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Beetles are everywhere. Learn about these interesting insects. timeforkids.com FEBRUARY 2020 ● INSECTS ● VOL. 10 ● NO. 16 EDITION K–1
Beetles are everywhere. Learn about these interesting insects.
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Beetles are found almost everywhere. They like dark, wet places. Some live under logs and rocks. All beetles have six legs.
Beetles in Action
A ladybug is a beetle. Try to find one
in a park or garden. Look for its antennas.
Can you spot two pairs of wings as the ladybug flies?
All beetles have four wings. Two are on the outside. They look like a hard shell. Two more wings are underneath. They are longer and softer. When a beetle flies, you can see all of its wings.
Some beetles have special qualities. Tiger beetles are speedy. Horned dung beetles are strong. Fireflies and click beetles can glow!
Some beetles eat leaves, fruit, and seeds. Others hunt for smaller insects. These beetles are predators. That means they eat other animals.
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Beetles are insects. There are thousands of types. Beetles come in different shapes, sizes, and colors. Let’s learn more about these cool critters. Get ready to explore the world of beetles.
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Kristie Reddick (above, left) and Jessica Honaker use nets to catch bugs. They catch grasshoppers and other insects. Would you like to hold a bug?
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Kristie Reddick is a bug scientist. So is her friend Jessica Honaker. Together, they are the Bug Chicks. They study insects and spiders. They teach people what they know.
The Bug Chicks go on adventures. They travel around the world. Reddick once went to Kenya. That’s in Africa. She found a camel spider. It was new to scientists. She got to name it. How did Reddick know it was new? “I had to look closely at the hairs on its ankle bones,” she told TIME for Kids.
Reddick and Honaker think bugs are great. But not all people agree. The Bug Chicks have a tip for people who are scared of insects. “Most bugs are harmless,” Reddick says. “If you are afraid of a bug, learn about it. Learning real facts will help you be less afraid.”
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