30 Insects & Bugs names in English for Kids 🐞 | STEM Early Learning | Fun Facts for Preschoolers

Added: 2026-05-21

[00:00:00]Welcome to Smart Explorer Kids. Let's learn about insects and bugs.

[00:00:10]THIS IS A BUTTERFLY.

[00:00:13]>> [screaming] >> BUTTERFLIES ARE colorful flyers with soft wings. They flutter from flower to flower sipping nectar.

[00:00:26]Say hello TO A LADYBUG.

[00:00:29]>> [screaming] [cheering] >> LADYBUGS ARE TINY and round with red shells and black spots. They love to eat garden pests.

[00:00:41]HERE COMES A HONEYBEE.

[00:00:47]HONEYBEES ARE BUSY workers making honey.

[00:00:50]They live in hives and love flowers.

[00:00:55]Look, IT'S A DRAGONFLY.

[00:00:58]>> [screaming] >> DRAGONFLIES zoom quickly near water.

[00:01:04]Their wings shine like glass in the sun.

[00:01:09]MEET THE ANT.

[00:01:12]>> [screaming] >> ANTS ARE TINY TEAM PLAYERS. They build tunnels and carry food much bigger than themselves.

[00:01:23]HERE'S A BEETLE.

[00:01:25]>> [screaming] >> BEETLES COME IN MANY SHAPES and colors.

[00:01:31]Some are strong, some are shiny, and all are tough.

[00:01:37]THIS IS A MOSQUITO.

[00:01:40]>> [screaming] >> MOSQUITOES ARE TINY flyers with long mouths. They love buzzing around at night.

[00:01:51]Say hi TO A HOUSEFLY.

[00:01:54]>> [screaming] >> HOUSEFLIES ZOOM around kitchens and homes.

[00:02:00]They are [music] fast and hard to catch.

[00:02:05]LOOK AT THE WASP.

[00:02:08]>> [screaming] >> WASPS ARE STRIPED [music] AND STINGY.

[00:02:13]They build papery nests high in trees.

[00:02:19]HERE COMES A MOTH.

[00:02:25]MOTHS ARE NIGHTTIME COUSINS of butterflies.

[00:02:28]They are soft and often fly toward lights.

[00:02:33]This is a cicada.

[00:02:36]>> [screaming] >> CICADAS [music] SING LOUDLY IN the summer.

[00:02:41]Their buzzing sound fills the air in warm places.

[00:02:47]Say hello TO A TERMITE.

[00:02:50]>> [screaming] >> TERMITES ARE TINY BUT MIGHTY.

[00:02:56]They chew on wood [music] and live in big colonies.

[00:03:01]Here's a firefly.

[00:03:04]>> [screaming] >> FIREFLIES GLOW IN the dark.

[00:03:09]>> [music] >> Their tiny lights twinkle like stars in the grass.

[00:03:15]THIS IS A CRICKET.

[00:03:18]>> [screaming] >> CRICKETS CHIRP SWEET SONGS at night.

[00:03:24]They rub their wings to make music.

[00:03:28]Look, IT'S A HORNET.

[00:03:31]>> [screaming] >> HORNETS ARE BIGGER WASPS. They are strong flyers and can be quite scary.

[00:03:42]Here comes a grasshopper.

[00:03:45]>> [screaming] >> Grasshoppers hop high with strong back legs.

[00:03:52]They munch on grass and leaves.

[00:03:57]Say hi to the KISSING BUG. YAY!

[00:04:00]>> [screaming] >> KISSING BUGS GET THEIR NAME FROM BITING NEAR FACES. [music] They are sneaky little insects.

[00:04:11]This is A BOOKLOUSE.

[00:04:13]YAY!

[00:04:14]>> [screaming] >> BOOKLICE ARE TINY BUGS FOUND NEAR BOOKS and paper.

[00:04:21]They love damp cozy spots.

[00:04:25]>> [music] >> Here comes lice.

[00:04:28]YAY!

[00:04:28]>> [screaming] >> LICE ARE SMALL INSECTS THAT LIVE ON HAIR.

[00:04:34]>> [music] >> They are famous for being itchy.

[00:04:39]Look at THE BOTFLY.

[00:04:41]YAY!

[00:04:42]>> [screaming] >> BOTFLIES ARE UNUSUAL BUGS.

[00:04:47]Their babies grow under animal skin.

[00:04:52]Here's a horsefly.

[00:04:54]YAY!

[00:04:55]>> [screaming] >> HORSEFLIES ARE STRONG BITERS.

[00:05:00]THEY BUZZ AROUND fields near horses and cattle.

[00:05:05]>> [music] >> Say hello to A BLACKFLY.

[00:05:08]YAY!

[00:05:09]>> [screaming] >> BLACKFLIES ARE TINY BITERS, TOO.

[00:05:14]They love to fly in swarms near rivers.

[00:05:20]This is a sandfly.

[00:05:22]Yay!

[00:05:23]>> [screaming and cheering] >> Sandflies live in sandy places.

[00:05:28]Their bites are tiny, but itchy.

[00:05:32]>> [music] >> Look, IT'S A GNAT. YAY!

[00:05:36]>> [screaming] >> GNATS ARE VERY SMALL AND FLY IN CLOUDS.

[00:05:42]They love damp air and wet soil.

[00:05:47]Here comes A MIDGE. YAY!

[00:05:49]>> [screaming] >> MIDGES ARE TINY INSECTS THAT BUZZ NEAR WATER.

[00:05:56]Some bite, but many are harmless.

[00:06:01]Say hi to a leafhopper.

[00:06:03]Yay!

[00:06:04]>> [screaming] >> Leafhoppers hop quickly on leaves.

[00:06:09]They drink juice from plants.

[00:06:14]This is AN APHID. YAY!

[00:06:17]>> [screaming] >> APHIDS ARE TINY AND SOFT. THEY HIDE under leaves and sip plant [music] sap.

[00:06:27]Here comes a STICK INSECT. YAY!

[00:06:30]>> [screaming] >> STICK INSECTS LOOK LIKE TWIGS.

[00:06:35]THEY HIDE IN plain sight by blending with plants.

[00:06:40]>> [music] >> Look, it's a praying mantis. YAY!

[00:06:44]>> [screaming] >> PRAYING MANTISES STAND TALL WITH FOLDED ARMS.

[00:06:50]They are clever hunters of other bugs.

[00:06:55]>> [music] >> Say hello to A BEDBUG. YAY!

[00:06:59]>> [screaming] >> BEDBUGS ARE TINY AND FLAT.

[00:07:04]THEY HIDE in beds and come out [music] at night.

[00:07:09]Here comes A FLEA. YAY!

[00:07:12]>> [screaming] >> FLEAS ARE JUMPY INSECTS. They love to hop onto pets and [music] drink blood.

[00:07:22]This is a cockroach. YAY!

[00:07:26]>> [screaming] >> COCKROACHES ARE TOUGH SURVIVORS. [music] THEY scuttle quickly into dark corners.

[00:07:36]Say hi to an earwig.

[00:07:39]YAY!

[00:07:39]>> [screaming] >> YAY!

[00:07:42]EARWIGS HAVE PINCER TAILS.

[00:07:45]THEY LOOK SCARY, but are mostly harmless.

[00:07:50]Here comes A SILVERFISH.

[00:07:53]YAY!

[00:07:53]>> [screaming] >> SILVERFISH ARE SHINY, SLIPPERY BUGS.

[00:07:59]They run fast [music] and love paper and books.

[00:08:03]Great job, little explorers. We met so many buzzing, crawling, and flying insects today.