German wasp (Vespula germanica)

Introduced wasps have become so abundant in many native forests, especially over summer months, that they now pose a major health and safety risk to those...

New Zealand has a very small number of poisonous and venomous animals. The grey side-gilled sea slug (Pleurobranchaea maculata) is an example of a poisonous animal....

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...

Wētā are endemic to New Zealand. They are quite large compared to other insects, with some weighing more than a sparrow. There are wētā that hiss,...

Introduced wasps have become so abundant in many native forests, especially over summer months, that they now pose a major health and safety risk to those...