Discover the tiny creatures sharing your backyard during Bugs in My Backyard Week. Explore your garden, school grounds or local park to spot insects, spiders, snails and other bugs that help keep our environment healthy.
All you need is a phone or camera and a little curiosity. Photograph the bugs you find and upload your observations to iNaturalist to help create a springtime snapshot of bugs across Australia.
When to take part: Choose a time that suits you during the week.
Location: Your backyard, school grounds or local park.
What to bring: A phone or camera to photograph your discoveries.
How to take part
Explore: Look closely at flowers, tree trunks and under leaves to see which bugs you can spot.
Snap: Take clear photos of your discoveries. Respect the bugs you find — look, photograph and leave them be.
Upload: Add your observations to iNaturalist with the date and location.
Discover: Not sure what you have found? The iNaturalist community can help identify your observations. Identify each bug only as far as you feel confident — there is no need to guess the species.
Take part throughout the week and see what you can discover close to home.
Find out more about Bugs in My Backyard Week and how to take part.
Event Information
| Hosted by | Naturalist - https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/bugs-in-my-backyard-yard-week-2026 |
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| Time | 12:00 am - 12:00 am |
| Cost | Free |
| Contact Details | Naturalist - https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/bugs-in-my-backyard-yard-week-2026 |
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