Today we’re going to learn some vocabulary for creepy crawlers. If you want, we’ve created a Byki flashcards list that you can easily download to test yourself on either Windows, Mac, or .b4u:
bug =inseto 
cockroach = barata
ladybug = joaninha
butterfly = borboleta
ant = formiga
bee = abelha
wasp = vespa
grasshopper = gafanhoto
caterpillar = lagarta
tick = carrapato
Can you think of any others?
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Another could be Spider (Aranha)
Oi! So, you have a picture of a cool bug — that I keep seeing here — but you don’t include the name! Any ideas?
-nick
Unfortunately, as a teacher of expats in Brazil, I’ve learned the word for another insect, “piolho” or louse.
My last comment may have made it sound like lice are a big problem in Brazil. I don’t think they are worse in Brazil than in the US. They are no fun anywhere.
cricket = grilo
beetle = besouro
cicada = cigarra
moth = mariposa (brazilian portuguese), traça (european portuguese)
scarabs = escaravelho
fly = mosca
Hope I helped out!
dragonfly = libélula