Alan Henderson

Alan Henderson has had a fascination for invertebrates his entire life. He has successfully combined this with his other passion, macrophotography, with his images having been published in books and other media throughout the world.

Alan completed a BAppSc, Scientific Photography before beginning a career in zoo-keeping. He created the Australian Nature Education Centre in 1995 and received the Young Australian of the Year Regional Development Award for the Centre. Lured to Melbourne Museum, he began the Live Exhibits Unit that ultimately led to the development of the extremely popular ‘Bugs Alive!’ exhibition, and authored the award-winning book Bugs Alive – A Guide to Keeping Australian Invertebrates.

Alan now operates his own company, Minibeast Wildlife, from the tropical paradise of Kuranda, north Queensland, one of the most biologically diverse regions of Australia, particularly with regard to invertebrates. His work with Minibeast Wildlife includes the development of Australia’s first interactive spider identification app, ‘Spidentify’, in 2018. His expertise in working with live invertebrates has taken him around the world, from the deserts of Arizona to the jungles of Costa Rica.