Te hikutimo horihori
Pseudoscorpion
Pseudoscorpionida
- Pūtoi
- Order
- Pseudoscorpiones
Te Rahi
- He pūngāwerewere iti, e 5–6 mm pea te roa o te tinana.
Size range
mall creatures, up to 5–6 mm body length
Te Tītaringa
- Kei ngā wāhi maha o Aotearoa.
Distribution
- Widespread in New Zealand
Te Huringa Ora
- Kitea nuitia ai i ngā otaota rau maroke, i raro anō i te hiako o te rākau.
- Kai ai i te Collembola/hikupana.
- Ka whakamahi i ana kuku hei whakamau atu ki ngā pepeke rere, e rere ai ia ki wāhi kē.
Life history
- Common in leaf litter and under bark
- Eat Collembola/springtails
- Pincers also used to attach to flying insects and so be transported to a new location