Bug Hunt
Step into the hidden world just beyond your doorstep! With only your phone and a curious eye, you can join thousands of Australians uncovering the extraordinary invertebrates that live in our gardens, parks and schoolyards.
Bug Hunt is inviting people across the country to discover, photograph, and record insects and other invertebrates in their local environments.
Each photo you upload to the Bug Hunt Australia project on iNaturalist adds to vital knowledge – helping protect lesser-known but critical species and detect invasive species before they spread.
By taking part, you become part of a national movement of everyday people contributing to real science and wildlife protection. Bug Hunt is a national citizen-science initiative led by the Invasive Species Council and Invertebrates Australia.The project is supported with a grant through the Australian Geographic Awards for Nature.
Bug Hunt has won Gold at the 2025 Australian Geographic Awards for Nature!
We are so thrilled to be partners on this project with the Invasive Species Council and so grateful to Australian Geographic for their support of Aussie cutie crawlies! Bug Hunt is a year-round national citizen-science initiative, helping us protect Australian wildlife one bug at a time.
Bugs in My Backyard
Help create the first springtime snapshot of bugs across Australia by taking part in Bugs in My Backyard Week from November 17-23. Uncover the wild, wonderful creatures that keep our world humming, photograph every invertebrate you can find, and add to the Bug Hunt Australia iNat project.
Visit bughunt.org.au to find out more!
Image credit: Marc Newman
