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Where are all the Christmas Beetles? It's the Christmas Beetle Count! (aussie.zone)
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Now in its third year, we have already gathered some really valuable data - but we still need more!

We have started a Community Science Project to gather observations of Christmas Beetles. Our project aims to:

  • Understand the current distribution of Christmas Beetles through observations

  • Compare the current distribution to historic records to determine if there is a decline

  • If there is evidence of decline, identify its potential causes

Let’s figure it out together, add your photos to our iNaturalist Project!

For the details go to: https://invertebratesaustralia.org/christmas-beetles

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[–] [S] 1 point 1 day ago*

They used to populate many areas of Australia. There's 36 species of them! The decline has been general likely because of all the damage we've done to natural habitats, plus chemicals, etc, etc. If you'd like t know a little more, have a look at https://australian.museum/learn/animals/insects/christmas-beetle/

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