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Students Explore Insects, Name Species

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We found a new wasp! Students in Australia are discovering insect species through citizen science

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Australia 's insect species are declining, and species are going extinct every week in Australia .

Scientists have only described about a third of Australia 's estimated total of insect species.

Students helped name new species, including several species of parasitoid wasp.

Students collected more than 12,000 insect specimens, including 5,465 different species.

Getting to know insects as part of the project was great for kids' active learning.

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