Will prayer help the praying mantis? Are bees buzzy, drumming up enough support?
Hu-hu do these beetles think they'll beat? Or have sandflies bitten off more than they can chew?
The Bug of the Year campaign has begun - and it coincides with Otago's Museum's pollination workshop.
Tess Brunton got amongst some creepy crawlies.
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Deputy Prime Minister Grant Robertson acknowledged that "stigma can stick" at the opening of New Zealand's first national monument for conscientious objectors.