Just like the crustaceans rule the oceans, the insects rule the land. They exist in almost every terrestrial environment, and in an enormous array of colours, shapes and sizes. Many of them have fascinating life histories. The one thing that they all have in common is their number of legs: all adult insects have six!
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Insects - the basics
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Beetles are the most diverse group of insects in the world.
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Learn about some of the 120,000 butterflies and moths in RAMM's collections ...
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Flies can be pesky little critters but they are also very useful ...
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Darting, dancing hither and thither ...
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Busy bees and cunning wasps
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Not just your average 'bug'
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Stick insects and mantids belong to different orders but both mimic plants for...
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There are some strange individuals in the Orthoptera collections ...
