National Insect Week with HEXBUG
This week was National Insect Week and when we were asked if we’d like to help celebrate it by racing our very own HexBug ants I knew we couldn’t say no.
With the assistance of my Other Half, Meg and Eli set to work creating their track. Meg designed the start and finishing posts and they worked together using coloured bricks to lay out the track.
With the spectators ready and the HexBug ants raring to go, it was time for the race.
Who will win? Pink or Green?
Not sure the green one actually wanted to join in with that race!
Excitingly, we are also able to offer the chance to win your very own HexBug Nano V2 Habitat/Hurricane set. We had lots of fun playing with our HexBugs and now you can too! Just complete the rafflecopter below to be in with a chance of winning.
UK entrants only please. The giveaway will end on Friday 25 July.
a Rafflecopter giveaway
Disclaimer: We were provided with HexBug ants for the purpose of this post. All thoughts and opinions are our own.
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maci234
June 29, 2014 at 14:54
ladybird
Sam Jane Aldworth
June 29, 2014 at 15:03
Bumble Bee
Stuart Edwards
June 29, 2014 at 15:07
Spider
Joanna Butler-Savage
June 29, 2014 at 15:11
bumble bee – furry, cute and great work ethic
Ben Thompson
June 29, 2014 at 15:36
Beetle.
Elaine Dale
June 29, 2014 at 15:39
love ladybirds
kim neville
June 29, 2014 at 15:44
butterflies as so pretty
Helen Myers
June 29, 2014 at 16:15
I love bees,,, makers of honey, pollinators of fruit trees and flowers… the world would be a terrible place without them.
laura stewart
June 29, 2014 at 16:29
ant xx
Sarah Spencer
June 29, 2014 at 16:34
My favourite insect is the bee.
traceyandtim
June 29, 2014 at 16:40
Butterfly
Gavin O’shaughnessy
June 29, 2014 at 17:00
Has to be a butterfly 🙂
Karen Cowley
June 29, 2014 at 17:59
small spiders x
karen hutchinson
June 29, 2014 at 17:59
ladybird
Sandra Lane
June 29, 2014 at 18:26
My favourite insect is a bee. It gives us lovely honey.
Richard Hill
June 29, 2014 at 18:38
spiders are great
Pauline Wood
June 29, 2014 at 19:34
bee of course
Louise Fairweather
June 29, 2014 at 20:10
caterpillars because they turn into butterflies
Stix
June 29, 2014 at 20:11
Woodlice – or Lou Lou's as we've always called them.
michele omalley
June 29, 2014 at 20:15
Butterfly
Jayne Townson
June 29, 2014 at 21:37
I really like ladybirds
Ian Barnes
June 30, 2014 at 07:37
Dragonfly
Richard Randall
June 30, 2014 at 07:46
Dung Bettle.
Hannah Ingham
June 30, 2014 at 08:12
Ladybird 🙂
Judy Kennedy
June 30, 2014 at 09:24
bees
John Taggart
June 30, 2014 at 09:59
Bees
TRACY HANSON1
June 30, 2014 at 12:14
Butterflies. So pretty and all kinds of colours. 🙂
caroline pawson
June 30, 2014 at 13:30
butterflies xx
Stacy Sorrell
June 30, 2014 at 15:39
i love caterpillars
Kayleigh Main
June 30, 2014 at 18:26
A butterfly
Alexandra Mercer
June 30, 2014 at 19:46
Dragonflies
Caroline Blaza
June 30, 2014 at 21:00
Butterfly
Lyla
June 30, 2014 at 21:31
Bumble Bee
Holly Nelson
June 30, 2014 at 22:00
Butterlfies
lauren tourle
July 1, 2014 at 07:42
i like ladybirds and caterpillars 🙂
Hannah Bee Griffin
July 2, 2014 at 07:42
Ladybird
Mia Jade Fergusson
July 2, 2014 at 13:34
Woodlouse
Corinne Peat
July 2, 2014 at 20:17
A Ladybird
Aideen McElhone
July 3, 2014 at 01:16
BIG spiders :))
Christine Taylor
July 3, 2014 at 13:44
Lovely Ladybirds x
clairdownham
July 3, 2014 at 17:38
butterflies are so pretty
Julie McLaren
July 4, 2014 at 13:15
A ladybird.
Katharine Bourne-Francis
July 4, 2014 at 19:03
stick insects
Natasha Mairs
July 5, 2014 at 17:38
mine is a snail
Susan Trubey
July 6, 2014 at 15:06
slug
john hatrey
July 6, 2014 at 22:54
Spider, awesome insects
Natalie White
July 7, 2014 at 22:35
A ladybird 🙂
vicki hennie
July 8, 2014 at 14:24
a ladybird
Erica Montgomery
July 9, 2014 at 10:34
Ladybird …
Mark Sorrell
July 10, 2014 at 10:31
catterpillars, they intrigue me
Zoe Roxby
July 10, 2014 at 12:00
Lady bird
Gillian Hale
July 11, 2014 at 18:03
Butterfly
Viv C
July 11, 2014 at 20:22
stick insect
Colin Gault
July 11, 2014 at 21:58
Ladybird
Rachael Jess
July 12, 2014 at 20:55
Lady Bird
kim
July 12, 2014 at 20:56
ladybird
Elizabeth (Liz) Briggs
July 12, 2014 at 21:02
Ladybird 🙂
winnie
July 12, 2014 at 21:11
beetle 🙂
Lois Eaton
July 12, 2014 at 21:17
I like grasshoppers, the sound they make reminds me of holidays in Greece and the height and distance they jump is amazing for something so small.
Zoe Goulding
July 12, 2014 at 22:04
Butterfly
Lisa Everaert
July 13, 2014 at 00:02
Bee`s – Love the markings, the general noise they make and their Vital in my Garden x
becki miller
July 13, 2014 at 05:32
Butterfly!
Leah Wheatley
July 13, 2014 at 06:36
Spiders
Hayley Wakenshaw
July 13, 2014 at 07:13
Ants
mary heald
July 13, 2014 at 07:15
Dragonflies
krissie
July 13, 2014 at 09:02
ladybird (kris)
kayleigh bates
July 13, 2014 at 09:31
ladybird
laura banks
July 13, 2014 at 10:39
spiders
jojones
July 13, 2014 at 11:09
Bees because they are so vital
Emma Rose Baker
July 13, 2014 at 12:12
LadyBird!
hannonle
July 13, 2014 at 12:12
red admiral butterflies
Sarahann
July 13, 2014 at 16:51
Ladybird
Sam Swain
July 13, 2014 at 17:30
Cased caddis flies (they look incredible as larvae)
Michelle Ferguson
July 13, 2014 at 18:26
Butterfly
WillHatton
July 13, 2014 at 18:42
Butterflies
Stacey Melia
July 13, 2014 at 19:05
Emperor dragonfly 🙂
Michelle Banks
July 13, 2014 at 20:07
woodlice, my grandaughter calls them mini beasts lol
lynn savage
July 13, 2014 at 20:35
Grasshoppers
Kelly Hazell
July 14, 2014 at 06:26
stick insects
jenniwren12
July 14, 2014 at 14:59
ladybirds
sbroadley
July 14, 2014 at 21:51
spiders
Simon Harrington
July 15, 2014 at 02:02
Bumblebee
Tammy Tudor
July 15, 2014 at 10:09
butterfly 🙂
Kayleighgp
July 15, 2014 at 10:14
The humble Bumble bee
angela sandhu
July 15, 2014 at 14:08
ladybird
Matt Froggatt
July 15, 2014 at 20:54
Ladybird
Tracey Thompson
July 16, 2014 at 06:22
i just love ladybirds
Teresa Lee
July 16, 2014 at 09:36
Ants
Stacy Sorrell
July 17, 2014 at 09:18
butterflys, so pretty
Helen Belton
July 17, 2014 at 09:32
Cockroaches because everyone hates them and I feel sorry for them!
Amy Skinner
July 17, 2014 at 09:55
A butterfly
greig spencer
July 17, 2014 at 11:19
Bumblebee
Paul Witney
July 17, 2014 at 12:36
Bees, because they make my vegetables grow
kelly
July 17, 2014 at 19:11
The Butterfly 😀
Where Roots And Wings Entwine
July 17, 2014 at 21:02
I love ladybirds.
Elizabeth Williams
Kevin Smith
July 17, 2014 at 22:41
Praying Mantis!
MANDY DOHERTY
July 19, 2014 at 11:34
Ladybirds
Rebecca Nisbet
July 19, 2014 at 16:06
my daughter loves ladybirds
Yolanda Davis
July 19, 2014 at 16:10
Spiders are my favourite's
MJack
July 19, 2014 at 17:26
Ants
tarbs
July 20, 2014 at 00:27
Fire flies
Karen Ham
July 20, 2014 at 12:42
ladybird
michelle muirhead
July 20, 2014 at 14:54
I love spiders
Plastig Ffantastig
July 20, 2014 at 17:16
ladybird
Reb Machin
July 20, 2014 at 19:08
Bumblebee!
Donna Large
July 20, 2014 at 20:40
butterfly
LISA SHENTON
July 20, 2014 at 22:22
ladybird
Adele J Knight
July 20, 2014 at 22:30
Love the Ladybird 🙂
Caroline Kelly
July 20, 2014 at 22:36
ladybird, the least scary bug!
Solange
July 20, 2014 at 23:38
Butterfly
Kat Glynn
July 21, 2014 at 14:48
Ladybird! x
Kay Panayi
July 21, 2014 at 16:12
Butterfly
Sarah Evans
July 21, 2014 at 21:00
butterflys
Claire Thomson Little
July 22, 2014 at 00:00
butterfly 🙂
Kirsty Woods
July 22, 2014 at 05:50
Dragonfly, there are some really pretty ones
Emma Jackson
July 22, 2014 at 05:56
I'm rather fond of woodlice, weirdly 🙂
Angela Williams
July 22, 2014 at 07:59
butterflies
james wright
July 22, 2014 at 11:54
Bumble Bee
Natalie Bradley
July 22, 2014 at 13:23
Ladybirds 🙂
Stephen Little
July 22, 2014 at 15:01
Butterfly
Sarah Bates
July 22, 2014 at 18:36
Stick Insect!
Claire Wilkinson
July 22, 2014 at 19:11
lady bird
Claire Appleton
July 22, 2014 at 19:20
Bumble Bee's 🙂
Jennie Jackson Mse
July 22, 2014 at 19:36
A Ladybird
isabelle smith
July 22, 2014 at 21:56
butterfly
Jane Green
July 23, 2014 at 06:44
Spiders
Katherine Coldicott
July 23, 2014 at 08:54
Bee
Gillian Hutchison
July 23, 2014 at 11:31
worms. They are wiggly and good for the garden
Christy Beckett
July 23, 2014 at 11:48
Catterpillar x
Abigail Edkins
July 23, 2014 at 12:58
lady birds
Emily Knight
July 23, 2014 at 13:57
Ladybirds 🙂
samantha sugden
July 23, 2014 at 16:02
Bumble Bee
sarahfleck
July 23, 2014 at 17:40
Dragonflies
Eleanor Jones
July 23, 2014 at 18:44
Ladybird
Sarah Lewis
July 23, 2014 at 19:41
ladybird
Val Thorpe
July 23, 2014 at 19:41
Bees – I love seeing them in the garden pollinating all my fruit and veggie plants
Kristy Leanne Brown
July 23, 2014 at 19:42
Ladybugs
Patricia Avery
July 23, 2014 at 19:42
Beautiful Butterflies 🙂
Lara Davis
July 23, 2014 at 19:44
Dragonfly
Lisa Wilkinson
July 23, 2014 at 19:57
Ladybird
Lucy robinson
July 23, 2014 at 21:12
ladybird. x
Pamela Chang
July 23, 2014 at 21:47
grasshopper!
Ellen Stafford
July 23, 2014 at 22:32
Ladybird 🙂
tubbyj
July 23, 2014 at 22:34
spider
Rachael Jones Mann
July 23, 2014 at 23:27
spider
Jane Middleton
July 23, 2014 at 23:31
butterfly
Vicky
July 23, 2014 at 23:39
lady bug
Shelley J Stevenson
July 23, 2014 at 23:47
Hmm gotta be a bee.. not a huge fan sinmce i got stung..but since they are the most useful for our planet id choose them
snarepuss
July 24, 2014 at 05:50
ladybird 🙂
Ann-Marie Chandler
July 24, 2014 at 06:23
Damselfly
Clare Scanlan
July 24, 2014 at 07:01
Moths are really cool!
Nickles83
July 24, 2014 at 07:32
A butterfly x
JayneP
July 24, 2014 at 09:04
Butterfly. Much nicer than their creepy crawly cousins.
jamesholyland
July 24, 2014 at 10:02
Caterpillar
elaine stokes
July 24, 2014 at 11:36
bumble bee
Steven Montgomery
July 24, 2014 at 12:24
Ladybird
Graham Ashworth
July 24, 2014 at 12:34
Butterfly
Stephanie Campbell
July 24, 2014 at 13:48
lady bird
Kirsty Elliott
July 24, 2014 at 15:03
Butterfly
Penny Ford
July 24, 2014 at 15:04
Bee
Barbara Clarke
July 24, 2014 at 15:42
i think bumble bees are wonderful
Jen
July 24, 2014 at 15:44
Ladybirds! I love it when I see a ladybird in my garden – great at eating all those aphids that love my veg!
Kerry Lethbridge
July 24, 2014 at 16:11
Ants
Elizabeth Yeates
July 24, 2014 at 16:29
ladybird
Mark Tebbutt
July 24, 2014 at 17:24
ladybird
lisa ann tebbutt
kerry locke
July 24, 2014 at 17:37
Ladybird … I love that you can hold them and then watch them fly away
Sheri Darby
July 24, 2014 at 17:45
dragonflys
Nicola Holland
July 24, 2014 at 19:46
A spider…creepy!
Chris Fletcher
July 24, 2014 at 20:07
Stick insects! especially when the hide
Zoe Coen
July 24, 2014 at 20:23
Butterfly
Teresa Sheldon
July 24, 2014 at 20:28
Ladybirds
samanthapsharpe
July 24, 2014 at 20:58
butterflies
sam cornford
July 24, 2014 at 21:02
Bumble Bee.
Christina Blunden
July 24, 2014 at 21:35
Ladybirds 🙂
Natalie Crossan
July 24, 2014 at 21:45
the ladybird xx
Alisa Moore
July 24, 2014 at 22:44
Ant
Michelle Cummings
July 24, 2014 at 22:46
I love ladybirds, my sons like counting their spots to see how old they are!! 🙂