Insects
All insects have:
Some insects crawl or jump.
A cricket can jump.
Some insects fly.
A dragonfly can fly.
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Lots of insects are small.
Ants are small.
But some insects are big.
An Atlas moth is as big as a bird!
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All baby insects hatch from eggs.
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Some baby insects look like grown-up insects. And some baby insects look different. They change as they grow up.
This daddy long legs is grown up.
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This is its baby.
When a moth or a butterfly is a baby it is a caterpillar.
This caterpillar is a baby moth. |
This caterpillar is a baby butterfly. |
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No insects have bones inside them. Their hard outer shell protects their soft body.
This beetle has a hard outer shell.
Some insects have colours that help them to hide.
A bark mantis can hide on a tree.
Some insects can glow in the dark!
A firefly can glow.
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