Insects
Sciences & Technology
You might find a rare species in your backyard
‘Bioblitz’ events like the City Nature Challenge are advancing science and empowering communities to discover species never seen before in some urban areas
Sciences & Technology
Go Figure
Are you a mosquito magnet? Here’s why and what you can do about it
Some people just seem to attract mosquitoes, but what’s the science behind it? Beer might have something to do with it
Sciences & Technology
Opinion
Victoria’s new habitat law fails to protect a tiny endangered species
A critically endangered wingless stonefly in Australia could face extinction after the government went against scientific advice
Environment
Go Figure
Do you have a chorus of crickets in your backyard? Here’s why
There’s an explosion of crickets and other insects in Melbourne, here’s why we should embrace these swarms as a cycle of nature
Sciences & Technology
Air pollution makes it harder for insects to find food and mates
The impact of air pollution particles on insects is greater than previously thought and may be a driver of global declines in insect populations
Sciences & Technology
The wingless grasshopper that could cross Bass Strait, but not the Yarra River
New genomic approaches can track the movement of Australia’s flightless matchstick grasshopper
Sciences & Technology
Insects have more complex immune systems than we thought
Ants, beetles, and all other invertebrates have complex immune systems which can protect their offspring
Sciences & Technology
The fly DNA fighting killer bacteria
The genome of an Australian fly has won an evolutionary “arms race” against a killer bacteria by evolving to co-exist with it
Environment
Lockdown ‘field trip’ reveals whereabouts of Australian grasshoppers
Using old field notes and new technology, researchers used COVID lockdowns to retrace the steps of pioneering Australian insect surveyors, virtually
Sciences & Technology
Q&A
Q&A: Victoria’s monster mosquito explosion
Do you feel like a personal donor to a rising number of blood-sucking mosquitoes this Australian spring? You’re not alone