# Are You an Insect? - Source: StoryWeaver (storyweaver.org.in), CC BY, Pratham Books, StoryWeaver, CC BY 4.0 - Reading level: Grades 1 and 2 - Subjects: Stories, Animals, Technology - Topics: real, water, robobees, around, grasshopper, help - Length: 171 words, about 1 min - By: Shabnam Minwalla - Original: - Page: - Open in Sprouts: **EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEKKK!** Do you run when you see a cockroach? Or scream when you see a bee? Look closely instead. Insects are amazing. They help scientists make machines. **Grasshopper Robots** are tiny. But they leap very high. Just like real grasshoppers. One day, they may explore places that no one has ever been. **RoachBots** run around and squeeze through tiny cracks. Just like real cockroaches. One day, they could help find people who are lost or trapped. **RoboBees** can fly and perch on plants. Just like real bees. One day, RoboBees might travel to Mars in a spaceship, collect mud and gas and bring it back to us. **Water Strider Microbots** can walk on water. Just like real water striders. One day, they could clean our lakes and oceans. The next time something crawls or buzzes around, look carefully. It might be a RoachBot or a RoboBee. You never know. A bot is a computer program or little machine that can perform simple, repetitive tasks. **RoachBots** **Grasshopper** **Robots** ![Two white patches on blue background](https://sprout.rootsofreason.org/media/storyweaver-are-you-an-insect-e0d9dc1854.jpg) **RoboBees** ยท **Water Strider** **Microbots** ## Picture credits - Adrija Ghosh, CC BY 4.0 () - Adrija Ghosh, CC BY 4.0 () - Adrija Ghosh, CC BY 4.0 () - Adrija Ghosh, CC BY 4.0 () - Adrija Ghosh, CC BY 4.0 () - Adrija Ghosh, CC BY 4.0 () - Adrija Ghosh, CC BY 4.0 () - Adrija Ghosh, CC BY 4.0 () - Adrija Ghosh, CC BY 4.0 () - Adrija Ghosh, CC BY 4.0 () - Adrija Ghosh, CC BY 4.0 () - Adrija Ghosh, CC BY 4.0 () - Adrija Ghosh, CC BY 4.0 () - Adrija Ghosh, CC BY 4.0 ()