I have just voted for Bug of the Year! 🕷🕷🕷 #BugOfTheYear #NewZealand bugoftheyear.ento.org.nz/vote-here-20...
Vote Here for 2025 Bug of the Year! – New Zealand Bug of the Year
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February 11, 2025 at 2:50 AM
I have just voted for Bug of the Year! 🕷🕷🕷 #BugOfTheYear #NewZealand bugoftheyear.ento.org.nz/vote-here-20...
Eddie made a feed for Bird/ Bug/ Fish/ Tree of the Year! You can find it below.
I thiiiink nominations are underway for Bug of the Week at the moment. #bugoftheyear, #birdoftheyear etc will be collected by the feed.
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I thiiiink nominations are underway for Bug of the Week at the moment. #bugoftheyear, #birdoftheyear etc will be collected by the feed.
bsky.app/profile/fyod...
February 17, 2025 at 8:13 AM
Eddie made a feed for Bird/ Bug/ Fish/ Tree of the Year! You can find it below.
I thiiiink nominations are underway for Bug of the Week at the moment. #bugoftheyear, #birdoftheyear etc will be collected by the feed.
bsky.app/profile/fyod...
I thiiiink nominations are underway for Bug of the Week at the moment. #bugoftheyear, #birdoftheyear etc will be collected by the feed.
bsky.app/profile/fyod...
#NewZealand #BugOfTheYear voting is now open! I'm campaigning for the #FrostedPhoenix moth. Missing for 65yrs and thought extinct it was "rediscovered" in 2024. Vote for this amazing moth here bugoftheyear.ento.org.nz/vote-here-20...
Vote Here for 2025 Bug of the Year! – New Zealand Bug of the Year
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January 2, 2025 at 2:26 AM
#NewZealand #BugOfTheYear voting is now open! I'm campaigning for the #FrostedPhoenix moth. Missing for 65yrs and thought extinct it was "rediscovered" in 2024. Vote for this amazing moth here bugoftheyear.ento.org.nz/vote-here-20...
Did you know there's a poetry competition for the #BugoftheYear contest?
Anyone can enter a poem about the competition's nominees! To give you motivation, here's my poem about Giant Springtails!
More info here: bugoftheyear.ento.org.nz/poetry-compe...
#BugoftheYearPoetry2025 #nzpoetrysociety 🧪
Anyone can enter a poem about the competition's nominees! To give you motivation, here's my poem about Giant Springtails!
More info here: bugoftheyear.ento.org.nz/poetry-compe...
#BugoftheYearPoetry2025 #nzpoetrysociety 🧪
January 13, 2025 at 8:47 AM
Did you know there's a poetry competition for the #BugoftheYear contest?
Anyone can enter a poem about the competition's nominees! To give you motivation, here's my poem about Giant Springtails!
More info here: bugoftheyear.ento.org.nz/poetry-compe...
#BugoftheYearPoetry2025 #nzpoetrysociety 🧪
Anyone can enter a poem about the competition's nominees! To give you motivation, here's my poem about Giant Springtails!
More info here: bugoftheyear.ento.org.nz/poetry-compe...
#BugoftheYearPoetry2025 #nzpoetrysociety 🧪
Bat hitchiking, mealybug milking, and defensive bleeding – the creepiest crawlies and freakiest fliers of Aotearoa are duking it out in an annual popularity contest.
#BugOfTheYear
#BugOfTheYear
February 12, 2025 at 4:21 AM
Bat hitchiking, mealybug milking, and defensive bleeding – the creepiest crawlies and freakiest fliers of Aotearoa are duking it out in an annual popularity contest.
#BugOfTheYear
#BugOfTheYear
Please vote for the Giant Springtail for the New Zealand #BugoftheYear! bugoftheyear.ento.org.nz/vote-here-20... You don't need to be in or from New Zealand to vote!
January 17, 2025 at 11:20 AM
Please vote for the Giant Springtail for the New Zealand #BugoftheYear! bugoftheyear.ento.org.nz/vote-here-20... You don't need to be in or from New Zealand to vote!
Don't forget to vote for the trapdoor spider in Bug of the Year 😊 #BugOfTheYear www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3605...
‘Hobbit’ spider in running for Bug of the Year
A secretive spider that resides in silk-lined burrows and lives for up to 25 years is battling it out for top spot alongside 20 other invertebrates.
www.stuff.co.nz
February 13, 2025 at 12:59 AM
Don't forget to vote for the trapdoor spider in Bug of the Year 😊 #BugOfTheYear www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3605...
Is this an okay place to drop some peripatus fan art? I am their # 1☝️😍 and always believed they could do it
#bugoftheyear
#bugoftheyear
February 20, 2025 at 10:51 PM
Is this an okay place to drop some peripatus fan art? I am their # 1☝️😍 and always believed they could do it
#bugoftheyear
#bugoftheyear
I've never seen this before - its rather lovely.
Purple creepy crawly - a missing link between worms and insects - takes out the New Zealand Bug of the Year competition.
#PurpleVelvetBackInVogue #BugOfTheYear #Conservation
www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/bug-of-th...
Purple creepy crawly - a missing link between worms and insects - takes out the New Zealand Bug of the Year competition.
#PurpleVelvetBackInVogue #BugOfTheYear #Conservation
www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/bug-of-th...
Slime-shooting worm-like creature crowned Bug of the Year
NZ velvet worm, or ngāokeoare, is considered a missing link between worms and insects.
www.nzherald.co.nz
February 21, 2025 at 2:21 AM
I've never seen this before - its rather lovely.
Purple creepy crawly - a missing link between worms and insects - takes out the New Zealand Bug of the Year competition.
#PurpleVelvetBackInVogue #BugOfTheYear #Conservation
www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/bug-of-th...
Purple creepy crawly - a missing link between worms and insects - takes out the New Zealand Bug of the Year competition.
#PurpleVelvetBackInVogue #BugOfTheYear #Conservation
www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/bug-of-th...
Hey soil critter & soil biodiversity enthusiasts! Vote for #BugoftheYear! Our colleague & macrophotographer @frankashwood.bsky.social entered a #GiantSpringtail up for vote! Check it out 🪱🐜
bugoftheyear.ento.org.nz/poetry-compe...
#soilbiodiversity #soilcritters #BugoftheYearPoetry #nzpoetrysociety
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#soilbiodiversity #soilcritters #BugoftheYearPoetry #nzpoetrysociety
January 14, 2025 at 10:07 AM
Hey soil critter & soil biodiversity enthusiasts! Vote for #BugoftheYear! Our colleague & macrophotographer @frankashwood.bsky.social entered a #GiantSpringtail up for vote! Check it out 🪱🐜
bugoftheyear.ento.org.nz/poetry-compe...
#soilbiodiversity #soilcritters #BugoftheYearPoetry #nzpoetrysociety
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#soilbiodiversity #soilcritters #BugoftheYearPoetry #nzpoetrysociety
Nick Shytmore here. Velvet worm? More like velvet bore-m! This whole thing is rigged. Should've been the stick insect. #BugOfTheYear #NZBugs #NickShytmore #Ashburton
February 20, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Nick Shytmore here. Velvet worm? More like velvet bore-m! This whole thing is rigged. Should've been the stick insect. #BugOfTheYear #NZBugs #NickShytmore #Ashburton
Check out expert reactions here @smcnz.bsky.social! www.sciencemediacentre.co.nz/2025/02/12/b... #TeamTrapdoor #BugOfTheYear
February 12, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Check out expert reactions here @smcnz.bsky.social! www.sciencemediacentre.co.nz/2025/02/12/b... #TeamTrapdoor #BugOfTheYear
Vote Giant Springtail!
There are only a few days left to vote giant springtail in the New Zealand Bug of the Year competition- the only soil animal in the competition. Look at his little face! #bugoftheyear #springtail
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There are only a few days left to vote giant springtail in the New Zealand Bug of the Year competition- the only soil animal in the competition. Look at his little face! #bugoftheyear #springtail
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February 13, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Vote Giant Springtail!
There are only a few days left to vote giant springtail in the New Zealand Bug of the Year competition- the only soil animal in the competition. Look at his little face! #bugoftheyear #springtail
bugoftheyear.ento.org.nz/vote-here-20...
There are only a few days left to vote giant springtail in the New Zealand Bug of the Year competition- the only soil animal in the competition. Look at his little face! #bugoftheyear #springtail
bugoftheyear.ento.org.nz/vote-here-20...
It's on. Time to get your vote in for New Zealand Bug of the Year 2025.
#BugOfTheYear
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#BugOfTheYear
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New Zealand Bug of the Year
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February 4, 2025 at 5:49 AM
It's on. Time to get your vote in for New Zealand Bug of the Year 2025.
#BugOfTheYear
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#BugOfTheYear
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I have it on good authority that Giant Springtail is the current frontrunner in #BugoftheYear, so thanks to everyone who has voted so far!
BUT it's still early days, and there's a month of voting left - let's keep the momentum up! Vote here: bugoftheyear.ento.org.nz/vote-here-20...
🧪 #Invertebrate
BUT it's still early days, and there's a month of voting left - let's keep the momentum up! Vote here: bugoftheyear.ento.org.nz/vote-here-20...
🧪 #Invertebrate
January 13, 2025 at 3:18 AM
I have it on good authority that Giant Springtail is the current frontrunner in #BugoftheYear, so thanks to everyone who has voted so far!
BUT it's still early days, and there's a month of voting left - let's keep the momentum up! Vote here: bugoftheyear.ento.org.nz/vote-here-20...
🧪 #Invertebrate
BUT it's still early days, and there's a month of voting left - let's keep the momentum up! Vote here: bugoftheyear.ento.org.nz/vote-here-20...
🧪 #Invertebrate
Wow, the velvet worm won Bug of the Year! How cool is that? They sound like proper little legends, those deadly assassins. Good on 'em! #BugOfTheYear #NZInsects #Aotearoa
February 20, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Wow, the velvet worm won Bug of the Year! How cool is that? They sound like proper little legends, those deadly assassins. Good on 'em! #BugOfTheYear #NZInsects #Aotearoa
#nzpol we have a winner! #bugoftheyear
Worm-like creature with ‘dark secret’ wins New Zealand bug of the year
Worm-like creature with ‘dark secret’ wins New Zealand bug of the year
Velvet worms have rows of pudgy legs, skin speckled like a galaxy and dissolve their prey with sticky goo
An ancient gummy-looking worm-like creature with a vicious hunting method that involves projecting sticky goo from its head has been crowned New…
www.theguardian.com
February 20, 2025 at 7:26 PM
#nzpol we have a winner! #bugoftheyear
A short break from #BugoftheYear content to bring you Pauropods!
These tiny relatives of millipedes possess unique branching antennae, and feed on fungi and organic matter. They’re found in leaf litter, soil, under stones and logs, but at <2 mm length you’ll struggle to spot them!
#Invertebrate 🧪
These tiny relatives of millipedes possess unique branching antennae, and feed on fungi and organic matter. They’re found in leaf litter, soil, under stones and logs, but at <2 mm length you’ll struggle to spot them!
#Invertebrate 🧪
January 16, 2025 at 7:04 PM
A short break from #BugoftheYear content to bring you Pauropods!
These tiny relatives of millipedes possess unique branching antennae, and feed on fungi and organic matter. They’re found in leaf litter, soil, under stones and logs, but at <2 mm length you’ll struggle to spot them!
#Invertebrate 🧪
These tiny relatives of millipedes possess unique branching antennae, and feed on fungi and organic matter. They’re found in leaf litter, soil, under stones and logs, but at <2 mm length you’ll struggle to spot them!
#Invertebrate 🧪
It’s that time of year folks! Time to vote for the New Zealand bug of the year. I’m voting for the giraffe weevil, who will you vote for?
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#entomology #newzealand #bugoftheyear #giraffeweevil
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#entomology #newzealand #bugoftheyear #giraffeweevil
New Zealand Bug of the Year
bugoftheyear.ento.org.nz
January 5, 2025 at 8:19 AM
It’s that time of year folks! Time to vote for the New Zealand bug of the year. I’m voting for the giraffe weevil, who will you vote for?
bugoftheyear.ento.org.nz
#entomology #newzealand #bugoftheyear #giraffeweevil
bugoftheyear.ento.org.nz
#entomology #newzealand #bugoftheyear #giraffeweevil
The competition is heating up for this years NZ #bugoftheyear competition.
@frankashwood is leading an excellent campaign for the charismatic if diminutive Giant Springtail. Some stylish free badges are celebrating this soon to be iconic NZ invertebrate.
And […]
[Original post on mastodon.nz]
@frankashwood is leading an excellent campaign for the charismatic if diminutive Giant Springtail. Some stylish free badges are celebrating this soon to be iconic NZ invertebrate.
And […]
[Original post on mastodon.nz]
January 21, 2025 at 4:05 AM
The competition is heating up for this years NZ #bugoftheyear competition.
@frankashwood is leading an excellent campaign for the charismatic if diminutive Giant Springtail. Some stylish free badges are celebrating this soon to be iconic NZ invertebrate.
And […]
[Original post on mastodon.nz]
@frankashwood is leading an excellent campaign for the charismatic if diminutive Giant Springtail. Some stylish free badges are celebrating this soon to be iconic NZ invertebrate.
And […]
[Original post on mastodon.nz]
The Gherkin Slug a.k.a. Putoko ropiropi in Te Reo Māori. I mean, just look at it! Also, it's a nominee for this year's New Zealand Bug of the Year. Come visit the site & vote!
#BugOfTheYear
bugoftheyear.ento.org.nz/2025-bug-of-...
#BugOfTheYear
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February 4, 2025 at 4:44 AM
The Gherkin Slug a.k.a. Putoko ropiropi in Te Reo Māori. I mean, just look at it! Also, it's a nominee for this year's New Zealand Bug of the Year. Come visit the site & vote!
#BugOfTheYear
bugoftheyear.ento.org.nz/2025-bug-of-...
#BugOfTheYear
bugoftheyear.ento.org.nz/2025-bug-of-...