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Minibeast Explorers Worksheet

Theo, Rory and Oscar are helping sort a box of nature books. They find clues about three minibeasts. Read the clue cards, then solve the questions. Minibeasts are small animals such as insects, spiders and worms.

Clue cards

Ladybird: It has six legs, two antennae and hard wing cases. It can fly using wings underneath its wing cases. Spider: It has eight legs and no antennae. Earthworm: It has a long, soft body with many sections and no legs. Worms and many other minibeasts live in damp soil or under logs.

1.Which minibeast has six legs and two antennae? Choose one.
  • Ladybird
  • Spider
  • Earthworm
2.How many more legs does the spider have than the ladybird?
3.The earthworm has legs.
TrueFalse
4.Draw a line to match each minibeast to the feature described.
  • Ladybird
  • Spider
  • Earthworm
  • Long, soft body
  • Eight legs
  • Hard wing cases
5.Where might Theo look for an earthworm? Choose one place and say why it is suitable.
6.A ladybird has two on its head that help it sense things around it.
7.I have eight legs and no antennae. Which minibeast am I?
8.Write each feature under the minibeast it describes: eight legs; six legs; long body with sections.
9.Choose a ladybird, spider or earthworm. Draw it in the box and label at least two features that help identify it.
Draw and label your minibeast here.
10.Rory says, “A spider is an insect because it is a small animal.” Do you agree? Use a clue from the cards to explain your answer.
11.Write one sensible question you would like to ask a minibeast expert about how a minibeast lives or survives.

3 printable pages

  • Minibeast Explorers Worksheet, page 1 of 3: Clue cards

    Page 1

  • Minibeast Explorers Worksheet, page 2 of 3: 5. Where might Theo look for an earthworm? Choose one place and say why it is

    Page 2

  • Minibeast Explorers Worksheet, page 3 of 3: Draw and label your minibeast here.

    Page 3

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