• OPAL identification guides

    Free identification resources from OPAL.

    • Alderflies, dobsonflies and fishflies
    • Ants, bees, wasps and sawflies
    • Beetles
    • Butterflies and moths
    • Caddisflies or sedge flies
    • Dragonflies and damselflies
    • Grasshoppers, crickets and bush-crickets
    • Mayflies or upwing flies
    • Stoneflies
    • True bugs
    • True flies
    • 11-13 Years
    • 14-18 Years
    • Activities sheet
    • Factsheet

  • LEAF What’s happening to our bees?

    Handling controversial issues - What’s happening to our bees?…

    • Ants, bees, wasps and sawflies
    • 11-13 Years
    • 14-18 Years
    • Activities sheet

  • Yorkshire Museums Trust Minibeast online resource

    This resource, suitable for Key Stages 1 to 3, aims to develop knowledge and understanding of invertebrates.

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

  • droso4schools

    Online resources for school lessons using the fruit fly Drosophila.

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

  • 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

  • Insects, Entomology & Entomologists

    Insects and entomologists - what are they and why are they important?…

    • 0-5 Years
    • 11-13 Years
    • 14-18 Years
    • 6-10 Years
    • Adults
    • Video

  • iSpot

    A friendly and free community helping to identify wildlife and share nature.

    • 0-5 Years
    • 11-13 Years
    • 14-18 Years
    • 6-10 Years
    • Adults
    • Website

  • Flower Power

    Discover how to attract a diverse range of insects using flower power.

    • 0-5 Years
    • 11-13 Years
    • 14-18 Years
    • 6-10 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

  • What makes an insect?

    So, what makes an insect? With these activities, you can help identify…

    • 0-5 Years
    • 11-13 Years
    • 14-18 Years
    • 6-10 Years
    • Adults
    • Activities sheet