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Insecten

Insects

Six legs and a great many names: butterflies, beetles, bees, flies, dragonflies and the rest.

297 words in 18 topics

Het insect zelf

The insect itself

Lichaam van een insectBody of an insectWhat an insect is made of, from de voelspriet to de angel. 14 words.OpenLevenscyclusLife cycleFrom het ei to the grown insect, and the shapes it takes in between. 10 words.OpenNesten en honingNests and honeyWhat insects build and make, and what people do with it. 18 words.Open

Vlinders

Butterflies and moths

DagvlindersButterfliesThe ones that fly by day, from het koolwitje to de koninginnenpage. 29 words.OpenNachtvlindersMothsThe far larger family that mostly flies after dark — and a few that do not wait for it. 24 words.Open

Kevers

Beetles

Kevers van tuin en bosBeetles of garden and woodThe beetles you meet outdoors, from het lieveheersbeestje to het vliegend hert. 24 words.OpenPlagen, zwemmers en reuzenPests, swimmers and giantsBeetles in the potato field, in the beam and in the pond, and the largest ones of the tropics. 16 words.Open

Bijen, wespen en mieren

Bees, wasps and ants

Bijen en hommelsBees and bumblebeesThe honey bee, its wild relatives and the bumblebees. 18 words.OpenWespen en mierenWasps and antsThe ones with a narrow waist: wasps, hornets and the ants at your feet. 20 words.Open

Vliegen en muggen

Flies and mosquitoes

VliegenFliesTwo wings and short antennae: the ones that buzz, hover and bite. 17 words.OpenMuggenMosquitoes and midgesLong antennae and thin legs. Only a few of them bite. 12 words.Open

Libellen en juffers

Dragonflies and damselflies

LibellenDragonfliesThey rest with their wings spread and hunt over every Dutch ditch. 15 words.OpenJuffersDamselfliesThinner than a dragonfly, and they fold their wings when they land. 13 words.Open

Sprinkhanen en verwanten

Grasshoppers and their kin

Sprinkhanen en krekelsGrasshoppers and cricketsThe jumpers and the singers of the summer meadow. 17 words.OpenBidsprinkhanen, wandelende takken en kakkerlakkenMantises, stick insects and cockroachesThe hunters, the hiders and the ones nobody wants in the kitchen. 10 words.Open

Wantsen, luizen en vlooien

Bugs, lice and fleas

WantsenTrue bugsInsects with a beak to pierce and suck, on land and on the water. 14 words.OpenCicaden en bladluizenCicadas and aphidsThe loudest insects and the smallest sap-suckers on a rose. 11 words.OpenKlein en oeroudSmall and ancientFleas, lice and the quiet old orders: mayflies, lacewings and het zilvervisje. 15 words.Open