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Learn-about book · Animals
Meadow Bugs
Little Friends Among the Grass and Flowers
Also in: Žuželke na travniku (Slovenian) · Hmyz na lúke (Slovak)
Morning Among the Flowers
The sun warms the meadow, and the bees come flying. A worker gathers pollen and sweet nectar. Inside the hive lives the queen, with her drones and tiny larvae.
1
Butterflies Over the Grass
Butterflies float through the air like bright scraps of paper. They sip sweet nectar with a curly tongue. Caterpillars hatch from the eggs, then wrap themselves up in a chrysalis.
2
Ladybugs on the Leaves
A ladybug is a little beetle with red wings and black spots. The female lays yellow eggs on a leaf. Out crawl her long, speckled larvae.
3
Busy Ants
Ants live together in an anthill under the grass. The queen lays the eggs, and the workers feed the white larvae. They march one behind the other in a long line.
4
Hopping in the Tall Grass
Grasshoppers leap through the grass on strong back legs. The males chirp to call the females. The young look just like their parents, only smaller and without wings.
5
When Evening Comes
When it gets dark, the meadow does not fall asleep. Fireflies switch on their little green lamps. The male blinks as he flies, and the female answers from the ground.
6The End
