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Draw an insect and win a cool prize!

Do you love insects? Do you enjoy drawing? Then this competition is for you!

Deadline:
March 31, 2025
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We invite all kids and teens under 18 to participate in our Insect Drawing Competition: Pick one of the two following themes and showcase your creativity:

  • Fantasy insects – Create an imaginative insect that doesn’t exist in nature!

This is for you if you would like to create an insect hero with supernatural powers. Imagine a mosquito with laser beams or an ant zooming through the sky with a jetpack! What about your insect hero? Give it a cool name and tell us about its amazing powers when you submit your drawing. What can your insect do? Don’t forget to mention these details in the description while submitting your drawings!

  • Realistic insect drawings – Observe like a scientist!

Insects are amazing creatures, and biologists study them by looking closely at their details. Here, your challenge is to observe closely and create a realistic drawing of an insect - just like a real scientist would!

Who can participate?

We welcome young artists from Europe (read the conditions of participation to find out which countries can participate)! The competition is divided into two age groups:

  • Under 13 years old
  • 13 – 17 years old

Prizes

Two winners (one from each age group) will receive an exciting prize!

For winners under the age of 13

First prize: A Reflecta Digital Microscope (or a similar prize within the same value).

Second prize: Insektorama Book (available in German, French or English), gym bag, key ring and ruler from SimplyScience

Third prize: key ring and ruler from SimplyScience

 

For winners aged 13-17

First prize: A Reflecta Digital Microscope (or a similar prize within the same value).

Second prize: Hoodie, baseball cap and reflector sticker from SimplyScience

Third prize: Baseball cap and reflector sticker from SimplyScience

Photos of the prizes

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First prize for both age categories: Reflecta Digital Microscope (or a similar prize within the same value)

Up to 12 second prize mod

Second prize (under 13 years): Book Insectorama, gym bag, key ring, ruler

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Second prize (13–17 years): Hoodie, baseball cap and reflector sticker

Up to 12 3rd prize

Third prize (under 13 years): Key ring and ruler

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Third prize (13–17 years): Baseball cap and reflective sticker

Where to find insects to draw?

  • Use photos from the internet to study their shapes and colors.
  • Copy from illustrations in books or field guides.
  • Even better! Use the 3D insect models on our website to see insects from every angle! These models help you capture all the tiny details, making your drawing even more accurate.

Don’t forget to mention the name of the insect model you drew in the description while submitting. We can’t wait to see your inspiring work!

How to enter:

  1. If you are under 13 years old, you need to get permission from your parents / legal guardians to enter the competition.
  2. Decide on what insect or insect hero you want to draw. Get inspiration from the 3D insect models on our website or from the internet. Start drawing and take a photo of your drawing. A tip: If your observed animal has more than six legs, then is not an insect (spiders, mites, millipedes, centipedes etc.)!
  3. Fill out the form and upload your photo(s). An adult can help you with this. 
  4. Add a short story or description about your drawing – If it is a real insect, don’t forget to tell us what you drew! If a fantasy insect, what’s the superpower of it? 
  5. The submission deadline is 31.03.2025, hurry up!

Check out the gallery on our website to see other kids’ pictures and learn more about insects.

Who picks the winners?

Heather Andrews, a talented entomologist and artist, portrayed on our website, will choose the best drawings. But it’s not just about the drawing – it’s also about your story you write in the description!

This competition is for kids and teens up to 17 years old!

For administrative reasons, the competition is only open to residents of the following European countries: Albania, Andorra, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Kosovo, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Moldova, Monaco, Montenegro, Netherlands, North Macedonia, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, San Marino, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom, Vatican City

You can send up to five drawings of the same insect or different ones! 

If the drawings are unrelated to the contest, the Insects360 team keeps the right not to show them on the website.  If you need help, contact us through our website!

Users under the age of 13 must inform their parents or legal guardians about their registration at https://biocommunication.org/. Users or their parents or legal guardians guarantee that all information provided during registration is accurate and complete. They are solely responsible for the content of the registration and the information provided. If the personal data submitted during registration (e.g. surname, first name, email address, age) is false or incomplete, the user's right to claim any competition prize is automatically forfeited. Such users may be excluded from the competition by the operator without prior notice.

If the number of entries is low, the Biocommunication Group reserves the right to cancel the competition. 

The winner will be contacted by e-mail. The claim to the prize expires if the winner cannot be contacted, fails to respond or does not accept the prize within 30 days of the first announcement of the winner.   

By submitting the image, participants confirm that they are the sole owner of the image rights. The Biocommunication Group is granted a non-exclusive, irrevocable right to use the photos for an unlimited period of time for reporting on the competition and to edit them for this purpose. This includes distribution on the organizer's social media platforms and website. 

To participate in the competition, users must register via a contact form created specifically for the competition. By registering on https://biocommunication.org/, participants agree to the privacy policy https://biocommunication.org/en/privacy-statement/. 

The winners may be published on https://biocommunication.org/ and in other media distributed by the operator and its partners. Typically, this will be done in a manner that does not allow full identification of the winner (e.g. ‘first name, age’).

No correspondence regarding the competition will be entered into. Legal recourse is excluded. Cash payment of prizes is not possible.

The Insects360 Team can’t wait to see your amazing pictures. Good luck and have fun!

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