Drhoz
@drhoz.bsky.social
Australian Insect Fanatic (and BritSF fan and Furry)
archive.org/details/brad... Appropriate to listen to today, given the date.
Ray Bradbury read by Leonard Nimoy
Leonard Nimoy reads two of Ray Bradbury's classic stories from THE MARTIAN CHRONICLES.1. THERE WILL COME SOFT RAINS2. USHER IIThese recordings were originally released on Caedmon Records (TC 1466).
archive.org
drhoz.tumblr.com/post/8239135... #3869 - Porpidia sp. Possibly the Concentric Boulder Lichen Porpidia crustulata, although that one is better known from Eurasia, and NZ has at least 12 other species.
#3869 - Porpidia sp.
Possibly the Concentric Boulder Lichen Porpidia crustulata, although that one is better known from Eurasia, and NZ has at least 12 other species. The genus was erected by the German...
drhoz.tumblr.com
drhoz.tumblr.com/post/8238954... #3868 - Leucobryum javense - Milk Moss AKA Leucobryum candidum, Sphagnum javense, Dicranum candidum, Leucobryum pentastichum, speirostichum, laticaule, candidum var. majus, laticaule, spinidorsum and interruptum.
#3868 - Leucobryum javense - Milk Moss
AKA Leucobryum candidum, Sphagnum javense, Dicranum candidum, Leucobryum pentastichum, Leucobryum speirostichum, Leucobryum laticaule, Leucobryum candidum var. majus, Leucobryum laticaule Leucobryum...
drhoz.tumblr.com
drhoz.tumblr.com/post/8238737... Drhoz and Purrdence’s NZ Trip 2025-2026 : Matai and Purakaunui Falls
drhoz.tumblr.com/post/8238592... #3867 - Tawera marionae Tawera is the Māori name for Venus, and it is indeed a Venerid clam.
#3867 - Tawera marionae
Tawera is the Māori name for Venus, and it is indeed a Venerid clam. The genus was named by New Zealand paleontologist John Marwick in 1927, and this species by malacologist H. J. Finlay in 1928. I.....
drhoz.tumblr.com
drhoz.tumblr.com/post/8238281... #3866 - Pyropia sp. - Nori the common name is familiar that’s because growing the stuff is a two-billion-dollar industry, with most major growers located in China, Korea, and Japan.
#3866 - Pyropia sp. - Nori
The genus was erected by Swedish phycologist Jacob Georg Agardh in 1899, although many species were previoiusly in Porphyra, and some are still being moved across as recently as 2013. Species can be.....
drhoz.tumblr.com
drhoz.tumblr.com/post/8238233... #3865 - Apophlaea lyallii “Lyall’s Growing-away-from-the-bark” - related seaweeds being mostly crusts. In fact another recently revealed species in the genus only forms crusts.
#3865 - Apophlaea lyallii
"Lyall's Growing-away-from-the-bark" - related seaweeds being mostly crusts. In fact another recently revealed species in the genus only forms crusts. David Lyall (1817-1895) was a Scottish...
drhoz.tumblr.com
drhoz.tumblr.com/post/8238185... #3864 - Hymenophyllum demissum - Drooping Filmy Fern ‘Membranous leaf hanging down" Originally described as Trichomanes demissum by Georg Forster in 1786.
#3864 - Hymenophyllum demissum - Drooping Filmy Fern
'Membranous leaf hanging down" Originally described as Trichomanes demissum by Georg Forster in 1786. AKA Irirangi, piripiri, Mecodium demissum, Hymenophyllum australe var. aucklandicum,...
drhoz.tumblr.com
drhoz.tumblr.com/post/8238090... #3863 - Leifidium tenerum AKA Sphaerophorus tener, taylorii, australe, curtus, tener var. curtus globosus var. curtus, tener f. curtus, and tener f. globosoides. Probably a relief all round that it’s now the only species in its genus.
#3863 - Leifidium tenerum
AKA Sphaerophorus tener, taylorii, australe, curtus, tener var. curtus globosus var. curtus, tener f. curtus, and tener f. globosoides. Probably a relief all round that it's now the only species in.....
drhoz.tumblr.com
drhoz.tumblr.com/post/8237852... #3862 - Hymenophyllum sanguinolentum - Piripiri Photo by Purrdence. “Filmy leaves that smells of blood”. Pressed specimens also stain the backing paper rusty brown.
#3862 - Hymenophyllum sanguinolentum - Piripiri
Photo by Purrdence. "Filmy leaves that smells of blood". Pressed specimens also stain the backing paper rusty brown. A very common and widespread species in closed or open forest and shrub-land, and....
drhoz.tumblr.com
drhoz.tumblr.com/post/8237375... #3861 - Corokia × virgata The generic epithet is a direct transliteration of the Māori name for the plants, korokia-tarango. A tough, evergreen hybrid shrub native to New Zealand, derived from Corokia buddleioides and Corokia cotoneaster.
#3861 - Corokia × virgata
The generic epithet is a direct transliteration of the Māori name for the plants, korokia-tarango. A tough, evergreen hybrid shrub native to New Zealand, derived from Corokia buddleioides and Corokia...
drhoz.tumblr.com
drhoz.tumblr.com/post/8237328... #3860 - Hydriomena rixata Spotted by Purrdence on a window at the Thomas’ Catlins Lodge. I moved it outside after getting a photo.
drhoz.tumblr.com/post/8236429... Drhoz and Purrdence’s NZ Trip 2025-2026 : Owaka and Cathedral Caves The Catlins is a roughly 100km stretch of coastline at the very southern corner of the South Island, prone to wild weather, and first settled around 1350 AD.
Drhoz and Purrdence’s NZ Trip 2025-2026 : Owaka and Cathedral Caves
The Catlins is a roughly 100km stretch of coastline at the very southern corner of the South Island, prone to wild weather, and first settled around 1350 AD. European industry is mostly limited to...
drhoz.tumblr.com
drhoz.tumblr.com/post/8236358... #3859 - Camptochaete sp. An Australasian moss named for the bent stalks supporting the spore capsules. There are ten species in the genus, and I think this one is either Camptochaete deflexa or arbuscula. Pounawea, Aotearoa New Zealand.
#3859 - Camptochaete sp.
An Australasian genus named for the bent stalks supporting the spore capsules. There are ten species in the genus, and I think this one is either Camptochaete deflexa or arbuscula. Pounawea, Aotearoa....
drhoz.tumblr.com
drhoz.tumblr.com/post/8235871... #3858 - Alsophila smithii - Smith’s Tree Fern “Smith’s Grove-lover” First described in 1854 as Cyathea smithii by the botanist Joseph Dalton Hooker, and named in honour of John Smith (1798–1888), an expert on ferns who served as curator at Kew Gardens.
#3858 - Alsophila smithii - Smith's Tree Fern
"Smith's Grove-lover" First described in 1854 as Cyathea smithii by the botanist Joseph Dalton Hooker, and named in honour of John Smith (1798–1888), an expert on ferns who served as curator at Kew...
drhoz.tumblr.com
drhoz.tumblr.com/post/8235452... #3857 - Arachnura feredayi - Tailed Forest Spider “Fereday’s Spider-tail”
drhoz.tumblr.com/post/8235314... #3856 - Zealandoberis violacea “Violet New Zealand Beris” Originally named Beris violacea by F. W. Hutton in 1901.
#3856 - Zealandoberis violacea
"Violet New Zealand Beris" Originally named Beris violacea by F. W. Hutton in 1901. Very little is known about their biology. Adults have been caught in sweep nets in damp areas, woodland margins, or....
drhoz.tumblr.com
drhoz.tumblr.com/post/8234826... #3855 - Allophylopsis scutellata The binomial is a combo of Greek and Latin meaning “Resembles other tribes, with shield”. The scutellum is also the name of the shield-shaped part of the exoskeleton below the ‘shoulders’ of a fly.
#3855 - Allophylopsis scutellata
The binomial is a combo of Greek and Latin meaning ''Resembles other tribes, with shield". The scutellum is also the name of the shield-shaped part of the exoskeleton below the 'shoulders' of a...
drhoz.tumblr.com
drhoz.tumblr.com/post/8233780... #3854 - Solanum dulcamara - Bittersweet Nightshade
#3854 - Solanum dulcamara - Bittersweet Nightshade
AKA bittersweet, bitter nightshade, blue bindweed, Amara Dulcis, climbing nightshade, felonwort, fellenwort, felonwood, poisonberry, poisonflower, scarlet berry, snakeberry, trailing bittersweet,...
drhoz.tumblr.com
drhoz.tumblr.com/post/8233571... #3853 - Hemigrapsus sexdentatus - Common Rock Crab Despite the common name, this one was well inside the estuary of the Catlins River, where the banks are all sand and mud.
drhoz.tumblr.com/post/8232108... #3852 - Platalea regia - Royal Spoonbill Coastal cliffs and sea stacks are prime real estate for nesting seabirds, since it helps them avoid land-based predators, but since New Zealand doesn’t have any -
#3852 - Platalea regia - Royal Spoonbill
Coastal cliffs and sea stacks are prime real estate for nesting seabirds, since it helps them avoid land-based predators, but since New Zealand doesn't have any apart from the introduced cats, dogs,.....
drhoz.tumblr.com
drhoz.tumblr.com/post/8231690... #3851 - Lycaena sp. Yet another of the undescribed Coppers from New Zealand. This one is part of the Common Copper Group, but is still awaiting proper study.
#3851 - Lycaena sp.
Yet another of the undescribed Coppers from New Zealand. This one is part of the Common Copper Group, but is still awaiting proper study. If it's like many of the others, probably likes Muehlenbeckia....
drhoz.tumblr.com
RIP Bill Oddie, who is probably best known in Australia for all the episodes of The Goodies that the ABC used to show on afternoon TV, along with Dr Who. And of course, also famous for birdwatching.
Okay. I need two perth local queer folk in perth who would be willing to act a short "coming out" scene i've written in front of a camera sometime this or next week. You would THINK that my university would have some actors on call for student film roles, but noooo...
drhoz.tumblr.com/post/8231480... #3850 - Spergularia rubra - Red Sand Spurrey “red and resembling Spergula”.
#3850 - Spergularia rubra - Red Sand Spurrey
"red and resembling Spergula". Spergula comes from the Latin "to sow", which as far as I can determine references the way the light seeds of Spergula can be scattered by the wind, and their...
drhoz.tumblr.com
drhoz.tumblr.com/post/8231202... #3849 - Gymnobathra sarcoxantha “Flesh-yellow Bare-base” A Xyloryctid moth endemic to NZ, first described in 1883 by English schoolmaster and amateur entomologist Edward Meyrick, one of the founders of modern microlepidoptera taxonomy.
“A Penn professor thought she’d sell 1000 copies of her ‘Odyssey’ translation. She sold a million this year alone, thanks to Christopher Nolan.” “West Philly's Emily Wilson, who penned a highly acclaimed translation of the epic poem in 2017, is having a big summer.”
A Penn professor thought she’d sell 1000 copies of her ‘Odyssey’ translation. She sold a million this year alone, thanks to Christopher Nolan.
West Philly's Emily Wilson, who penned a highly acclaimed translation of the epic poem in 2017, is having a big summer.
share.inquirer.com
drhoz.tumblr.com/post/8230784... #3848 - Urtica ferox - Tree Nettle Just as well I didn’t turn a leaf over to get more photos for ID. There are at least two human deaths attributed to the plant.
#3848 - Urtica ferox - Tree Nettle
Just as well I didn't turn a leaf over to get more photos for ID. There are at least two human deaths attributed to the plant. Probably the most dangerous thing you can run into in the New Zealand...
drhoz.tumblr.com
drhoz.tumblr.com/post/8229599... #3847 - Himantopus leucocephalus - Pied Stilt One more from Kaka Point that I forgot to write up.
#3847 - Himantopus leucocephalus - Pied Stilt
One more from Kaka Point that I forgot to write up. Originally described from Australia in 1837, by English ornithologist John Gould (1804–1881). A shorebird found from Japan to Malaysia to New...
drhoz.tumblr.com
drhoz.tumblr.com/post/8229321... #3846 - Vanessa gonerilla ssp. gonerilla - New Zealand Red Admiral AKA kahukura, which means “red cloak” in te reo Māori. One of the first species of insect named with a binomial, since Fabricius did so in 1775.
#3846 - Vanessa gonerilla ssp. gonerilla - New Zealand Red Admiral
AKA kahukura, which means "red cloak" in te reo Māori. One of the first species of insect named with a binomial, since Fabricius did so in 1775. Goneril is the daughter of the king in King Lear,...
drhoz.tumblr.com