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BUG ID Cards: Insects

By Janice VanCleave

Bug is a term used for all creepy crawlers, including insects and spiders. An easy way to distinguish insects and spiders is called The 3 + 3 Rule. Insects have: three pairs of legs (3 legs on each side of its second body part) three body parts Let’s Get Buggy 1. On index cards, draw […]

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