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Miki Perkins, Environment & Energy Editor, The Conversation

Want to be a citizen scientist? Here are 5 ways to get involved

Elodie Camprasse, CC BY-ND

Ever wondered what it might feel like to spot giant spider crabs while you’re snorkelling? Or check plants for the circular holes that indicate native bees are collecting nest materials?

Citizen science relies on people like you – more than a million of them in Australia, actually – to collect and analyse valuable data about the world around us.

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