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Tips for finding bugs
• Look on/around leaves, and owers
• Turn over rocks, fallen leaves or fallen branches
• Look around food or plants at home
Basic parts of an insect
An insect’s body is divided into three areas: head, thorax, and abdomen.
Head: This is where the eyes, a pair of antennae and mouthparts
are located.
• Insects have compound eyes. This means that each eye is made up of
many smaller eyes. One compound eye may be made of up to 30,000
smaller eyes.
• Insects use their antennae to touch, smell, and taste. Some insects
can even sense sound with them!
• An insect’s mouthparts allow them to chew, pierce, suck, and to
hold food. Different insects have different types of mouthparts.
For example, a mosquito has mouthparts to help it suck blood and a
grasshopper has mouthparts to help it chew.
Thorax: This is the middle section of an insect, which has the wings and legs.
• A ying insect has one or two pairs of wings.
• An insect has three pairs of legs (6 legs total). A spider, which is not
an insect, has four pairs of legs (8 legs total).
Abdomen: This part of the insect contains the insect’s digestive system
and stinging organs, if any.
Observing and documenting your insect
(Parents/caregivers, please help your children with this activity)
If you want to take notes on your catch, include information such as:
• Today’s date
• Where you found the insect (on
a tree trunk, in the dirt, on a
ower, etc.)
• Geographic location (state,
province, city, etc.)
• Main color of the bug
• Secondary color of the bug
• Number of legs
• Number of wings
• Draw a rough sketch of the in-
sect (pay close attention to the
three parts of the insect that
we’ve talked about above)
The GeoSafari Jr.
®
Bug Vac ‘N’ View
TM
is an easy-to-use bug vacuum
for kids. Collect, observe, and then release the critters back to the
wild...or the backyard! It comes with two bug chambers to keep bugs
apart. The vacuum is also designed so that there is no need to ever
touch the bugs.
How to use the Bug Vac ‘N’ View:
1. Push bug chamber into the frog’s belly. The chamber lid will open
and be ready for bug collecting.
2. Explore your environment and nd a bug to capture.
3. Put the opening of the frog’s tongue close to the bug and press the
suction button. The vacuum will gently suck up the bug into the bug
chamber. If the bug is large, the suction may not be strong enough
to transport it all the way to the chamber, so you may need to tilt
the frog up to help the bug slide into the chamber.
4. To observe the bug, remove the bug chamber and close the sliding
door. The built-in magnier helps you see the details of your catch.
5. If you want to catch another bug, slide the extra bug chamber into
the belly.
6. When not in use, the bug chambers can be stored in the frog’s belly
and in the area below the handle. (Note: If there is a bug in the
frog’s belly, it may escape through the opening in the tongue)
Do not use the Bug Vac ‘N’ View to pick up liquids or wet objects.
Doing so may damage the electronics.
suction button
(Press to start suction,
release to stop suction)
bug chambers
(for observing your catch)
active bug chamber
(the bug chamber in the frog’s belly is the
only one connected to the vacuum suction)
head
compound eye
wings
legs
mouthparts
antennae
thorax abdoman
Check out the internet, smartphone apps, or eld guides at your local
library to help with insect identication.
Warning: Parents/caregivers, please warn children to be cautious
because some bugs can bite and/or sting.
Battery Installation
1. Use a screwdriver to carefully remove the screw on the battery door.
2. Open the battery door.
3. Install 3 AA batteries as shown in the diagram.
4. Close the battery door.
5. Use a screwdriver to secure the battery door.
Note:
• Do not use rechargeable batteries.
• Do not mix old and new batteries.
• Do not mix different types of batteries: alkaline, standard
(carbon zinc) or rechargeable (nickel-cadmium) batteries.
• Do not recharge non-rechargeable batteries.
• Remove rechargeable batteries from the toy before charging.
• Only charge rechargeable batteries under adult supervision.
• Only use batteries of the same or equivalent type as recommended.
• Insert batteries with the correct polarity.
• Remove exhausted batteries from the toy.
• Do not short-circuit the supply terminals.
For troubleshooting tips, please visit our website:
www.educationalinsights.com/bugvac
Aspirador y observador de insectos es un aspirador de insectos para niños fácil de usar.
Recoge, observa y devuelve los bichitos a su medio natural... ¡o al jardín! Viene con dos
compartimentos de insectos para mantenerlos separados. Además, el aspirador está
diseñado de manera que nunca sea necesario tocar los insectos.
Cómo usar Aspirador y observador
1. Mete un compartimento de insectos en la barriga de la rana. La tapa del compartimento
se abrirá y estará listo para la recogida de insectos.
2. Explora tu entorno y busca un insecto que capturar.
3. Coloca la apertura de la lengua de la rana cerca del insecto y pulsa el botón de succión.
El aspirador succionará suavemente el insecto hasta llegar al compartimento. Si el
insecto es demasiado grande, puede que la succión no sea lo sucientemente potente
como para transportarlo hasta el compartimento. En ese caso, inclina la rana hacia
arriba para ayudar a que el insecto se deslice hasta el compartimento.
4. Para observar el insecto, saca el compartimento y cierra la puerta deslizante. La lupa
integrada te ayudará a observarlo con detenimiento.
5. Si quieres atrapar otro insecto, mete el otro compartimento de insectos en la barriga
de la rana.
6. Cuando no estés utilizando los compartimentos de insectos, se pueden guardar dentro
de la barriga de la rana y en la zona debajo del asa. (Nota: si hay un insecto en la barriga
de la rana, es posible que escape a través de la apertura de la lengua)
No uses Bug Vac ‘N’ View para recoger líquidos u objetos húmedos,
ya que podría estropearse el sistema electrónico.
Consejos para buscar insectos
• Mira en las hojas y flores o cerca de ellas
• Dale la vuelta a las rocas y a las hojas o ramas en el suelo
• Mira cerca de la comida o las plantas en casa
Partes básicas de un insecto
Botón de succión
(pulsa para empezar a aspirar,
suelta para dejar de succionar)
(ES)
Compartimentos de insectos
(para observar lo que has atrapado)
Compartimento de insectos activo
(el compartimento de insectos
en la barriga de la rana es el único
conectado a la succión del aspirador.)
cabeza
ojos compuestos
alas
patas
partes de la boca
antenas
tórax abdomen
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