Frank AshwoodFeb 15

"We have such mites to show you"

Today is the last day to vote in the 2026 Bug of the Year contest!

Vote now for the Hellraiser Mite: https://bugoftheyear.ento.org.nz/vote-here-2026/

P.S. There is also a giant earthworm worthy of your love (you get 3 votes) 🪱

#BugOfTheYear #BugOfTheYear2026

A.J. PonderFeb 15
Love insects?
It's the last day to vote for #nz #bugoftheyear
dryadFeb 12

I went with the Avatar Moth, Canterbury Weevil (both super endangered) and the Tadpole Shrimp (also endangered AND parthenogenetic: hells yeah!).

#bugoftheyear

https://bugoftheyear.ento.org.nz/vote-here-2026/

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Associate Professor Siouxsie WilesFeb 9
Not voted for #BugOfTheYear yet? Thanks to @[email protected] for letting me make the case for the North Auckland Worm. Vote now! thespinoff.co.nz/science/09-0...

Siouxsie Wiles: Why this giant...
Siouxsie Wiles: Why this giant worm should be crowned New Zealand’s best bug

It's more than a metre long and can expel glowing yellow ooze from its anus. Doesn't that sound like Bug of the Year material to you?

The Spinoff
Associate Professor Siouxsie WilesFeb 6
Today's reason you should vote for the North Auckland worm for #BugOfTheYear is that, as well as being enormous, it's very hairy. Those hairs, called chaetae, help it move through the soil. bugoftheyear.endo.org.nz
Maisie SummersFeb 5
NZ Bug of the Year!
Cast your vote!
#BugOfTheYear #Nature
https://bugoftheyear.ento.org.nz/vote-here-2026/
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Borée 👨‍⚕️🧑‍🧑‍🧒🇳🇿🇫🇷Jan 23

Vote for the Bug of the year!

https://bugoftheyear.ento.org.nz/vote-here-2026

I support the Avatar moth (others are cool also!)

This tiny, beautiful, day-flying moth lives only on the Denniston Plateau. It was discovered in 2012 and named after the film because its home – like Pandora – is under threat from a mining company.
The entire known habitat of the avatar moth fits within a single plateau under active mining pressure.

#NewZraland #Aotearoa #BugOfTheYear #Insects #Entomology

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VenetiaJan 4
It's time for #BugOfTheYear again! I enjoyed this piece by Melanie Newfield - she illustrates her posts delightfully:
https://theturnstone.substack.com/p/creepy-crawly-candidates
Creepy, crawly candidates

Get ready to vote for the Bug of the Year (5 minute read)

The Turnstone
Joel VanderWerfFeb 23, 2025

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/feb/20/velvet-worm-new-zealand-bug-of-the-year-winner

#BugOfTheYear

Worm-like creature with ‘dark secret’ wins New Zealand bug of the year award

Velvet worms have rows of pudgy legs, skin speckled like a galaxy and dissolve their prey with sticky goo

The Guardian
Frank AshwoodFeb 16, 2025

Only 24 hours left to vote for the Giant Springtails to win Bug of the Year!

If I haven't convinced you yet, perhaps this photo I took of one DEFENSIVELY BLEEDING will win you over. So metal.

We need every vote we can get, so please vote now: https://www.bugoftheyear.ento.org.nz/vote-here-2025/

#Invertebrate #TeamGiantSpringtail #BugoftheYear2025 #BugoftheYear #Entomology #Collembola

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