Children’s / Teenage general interest: Insects, spiders, minibeasts

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How to Party Like a Snail

An introverted snail throws his own kind of party to celebrate all things quiet

Snail is a party animal. Well...kind of. He loves the quiet things about parties: confetti, making new friends (using his ...

Bee & Flea and the Compost Caper

Unlikely bug buddies bring the science of compost heaps to life

Bee is spending another beautiful, boring day pollinating flowers in the backyard when a visitor named Flea gallops onto the scene on a dog’s ...

A Picnic in the Rain

A rainy day in spring is the perfect time for the snail family to go out on a picnic. Carrying a basket of provisions and some toys, the snails set off under the most delightful downpour. But no sooner ...

Bees and Other Pollinators

Bees and other pollinators help pollinate the plants that give us many of our favourite foods. Bees are North America’s most important pollinators. Honeybees have two stomachs. One is for food, and ...

Butterflies

There are about 24,000 species of butterflies and 140,000 species of moths in the world. They exist on every continent except Antarctica. A butterfly starts out as an egg, grows into a caterpillar, then ...