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cote112 t1_jc757nv wrote

Ferns are great. Except when they're covered in ticks.

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CampsG OP t1_jc75f9r wrote

The forests in New Zealand are different from anywhere else on earth I have been. They are dominated by ferns in a way really unseen elsewhere due to a prehistoric separation of the landmass that became New Zealand from the rest of the Southern supercontinent Gondwana back in the days of the dinosaurs. Ferns remained more dominant to this day than elsewhere in the world, giving you the feeling of stepping back in time when you roam the forests there. This sense of wonder was only enhanced by the wall of rock and snow that rose out of the valley across from me as I emerged from the forest to the edge of this lake. It was so beautiful I stopped short of my planned campsite to camp nearby so I could enjoy the view here for sunset. It was worth the extra miles the next day.

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jm1186 t1_jc871rp wrote

If you see a dinosaur, please let us know.

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nelpal t1_jc9b4ir wrote

Nice photo - is that Lake Rere?

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carmium t1_jc9bq5m wrote

Did you catch that little stegosaur on the treelike?

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paulitition t1_jc9j84c wrote

No because the ferns were like 5-10x the size

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Scell_ t1_jc9rhdv wrote

NZ has the best National parks, change my mind

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Haywe t1_jca2hfo wrote

They do move in herds

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gregorydgraham t1_jccajxa wrote

Replying to diablosinmusica (#2,230,586)

You are correct: there ticks in New Zealand

Ministry of Health information -

New Zealand has endemic ticks (i.e., they occur here and nowhere else in the world). These species are host-specific and infest mainly birds. Endemic New Zealand ticks generally do not transmit diseases to humans.

There is also an introduced species of tick in New Zealand – the brown cattle tick (Haemaphysalis longicornis), which can infest warm-blooded mammals (such as cattle or humans). In some parts of the world the cattle tick is known as vector of animal and human diseases, such as tick borne fever, Japanese (Oriental) spotted fever, Russian spring-summer encephalitis. However, these diseases are not present in New Zealand.

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