From fish to cave crickets, we’re excited to share the list of successful 2026 Bush Blitz taxonomy research projects. Bush Blitz is proud to support this year’s research scientists that will identify, name and describe 65 species new to science that were uncovered on Bush Blitzes across Australia. Congratulations to all the scientists building our knowledge of Australian biodiversity.

🐝 Ben Parslow (South Australian Museum)
🕸️ Ethan Briggs (Australian Museum)
🕷️ Jeremy Wilson (Western Australian Museum)
🐜 Madalene Giannotta (independent researcher)
🦂 Mark Harvey (Western Australian Museum)
🐝 Maura Haas-Renninger (Adelaide University)
🐟 Michael Hammer (Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory)
🐞 Nik Tatarnic (Western Australian Museum)
🪲 Olivia Evangelista de Souza (CSIRO)
🦗 Perry Beasley-Hall (Adelaide University)

Read more about the successful projects and Bush Blitz taxonomy research funding.