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🐝 Insects and Bugs

Caterpillar facts for kids

Where the caterpillar lives, what it eats, the sound it makes and a fun fact. Tap Tell me! and Buzzby reads it out loud.

🏠 Where does the caterpillar live?
Leaves and plants
🍽️ What does the caterpillar eat?
Leaves, leaves and more leaves
🔊 What sound does it make, or how does it move?
Munches quietly
✨ Fun fact
A caterpillar eats so much that it grows thousands of times bigger before becoming a butterfly or moth.

Ages 3 to 7 Insects and Bugs

All about the caterpillar

The caterpillar is one of the insects and bugs in our Animal Kingdom. You can find it in leaves and plants, and it eats leaves, leaves and more leaves. It munches quietly. This page is a good fit for ages 3 to 7 (Preschool to 2nd Grade), and Buzzby can read it out loud.

Is the caterpillar one of the insects and bugs?

Yes. Insects have six legs and three body parts. Spiders and snails are bugs but not insects.

Talk about it

  • Have you ever seen a caterpillar? Where was it?
  • What would you eat if you were a caterpillar?
  • Can you make the caterpillar's sound or move like it?

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DoodleBeez is an ad free learning site for ages 3 to 14 from ABIEdu Kids. The Animal Kingdom has 209 animals, each read aloud by Buzzby the bee, plus 510 read aloud picture books, step by step drawing guides and learning games. Start free, no card needed.