Crush-worthy cephalopods and beautiful bugs – vote for the invertebrate of the year

Of the 1.3m spineless wonders in the world, you told us your favourites. Now it’s time to pick the winner • Don’t get Down to Earth delivered to your inbox? Sign up here It’s raining in Melbourne as I write this, and on my way to work I saw pale pink earthworms everywhere, scattered and exposed all over the footpath like soft-bodied streamers. It was a visible reminder, as I dodged to avoid squishing the inaugural winners, in 2024, of the invertebrate of the year contest, of the magnificent a...

By Petra Stock