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Australia@aussie.zoneEnglish · 14 hours ago

Gold Christmas beetle wins 2026 ABC Australian Insect of the Year vote

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Gold Christmas beetle wins 2026 ABC Australian Insect of the Year vote

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Australia@aussie.zoneEnglish · 14 hours ago

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Thousands choose festive favourite as 2026 Australian Insect of the Year

More than 44,000 Australians voted in this year's ABC Australia Insect of the Year campaign, but which of our six finalists took home the gold?

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It’s a very pretty beetle.
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  Hard not to choose that one, honestly.
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And the Christmas Beetle Count is on! https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/christmas-beetle-count

I’ll put up post tomorrow.

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