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

Thu, 12 Jan 2023 04:43:24 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

Andrew Pam
<https://theconversation.com/4-creepy-crawlies-youll-see-more-of-this-wet-summer-and-one-iconic-beetle-youll-probably-miss-190915>

"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 summer is forecast yet
again for Australia’s east.

Wet, warm weather is ideal for many of the insects, spiders and slugs that
share our homes and gardens. That means we’re likely to have a very buggy
Christmas."

Cheers,
       *** Xanni ***
--
mailto:xanni@xanadu.net               Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/                 Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/            Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/               Manager, Serious Cybernetics

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