Use these scavenger hunts to explore your own back yard and find out who your wild neighbours are. There are many wild things living in every back yard, and exploring them lets you know about these amazing neighbours. into release methods for worms and possible release sites for translocation near Loch Hill were also made. Your Wild Backyard in Spring Under logs, boards, leaves or rocks, it’s possible to fin Older kids might want a challenge of the second page for classifying the different groups of invertebrates. It has a fragmented distribution and occurs predominantly in permanent pasture used for dairying.

Also don’t forget to let these “bugs” go after catching and identifying them! Have fun! It’s easiest to find lots of bugs during our warmest months (June to September), but some can be found at other times of year. The Giant Gippsland Earthworm (Megascolides australis) is endemic to an area of approximately 40,000 ha in the western Strzelecki Ranges of south and west Gippsland, Victoria. Use this Discovery Sheet to identify insects and other invertebrates that you find! Try to get a BINGO with a row across, a column down, or a line diagonally! You can look anywhere for these animals, including in long grass and under things (don’t forget to put these “roofs” on their homes).

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