Minibeast
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"Minibeast" or "Minibeasts" is a term for a variety of arthropods and other invertebrates, including spiders, ants, butterflies, bees, wasps, flies
, woodlice http://www.kewgardens.org/education/wildlifezone/species/Animal_Invertebrate.html, and many others. The United Kingdom
-based Young People's Charitable Trust defines them as "small animals" in a factsheet written for young readers http://www.yptenc.org.uk/docs/factsheets/env_facts/minibeasts.html. There is a "Minibeast Zooseum" in Michigan dedicated to invertebrateshttp://www.michigan.org/travel/detail.asp?m=2;4&p=G21702. Minibeasts, as indicated by their name, are generally 'mini' or small.
The study of minibeasts is common as part of the primary school curriculum. Studying minibeasts is a very effective way to observe many biological concepts first hand, which is not possible with many larger animals. Life cycles, food chains, and bodily structure and function are just some of the basic elements of biological science which can be easily explained using minibeasts. "Bugs Alive!" at Melbourne Museum features a huge number of live minibeasts with detailed information about them, while services such as "Minibeast Wildlife" http://www.minibeastwildlife.com.au and "Travelbugs" http://www.mini-beasts.com take live minibeast to schools and provide educational resources.
Fließ
Fließ is a municipality in the Landeck district and is located5 km south of Landeck on the upper course of the Inn River. It has 9 hamlets and was already populated at the roman age; the village itself was founded around the 6th century. After a conflagration in 1933 Fließ was restored more...
, woodlice http://www.kewgardens.org/education/wildlifezone/species/Animal_Invertebrate.html, and many others. The United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
-based Young People's Charitable Trust defines them as "small animals" in a factsheet written for young readers http://www.yptenc.org.uk/docs/factsheets/env_facts/minibeasts.html. There is a "Minibeast Zooseum" in Michigan dedicated to invertebrateshttp://www.michigan.org/travel/detail.asp?m=2;4&p=G21702. Minibeasts, as indicated by their name, are generally 'mini' or small.
The study of minibeasts is common as part of the primary school curriculum. Studying minibeasts is a very effective way to observe many biological concepts first hand, which is not possible with many larger animals. Life cycles, food chains, and bodily structure and function are just some of the basic elements of biological science which can be easily explained using minibeasts. "Bugs Alive!" at Melbourne Museum features a huge number of live minibeasts with detailed information about them, while services such as "Minibeast Wildlife" http://www.minibeastwildlife.com.au and "Travelbugs" http://www.mini-beasts.com take live minibeast to schools and provide educational resources.
External references
- National Curriculum in Action Minibeast Tree Diagrams
- Wildlife Trust Minibeast Ride, with National Curriculum considerations
- Minibeast Wildlife Minibeast education, resources, and photographs
- Melbourne Museum - Bugs Alive! Resources, exhibition information, interactive web games
- Travelbugs Mobile minibeast education