What a country - and ignoring some of its habits, pretty as well 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

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

No doubt their larger neighbouring island will launch a ‘creature most likely to kill you’ competition for rivalry. (There’s a lot of options in Aus)

#NewZealand #BugOfTheYear

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, yet, what is this? Sabotage!?

The bowl of giant springtail badges in our tea room are now mysteriously promoting the NZ praying mantis!

Will this cunning act sway the voters or backfire?
https://bugoftheyear.ento.org.nz/

#entomology #insects #nz