A wolf in my garden

Spider-of-the-day, a perfectly amusing wolf spider, a native to be found in most New Zealand gardens – Anoteropsis hilaris. With eyes arranged … More

Letterbox Spider

The Tiny Green Letterbox Spider, Eriophora cursorium*. As found by my letterbox, and posing here in its natural environment, on … More

Failing to catch a frisbee

Me ineptly playing with the fast shutter speed on my camera, while my dog ineptly plays catch-the-flying-thing. And yet we’re both … More

Evening in the Bay

I spent the weekend in Hawke’s Bay – the water and hills were ridiculously scenic, especially in the still warm evening. … More

Photoshop, my old friend

It’s good to play with you again . . . via a series of robots. First up, electrician Matt.

Probably not Beelzebub

There are at least 240,000 species of flies, the internets tell me, albeit less than half have been properly described. Some varieties are … More

Getting in close

Ordinary things are amazing when you look closely – like this everyday Daddy Longlegs spider, crawling across a red-painted wall … More

Owl taking off

Birds are all amazing, the sparrows as well as the eagles. However owls, with their hushed wings and incredible power-to-weight athleticism … More

Not conventionally beautiful?

This pale peacock is stomping about and strutting his stuff for the benefit of another more gorgeously hued bloke. There was not a jot of interest in the … More

This Old Chimp

The small zoo near my house is a pleasant place to walk. I’ve been intrigued by the chimpanzees since I was a … More