The insects you usually see

• Many of the insects you find in your back garden in New Zealand are foreign species that have come from elsewhere, for example:
  • the honeybee (Europe)
  • bumblebee (Europe)
  • European wasp
  • the paper wasp (Asia).
• There are about 2,000 species from other parts of the world living in New Zealand now.
• Only a few native species have adapted to human-modified environments, for example, cicadas.

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