How to catch minibeasts for a closer look

you will need

either

a white sheet & long pole or cane (To make a beating tray)
2 yoghurt pots, bait (small piece of meat or fruit), small stones, large flat stone or tile and a trowel (To make a tumble trap)
a cardboard box, large jar, plastic funnel, an angle poise lamp, flat stone (To make a leaf litter funnel)

or all of them depending on how many different traps you want to make. Our activity sheet gives more details.

Follow the instructions on our downloadable activity sheet below

activity type: Outside
age: 7-12
activites ocation:
activites season: Spring

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- Date: 2013-05-30 20:10:53
- Weaseli
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At school we made mini beast houses!!!
- Date: 2013-02-12 15:46:21
- Moorodra
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awsome
- Date: 2013-02-12 15:46:12
- Moorodra
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awsome
- Date: 2013-02-12 15:45:31
- Moorodra
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awsome
- Date: 2012-11-05 19:04:25
- Fishesis
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this sounds fun I'm going to try
- Date: 2012-09-07 12:56:02
- Birdu
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this activity sounds really fun. i like making thing and eco things,so it's they 2 things put together.
- Date: 2012-06-17 00:44:56
- Toadinus
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I like minibeasts,and I thought of an ant trap.Basically,you do the same as a tumble trap,but make sure a bit of yogurt is in the pot.This will really attract ants because they are sugar crazy.
- Date: 2011-10-28 15:45:42
- Dragonoma
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minibeasts are soo cool I dont know why some people step on them or are sared of them.
- Date: 2011-10-20 11:20:15
- Hawkegus
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sounds amazing
- Date: 2011-10-03 17:56:14
- Shrewosis
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Look's Fun . I'm Definetly going to try that!

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