Elenco Insect Exploring Kit - Manual (Page 4)

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Wings
Middle leg
Foreleg
Head
Eyes
Antennae
Abdomen
Hind legs
Chest
Mouth
Multiple eyes:
Bug eyes contain a tremendous
amount of permanent single eyes
called Facets. The bugs' brain will take
each image from one of these facets to
create the total image of what it is
looking at. These eyes can see
incredibly high-speed movements that
we cannot even see at all.
Insects have 6 legs. This is the group of
creatures that is most populated. Beetles,
ants, flies, bees, and bumblebees,
grasshoppers and earwigs all belong to the class
of insects.
If you have counted as many as 8 legs, you most likely
have found a spider or some kind of mite. A wood louse has
14 tiny legs. Centipedes have 100 legs and millipedes have 1000
legs.
Where's the Bug?
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Bugs live practically everywhere in
the world, but not all places on
earth have the same types. You
will find that they live on all
sorts of environments and so
catching them will depend
on where they are
residing.
You can catch a lot of
bugs on leaves, blossoms
or the ground.
Place a sheet of white paper in
you tray and give a branch a
shake. You will be amazed at the
amount of bugs that will drop onto
your paper and begin scurrying
around looking for a way to
escape.
Dig a hole in the soil
and place an empty jar
with its top level to the ground as
shown in the illustration. After
some time, you will see that some
bugs have fallen in. You should
view this trap very often and let
the bugs go free after.
You can find centipedes, wood lice and possibly even an ants nest by
turning over rocks and other flat stones replacing what you turn
over afterwards.