How much do you know about nature's small wonders? Try our insect quiz

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McGrath, G. (2026, October 26). How much do you know about nature's small wonders? Try our insect quiz. ABC News (AU). https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-10-27/small-wonders-australian-insects-quiz/107267124

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ABC News (AU) · collected 2026-10-26 · by Gavin McGrath

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The ABC is launching a contest to crown the third annual Australian Insect of the Year in 2026, inviting participants to take an insect quiz produced with CSIRO to learn about native bugs before voting on six finalists by the end of October.
Written locally by qwen2.5:14b on 2026-10-26, using this article's own text rather than the other coverage of the same event (that is the story summary below).

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Story summary

The ABC will crown its third Australian Insect of the Year in 2026, inviting the public to participate by voting. To engage interest, they have partnered with the CSIRO to create an insect quiz that tests knowledge about Australia's native insects. The six finalists for this year’s award are currently listed on their website, and people can vote for their favorite until the end of October.

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📰 Insect Quiz
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Who wrote this

Gavin McGrath
3 article(s) here · 1 carrying a prediction
🔮 The ABC will crown its third Australian Insect of the Year in 2026 and you get to help choose our winner.
2026-10-26 · assertive framing · How much do you know about nature's small wonders? Try our insect quiz
🔮 Many could be classified into three groups, said Mr Pelletier, each with a different control strategy required.
2026-10-17 · assertive framing · How to deal with spring weeds before they take over your garden
🔮 He said that through charismatic creatures like butterflies and beetles, Australians could learn about insects, most of which remained unnamed and unknown.
2026-10-01 · assertive framing · Who wins your vote for the 2026 ABC Australian Insect of the Year?
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Nothing else under this byline is closely related to this article, so these are simply their most recent.

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ABC Australia CSIRO

Subjects

ABC ORG · 2× Australia GPE · 1× CSIRO ORG · 1×

Narrative

The ABC will crown its third Australian Insect of the Year in 2026 and you get to help choose our winner.
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-10-26
🔮 The ABC will crown its third Australian Insect of the Year in 2026 and you get to help choose our winner.
2026-10-26 · ABC News (AU)
How much do you know about nature's small wonders? Try our insect quiz · assertive framing

Claims (2 extracted, 0 hedged)

The ABC will crown its third Australian Insect of the Year in 2026 and you get to help choose our winner. asserted
you → crown → winner
But how much do you really know about Australia's native bugs, beetles, bees and butterflies? asserted
you → know → bugs
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