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Pack two of three Welcome to your second Easter adventure
Thick-legged
flower beetle
You might have spotted them
crawling around on flowers, or
maybe this is your first sighting.
Either way, you’re about
to have some fun getting
to know the thick-legged
flower beetles. Discover
exciting activities in this
pack and find out more
as you explore the lives
of these insects.
Print this pack out and
get hands-on, or use these
activities as inspiration for
your own crafts.
Tongue Try writing your own
tricky tongue twister.
How fast can you say
in a it without slipping
up? Take a look at
twist
the examples and
then try your own.
‘Three thousand thick-
thighed beetles sitting in
thicket and thistles.’
‘Pretty plants are
perfect places to perch
and pick up pollen.’
Did you know?
Male flower beetles’ big, swollen legs
are where the ‘thick-legged’ name
comes from. They’re also sometimes
called ‘swollen-thighed beetles’ or
‘false oil beetles’, and they belong to
the ‘false blister beetle’ family.
Make it Antenna
shine Eye
Leg
These beetles
are a beautiful
metallic green Thorax
colour. Use
your shiniest
paints, pens or
materials to Abdomen
decorate this
one and make
it stand out.
You could even build your
own using play bricks,
salt dough or newspaper. Wing
Did you know?
Thick-legged flower beetles can often
be found laying eggs in the bark of
trees. To protect against predators, they
also use their bodies to create a poison.
But don’t worry – they can’t harm you!
Do it for Natur
e
nature
pl
ed ge
Can you plant a
home of flowers?
Their favourites are ox-eye
daisies, but beetles love
all kinds of open flowers, Did you know?
like roses or cornflowers.
Thick-legged flower
Try planting some at home beetles spend so much
to help them feel welcome. of their time on flowers
that the pollen ends up
sticking to their bodies
and they carry it to
other places. This makes
them great pollinators!
like a
Bounce beetle
Thick-legged flower beetles are
very active little creatures.
They like to leap around and jump
on flowers. Build your own activity
dice, then roll it to see what your
first move will be.
You will need
• Scissors
• Glue or Sellotape
Instructions
1. Ask an adult to help you cut out
the template. If you’re not printing
it, you could make your own with a
cardboard box you have at home, or
use a dice and match the numbers to
the ones you see on the template.
2. Use glue or Sellotape to stick the tabs
together and make a dice. Don’t forget
to keep the words on the outside.
3. Roll the box and see what action it
lands on, then give it a go.
4. Keep rolling the dice until you’ve tried
every beetle move.
Challenge yourself and
get active this Easter
1
Cut
Fold
Glue
Stomp
2 Curl up
3 4 5
Leap Climb Crouch
6 Scurry
Now that you’ve got to know the thick-legged flower
beetle, are you ready to have fun with some other
Easter creatures? For more at-home activity packs, visit
nationaltrust.org.uk/
for-families
If you’d like this information in
an alternative format, please
call 0344 800 1895 or email
enquiries@nationaltrust.org.uk
quoting code: ACCESS ME003.
©National Trust 2021. The National Trust is a registered charity no. 205846.
Photography ©National Trust Images/Rob Coleman
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