The NZ velvet worm won this year’s New Zealand Bug of the Year competition, a less than scientific social experiment held ...

New Zealand’s Bug of the Year competition has crowned an ancient, bizarre, and surprisingly savage predator as its 2024 ...

Their alien-like appearance and intriguing hunting methods make velvet worms a captivating subject for scientists and nature ...

New Zealand is well known for its Bird of the Year competition, which has seen winners ranging from a delightfully round, ...

The New Zealand velvet worm or ngāokeoke has been crowned bug of the year for 2025. The ancient gummy-looking worm, covered ...

The competition was stiff this year, with nearly 25,000 votes cast for the 21 nominees, but which bug came out on top?

The New Zealand velvet worm or ngāokeoke has been crowned bug of the year for 2025. The ancient gummy-looking worm, covered in velvety blue colouration and orange spots, is estimated to have been ...

A worm-like creature that shoots jets of fluid to capture its prey has been named New Zealand's Bug of the Year.The peripatus ...

Tūhura Otago Museum has done it again, leading another beloved wildlife creature to victory! By the narrowest of margins, ...

The NZ velvet worm won this year’s New Zealand Bug of the Year competition, a less than scientific social experiment held every year by the Entomological Society of New Zealand to test the ...

(CNN) — Of all the bugs New Zealanders could have selected to win an international competition, they chose neither the prettiest, nor the most useful. The NZ velvet worm won this year’s New ...