A native New Zealand insect that once mimicked its toxic neighbor has changed color in deforested areas, in a striking ...

When cheating pays -- survival strategy of insect uncovered Date: July 31, 2023 Source: University of Otago Summary: Researchers have revealed the unique 'cheating' strategy a New Zealand insect ...

An article published in the New Zealand Journal of Ecology found there had been no research on the role spiders play in ...

Of all the bugs New Zealanders could have selected to win an international competition, they chose neither the prettiest, nor the most useful. The NZ velvet worm won this year’s New Zealand Bug ...

An Account of New Zealand Scale Insects. By W. M. Maskell (Wellington: Geo. Didsbury, 1887.) Nature - New Zealand Scale Insects. Skip to main content. Thank you for visiting nature.com.

New Zealand monarchs do show some similar behaviours to their North American counterparts, though. You might be fortunate to see a tree with a swarm of monarchs, usually on the tree’s northern side.

In a remarkable discovery, paleontologists have unearthed “extremely rare” tiny fossils that are shedding light on New Zealand's past. These minuscule fossils belong to whiteflies — a type ...

It’s hoped that through competitions like Bug of the Year, greater awareness will be brought to velvet worms and other bugs in New Zealand, spurring us on to learn even more about them – even ...

"There are 14,000 insects in New Zealand and 90 per cent are found nowhere else in the world," she says. "Discovery of these minute fossils tells us this group of insects has been in Aotearoa New ...

Of all the bugs New Zealanders could have selected to win an international competition, they chose neither the prettiest, nor the most useful. The NZ velvet worm won this year’s New Zealand Bug ...