Bee, butterfly and ladybird are common and wellknown native insects of Germany. They belong to three different insect orders which differ in morphology and feeding habits. The dresses, intentionally rather plain, are meant to show the common layout of insect morphology which is exoskeleton, wings and feelers of the imagoes.
The body consists of a narrow tube of non-elastic fabric, into which the children have to squeeze themselves, aided by an adult or another child. Thus the difference between an exoskeleton made of chitin and a human endoskeleton made of bones is experienced. The wings are simplified, but anatomically correct constructed (bee: two pairs of differently sized, membraneous wings made of netting, which is stiched onto translucent plastic; butterfly: two pairs of wings made of coloured fabric [taffeta]; ladybird: a pair of wing covers made of fabric [felt], and a pair of membraneous wings made of netting).