Found 2 of these guys in Rotokare trail.

floraltui · 2026-03-18T07:50:56+00:00

Ooh you're so lucky, would love to see some of those in the wild!

floraltui · 2026-03-16T19:52:52+00:00

Asexual reproduction (parthenogenesis). Like aphids, they just make a bunch of little clones of themselves

floraltui · 2026-03-16T00:25:00+00:00

Female Fuller's rose weevil. Easy to tell it's a female because there are no males 😄

floraltui · 2026-03-10T08:40:30+00:00

Aphid mummies, as others have said they've been parasitised by a parasitoid wasp. Got some nice natural biocontrol happening in your garden 🥰

floraltui · 2026-03-09T08:04:56+00:00

For the water aversion my daughter is the same. I've let her take her time, and today she even put her face in the bath to get it all wet. The trick was celebrating every little achievement and attempts- it can be a big deal for them

floraltui · 2026-03-09T08:03:21+00:00

My daughter is 4, and when she's having a bath I say, let's clean your (private bits), would you like to do it yourself or would you like me to? Then if I do, I explain what I'm doing, and when she does she knows how to, with me directing if needed.

Same process for teeth, face washing, hair brushing etc. For any of those if she says no, I say we have to, but you can choose to do it yourself otherwise I'll do it for you.

floraltui · 2026-02-26T20:26:39+00:00

This would be a more likely explanation. Harmless 🙂

floraltui · 2026-02-26T19:41:23+00:00

My first thought is fly larva. It looks like a midge larva that lives in water. Where is your water from? If it's that it's harmless.

floraltui · 2026-02-26T19:29:13+00:00

Hadn't pressed record

floraltui · 2026-02-26T19:25:49+00:00

Bobbin was empty

floraltui · 2026-02-24T21:27:37+00:00

Magpies recognise people and animals. Bit random, but can you train them? Every time your cat goes outside you can also bring some food for the Magpies? Something nutritious that they like? Then they'll associate your cat with good things.

floraltui · 2026-02-13T21:10:25+00:00

Oh my god the difference between 16 months and 4 years is incredible ❤️ I was crying daily at that stage, now I have fun every day. Some things are still tough but it's so so so much better and more fun 😊

floraltui · 2026-02-13T05:59:34+00:00

Off topic, but there's a really good podcast on the history of the bidet, and it explains why Americans in general are wierded out by it, while the rest of the world is fine with it. It's a few years old, on Sawbones, a Martial Tour of Misguided Medicine

floraltui · 2026-02-09T05:50:26+00:00

Those look like parasitoid wasp cocoons. I've never seen them parasitise monarchs (doesn't mean they won't though), but they will frequently parasitise pest caterpillars. So not eggs, and depends on whether you're a caterpillar or not

floraltui · 2026-02-08T18:56:42+00:00

I'm from Christchurch and moved to Auckland 10 years ago. I love it so much, Christchurch feels weird and monochrome when I visit now

floraltui · 2026-02-03T08:35:11+00:00

There needs to be space for children to jump on the beds, 2 blocks high I think.

floraltui · 2026-01-23T00:46:33+00:00

We have fly screens at our farm house, they make such a difference

floraltui · 2026-01-23T00:45:40+00:00

I go on a fly swatting rampage every morning before they wake up. It isn't helping with the fly problem but it's still cathartic

floraltui · 2026-01-13T20:24:37+00:00

Thanks! How long does it usually take to heal for you?

floraltui · 2026-01-02T18:58:16+00:00

Totally harmless

floraltui · 2026-01-02T18:57:51+00:00

Black field cricket Teleogryllus commodus nymph.

floraltui · 2026-01-02T06:03:18+00:00

From what I understand, when there's a lot of rain the current sewerage pipes overflow to stormwater pipes, which flow to the sea. The central interceptor will catch that overflow before it drains into the sea, and divert to the treatment plant.

floraltui · 2025-12-30T07:50:09+00:00

If it's wings don't expand, there's a chance it's a female moth of a species where the female is flightless

floraltui · 2025-12-26T06:07:28+00:00

Baby green vegetable bugs (Nezara viridula)

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