The painful bites of female march flies can ruin your day at the beach. When we’re not there, they bite wallabies, birds, and even reptiles.
Once the larvae turn into adult moths, they never eat again.
Ying Luo has a passion for teeny tiny insects - from golden ants to micro moths.
CSIRO is calling for citizen scientists to help digitise specimens of flies, mayflies, caddisflies, bugs, butterflies and more.
A new species of Moroccan beetle has just arrived in our lab. Their job? To improve pasture quality and reduce fly populations. We’re expecting big things from these little creatures.
We're celebrating the bee on World Bee Day.
A new wasp species has been proudly named by a group of Indigenous students.
From a Hugh Jackman-esque spider to honouring traditional Indigenous words, these species have memorable names.
We’ve marvelled at and named 165 new species in the past year. They include a fly named after Marvel character Deadpool.
Bush Blitz is Australia’s largest species discovery program where scientists go on expeditions. But they're taking it online this year. And you can help.
We’ve planted sunflowers between rows of cotton to act as windbreaks and so that helpful insects to thrive and help deal with insect pests. In turn, this helps cotton farmers limit their use of harsh insecticides. It’s part of what’s called integrated pest management.
The current population explosion and mass migration of moths and butterflies in Queensland is due to recent rain.
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