Tamariki were armed with magnifying glasses and bug suckers to hunt for creepy crawlies.
Rotokare Scenic Reserve Trust hosted the Great Stratford Bug Hunt in King Edward Park last week, and environmental educator Ash Muralidhar says attendees found a number of bugs.
"We hunted for worms, beetles, wētā, millipedes, cicadas, butterflies, and other creatures. A lot of people think that since King Edward Park is not a complete wild bush that there's nothing there but that's not the case. There's a large variety of creatures hidden and living in the dirt."
Dylan Fleming (7) found a number of bugs.