Our collection of educational resources relating to insects and entomology from the Royal Entomological Society, Insect Week partners and other sources.

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  • Association of Animal Behaviour learning resources

    Free resources about animal behaviour…

    • Ants, bees, wasps and sawflies
    • Butterflies and moths
    • Dragonflies and damselflies
    • Grasshoppers, crickets and bush-crickets
    • True bugs
    • True flies
    • 0-5 Years
    • 11-13 Years
    • 14-18 Years
    • 6-10 Years
    • Adults
    • Activities sheet
    • Lesson Plan

  • BBSRC teaching resources

    Teaching resources from the BBSRC…

    • Ants, bees, wasps and sawflies
    • Beetles
    • Butterflies and moths
    • Grasshoppers, crickets and bush-crickets
    • True bugs
    • True flies
    • 0-5 Years
    • 6-10 Years
    • Activities sheet

  • droso4schools

    Online resources for school lessons using the fruit fly Drosophila.

    • True flies
    • 11-13 Years
    • 14-18 Years
    • Factsheet
    • Lesson Plan

  • Garden Pollinators miniguide

    Here are some pollinating insects you may find in your garden…

    • Ants, bees, wasps and sawflies
    • Beetles
    • Butterflies and moths
    • True flies
    • 0-5 Years
    • 11-13 Years
    • 14-18 Years
    • 6-10 Years
    • Adults
    • Factsheet

  • Insect colouring sheets from Jennifer Delaney

    Colouring sheets by illustrator Jennifer Delaney…

    • Ants, bees, wasps and sawflies
    • Butterflies and moths
    • True flies
    • 0-5 Years
    • 11-13 Years
    • 14-18 Years
    • 6-10 Years
    • Adults
    • Activities sheet

  • Insect morphology infographics

    The BioLinks team at the Field Studies Council has created some informative and accessible infographics highlighting different insect group’s key features. Find all the infographics on the ‘Bee, beetle, or bug? An introduction to insect morphology‘ blogpost on the Field Studies Council website. This project was supported National…

    • Ants, bees, wasps and sawflies
    • Beetles
    • Caddisflies or sedge flies
    • Dragonflies and damselflies
    • Mayflies or upwing flies
    • Stoneflies
    • True bugs
    • True flies
    • 14-18 Years
    • Adults
    • Factsheet

  • Insects everywhere

    Find out how you can find insects just about anywhere.

    • True bugs
    • True flies
    • 0-5 Years
    • 11-13 Years
    • 14-18 Years
    • 6-10 Years
    • Adults
    • Factsheet

  • Insects in green spaces

    This guide from the Royal Entomological Society gives you an overview of the different types of insects, with advice on how you might create a place for them to live in a green space near you. RES_A5 Insects_web artworkDownload…

    • Alderflies, dobsonflies and fishflies
    • Angel insects
    • Ants, bees, wasps and sawflies
    • Beetles
    • Booklice, barklice and parasitic lice
    • Bristletails
    • Butterflies and moths
    • Caddisflies or sedge flies
    • Cockroaches and termites
    • Dragonflies and damselflies
    • Earwigs
    • Fleas
    • Grasshoppers, crickets and bush-crickets
    • Ice crawlers and heelwalkers
    • Lacewings, antlions and mantidflies
    • Mantises
    • Mayflies or upwing flies
    • Scorpionflies
    • Silverfish and firebrats
    • Snakeflies
    • Stick-insects
    • Stoneflies
    • Thrips
    • True bugs
    • True flies
    • Twisted wing flies
    • Webspinners
    • 14-18 Years
    • Adults
    • Book

  • INSTAR – Magazine for Young Entomologists

    Magazine for Young Entomologists from the Royal Entomological Society.

    • Ants, bees, wasps and sawflies
    • Beetles
    • Butterflies and moths
    • Dragonflies and damselflies
    • Grasshoppers, crickets and bush-crickets
    • Lacewings, antlions and mantidflies
    • Mayflies or upwing flies
    • True bugs
    • True flies
    • 11-13 Years
    • 14-18 Years
    • 6-10 Years
    • Activities sheet

  • NHM Fly Finder

    Join the NHM fly-spotting team this summer and improve our understanding of how some of these species, important as pollinators, are faring in the UK.

    • True flies
    • 11-13 Years
    • 14-18 Years
    • Adults
    • Activities sheet
    • Factsheet