Aotearoa / New Zealand

1658 readers

32 users here now

Kia ora and welcome to !newzealand, a place to share and discuss anything about Aotearoa in general

For politics , please use !politics@lemmy.nz
Shitposts, circlejerks, memes, and non-NZ topics belong in !offtopic@lemmy.nz
If you need help using Lemmy.nz, go to !support@lemmy.nz
NZ regional and special interest communities

Rules:

Don't be a dick

FAQ ~ NZ Community List ~ Join Matrix chatroom

Banner image by Bernard Spragg

Got an idea for next month's banner?

founded 1 year ago

MODERATORS

Dave

RaoulDuke

NZ Bug of the Year 2024 Nominees (bugoftheyear.ento.org.nz)

submitted 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) by happy_piwakawaka to c/newzealand

2 comments fedilink hide all child comments

The Entomological Society of New Zealand is proud to launch the second ever Bug of the Year 2024 competition with 20 incredible nominees vying for the top spot. Learn more about the nominees before you vote!

Who will steal the crown from the ngaro huruhuru native bee?

Voting is open through 12 Feb 2024

Eight charming bugs who deserve your love - Article from the Spinoff that prompted this post

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments

[–] liv 5 points 9 months ago

Voted for the praying mantis.

New Zealand Praying Mantises are having a difficult time since colonization by South Africa.

The NZ Praying Mantises are chill, not like overseas mantises, no mate-eating happens in their life cycle, you just mate and go your separate ways, it's all good.

Unfortunately South African female mantises do eat their mates and they also have stronger pheromones so New Zealand males are more attracted to them and get killed and eaten without even getting a chance to reproduce. :-(