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Insect Week returns in 2022

Garden Entomology booklet

The Royal Entomological Society’s Introduction to Insect Science.

Who is it for

Everyone

What is it

Book Factsheet

Insect group

Ants Bees Beetles Butterflies Moths Multiple groups True bugs True flies Wasps

What is Insect Week?

Insect Week encourages people of all ages to learn more about insects.

The Royal Entomological Society organises the week, supported by a large number of partner organisations with interests in the science, natural history and conservation of insects.

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Discover insects now

News

Great Bug Hunt 2021 winners
Insect Week is here
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Insect Week 2021
Winners of 2020 National Insect Week Photography Competition

Did you know?

Weighty weta

The giant weta from New Zealand is the heaviest known insect species, one individual was found to weigh 71g.

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