Which bug are you?
Take the quiz and don't forget to vote for Bug of the Year!
Did you know Aotearoa has a giant glowing earthworm?
bugoftheyear.ento.org.nz/bug-personal...

Vote for Bird of the Year 2025 before Sunday!
www.birdoftheyear.org.nz

We visited a legal person earlier this month... that's right, Taranaki Maunga was recognised as a legal person this year.
The law now requires us to consider the needs of the natural world, for some areas at least 💙
This is the kind of experience that gives me hope for our future in Aotearoa!

I just voted! Vote for NZ's Fungus of the Year 2025: interactives.landcareresearch.co.nz/foty/

I found a live kākahi (a freshwater mussel endemic to Aotearoa New Zealand) in the river on our back boundary last weekend!
Three kākahi facts:
💧They clean our waterways as filter feeders
💧Juveniles are parasites on native fish
💧They live for up to 60 years
www.inaturalist.org/observations...