Join the Bug Hunt to help scientists keep track of bees, ants, snails and all sorts of other bugs across Australia!
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Ever wondered what bugs are living in your garden or hanging out on a hike?
There are thousands of awesome native bugs to discover, as well as some non-native ones that we really want to find, to protect our communities from. When you take part in Bug Hunt you can satisfy your curiosity, be entertained, and learn along the way, and you don’t have to be an expert at all to identify your bugs!
After uploading your bug pics to the iNaturalist app, a clever photo identification algorithm and a community of experts and passionate bug-ologists (entomologists) will check out your uploads and identify what you’ve snapped – for FREE! Follow the below steps to take part.
We’re excited about the Bug Hunt and want you to get involved – make sure you register to hear the latest on what we find, as well as fun bug content and informative guides!
Do this within the iNaturalist app, in the ‘Projects’ tab.
You can use your smart-phones to take pictures of bugs, then upload them to the app using the ‘Observe’ tab. Write what type of bug you think it may be, or submit your photo and let the experts do the identifying.
Subscribe for monthly email updates on the project and a chance to show off your finds on the leaderboards. We’ll send you fun bug content to support your Bug Huntin’ as well as highlights from the Bug Hunt around Australia. This can be done on the form.
Subscribe for monthly email updates on the project and a chance to show off your finds on the leaderboards. We’ll send you fun bug content to support your Bug Huntin’ as well as highlights from the Bug Hunt around Australia.
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Australia already has more than its fair share of harmful insects that are not native to the country but are causing massive harm to our native plants, animals and ecosystems.
Invasive insects attack and kill our native animals, out-compete our native insects, carry diseases and attack our Australian plant species.
We must do all we can to keep other invasive insects from entering Australia, and control and where possible eradicate those already here.
The Invasive Species Council was formed in 2002 to seek stronger laws, policies and programs to protect nature from harmful pests, weeds and diseases.
The Invasive Species Council acknowledges the Traditional Custodians throughout Australia and their connections to land and sea. We pay our respect to their Elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples today.
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