We’re Going On A Bug Hunt

This week is National Insect Week so there is NO better time to get outdoors and go on a bug hunt. Not sure where to start? Well, read on to find out how to go bug hunting and some great kit to use…

A bug hotel, there's got to be LOTS of bugs living here!

A bug hotel, there’s got to be LOTS of bugs living here!

What you need:

My lil sis Tilda loves to go bug hunting too!

My lil sis Tilda loves to go bug hunting too!

Where should you go?:

Bugs can be found pretty much anywhere. Have a look in your own garden and you will find all sorts of things from butterflies to beetles, lacewings to ladybirds, slaters to snails. Head off to your local woods to see if you can find something different lurking deep inside. Or I LOVE to visit Jupiter Urban Wildlife Centre which is great for bug hunting and pond dipping.

A brush can help you gently get a bug into your jar to look at

A brush can help you gently get a bug into your jar to look at

What to do…

Well, remember to be quiet and gentle when you are bug hunting so you don’t scare any bugs. Also, be careful where you are going so you don’t get stung by any plants or bugs. Under stones and old logs are great hiding places, look under leaves of plants and in their flowerheads and have a dig in some soil.

Look under old logs for bugs

Look under old logs for bugs

Things to think about…

A magnifying pot is perfect for a closer peak

A magnifying pot is perfect for a closer peak

Nets are great for helping catch flying bugs like butterflies

Nets are great for helping catch flying bugs like butterflies

Consider making a home for some of the bugs you find. Bug hotels are great fun to make with lots of materials you will probably have lying about the garden.

You can do a lot of bug hunting using old spoons and containers from your kitchen (remember to ask your parents before you start digging in the soil with their best silverware!)

Remember to takes notes and draw pictures of what you find

Remember to takes notes and draw pictures of what you find

My favourite items to go bug hunting with are from Big Jigs Toys:

Magnifying glass

Magnifying Glass, £8.49*, perfect for taking a closer look at all those bugs

 

Magnifying Pot, £3.99, A great way to keep bugs safe while you have a good look

Magnifying Pot*, £3.99, A great way to keep bugs safe while you have a good look

 

Bug Net, £7.99, great for catching flying creatures like butterflies

Bug Net*, £7.99, great for catching flying creatures like butterflies

Bug Box, £5.99, perfect for looking closely at those flying creatures 

Bug Box*, £5.99, perfect for looking closely at those flying creatures

If you are interested in reading more about bugs then visit our other blogs:

Save the Frogs

Make Your Own Bug Hotel

How to Make a Bug Hotel

Happy bug hunting everyone!

Lulu xx

*Price correct at time of publication