Museum of Natural History. It is one of a number of species named but not described by Adam White, and intended to appear in the series Voyage of the Erebus and Terror, but not in fact being published there. In error, Frederick Smith in 1855 attributed the species to White, but Smith's listing of it as ''Pompilus monachus'' in his ''Catalogue of hymenopterous insects in the British Museum'' is the first published description. In the years following its description, the species has been placed in the genera '' Pompilus'', ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spider Wasp
Wasps in the family Pompilidae are commonly called spider wasps, spider-hunting wasps, or pompilid wasps. The family is cosmopolitan, with some 5,000 species in six subfamilies. Nearly all species are solitary (with the exception of some group-nesting Ageniellini), and most capture and paralyze prey, though members of the subfamily Ceropalinae are kleptoparasites of other pompilids, or ectoparasitoids of living spiders. In South America, species may be referred to colloquially as or , though these names can be generally applied to any very large stinging wasps. Furthermore, in some parts of Venezuela and Colombia, it is called , or "horse killers", while in Brazil some particular bigger and brighter species of the general kind might be called /, or "throat locker". Morphology Like other strong fliers, pompilids have a thorax modified for efficient flight. The metathorax is solidly fused to the pronotum and mesothorax; moreover, the prothorax is best developed in Pompilidae a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Walkabout
Walkabout is a rite of passage in Australian Aboriginal society, during which males undergo a journey during adolescence, typically ages 10 to 16, and live in the wilderness for a period as long as six months to make the spiritual and traditional transition into manhood. Definition The term "walkabout" has been used to characterise Indigenous Australians as highly mobile over the short-term. In the case of Aboriginal Australians, life-cycle stages, such as traditional rites of passage, seem to influence the motivations for movement more than the frequency of movement. Temporary mobility "Temporary mobility" is a nomadic lifestyle that does not establish a permanent residence and includes a significant amount of movement for religious observance. Young Indigenous adults have the highest mobility rate of all age groups in Australia; males make up the majority. ° Research on temporary mobility Mobility as a topic of research is difficult to track and measure. In 2010s re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pepsinae
The Pepsinae are a subfamily of the spider wasp family, Pompilidae, including the tarantula hawks, as well as smaller species. Genera *''Ageniella'' Banks, 1912 *'' Allaporus'' Banks, 1933 *''Auplopus'' Spinola, 1841 250px, '' Auplopus carbonarius'' with prey *''Caliadurgus'' Pate, 1946 *'' Chirodamus'' Haliday, 1837 *''Cryptocheilus'' Panzer, 1806 *'' Cyemagenia'' Arnold, 1946 *'' Cyphononyx'' Dahlbom, 1845 *'' Deuteragenia'' Šustera, 1912 *'' Dichragenia'' Haupt, 1950 *'' Dipogon'' Fox 1897 *''Entypus'' Dahlbom, 1843 *''Epipompilus'' Kohl, 1884 *'' Guichardia'' Arnold, 1951 *''Hemipepsis'' Dahlbom, 1844 *''Java'' Pate, 1946 *'' Melanagenia'' Wahis, 2009 *'' Minagenia'' Banks, 1934 *'' Nipponodipogon'' Ishikawa, 1965 *'' Paraclavelia'' Haupt, 1930 *''Pepsis'' Fabricius, 1804 *''Phanagenia'' Banks, 1933 *'' Poecilagenia'' Haupt, 1926 *'' Priocnemella'' Banks, 1925 *''Priocnemis'' Schiødte, 1837 *'' Priocnessus'' Banks, 1925 *'' Schistonyx'' Saussure, 1887 *''Sphictostethus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Critter Of The Week
''Critter of the Week'' is a weekly RNZ National programme about endangered and neglected native plants and animals of New Zealand. Beginning in 2015, ''Critter of the Week'' is an approximately 15-minute discussion between Nicola Toki of the Department of Conservation and host Jesse Mulligan on an "uncharismatic and lovable" New Zealand species. The topic of spotlighting uncharismatic species was raised in an interview by Mulligan in April 2015, and the programme originated in a discussion between Mulligan and Toki about threatened bird conservation, in which she lamented a lack of attention and corporate funding for species such as the '' Smeagol'' gravel maggot. The first episode, airing 2 October 2015, featured the New Zealand bat fly. Each week's broadcast is supported by improving the Wikipedia article for the species in question. The show currently airs on Friday afternoons. In 2018, artist Giselle Clarkson designed t-shirts featuring a selection of species that had a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Radio New Zealand
Radio New Zealand ( mi, Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa), commonly known as Radio NZ or simply RNZ, is a New Zealand public-service radio broadcaster and Crown entity that was established under the Radio New Zealand Act 1995. It operates news and current-affairs network, RNZ National, and a classical-music and jazz network, RNZ Concert, with full government funding from NZ on Air. Since 2014, the organisation's focus has been to transform RNZ from a radio broadcaster to a multimedia outlet, increasing its production of digital content in audio, video, and written forms. The organisation plays a central role in New Zealand public broadcasting. The New Zealand Parliament fully funds its AM network, used in part for the broadcast of parliamentary proceedings. RNZ has a statutory role under the Civil Defence Emergency Management Act 2002 to act as a "lifeline utility" in emergency situations. It is also responsible for an international service (known as RNZ Pacific); this is broadcas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Priocnemis Monachus Interaction With Porrhothele Antipodiana
''Priocnemis'' is a genus of pepsine spider wasp containing around 30 species. Species list *'' Priocnemis aequalis'' (Banks, 1919) *'' Priocnemis agilis'' (Shuckard, 1837) *'' Priocnemis carbonarius'' (Smith, 1855) *'' Priocnemis conformis'' Smith, 1876 *'' Priocnemis confusor'' Wahis, 2006 *'' Priocnemis cordivalvata'' Haupt, 1927 *'' Priocnemis coriacea'' (Dahlbom, 1843) *'' Priocnemis cornica'' (Say, 1836) *'' Priocnemis crawi'' Harris 1987 *'' Priocnemis enslini'' Haupt, 1927 *'' Priocnemis exaltata'' (Fabricius, 1775) *'' Priocnemis fallax'' Verhoeff, 1922 *'' Priocnemis fennica'' Wahis, 1986 *'' Priocnemis germana'' (Cresson, 1867) *''Priocnemis hyalinata'' (Fabricius, 1793) *'' Priocnemis minorata'' Banks, 1912 *'' Priocnemis minuta'' (Vander Linden, 1827) *''Priocnemis monachus ''Priocnemis monachus'' is a species of spider wasp endemic to New Zealand, where it is known as the black hunting wasp or ngaro wīwī. It hunts large tunnelweb or trapdoor spiders, para ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pennantia Corymbosa
''Pennantia corymbosa'', commonly known as kaikomako (from the Māori ), is a small dioecious forest tree of New Zealand. Small creamy, white flowers are produced between November and February, followed by a shiny black fruit in autumn. They are a favourite food of the New Zealand bellbird. The Māori Māori or Maori can refer to: Relating to the Māori people * Māori people of New Zealand, or members of that group * Māori language, the language of the Māori people of New Zealand * Māori culture * Cook Islanders, the Māori people of the C ... name means food () of the bellbird (). Traditionally, Māori used the tree to make fire by repeatedly rubbing a pointed stick into a groove on a piece of mahoe. An English name is ''"duck's foot"'', coming from the shape of the juvenile plant's leaf. Juvenile plants have small leaves with tangled, divaricating stems, while mature plants have much larger leaves and a normal tree architecture. References Trees of New Zealan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leptospermum Scoparium
''Leptospermum scoparium'', commonly called mānuka, () mānuka myrtle, New Zealand teatree, broom tea-tree, or just tea tree, is a species of flowering plant in the myrtle family Myrtaceae, native to New Zealand (including the Chatham Islands) and south-east Australia. Its nectar produces Mānuka honey. Description Mānuka is a prolific shrub-type tree and is often one of the first species to regenerate on cleared land. It is typically a shrub growing to tall, but can grow into a moderately sized tree, up to or so in height. It is evergreen, with dense branching and small leaves long and broad, with a short spine tip. The flowers are white, occasionally pink, – rarely up to – in diameter, with five petals. The wood is tough and hard. Mānuka is often confused with the related species kānuka (''Kunzea ericoides'') – the easiest way to tell the difference between the two species in the field is to feel their foliage – mānuka leaves are prickly, while kānuka lea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Uliodon
''Uliodon'' is a genus of spiders endemic to New Zealand and possibly Australia. They are commonly referred to as vagrant spiders. Vagrant spiders vary in colour from dark brown to almost black, they typically have a body length of 20mm and a 50mm leg span. When alive, the interior of the male's pedipalp are brightly coloured (usually orange). They are nocturnal hunters, feeding on ground-dwelling invertebrates. During the day they are found under logs and rocks. They can be found in a variety of habitats: native forest and plantations, or more open habitat, but also scree slopes and occasionally in houses. Reproduction After mating, the female prepares a chamber lined with silk beneath a log or stone on the forest floor, or inside a rotten log, where they construct a rather large and round egg sac that they guard until the young hatch and disperse. The genus is apparently widespread throughout the country. Taxonomy , three or possibly four species of ''Uliodon'' are accep ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dolomedes Minor
''Dolomedes minor'' is a spider in the family Pisauridae that is endemic to New Zealand, where it is known as the nursery web spider. Identification ''Dolomedes minor'' is pale brown with some being grayish, like the rocks around which they live, helping to camouflage them against predators. (Arnqvist, 1992) The spider has large pedipalps, which are usually used for sensory purposes. The palps in the male ''Dolomedes minor'' are modified for putting sperm into the female's epigyne, which is located on the underside of the female's abdomen. The female ''Dolomedes minor'' can easily be identified based on this location of the epigyne. They possess large chelicerae, which are located just below the eyes. (Andrews, 1986) The spider has a body length of about 18 mm. The females are almost twice the size of the males. They move very fast and possess a long leg-span: over sixty millimeters for a fully grown female. Natural global range The family Pisauridae, containing all ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cambridgea Foliata
''Cambridgea foliata'' (common name, New Zealand sheet-web spider) is a species of Desidae spider endemic to New Zealand.Forster, R.R.; Wilton, C.L. 1973. The spiders of New Zealand. Part 4, Agelenidae, Stiphidiidae, Amphinectidae, Amaurobiidae, Neolanidae, Ctenidae, Psechridae. ''Otago Museum Bulletin'', ''4.'' These nocturnal, arboreal spiders are distributed throughout the North Island of New Zealand and build large horizontal sheet-webs with a large number of knock-down threads. Description ''C. foliata'' have a reddish-brown cephalothorax and greyish yellow abdomen. While males and females of this species are of a similar size with a cephalothorax width of approximately 5.8mm, males have significantly longer chelicerae compared to females. While males of other ''Cambridgea species'' possess a stridulatory organ Stridulation is the act of producing sound by rubbing together certain body parts. This behavior is mostly associated with insects, but other animals are know ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hexathele
''Hexathele'' is a genus of funnel-web spiders endemic to New Zealand that was first described by Anton Ausserer in 1871, though most others have been described by Raymond Robert Forster. Originally placed with the curtain web spiders, it was moved to the Hexathelidae in 1980. Description Most species of ''Hexathele'' are relatively large spiders. Females of '' Hexathele waita'', one of the largest species, may have a carapace long and an abdomen long, with the longest leg (the fourth) being long in total. ''Hexethele'' species are generally brown to black in colour. Many species have a chevron pattern on the upper surface of the abdomen, the pattern being characteristic of the species. The carapace of the cephalothorax has a more or less straight depression ( fovea) in the centre. The eyes are arranged in a compact group. The male palp lacks tibial apophyses (projections), but the male's first pair of legs have double spines on the tibia. There are six spinnerets, with the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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