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If you've already done the activity on insect mouth types, then you probably have a pretty good idea of the diversity of insects that are crawling around out there.  I bet you don't realize how easy it is to catch some of them, though!  It is important to be able to look at live insects closely in order to learn more about them and that is just what this activity will allow you to do!

Click on one of the following links to begin your activity!

What You Will Learn

What You Need

What To Do

Going Further

Created by:  Kate Vickey

Ideas from:  4-H Insectaganza of Excitement Series, 1997

 Send comments to:  kvickey@ufl.edu