Sarah Bonney, a PhD candidate at Charles Darwin University and organiser of the Darwin Insect Festival, said most people gave insects and invertebrates a bad rap.
"Insects actually play a very big role in our world," she said.
"Without them we wouldn't have a lot of food, they keep our soil healthy, and they basically keep the world turning."
But as well as doing their bit for the environment, beetles, bugs and other invertebrates can also work for us.
