The moth or the butterfly? The stick insect or the hoverfly? The beetle or the bee? Can you guess which is the inaugural ABC Australian Insect of the Year?
A cute, vividly coloured native bee with a very distinctive buzz is the ABC 's first Australian Insect of the Year.
She hoped that would change as more people became aware of the crucial roles insects played in the ecosystem."There could be so much more research into our native insects. As is the case with so much of our ecological research, there are so many more worthwhile projects to be done than money available to fund them," Dr Carrucan said.
"It is also emblematic of the 'canary in the coal mine' for all sorts of insects to encourage us to look at what our precious native insects need in terms of habitat, food and places to breed."for four weeks during October and November, with more than 12,000 Australians participating. About 1,000 votes were also taken from overseas, including the United States, Japan, New Zealand, South Africa, Spain and Indonesia.
"Native bees, including the blue-banded bee, have evolved over millions of years alongside our native flowers, making them some of Australia's best pollinators."Museums Victoria Research Institute, curator of entomology Ken Walker, who was part of the ABC Insect of the Year panel and nominated the Lord Howe Island stick insect as a finalist, said he hoped the annual award would change how people thought about insects.
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