The Very Stinky Fly Hunt by Andrea Wild Illustrated by Karen Erasmus (out 3 November 2025)
Keith is a scientist who hunts for flies. He looks for flies in parks and gardens. He peers into deep, dark caves. But there is one fly in particular that is very hard to find.
To catch this elusive creature, Keith embarks on a very special fly hunt a strange and smelly quest, because he is going to look for this very hard to find fly in remote public toilets. How loo-dicrous!
Join Keith on this very stinky search for one of Australia's rarest insects. And just like Keith, you may learn that if you try hard enough, persistence pays off.
The Very Stinky Fly Hunt reveals that science is sometimes weird and sometimes a little gross too, but always an adventure.
Andrea Wild is a science communicator with CSIRO's National Research Collections Australia, and the author of AmAZed! CSIRO's A to Z of Biodiversity. She has two sons, one who loves nature and one who loves experiments.
Karen Erasmus has been illustrating material for children for many years. She lives on the south coast of Australia with her three dogs, five chickens, grown-up children and husband. Karen loves the diversity and quirkiness of Australian wildlife.
