Learn about aquatic insects by becoming one! The build-a bug kit lets you try on different adaptations to a life in water. From gills to claws, macro-invertebrates have bodies specialized to live in their watery world.

Kit includes:

• Build-a-bug lesson plan
• Dress-up adaptations ("gills", "compound eyes", "breathing tube", "tail", "claws" and more)

You can find this, and other water lesson plans over at Utah State University Extension. Learn more

Living underwater is hard work! Aquatic insects need special adaptations to live in their environments. From ways to breathe, to how to hold on in rushing water, learn about aquatic bugs by becoming one.