Bugs Count
The OPAL Bugs Count app also includes a guide to common groups of invertebrates (bugs) found in the UK, including butterflies, beetles and hoverflies. You’ll discover interesting facts, identification tips and stunning photos of bugs from London’s Natural History Museum.
Features
• Quest
- Help scientists at the Natural History Museum by finding, then taking and sending photos of the six important Species Quest bugs
• Guide
- Find out about the bugs you see, and discover interesting facts and ID tips. What exactly is the difference between a grasshopper and a cricket?
• Gallery
- Explore stunning images of UK bugs photographed by the Natural History Museum.
The app can be used on its own or as part of the OPAL Bugs Count survey.
Opal Bugs Count is a nationwide survey investigating how the built environment affects invertebrates. By taking part, you will discover more about the enormous variety of bugs that live around us.
An incredible 96% of all known animals are bugs... without them the world would be a very different place.
OPAL, The Open Air Laboratories network, is a lottery-funded initiative to get more people interested in nature. The Natural History Museum is an OPAL partner.
Category : Education
Reviews (14)
Has not been updated since 2014 and there are various layout issues on phones requiring horizontal scrolling to view the contents and menu. Feels like this app was abandoned.
No way to resize screen, can not use
Good little app but needs more species
I like the app, but it could be a lot better. The I'd guide tries to simplify things, but still assumes too much knowledge - many larvae have no legs or six legs so why would anyone know to choose it from the guide.
Should have the option to send existing photos. I took a photo of a butterfly the other day but I'm unable to send it
Looks nice, and cool feature to submit photos. The guide needs more bugs though.
Doesn't display correctly on Nexus 6P using 7.1.1
Only identifies down to groups of insects. Very limited number of insects.
Unfortunately, it keeps crashing on HTC Desire
Took agges to download
Crummy! Very few species. Hire on earth can they make such a huge app with so little content!
Couldnt see most of the pages as too large and non sizeable!! More info would be good too
Ironically this is very bugy on android. Shame.
Awful app. Awful formatting. Awful UI. It doesn't even 'fit' in a vertical screen and you can't see much in the horizontal screen. I guess I expected more from The Natural History Museum! It doesn't need to sparkle, but it should at least be usable. Not enough bugs either... I mean of the insect kind ;)