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AFTER DARK III: SIX-LEGGED GHOST HUNT

Name: AFTER DARK III: SIX-LEGGED GHOST HUNT
Start: 2024-10-28T20:00:00+12:00
End: 2024-10-28T21:30:00+12:00
Location: BROOK WAIMĀRAMA SANCTUARY

Lily Duval

Writers + Kōrero

Join RNZ’s Critter of the Week researcher, illustrator, and author Lily Duval for a twilight romp through Brook Waimārama Sanctuary to learn more about our insect world – particularly the vital role ‘six-legged ghosts’ play – and how you can care for these creatures and their habitats.

Did you know we are the midst of an insect apocalypse? Lily Duval loves talking bugs and she has dedicated years to writing and illustrating her new book, Six-legged Ghosts: Insects of Aotearoa, after realising the vital role invertebrates play when it comes to averting a biodiversity crisis.

Her engaging text about the insect world and her lavish illustrations will shift the way you think and feel about critters. As she says, ‘The world of insects is fascinating, complex and mind-bogglingly diverse: it deserves as much of our attention as the cute and cuddly.’

This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to learn more about the role invertebrates play in supporting life on earth, including our local forests and bird populations.

Rug up, wear sensible footwear, bring wet weather gear and join us for a fascinating guided tour: first stop, the Weta Hotel, where you will learn which of the possible eight species reside in Whakatū Nelson’s extraordinary ‘ecological island’.

Lily Duval (she/her)

Lily Duval is an author and illustrator passionate about the natural world. She illustrated Critters of Aotearoa: 50 bizarre but lovable members of our wildlife community, which was chosen as a Storylines Notable Book in 2023. She writes and illustrates for a range of organisations, including the Department of Conservation, Forest & Bird and Conservation Volunteers New Zealand. Lily has been the researcher and writer for RNZ’s ‘Critter of the Week’ show since 2021 and is part of the organising team for the Bug of the Year competition. She has a Master of Arts (Distinction) in English Literature from the University of Canterbury. Lily lives in Ōhinehou Lyttelton and spends her free time gardening and tramping.