Newly discovered insect fossils ... played by insects to a new appreciation of their importance in understanding New Zealand's past biodiversity and the history of our forest ecosystems." ...

(University of Otago) – A University of Otago study has revealed new evidence of rapid evolution in New Zealand ... loss of forest has increased the distribution of flightless insects which ...

New Zealand is well known for its Bird of the ... invertebrates that a velvet worm preys upon as it moves along the forest floor, because you otherwise might’ve ended up as soup.

Newly discovered insect fossils ... played by insects to a new appreciation of their importance in understanding New Zealand's past biodiversity and the history of our forest ecosystems." ...

A new study finds that high in rainforest trees, insects live in ecosystems that vary wildly from the forest floor on up. Trapped at eight meters (26 feet) above the ground, this yet-to-be-named ...

These insects, which include exotic disease-carrying mosquitoes, were intercepted at sea and air ports around New Zealand as part of a surveillance programme to protect New Zealand’s health. Data from ...