Kid Activities Insects and Bug Theme Note This page contains  Art, Crafts, Games, Snacks, Poems Songs and a Book list. ALL ABOUT collecting insects is at the page top. Updated October, 2. ALL ABOUT COLLECTING CRITTERSBugsInsects FYI  By one estimate, about one million trillion insects are alive at any moment. So what would happen if all of these six legged invertebrates were to suddenly vanish from our planetBye bye, Windows. Hello, Linux Heres what convinced me that eOS Luna is a better bet than Windows 7. The west wing galileo written by kevin falls aaron sorkin directed by alex graves teaser fade in ext. Great Insect themed kid activities. Creeepy crawlie snacks, art, games,songspoems, book list, and more Ways to find insects, collect insects and identify them. The result would be catastrophic, according to Harvard University biologist Edward O. Wilson. Entire ecosystems would be destroyed Unable to reproduce, plants that rely on insect pollinators would perish. 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Butterflies are drawn to red, orange and pink flowers and also like phlox, alyssum, verbena, and herbs such as marjoram and thyme. Look for beetles under fallen logs or rocks. Crickets love cracks in sidewalks and buildings. You might find the woolly bear caterpillar crawling across a sidewalk or on plants. Keep your eyes open for ants of all sizes they are everywhere. HOW WHERE TO SEARCH for CRITTERS. COMMON PLACES TO FIND INSECTS. Insects inhabit every place on our planet except the ocean. Look for insects in these places Under boards and rocks Look for ants, crickets, beetles, termites. In or around streams, ponds, lakes Look for mayflies, dragonflies,damselflies, stoneflies, caddis flies, aquatic beetles, true bugs, flies. Under loose bark, in logs and stumps Look for termites, ants andbeetles particularly bark beetles, tiger beetles, wood boring beetles. Artisteer 4. 3. Quick and easytouse web design generator for Windows with hundreds of design options and export to WordPress, Joomla, Drupal, DotNetNuke and Blogger. On crops Look for grasshoppers, beetles, flies, aphids, leafhoppers,spittlebugs, plant bugs. In the air Look for butterflies, moths, flies, bees, wasps, beetles,leafhoppers, grasshoppers. In cellars and basements Look for crickets, beetles, ants, bristletails. On livestock, pets, poultry Look for fleas, sucking lice, chewing lice,flies. Around outdoor lights at night Look for moths, beetles, true bugs,mosquitoes. 3D Custom Girl Clothes Mod. Around dumps or piles of refuse Look for cockroaches, earwigs,beetles, flies. On manure piles Look for flies, beetles. In, around or on flowers and ornamental plants Look for thrips,plant bugs, beetles, bees, wasps, ants, aphids, scale insects, walkingsticks, insects galls, butterflies, moths. In houses Look for crickets, cockroaches, beetles, ants, flies,mosquitoes, moths, termites, silverfish. In clothes, furniture, stored food Look for clothes moths, carpetbeetles, flour beetles, bean weevils. Info from MSU websiteAT HOME. If children are heading on a night time hunt, instruct them try turning on a porch light, standing near a street light or shining a flashlight and youre sure to see some moths. With a large grassy lawn on a warm summers night theyll see the bright flickering of hundreds of fireflies. Fireflies and ladybugs are favorites among families. SIGNS OF CRITTER LIFEinclude nibbled plant leaves or flowers. Look on the stems and underneath the leaves or petals for hungry caterpillars and other insects. Carefully lift up leaves, flowers and rocks to look for critters. Listen as carefully as you look. Cicadas, for example, sing at dawn and dusk in the summer. Peek on tree trunks. If youre lucky, you can watch a green cicada drying out on the tree trunk after crawling out of its brown nymph skin, which may still cling to the tree. IDENTIFYING INSECTS. It may be difficult to correctly name what youve found, but here are some tips. Insects are animals that have 1 pair of antennae. Count Legs Insects have only six legs, but if it has eight legs as do spiders, ticks and scorpions, it is considered an arachnid, not an insect. A hairy spider could be a wolf spider that lives in the ground and moves very fast to catch its food. Antennae Most BUTTERFLIES have antennae that look like golf clubs with thick bumps at each end MOTHS tend to have antennae that are straight or feathery. If you want the official insect names, check out a field guide from the library a good one for kids is the National Audubon Societys First Field Guide Insects published by Scholastic. ARE YOU SPOTTING THE CRITTERS OR KEEPING THEM  Let your kids decide if you want to catch what you see or just spot what you see. If you want to catch, see the below post  for critter keeper directions. Your group may decide to just observe critters and chose to learn more about what the critters do and how they live. WHEN INSECTS ARE CAPTURED AND BROUGHT INSIDE. Be sure to put a small cap full of water in the bug house and some leaves and twigs. Let children watch them, look at them with a magnifying glass and then release them back to their outdoor home. MAKING A PLASTIC CRITTER KEEPER JAR If kids want to collect what theyve found, make this keeper jar. Your critters can breathe and you can watch them closely. Add some grass, sticks, leaves or flowers and when youre finished watching, LET THE BUGS GO BACK TO THEIR OWN HOMES AGAIN What Youll Need 2. Sharp scissors, an adults job Nylon netting, tulle, or fine wire mesh Electrical or masking tape. Optional 2 chenille stems, paint markers, bug stickers TIP Use scraps of lace or netting and substitute masking tape and permanent markers to cut down on supply costs. WHAT TO DO Remove the paper label. Have an adult  cut a small rectangular hole in the upper half of one side of the jar. Make it about 3 inches wide and 1 2 inches tall. Cut a piece of netting that is 1 inch wider than the hole and 3 times the height of hole plus 1 inch. Fold the netting into thirds so you have 3 layers of netting to cover the hole. Stretch the netting layers over the hole and tape it in place along all 4 edges with electrical tape. Press tape firmly against jar. Decorate the tape with paint markers and bug stickers. To make an optional handle Wrap one chenille stem around the top of jar under the lid and twist ends together. Slide the ends of the other stem under the first one at opposite sides of jar. Hook the ends around it and twist to hold. HOW TO GET AN INSECT ZOO Work with the children to set up a few insect traps on the play yard. Things you will need Four small, clear, plastic cups, Shovels, Peanut butter Help the children dig four small holes in the dirt. The holes will need to be the same size as the plastic cups. Lower the plastic cups into the holes so that the brims are even with the Earth. Put a small scoop of peanut butter in each of the cups and cover it with a small layer of loose grass. Thats it Wait a while and you will get a big surprise. In a few days, you will have an insect zoo for your insect aquarium. MAKE A BUG INN Materials Needed One round oatmeal container 2 feet of fiberglass screening from a hardware store or some donated old screens. Craft knife for adults only Markers or poster paint 1. Use markers or poster paint to decorate the outside of the oatmeal container. Draw windows and a door on the container. Resources RGf. E0. Oct 2. 01. 7Follow the Track All the Way Back. 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