Bugs n Slugs

05/09/2026

I like to make my taxidermied bugs look like they are still alive. What do you reckon; success?

04/09/2026

One of the best things about The Royal Adelaide Show is that we get to hang out with our buddies from the Adelaide Snake Catchers. Find us in The Pet Center and you’ll find them, find them and we’re right next door.

03/09/2026

When you decide to change up your branding but you can’t bring yourself to chuck out all your existing marquees and table cloths in order to go down the ‘made in China’ route so you decide to engage with your local maker space so you can do it all by hand… 😳

02/09/2026

What do you think of this Myrmecia ant piece? No of course I didn’t kill her - I just don’t like throwing away bugs when they die. I prefer to resurrect them if I can. The reason my work looks quite different to much of the taxidermy that’s around is because I have access to my freezer full of mostly Australian specimens that have died of natural causes. I might have to keep this one though. Even large ants like this one are pretty tricky to pin but she has come up perfectly. When I say ‘large’ this entire piece (including the dome and cork) is only 3 inches tall. I will have more of my work on display at the Royal Show along with a few pieces for sale. I’ll also be doing demos throughout the day.

02/09/2026

Want to see the biggest stick insects in Australia? Swing by the Pet Center at this years Royal Adelaide Show and find out why Bugsnslugs are the biggest and the best providers of invertebrate education and experiences in SA. We travel all over the state helping kids and communities to understand about the importance of invertebrate animals and the roles they play in biodiversity, integrated pest management, soil health, pollination and more. We are passionate about highlighting the unique invertebrate animals from regional SA and beyond.

28/08/2026

Ahhh Gawler Show. What a weekend for it! Off we go at the crack of dawn - my favourite time of the day!

26/08/2026

Best advice I ever got. Vale Dolly.

25/08/2026

Heads up!

For those entering the Mary Anning Art Prize, you've got an extra week to finish your artwork! Deadline is now midnight, Monday September 7th. 😍

The Mary Anning Art Prize is an award for young South Australian residents in Reception to Year 8 to create a work of art that explores the prehistoric stories of South Australia. 🎨🦖

For more info, conditions, and to enter, head to the SA Science Teachers Association entry portal at... https://www.sasta.asn.au/student.../mary-anning-art-prize

Every entry can get 5 hours added to their Children's University Australasia passport. And to make it even more exciting, this year, thanks to support from Inspiring South Australia, there'll be an exhibition of selected entries during the October school holidays! Stay tuned! 👏👏👏

20/08/2026

Look Port Augusta!!! Our good mates Animals Anonymous and Nitro Nat are heading out to the Australian Arid Lands Botanic Garden for some rip roaring science week shows. You won’t want to miss the opportunity to see them in one of my favourite places in world.

19/08/2026

Massive day today with me down south and James out North. Collectively we have seen about 2500 kids today. I was pretty excited to be visited by Science Superstars; Maddie Massy, the National Science Week Ambassador and Emma Losin, Game developer. I do feel a bit emotional meeting these amazing women inspiring the next generation of Stem Stars - back in my day none of these roles would be filled by women. Don’t get me wrong - I had some brilliant mentors who led me down the road I’m on but they were almost all men. Shout out to Inspiring South Australia for their fierce support of women in science and national science week in general.
Pic left to right; me, Gabbi Nottle from the Victor Harbor library, Emma Losin and Maddie Massy.