Insects

New Zealand scientists are using special smell sensing proteins harvested from the cloned cells of insect antennae to develope a super smell sensor. They hope to use them as part of a device which… Audio

Amber is beautiful to look at - and it is also an incredible window into the prehistoric past. Audio

There's a growing interest in breeding and consuming bugs as a more eco-friendly and sustainable protein source than farmed meat. Malcolm Diack is a locust farmer breeding what he calls "sky prawns"… Audio, Gallery

Trying to make sense of New Zealand's flora and fauna has kept entomologist, George Gibbs, occupied for six decades. Audio, Gallery

Pollination makes the world go round, and plants in New Zealand have evolved clever strategies to get the pollination services they require.     Audio

Canterbury University bug expert, Simon Pollard has just released a new children's book on bugs, to coincide with Te Papa's new exhibition, Bug Lab - for which he was the science advisor. His book… Audio, Gallery

There are around 20 thousand insect species in New Zealand, and more than 90 percent are only found here. But most of us never really get to see them. Audio, Gallery

Christchurch’s season of chamber music, Christopher’s Classics, begins with a concert from the Amici Ensemble playing string sextets by Tchaikovsky and Brahms as well as a new commission from Anthony… Audio

Bex de Prospo and Peter Randrup run Anteater in Christchurch. They are supplying insects to New Zealand restaurants, and are trying to get more of us eating them. Audio, Gallery

Our Critter Of The Week has been around long enough to see dinosaurs come and go.  Audio, Gallery

Seed-eating weevils are one of the latest biocontrol agents introduced into New Zealand to control the invasive weed, Darwin's barberry. Audio

Jackie Spencer is investigating how the introduced venomous redback spider is affecting the threatened Cromwell chafer beetle, and what role rabbits play in the one-sided battle Video, Audio, Gallery