What Makes an Insect an Insect

On this Quest, you'll discover…

Six legs, three body parts — now go and find one.

• Discover the parts every insect has: head, thorax, abdomen, six legs, feelers.
• Learn to tell an insect from a spider or a worm by counting legs and body parts.
• Meet four common insects — the fly, the mosquito, the ant and the beetle.
• Go outside and watch one insect closely without touching it.
• Draw your insect carefully, labelling its parts, and show where you found it.