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    The Entomological Society of New Zealand was formed to provide a common meeting ground for everyone interested in entomology in New Zealand. It aims to stimulate interest, encourage amateurs and promote the profession of entomology.

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      Insect taxonomy

      One of New Zealand’s most well known insects is the wētā, of the Orthoptera order, but there are thousands of other insects species, some of which we know very little about. Rights: Photo by Tom ...

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      Aquatic insect life

      We usually think of insects as being animals of the land, but did you know that many insects spend part of their lives in water? Some spend all their early life underwater while others are just ...

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      What’s so special about insects?

      What is an insect and should we really care about these creepy crawlies? In a word – yes. As American biologist Edward O Wilson puts it, they are “the little things that run the world”. There are ...

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