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ScienceInsects & Minibeastsusually ages 9–11

Insect communication and behaviour

Insect communication and behaviour: bees perform a waggle dance to tell hive-mates where flowers are. Ants lay pheromone trails for others to follow. Fireflies flash light patterns to find mates. Crickets chirp by rubbing their wings. Monarch butterflies migrate thousands of miles across continents. How insects 'talk' without words.

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Can your child explain how bees tell each other where to find flowers, how ants leave invisible trails, or how fireflies use light to send messages?

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Social insects: ants and beesages 7–9Must understand social insects before studying their sophisticated communication systems
Incredible insects: record-breakersages 7–9Record-breaker fascination sets up interest in extraordinary behaviours like migration
Insect communication and behaviourthis skill · ages 9–11
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This skill sits outside the F–6 Australian Curriculum — no candidate code matched (v0.1). No NSW K–6 outcome code matched (v0.1). No Victorian Curriculum 2.0 code matched (v0.1).

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