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

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

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 ...

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 ...

“Discovery of these minute fossils tells us this group of insects has been in Aotearoa New Zealand for at least 15 million years,” said Daphne Lee, the co-author. Several whitefly puparia ...

Ormerod's constant valuable publications on economic entomology, show what can be achieved in this field. An Account of New Zealand Scale Insects. By W. M. Maskell (Wellington: Geo. Didsbury ...

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.

Patrick Wilson, 10, from Taupō explains why stick insects are his choice for NZ Bug of the Year. Video / Daniel Hutchinson The hunt is on for New Zealand’s Bug of the Year for 2024. This is the ...

"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 ...