Crush-worthy cephalopods and beautiful bugs – vote for the invertebrate of the year

Of the 1.3m spineless wonders in the world, you told us your favourite. Now it’s time to pick the winner. Plus: a climate hero going to the bat for conservation ...

Winner of Invertebrate of the Year 2026 crowned – and it is the size of a grain of rice

The leaf sheep, a neon green solar-powered slug, has inspired at least one Pokémon character and triumphs in global ballot ...
Phys.org

About 9,000 species have already gone extinct in Australia and we'll likely lose another this week—new study

More than 95% of Australian animals are invertebrates (animals without backbones—spiders, snails, insects, crabs, worms and others). There are at least 300,000 species of invertebrate in Australia. Of ...
Science Daily

Invertebrate biodiversity is improving in England's rivers, long-term trends show

Rivers across England have seen a significant improvement in river invertebrate biodiversity since 1989, shows a new study. Rivers across England have seen a significant improvement in river ...
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Marine scientists pull 110 new species from the deep Coral Sea — including fish and invertebrates nobody has ever cataloged

Somewhere below 2,000 meters in the Coral Sea, a beam trawl scraped across the seafloor and came up holding animals that no scientist had ever described. Over 35 days aboard the research vessel RV ...
The Conversation

They might not have a spine, but invertebrates are the backbone of our ecosystems. Let’s help them out

Many of Australia’s natural places are in a poor state. While important work is being done to protect particular species, we must also take a broader approach to returning entire ecosystems to their ...