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4 creepy crawlies you'll see more of this wet summer – and one iconic beetle you'll probably miss

  • Written by: Erin Siostrom, Associate Lecturer in Science Education, University of the Sunshine Coast
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For Australians, memories of childhood Christmas often include gifts, prawns and shooing uninvited buzzing guests away from the pavlova.

But have you ever wondered why the air is full of bugs some years and almost empty in others? Insect populations boom and bust frequently.

This year is our third successive La Niña, and a wet...

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