Mini-Beasts

Minibeasts are really animals called invertebrates . These  are animals without a backbone, and these are the most numerous type of animal in the world.

Images and links below from

http://www.ento.vt.edu/~sharov/3d/virtual.html

Link= http://home.comcast.net/~sharov/3d/ant.html

Let's build some mini beasts on line

Create your own Super Bug!

Foundation/KS1 Science, KS2 Science, KS3 Science,   

 Ant

 73K
      Stag Beetle         127K
      German Cockroach    128K
      Mosquito            134K
      Grasshopper         242K
      Water Strider       66K
      Flea                198K
      Mantis              129K
      Termite             246K

 Yellowjacket wasp   121K
      Fly                 163K
      Bee                 209K
      Black widow spider  66K

 Running Cockroach          138K

Digital Guide to Insects, Spiders and Arthropods of North America

Minibeast Profiles: Some interesting invertebrates

• Spiders

• Scorpions

• Millipedes

• Centipedes

• Sowbugs and pillbugs

• Incredible insects

• Termites

• Aquatic insects

• Lacewings, dobsonflies and antlions

• Butterflies and moths

• Ants, bees and wasps

Let hunt for  Mini-Beasts Let's take a walk around the school and hunt for mini beasts! Where should we look?   The first place to look is inside the building. Window frames and sills make a great place for ladybirds, spiders, flies and maybe even the cocoon of a butterflies.

Next let's look outside. What can we find in the grass? What might be living under a rock?? Outside, cracks in sidewalk , under plant pots are all places of shelter for a variety of minibeasts.The walls of a building and  other climbing plants provide an excellent and safe habitat often used throughout the year by small minibeasts.Let's look for creatures in the grass and dirt.  You might find ants, earthworms, millipedes and centipedes.

Where do Mini Beasts Live?

Grasslands

http://www.naturegrid.org.uk/grassland/index.html

Woodlands

http://www.naturegrid.org.uk/woodland/woodexplore.html

Ponds

http://www.naturegrid.org.uk/pondexplorer/pondexplorer.html

What do they look like up close?

http://www.ent.iastate.edu/ImageGallery/

Their parts

http://wings.avkids.com/Book/Animals/beginner/insects-01.html

Playtime Online

Mini Beasts and Monster Bugs

http://www.scholastic.com/magicschoolbus/games/bugs/index.htm#

Let's Save the Ants

http://www.pestworldforkids.org/archibald/index.html

Sometimes Mini Beasts can cause trouble-

Can you be a Great Pet Detective

http://www.pestworldforkids.org/pest_detective/index.html

More Mini Beast Games\

Web Quests

http://www.field-trips.org/sci/minibeast/

Minibeasts Field Trip

Stop 1—Welcome to the Minibeasts Field Trip!

Stop 2—Flying Insects ·

Stop 3—Profiles of Minibeasts ·

Stop 4—Insect Life Cycle