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insect world
Just for fun
90% of the world's animals are insects. Insects live everywhere - in your garden, in the rainforests, and even in deserts. Visit these places and learn about some of the worlds most amazing animals.
How to play: Choose the area that you would like to visit. You have 60 seconds to find the insects. Left-click on an insect to learn about it. Some of the insects are very small and difficult to find. Use your space bar to zoom in and out. Can you find all of the insects in time?

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1. What are the insects in Insect World? Where do they live?
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2. Make your own insect world. Print pictures of the rainforest, the garden, the desert and the pond. Cut out pictures of insects and put them in the right places.
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3. Choose one of the insects in this game - or another insect. Find out all that you can about it.

where does it live?
what life stages does it have?
what does it look like?
what does it eat?
how long does it live?
are there any amazing facts about this insect?

Draw or cut out a picture of your insect and write about it. If you do this with friends you could make an insect zoo, or an insect book together.

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