Insects! 虫类 chóng lèi 虫类chónglèi

What is an insect? A different word for “insect” is …

Tell me as much as you can about these insects.

Bees live together. They are hard workers. Why do they sting? They use flowers to make something good to eat. What is it? Bee 蜜蜂 mì fēng 蜜蜂mìfēng

Honey! 蜂蜜 fēng mì 蜂蜜fēngmì

Ants live together. They are also hard workers. Ant 蚂蚁 mǎ yǐ 蚂蚁 mǎyǐ

They come in different shapes and sizes. Beetles 甲虫 jiǎ chóng 甲虫jiǎchóng

Some are beautiful.

Some are cute. Ladybug 瓢虫 piáo chóng 瓢虫piáochóng

They are dirty. They like to get on our food. What sound do they make? Fly 苍蝇 cāng ying 苍蝇cāngying

What do baby butterflies look like? Most people like butterflies. Butterfly 蝴蝶 hú dié 蝴蝶húdié

This is a baby butterfly. It is called a caterpillar. 毛毛虫 máo mao chóng 毛毛虫máomaochóng

Dragonflies like to live near the water. Do you think they are beautiful? Dragonfly 蜻蜓 qīng tíng 蜻蜓qīngtíng

Cockroaches are disgusting! They are very dirty. You must keep your house clean or cockroaches will come in. Cockroach 蟑蜋 zhāng láng 蟑蜋zhāngláng

Grasshoppers are cute. Farmers do not like them. They eat the farmer’s crops. They like to sing. What do they sound like? Grasshopper 蚂蚱 mà zhà 蚂蚱màzhà

Mosquitoes bite you. They make you itch. I hate mosquitoes! Mosquito 蚊子 wén zi 蚊子wénzi

Firefly 萤火虫 yíng huǒ chóng 萤火虫yínghuǒchóng Some people call them lightning bugs. Why do they light up?

Centipede 蜈蚣 wú gōng 蜈蚣wúgōng Its name means 100 legs. They are poisonous. –Some only hurt when they bite you, some are deadly.

Praying Mantis 螳蜋 táng láng 螳蜋tángláng They are camouflaged-you cannot see them because they look like what they live on. They eat other bugs.

What is this? Is it an insect?

Are spiders bad? Spider 蜘蛛 zhī zhū 蜘蛛 zhīzhū

Spiders eat bugs. They help us because we do not like bugs!

Are you afraid of spiders? Spiders are more afraid of you than you are of them.

Some spiders are dangerous. This spider is poisonous.

Don’t let a poisonous spider bite you!

Scorpions have poisonous tails. This is a scorpion. 蝎子 xiē zi Are scorpions dangerous? 蝎子xiēzi

Which name goes with which picture? Butterfly Bee Mosquito Cockroach Dragonfly Fly Ant Spider Grasshopper Beetle

Which of these bugs are good and which are bad?

What is your favorite bug? What bug do you hate? The insect I like most is the… The insect I hate most is the…