Bug Hunt for Kids: Insects, Spiders and Their Body Parts (Kindergarten and Grade 1 Science)

Hi, I'm Luna from DoodleBeez. Grab your magnifying glass, because we are going on a bug hunt! Bugs are small, but they are everywhere. Let's find out how to tell them apart.

Ants, bees, beetles and butterflies are all insects. Every insect has six legs. Let's count on an ant: one, two, three, four, five, six. Six legs means insect!

An insect body has three parts. The head has the eyes and antennae for feeling and smelling. The middle part, called the thorax, holds the legs. The back part is the abdomen.

A spider is not an insect. A spider has eight legs and only two body parts. Spiders spin silky webs to catch their food. Many bugs we see are not really insects at all.

Bugs need food, water, air and a safe home, just like us. Bees visit flowers for nectar. Ladybugs eat tiny aphids on leaves. Worms and beetles hide under damp logs.

Where can you look for bugs? Peek under rocks, on leaves, in flowers and in the grass. Look gently, never squish, and always put the rock back where it was.

Now it's your turn. You find a bug with eight legs and two body parts. Is it an insect or a spider? Pause and try. It is a spider! Insects have six legs, but spiders have eight.

Great job! Insects have six legs and three body parts. Spiders have eight legs and two body parts. Bugs need food, water, air and shelter. Practice your bug hunt in the Science Lab at doodlebeez.com. See you next time!