This bug clipart gallery holds 12 small creatures you can drop into a worksheet, from a spotted ladybug and a busy ant to a spider web, a garden snail and a wiggly worm. All of them come as transparent PNG files, which means a ladybug lands on your page, slide or card without a white box hugging it.
Hit Download PNG to keep a bug, or Copy and drop it into a lesson plan. Flip the background preview to try each critter on kraft paper, a chalkboard or a soft green before you print. Need more garden friends? Pair these with our butterfly clipart and bee clipart, or print a full page from the animal coloring pages.
Cute Bug Clipart: Ladybug, Caterpillar and Snail
These cute bugs have round bodies and smiling faces, which makes them easy on small eyes. They shrink well for labels, reward cards and spring stickers.
A round red ladybug grins with seven black spots and two curly antennae. It stays clear at one inch wide, so it fits cubby tags and reward punch cards.
Try this Give each preschooler a ladybug punch card and color in one spot for every kind choice they make.
A plump green caterpillar curves into an S shape, each round segment dotted with yellow. The thick white sticker edge gives scissors an easy path.
Try this Add one caterpillar segment to a hallway reading chart for each book the class finishes this month.
A slow garden snail glides forward under a swirly pink and peach shell. The soft washes look lovely on spring cards and nature journal pages.
Try this Glue it beside a first grade nature journal entry about what the class saw on a rainy day walk.
Spider Clipart and Spider Web Clipart
Spiders are not insects, but kids always ask for them. This spider clip art is friendly rather than scary, so it works for a science lesson in spring and a cute Halloween party in fall.
A friendly purple spider waves with big round eyes and a small smile. Its heavy outlines read well from the back row when projected, and on party flyers.
Try this Put it at the top of a fall volunteer sheet and draw one strand of web for each family who signs up.
A neat round spider web drawn in clean black lines, with eight straight spokes and a spiral of silk. Tuck it in a page corner or blow it up for a bulletin board.
Try this Trace it onto black paper with white chalk for a second grade spider unit display.
A tiny black spider hangs from one long thread, legs tucked in. It makes a tidy cut shape for window clings and fall gift tags.
Try this Print a column of these hanging spiders down the edge of a Halloween reading log as a playful border.
Insect Clipart for Science: Ant, Dragonfly and Worm
Clear shapes help kids count legs, find body parts and sort living things. Use this insect clip art on labeling pages, life cycle charts and garden science slides.
A detailed red ant shows its head, thorax and abdomen in side view. Every leg is easy to count, which makes it ideal for labeling.
Try this Have third graders draw arrows to the head, thorax and abdomen, then count the six legs together.
A slim dragonfly spreads four long wings in muted teal and mustard. The mid-century look suits pond posters and summer camp signs.
Try this Place it on a pond habitat poster next to a frog and some cattails for a fourth grade food chain.
A pink earthworm wiggles up in loose marker lines, smiling at you. It fits compost lessons and garden club notes.
Try this Put it on a kindergarten measuring page and have kids measure paper worms with cubes.
Bug Clipart Black and White
Black and white bug clipart saves color ink and turns any page into a small coloring task. The outlines leave big spaces to fill, and the ladybug silhouette is simple enough for safety scissors.
A cartoon ant marches along with a leaf held high, drawn in outline only. Kids can color the ant and the leaf in any shades they like.
Try this Add it to the corner of a teamwork worksheet and talk about how ants carry loads together.
A fuzzy caterpillar chews on a leaf full of round holes, shown in clean outline. It fits a life cycle sheet beside an egg, a chrysalis and a butterfly.
Try this Use it as stage two on a cut and paste butterfly life cycle page for first grade.
A ladybug lifts off with shell open and thin wings spread, shown as a solid black shape. It looks sharp on kraft paper tags and garden signs.
Try this Stencil it onto painted rocks to mark each row in a class garden bed.
Insect or Not? A Quick Sorting Table
Kids often call every crawly thing a bug. A sorting page helps them see that insects have six legs and three body parts. Print the pictures from this page, cut them out and let small groups sort them into two piles.
| Critter | Insect? | Clue for kids |
|---|---|---|
| Ant | Yes | Six legs, three body parts |
| Ladybug | Yes | A beetle with six legs under its shell |
| Dragonfly | Yes | Six legs and four wings |
| Caterpillar | Yes, a young one | It grows into a butterfly or moth |
| Spider | No | Eight legs and two body parts |
| Snail and worm | No | No legs at all |
For the bees and pollinators in your unit, add pictures from our bee clipart page.
Bug Clipart Ideas by Grade
- Preschool and kindergarten: The cute ladybug and the worm doodle suit counting mats. Put a set number of ladybug spots on each card and have kids match the numeral.
- Grades 1 and 2: The caterpillar outline and the snail fit spring writing pages and life cycle cut and paste work.
- Grades 3 to 5: The realistic ant and the dragonfly support labeling, habitat posters and research slides. Mix in a few critters from the frog clipart page to build a pond food chain.
- Fall parties: The friendly spider and the hanging silhouette add a light Halloween touch without anything scary.
Making a Bug Border and Cutting Small Shapes
To make a bug border, set one picture about 1 inch wide and copy it in a row along the top and bottom of your page. Swap between the ladybug, ant and caterpillar so the pattern does not feel flat. Leave a quarter inch between bugs so the border looks tidy.
Each PNG is 1000 pixels square, sharp up to about 3 inches at 300 dpi. For stickers, cut just outside the white edge on the caterpillar. Thin spider legs tear easily, so cut the hanging spider and the web from cardstock rather than printer paper.
Questions people ask
Can I use this bug clipart in my classroom for free?
Yes. Every critter here may be used free at home, in class and across school projects, plus any project that earns no money. Naming us is appreciated but never required. If you want a bug on a product or printable you plan to sell, message us through the Contact page first, and please never repackage the files as a clipart set.
Is a spider an insect?
No. A spider has eight legs and two body parts, while an insect has six legs and three body parts. That is why our spider clipart sits in its own section, and why it makes a great example on an insect or not sorting page.
Do you have insect clipart black and white for coloring?
Two of them. The ant with a leaf and the caterpillar on a leaf are outline drawings made for coloring. The spider web outline works too. For a whole sheet to color, see our animal coloring pages.
Are the ladybug and spider web clipart transparent PNG files?
Yes. Every bug on this page saves as a PNG with a clear background. Check the background preview to see how the spider web looks on black or orange paper before you print.
Is there a cute spider clipart that is not scary for young kids?
The purple flat color spider has big eyes, a smile and a wave, so it feels friendly to preschoolers. For more gentle fall pictures, look at our Halloween clipart page.
Which bug clip art works best for a spring bulletin board?
The sticker caterpillar and the cute ladybug show up well from a distance because of their bold edges and bright colors. Print them 3 inches wide and add a few flowers from our spring clipart page.
