Arachnophobes beware! From 8-24 December, kids and nature enthusiasts around the world will be competing to photograph and identify as many different spider species as they can.

Hundreds of young people and their families are visiting Victoria’s national parks this week in what’s shaping up to be the largest event of its kind ever conducted in Australia.

This National Science Week, thousands of Australians will be opening their mobile phones, getting outdoors and competing to find enchanting creatures. But they won’t be searching for Pokémon...