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Hidden housemates: we live with a zoo of harmless mini-beasts

Don't worry, it's still better to live with hundreds of mini-beasts than that terrible housemate you had to live with during uni.

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More nuisance than ants at a picnic

Our work on eradicating the angry Tropical Fire Ants in northern Australia has helped to end their destructive effect on our native plants and animals.

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Protecting our pollinators through Indigenous knowledge

Bringing together science and Indigenous and local knowledge, as well as supporting traditional practices that promote the survival of pollinators, forms an important part of the global response to pollinators under threat.

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Not just bees: the buzz on our other vital insect helpers

Bees are responsible for the pollination of many vital crops, but bees aren't the only ones to pick up the workload.

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A genetic approach to mosquitoes can stop them spreading infections

Summer is the time of year when we head out for trips to the beach or picnics in the park. But we need to keep in mind that this is also when mosquito season reaches its peak.

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Ants, bees and wasps: the venomous Australians with a sting in their tails

Wasps, bees and ants have been awarded the the prize for the most painful (and sometimes deadly stings) in the insect kingdom

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Things that sting: how do Aussie insects measure up on the pain scale?

Down Under bugs and their pain scales (PS. The Spider wasp that drags huntsmen spiders along to their nests to feed their larvae rates pretty high).

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Bugs in the system: our insect collection goes digital

We're creating more digital records of the more than 12 million specimens in our Australian National Insect Collection.

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Twelve books of Christmas

Christmas is just around the corner but there’s still time to get affordable, thoughtful and easy-to-wrap gifts. In fact, we’ve got something to suit all the special people in your life, especially if they’re science lovers - a book for each of the twelve days of Christmas.

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Got a bush fly problem? Consider it dung

The summer of 2015–16 is expected to bring an explosion of house and bush flies. Here's how we're using dung beetles to thwart those pesky insects.

A game of hives: Fatal fighting in native bees

Battles lasting days, hundreds of losses on both sides. The removal of the helpless from the hive and the eventual overthrow of the resident queen. No we aren't talking about Game of Thrones, we're talking about the incredible skirmishes and the unusual behaviour of Australia'a native bee species, Tetragonula carbonaria.

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Fantastic Fathers: Australian wildlife edition

Put aside those awesome Father's Day gifts, we're featuring the most dedicated dads in the Australian wild.

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