Buzzing for bugs? Don’t miss this rare opportunity to get up close with this year’s Bug of the Year nominees.
Lead Curator Invertebrates Dr Julia Kasper and Curator Invertebrates Phil Sirvid will lead a free behind-the-scenes tour in Te Papa's natural history collection.
Learn about the unsung heroes of Aotearoa New Zealand’s biodiversity and how they impact our ecosystems.
Tours take place at
- 11.00am
- 2.00pm
- 4.00pm
Location: Te Papa Collection Area, 169 Tory Street, Wellington
Tickets include a refreshment and must be reserved in advance.
For more information and to book: www.tepapa.govt.nz/visit/events/bug-of-the-year-collection-tour.
Related content
For more on insects, see these key articles:
- What’s so special about insects?
- Insect taxonomy
- Aquatic insect life
- Insects – physical characteristics
- Wētā
- Glow-worms
- Label the insect activity
- All about insects – PLD webinar
- Butterflies
- Moths
Discover how insects use their antennae in this fascinating article.
Our article Living World – Insects, provides links to the wide range of Science Learning Hub resources for teachers related to insects in the Living World strand of the New Zealand Curriculum.
Visit our We love bugs! Pinterest board for links to more resources and community activities.
Useful links
Read more about why Bug of the Year is so important in this 2023 The Conversation article: Insects and spiders make up more than half NZ’s animal biodiversity – time to celebrate these spineless creatures.
Visit the Entomological Society of New Zealand website.
