🐞 The World of Minibeasts

What you’ll learn

1. The Little Rulers of EarthLearn that insects and minibeasts are the most numerous animal group, that beetles have the most species, and how to spot an insect.Minibeasts, like insects, spiders, worms, and snails, are the most numerous and varied group of animals on Earth. Beetles have more species than any other animal. A true insect has six legs and three body parts, while spiders have eight legs and worms and snails have none, so counting legs helps tell them apart.
2. Nature's Busy HelpersIdentify the three key roles of minibeasts: pollinators, decomposers, and food for other animals.Minibeasts are small but do vital jobs. As pollinators, bees and butterflies carry pollen so plants can make seeds and fruit. As decomposers, worms and woodlice break down dead material into rich soil. And countless minibeasts are a food source for birds, frogs, and other animals. These three roles keep nature healthy.
3. A Closer LookTake a closer look at spiders, worms, and snails and review the important roles minibeasts play.A closer look shows how different minibeasts help nature. Spiders, with eight legs, hunt flies and pests in their webs, earthworms make healthy soil as they tunnel and recycle leaves, and snails glide along nibbling plants while feeding birds. Each one plays a part as a pollinator, decomposer, or food source.

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Grounded in trusted sources

• National Geographic Kids
• Smithsonian's National Zoo
• San Diego Zoo Wildlife Explorers
• Britannica Kids

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