The Most Awesome Bugs

By Tess M Craven

Description: It has a black body with yellow stripes on top and is 2 cm to 2.3 cm Food: Tadpoles and small fishHabitat: Ponds Interesting fact: It carries a bubble under its wings for 48 hours so it can breathe underwater

DIVING BEETLE

Description: It has a green body and a grey head with six legsFood: Slugs, snails and insectsHabitat: Forest Interesting fact: It squirts out a smelly liquid to protect itself

Ground Beetle

Description: Large wings with a small black body, six legs and is 6 cm to 7 cmFood: Insects Habitat: Fields and meadowsInteresting fact: They go south in winter and north in spring with their newly hatched babies

Dragonfly

Description: Purple body, grey head, with six legs and is 7 mm to 9 mmFood: Animal dung Habitat: Forests and junglesInteresting fact : They lay their eggs in animal dung

Dung Beetle

Thankyou www.googleimages.com.au , Magic School Bus Bugs and australianmuseum.net.au

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