A photo of a tan brown, lightly hairy beetle, found under a log by a beach in Lyttelton harbour, NZ.

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   Jon Sullivan (joncounts@mastodon.nz)'s status on Tuesday, 14-Mar-2023 02:24:11 JST Jon Sullivan

   Discoveries are everywhere. I was at a beach with friends on the weekend, and rolled a log (as I do), found and photographed a beetle (as I do), and uploaded to #iNaturalist (as I do).

   It's the second #iNaturalistNZ observation of its species, and 7th globally.

   This is how knowledge about nature gets built: people sharing interesting things they find. In the old days it was employed/wealthy collectors. Now it can be everyone with a smart phone.

   https://inaturalist.nz/observations/150979514

   #beetle #Aotearoa #NZ