These busy creatures pollinate our flowers and plants to help seeds and fruit grow!

Australian native bees are stingless and need to be protected. It's only the European bees that sting.

Milipede’s are smaller than Centipedes and like to live in dark cool places. They have an outer shell called an exoskeleton.

A tiny crustacean (not insect) that loves to roll up into a ball or with another slater. They eat decaying food and help improve the soil.

Earthworms have no ears, eyes or legs. They eat soil and decaying roots and plants. They help keep our soil and gardens healthy.

Black ants are small and found everywhere. They are very sociable and live in colonies - look for ant holes. When they find something sweet to eat they lay a trail for other ants to find.

Bull ants are large ants that grow up to 40mm. There are a smaller variety that jump known as Jumping Jack ants. Both are only found in Australia.

Their bites can cause allergic reactions in some people. Be careful.

They live underground most of the year and then emerge at Christmas time! They have a bright shimmery shell and are about 30mm long. They are more colourful the further North you go.

They are bright coloured to warn predators away - their legs release an oil that tastes disgusting. Their other trick is pretending to be dead. They like to live together - have you ever seen a cluster of ladybugs?

They carry their home on their back and hide inside when danger is near. They leave a slimy trail behind wherever they go. They like dark damp places - lift up a pot and see who’s there.