New Zealand's Backyard Beasts PB - Ned Barraud Book Sections_Photography whether you're planning your trip

whether you're planning your trip

Rob Suisted and Dave Hansford

travel writers and Lonely Planet staff

Flowers are collected from the garden and artfully arranged for a memorable meal

painting a rich and multi-faceted picture of this capital city

New Zealand's Backyard Beasts PB - Ned Barraud Book Sections_Photography whether you're planning your tripIn the garden, creeping along branches, hiding under stones or flitting from flower to flower, a whole universe of creatures is waiting to be discovered. Butterflies, moths, beetles, wasps, spiders what have you found in your backyard? Did you know that chorus cicadas live underground for most of their life? That bumblebees have smelly feet? That some species of stick insect are all female? Or that earwigs don't actually crawl into ears? In New