F15hguy Posted August 19, 2013 Report Share Posted August 19, 2013 was on Tiritiri matangi island all this week and had a ball, came across a weird critter in the rocks (by fishermans bay for those who know the place), it kinda looked like a slater with massive feelers and long legs, it was about 2.5cm long not including the antennae, but it had feelers at the tail end as well. someone suggested it may have been some sort of centipede (due to the tail feelers). any ideas, it was too quick for a photo (plus my camera was busted) it was a sandy grey colour as well. help please as it is really bugging me, i've never seen anything like it before. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livingart Posted August 19, 2013 Report Share Posted August 19, 2013 isopod species sea slater? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F15hguy Posted August 19, 2013 Author Report Share Posted August 19, 2013 close but different had tail feelers as long as antennae, plus this image is from UK, and it also did not taper at the end like this, was an almost perfect oval Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livingart Posted August 19, 2013 Report Share Posted August 19, 2013 kiwistylz slaterz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F15hguy Posted August 19, 2013 Author Report Share Posted August 19, 2013 would not be surprised, that place is one mad place, mad bugs, mad slaters???, probably a normal wood slater with a surfie hairdo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sophia Posted August 19, 2013 Report Share Posted August 19, 2013 it is really bugging me :slfg: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livingart Posted August 19, 2013 Report Share Posted August 19, 2013 there are many types of isopods, some unnamed very good sophia :gpo2: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F15hguy Posted August 19, 2013 Author Report Share Posted August 19, 2013 damnit, if it wasn't a DOC reserve I would have collected it, possibly named it and there would be some sort of porcillionidae (?) named fishguyii around Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaide Posted August 19, 2013 Report Share Posted August 19, 2013 Completely off topic, but not. Has anyone seen those tiny little wriggly wormy things in the water of their tanks? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ira Posted August 19, 2013 Report Share Posted August 19, 2013 Completely off topic, but not. Has anyone seen those tiny little wriggly wormy things in the water of their tanks? I've seen them in mine. Some grew up into bristlenose, some grew up into pearl gouramis. Some were planaria, some were bristleworms, some were vermatid snails, some were flatworms, some were stomatella snail, some were spaghetti worms.... What were yours? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaide Posted August 20, 2013 Report Share Posted August 20, 2013 I'll take a photo next time I see them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sophia Posted August 20, 2013 Report Share Posted August 20, 2013 :sml2: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livingart Posted August 20, 2013 Report Share Posted August 20, 2013 mine were tiny little wriggly wormy things too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueether Posted August 20, 2013 Report Share Posted August 20, 2013 Yep I have some as well, little red wriggly worms is about right (probably a midge larvae?) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buddha Posted August 20, 2013 Report Share Posted August 20, 2013 was it a house centipede? ive found them in coastal areas before.. google it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F15hguy Posted August 20, 2013 Author Report Share Posted August 20, 2013 imagine that scrunched up inside a slater and you would be close Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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