By catching and drawing insects they can look closely at the basic structure of these creatures and build their vocabulary by describing them. 1 Help your children to prepare boxes for the insects ...

All insects belong to the phylum Arthropoda. But unlike other arthropods—like lobsters, spiders, or millipedes—insects have three pairs of jointed legs, segmented bodies, an exoskeleton ...

The Mofu, who live in the Mandara Mountains of northern Cameroon, have developed a rich lore about their insects and have a particularly impressive entomological vocabulary. This may be in part ...