SciShow Kids
Butterfly or Moth?
Do you have a favorite insect? We really like butterflies! But there's another awesome insect with really big wings and long antenna that you might see flapping around: moths! Moths and butterflies can look really similar, but we've got...
TED-Ed
TED-ED: The weird and wonderful metamorphosis of the butterfly - Franziska Bauer
In order to become a butterfly, a caterpillar's body dissolves almost completely and is rebuilt from its own juices. Butterflies are just a few of the 800,000 insect species that transition from larvae to adults through complete...
SciShow
Some Butterflies Are Secretly Cannibals
In the insect world, there are few creatures as gentle and innocent as a butterfly. And yet, some butterflies have… an unexpected side to them.
SciShow
How Does Bug Soup Become a Butterfly?
A caterpillar hatches from an egg, makes a cocoon, and emerges a fully-grown, beautiful butterfly. But, during its time in the cocoon, the caterpillar melts its body into bug goo... then even weirder stuff happens.
MinuteEarth
How two butterflies became one
Here's why you shouldn't judge a butterfly species by its wing coloration.
SciShow
Why Would a Butterfly Need a Bridge?
Meet the Duke of Burgundy, a species of butterfly that was saved from certain doom, thanks to a bridge.
SciShow
Why Would a Butterfly Need a Bridge?
Meet the Duke of Burgundy, a species of butterfly that was saved from certain doom, thanks to a bridge.
SciShow
Butterflies Shouldn't Remember Being Caterpillars (But They Do)
New ReviewWhen caterpillars undergo metamorphosis and become butterflies, their brains melt into goop. Neuroscience says they shouldn't remember anything about their past lives. So why do studies show that they do? Hosted by: @TomLumPerson...
PBS
Beans & Bees (Not Bats) Gave Us Butterflies
New ReviewTurns out, instead of having bats to thank for the existence of butterflies, the groups we should actually be thanking are…bees and beans.
SciShow Kids
Meet 3 Giant Insects!
Jessi and Squeaks love looking for insects, but they've never seen anything like these before!
Tumble Science Podcast for Kids
Colorful Butterfly Wings
The eye-popping colors and designs on butterfly wings are not just for show, but are an important adaptation that helps the insects fend off predators. Some butterflies have wings containing toxins, signaling danger to birds and other...
Curated Video
Discovering the Magical World of Butterflies
This video provides a delightful and informative look into the world of butterflies, showcasing their colorful wings, unique life cycle, and intricate details up close. Viewers will learn about the stages of a butterfly's transformation...
Kids Learning Videos
Butterflies! Fun Butterfly Facts for Kids
Butterflies are insects that can be found on every continent except Antarctica. Scientists think there could be as many as 20,000 species of butterflies! Kids will love watching videos of pretty butterflies and learning these interesting...
Kids Learning Videos
Bugs: Learning about Insects for Kids and Children
Bugs: Learning about Insects for Kids and Toddlers Join Sophia and Jacob as they search for different bugs and insects. This insect video is fun for small children and toddlers to watch and learn about different types of bugs. The...
Barcroft Media
The 11-Year-Old Insect Collector With 1400 Bugs
CLAREMORE, OKLAHOMA - SEPTEMBER 22: WHILE most 11 year olds are only interested in watching YouTube videos and playing Fortnite, Shelby Counterman would rather spend time with her enormous INSECT collection. Shelby from Claremore,...
Curated Video
The Lifecycle of a Butterfly
A perfect kids learning video about animals. Butterflies are colourful flying insects that you often see floating around your backyard. But how much do you know about butterflies? Here is a video about butterflies that both kids and...
Visual Learning Systems
Life Cycles: Insect Life Cycles
Upon viewing the Life Cycles video series, students will be able to do the following: Understand that living things go through changes in the course of their lives referred to as a life cycle. State that most living things follow a...
Fun Kids
Let's Learn Insects
Learn about your favorite insects and bugs in English! Learn how to say: butterfly, spider, caterpillar, ant, bee, mosquito, grasshopper, snail, ladybug and dragonfly.
Curated Video
The Butterfly
Miss Palomine is in her backyard with her camera, hoping to capture some pictures of her favorite kind of butterfly. This begins a discussion of the lifecycle of a butterfly.
Curated Video
Grouping Insects
Miss Palomine brings her Insect Book outside with her to help identify insects. She talks about the different types of insects and what differentiates them from one another. She provides interesting facts about insects.
Bizarre Beasts
Can An Insect's Camouflage Be *Too* Good?
New ReviewCall them stick bugs, walkingsticks, leaf insects, or phasmids, insects in the order Phasmatodea are masters of disguise. But why would an insect want to look like a plant? We decided to go to the Missoula Butterfly House and Insectarium...
Learning Mole
Insect Ecology
This video will take students through how insects fit into their environments. It explores their habitats and the way they live.