Ant? Have no idea what this guy is seen high up on a tree trunk, any identification ideas are welcome
Found in podocarp/broadleaf forest. This South Canterbury endemic is found between the Waitaki and Rangitata rivers, with southernmost populations being a bit larger at 20-23mm and having bronze reflections, while more northerly populations being slightly smaller and having more greenish reflections.
Dead on beach, about 1.5 m in length
Native Podocarp-broadleaved bush, at night. Under rotten log.
Larva about 30mm in length, found under rock in suburban park area, most likely from Mecodema brittoni, a local endemic species from a very large and widespread genus.