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Welcome to australian-insects.com

This is an Australian Insects Website, where you can find the most common Household Bugs in Australia and some useful tips how to get rid of them.

An ongoing work in progress. Although spiders are not insects, arachnids are also included in the database.

There are thought to be approximately 220,000 different species of insects in Australia. There are currently around 86,000 species identified in 661 families.

Worldwide, it is estimated that there are 30 million different species of insects, making up to almost 90% of all living things on the planet.

Did you know?

Australia has more than:

  • 50 species of stick and leaf insects
  • 162 species of mantis
  • 250 species of cicadas
  • 348 species of termites
  • 428 species of cockroaches
  • 550 species of shieldbugs
  • 2,827 species of crickets and grasshoppers
  • 4,000 species of ants
  • 7,786 species of flies
  • 20,816 species of butterflies and moths and
  • 28,200 species of beetles!

Australian Bugs and Insects

Due to the geographical location and the spectacular coastline, rainforests and extreme climate, Australia is home to the world’s most fascinating dangerous crawling creatures. Most of us would like to make insects disappear, but of course this is not possible. Bugs and insects have an essential role in the circle of life. They are a special group of animals, that have occupied almost every environment on the earth. Australian Insects website will help you with insect identification of Australian insects, and all types of weird Australian dangerous insects.

Edible Australian Insects

Many cultures in the world consume insects and bugs, so there are already so many edible insect companies and products that you don’t even know about them. Many people dislike the insects and they refuse consuming them, considering they are dirty, but the edible insects such as grasshoppers, lepidopteran and coleopteran larvae, mostly eat fresh plants, so they are more hygienic than crabs. The edible insects have health benefits and due to that, they have become very popular in the world. You want a meal full of protein, iron or B12? The crickets are exactly what are you looking for.  You should give them a try.

Dangerous Australian Insects

Australia is a country that has a reputation for being a home to some of the world’s most dangerous creatures, but when we are talking about insects, they are not that harmful for humans. Here you have a list of the 10 most dangerous Australian insects.
1. Funnel-web spiders – It is considered  as the most deadly.
2. Redback spiders – They are known as thieves, because they take food from other webs.
3. Paralysis Ticks – When attached to humans, they inject venom.
4. Honeybees – Some people may be allergic on these honey makers, and they are very special because they are the only species of bee to die after it attacks.
5. Mosquitoes – Mosquitoes are Australian flying insects and the female mosquitoes are those that drink our blood.
6. White-tailed Spider – There spiders are known as hunters and they mostly hunt other spiders.
7. European Wasp – They can become very aggressive, especially when their nest is disturbed.

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