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Contents What is a bug? Hungry bug I am a butterfly Flying bug Hidden hunter Busy bees Jumping bugs Bug home Spinning bugs Quiz Glossary Index
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Words in bold are in the glossary on page 23.
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What is a bug? Most bugs are insects. All insects have six legs.
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This bug is an insect called a ladybird. You can tell it is an insect because it has six legs.
Every bug begins life inside a tiny egg.
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Hungry bug A caterpillar is a young insect. When it is older, it will become a butterfly.
A caterpillar eats the leaf that it hatched on. The caterpillar grows bigger and bigger until it is ready to turn into 6
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a butterfly.
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This caterpillar eats and grows. It will become a butterfly. 7
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Flying bug This bug can fly fast and slow. It can stop and stay still in the air.
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This bug is a Hawker dragonfly. It has four wings and it is fantastic at flying. It can fly backwards as well as forwards. It can even hover in the air.
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