DSC_4928 Head louse (Pediculus humanus capitis) nymph. An obligate ectoparasite of humans. These wingless insects spend their entire lives on the human scalp and feed exclusively on human blood. Humans are the only known hosts of this parasite, however chimpanzees are host to a closely related species (Pediculus schaeffi). Dunedin
11005-27001 Black field cricket (Teleogryllus commodus) adult male on fallen grape leaf. Introduced from Australia. Auckland *
11005-26507 Field grasshopper (Conocephalus bilineatus) adult female with functionless wings *
