Bugs usborne nature cards eng 2010

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These colourful, fact-filled cards show 30 common bugs to spot and identify

Charming pictures on the front Blimblebee

of the cards make it easy to

recognize each bug ` Lask For furry buwblebees #- weer Feeding an nectar,

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Wasp Thick, black feelers or « dntennde Head

This is about six times bigger than an actual wasp

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Wasps feed on nectar, fruit and insects They also like Sugary food and drink They make a buzzing sound while ¢ ey fly Wasps build nests in dark places such as old dnimal burrows or garden sheds

Don't disturb a wasp ~ Ne =

it might sting you

Creepy-crawly fact: Wasps’ nests are made from chewed-up wood that they Scrape off

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Pond skater Two pairs \ of long, Feelerser Ñ/ thín lens dntennde Pair ae short, Front legs Thin, hairy, brown body

This is about five times bi ger

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Look for pond skaters Floating ae and lakes in spring

dnd Summer

They push themselves across the water

using their long back legs

Pond skaters eat insects They wait

until one drops onto the water, then Ni ys Ả a « đ T ° wa : “ \

You might also

See them jumping or

Flying away from predators

Creepy-crawly fact: Pond skaters dre covered

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Woodlouse

Feelers or This is about twice

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om Look for woodlice in damp,

==" dark places in parks or gardens

If they're out in the open, they

will quickly scuttle to find cover Woodlice shed

their skin as they grow

The old skin falls off, Sees

revedling new Skin underneath,

If you get too close to Some types of woodlice, they roll up into balls to protect themselves

SL Creepy-crawly fact: Some woodlice breathe through their legs

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Garden ant Crooked’ : feelers ' 2 ÿf đf(LeNnde - - *ó) ° Three pairs of legs 5

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Look for ants scuttling around

JS quickly on the ground

They eat nectar, a sweet juice ;

From flowers, and a sticky liquid

made by insects called aphids R - Ants make 7 their nests by “_W digging tunnels in ~ the ground a

Male ants have

wings In late summer, they fly out of their nests in swarms

` - Creepu-crdwlu fact: When an ant finds food, it of > leaves a smelly trail for other ants to Follow

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Bluebottle Short feelers ⁄⁄ or antennde (1 | Te pall of bit 3 ¬\ tg i ` —Ö ~ Sie bright blue as

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Bluebottles are a type of Fly

You're likely to see them Flying on a warm Summet’s day, looking for rotting food to eat

Listen for the buzzing

noise their wings make,

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luebottlas lay lots of eggs tha hatch out into small, white young,

called maggots

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Bumblebee This is the same size as dn actual bumblebee See-through” wings

Fuzzy, black body with yellow stripes 2

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Look for fuzzy bumblebees buzzing around flowers in

Summer, Feeding on nectar They also collect pollen that they carry in tiny pouches on their legs ÂN See if you can

Spot the pollen pouches

Bumblebees use the pollen to build nests

in old animal burrows or long grass

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Cockroach Leathery, dark brown wing cases ne Long feelers, or dntennae | Peel pairs of spiky legs “>

Hard, reddish-brown body

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Cockroaches live in warm,

damp places They often spend

the winter inside buildings

Look for them when they come out

to feed at night They eat

almost anything

ĩ (larlihadcliea Cdn tun very lân fast, and fly in hot weather

Female cockroaches lay cases full of e003 everu month

Creepy-crawly fact: Cockroaches have been on the Earth for over 300 million years

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Clothes moth F Long, shiny, coppery~brown T là win 9Ề <p iF Furry, brown body is Big, black eyes a! = Furey head Long feelers or dntennde

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Clothes moths live in dark

laces, such as animal nests

and in people's houses

Their caterpillars ci ay

have creamy bodies “SSS \y and brown heads ALES

They eat feathers,

animal hair, and

clothes and carpets Clothes moth caterpillars make a

—tube from what they've eaten to

hide from predators if’ ys ety a af ` Sagi oe “ale * ee -& (+ nh ere Ru

Creepy-crawly Fact: Adult clothes moths only live long enough to lay 609) Most of them don't have mouths, So can't edt

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Cabbage white butterfly ee Sometimes one Fe Female Ệ À black on wing ag ` Tà or Pale ., antennae underwings

with ele Creamy-white

tips wings with

P 8 black Spots

band Pees

Male ;

arg body &

This is a little bigger

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| “7,, — butterflies flitting around ` `» Flgwers in Summer ⁄

They lau yellow eggs Fs et the bottoms of leaves “\

Their caterpillars are

green and yellow They

eat leafy, green plants

In winter, each caterpillar

wraps itself in d cdSe or

chrysalis Look for chrysalises on fences or tree trunks

Creepy-crawly fact: Cabbage white butterflies

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—~— Look for daddy-long-legs in late summer They wobble about in the air as they ly

If they're indoors, they will fly towards the light

Their young look like worms and live in the ground You might see

them if youre digging in the garden se

they have a thick, brown, leathery skin

CX live for 2 weeks

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Cricket

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Crickets live in bushes and

trees They come out to feed

at night

Their springy back legs mean that they can jump from one branch to another

They dre attracted te aE

to bright lights, so you z fi

might See them in your “V Sain 4 house or on windows

Some crickets rub their wings together

to make a high, chirping noise

Creepy-crawly fact: Crickets hear through their front legs

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ght _ _Earthworms live in damp soil

“ed You can see them when they burrow up to the surface

Worms qr onto the soil using tiny

hairs all over their bodies

They eat rottin plants and leave

ee called

behind Squiggly

worm casts

Their droppings dare good for the soil and help things to grow in it

Creepy-crawly fact: If the soil gets too dey, earthworms roll into balls and go into a deep

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Earwig Shing, lon redo blcck body ™, ed he Pincers Three pairs of legs F/T | Long feelers

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You can find edrwigs in damp places in ans parks dnd woods

They sleep during the day and come out to feed at night, They eat flowers, insects and rotting plants Female earwigs lay their eggs under stones and in cracks

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The er, SH)

theit young until they're

old enough to look after themselves

Creepy-crawly fact: Earwigs use their pincers to

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European

black slug

vif» These slugs can alsa

+ X4 ag

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Look for slugs in dark, damp

places They come out to edt at night

You can tell where a slug has been by the slimy trail it leaves behind

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They feed on plants

and rotting things

To try to stop other animals edting it, a slug

rolls into a ball and

covers itself in a

nasty-tasting liquid

Creepy~crawly fact: Slugs follow their old slime

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Look for emperor dragonflies — Swooping over ponds and

streams, catching insects

You might be able to hear their whirring wings as they fly past Dragonfly young dre called nymphs

They live underwater

After a few years, the o nymph crawls out of the

water Its skin splits and

the adult dragonfly

climbs out

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Flea Flat, bristly, brownish-red body Shell-like back ie hte pairs of spiky legs

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a Fleas are tiny insects that live on

37! animals and sometimes people They “fling on using their sping claws we

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They feed by biting skin, then sucking up the blood,

Fleas have flat bodies and cdn move dround easily

between dnimal hairs

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They have springy legs and can jump

fram one dnimal to dnother

Creepy-crawly fact: Fleas can jump 400 times their own height

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Garden snail

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ae shell | Eyes ~ os

Slimy, grey body

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It's easiest to Spot snails

during the day when it's wet,

or on damp ground at night

You might find snails 9“ under rocks and logs, too

They make lots of Slime as they

travel This helps them to slide

easily over rough ground

Snails use their spiky tongues to rip up dnd eat plants and rotting things

Creepy-crawly fact: Snails hide inside their shells to

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Grasshopper Thin feelers \ or antennae \ Mh Big eyes RS Long, X sient = ‘eg wings ie pairs ia of thin legs Dair of strong, Ba chunky, back legs SS J a Grasshoppers can also be red or green

This is about three times bigger than án

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tf ~ You're likely to hear grasshoppers

before you see them

Listen for the high, chirpin ‘song’

they make Py ribblag tien legs and wings together

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You might see grasshoppers’ Gà 2

jumping or ely out of = :

a and bushes in a parks and woods

Creepy-crawly fact: Grasshoppers can jump up to

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Housefly Short feelers ~~ 0t dntennde Mouth Three pairs of hairy legs Stri ụ tig / grey body M ` 08 aah wings ~2

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— Laok for houseflies in Summer,

cr buzzing around rotting rubbish

Ws looking for food

They eat liquid Food by sucking it up

with their spongy mouths

You might see them walkin up

walls and on the ceiling using the hy sticky pads on their feet ALE 7/2 ae `

— Hausefl young are called

Fos maggots, They feast on

= rotting meat and food

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Creebu-crawlu Fact: Houseflies taste and smell

through the hairs on their feet

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House spider Otripy, hdiry, a ae body Eight long, XY hairy legs yr 2Í ` 4 4 Ze 7 7 " Ắ & N fr Eight eyes } Chunky Fagin | or dntennde

This is dbout three times bigger

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House spiders live in warm,

dry places, such as inside

houses or sheds

You might see them scuttling quickly

across the floor

They build webs from a sticky thread that comes

House Spiders eat the insects that get stuck in their webs

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Honeu bee See-through wings Black feelers or antennae Big eyes mh Chunky, black legs stripy, black _ and yellow body Os

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You're most likely to see honey bees in Summer, collecting nectar and pollen from flowers

Honey bees live in me big nests that hang

oe from trees or walls ~ They also make

nests in man-made

boxes, called hives

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Every spring, Some =e Nee hae ae foe ae new nests They — vị

gather in big groups, ì called swarms Tý

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Ladubird > Pe Eyes No 22 a Three pairs of legs fe ~

_ Red wing cases“ a, di y

with black spots ~~"

An actual ladybird is about

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You can find ladybirds on plants in GR gardens and parks At night, they

crawl into little holes to sleep Most ladybirds edt small insects \ Số called aphids

Try to spot ladybirds

while they're Flying

Different types of ladybirds have

different numbers of Spots These dre the most common ones x Two Spot ft er ce : Seven Spot ee = \

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Lacewing Long, thin feelers or antennae wings covered te Ls in green veins ees yellow face Tver pairs f a

Thin, green body a,

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You cán See lacewings Flying dround gardens and hedges in spring dnd summer

They lay tiny eggs on the undersides of leaves covered in insects, called aphids

| When the young hatch,

they feast on the aphids Lacewings often hide away during the winter in garden sheds or houses

Their bodies turn brownish~pink

Creepy~crawly fact: Lacewings' green bodies make C them hard to spot on plants This helps to hide

them from predators

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Hoverfly See- ~through | wings ` Short feelers _ or antennde A wb yellow `À- \\ * black body `

Three pairs of legs

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Look for hoverflies in summer,

darting from flower to flower They can hover in the địt ti Flapping their wings very fast %

Hoverflies lay their eggs near những covered in insects, gee aphids The young hatch out and

feed on the aphids a

Hoverfly young

— Creepy-crawly fact: Hoverflies look a bit like wasps

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Mosquito Bristly feelers or antennde Long, needle-like mouth parts th speckly legs

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av| Mosquitoes live near water

HT RS Listen for their high-pitched

ae whine as they Fly,

Young masquitoes

live underwater,

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me Insects called midges look a bit like mosquitoes It can be hard to tell them apart re và Opotty wings TIÊN NIÊN NI HC ae

Mosquitoes and midges eat nectar

The females also feed on animal blood

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- Short mouth parts

Creepy-crawly fact: Female mosquitoes and midges can't lay eggs until they've fed on an

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The markings on peacock butterflies’ wings look like eyes These help to Scare away predators They use their tongues Tongue to suck up nectar - 3 a sweet liquid made by flowers “ In winter, they hide awa

in hollow tree trunks id

ald buildings

kee ` Peacock caterpillars

are black and spiky

_ They eat stinging

nettle leaves

&À Creepy-crawly fact: When they're hiding in winter,

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Shield bug

Green, bumpy body shaped like a shield Red feelers { or dntennde i Hard, green wings with dark brown tips ¬ Three pairs of

Ls green and red legs

This is about seven N times rigger than án