Teeny Tiny Creatures - Episode Guide

We help Kush find out all about buzzy, busy bumblebees! Ferne visits a wildflower garden to find different types of bees, while Rory and his son Sandy visit the park looking for bumblebees. They then return home to build their own bumblebee house. Plus, we find out how bumblebees help to make a third of all the food we eat by a process called pollination.

Woody finds out all about superhero spiders! Ferne meets a tarantula and feeds a wolf spider at the zoo, while Rory and his son Sandy go on a spider safari in the garden and at the park. Plus, we find out how spiders are amazing predators that are great for the environment.

Today, Himmat wants to learn about wonderful woodlice! Rory and his son Sandy go hunting for woodlice in the park and build a bug hotel, while Ferne learns that woodlice are crustaceans just like crayfish. Plus, we find out how woodlice are great for the environment – they are little eco-engineers!

Bella has lots of questions about some very special beetles - lovely ladybirds! Ferne meets some sun beetles, horned flour beetles and purple jewel beetles at the zoo, while Rory and his son Sandy look for ladybirds in the greenhouse and build a hibernation station for the garden. Plus, we find out why ladybirds are great for the environment. They are pest controllers, who eat lots of little bugs that can destroy valuable crops.

Jasiri finds out some fascinating frog facts! Rory and his son Sandy hop like frogs to the local lochside and make a pond in their garden. Ferne visits an aquarium to meet some amazing amphibians including poison dart frogs. Also, we find out why frogs' place in the food web makes them so important to the balance of the planet.

Zola-Rose discovers lots of interesting facts about super-slow snails! Rory and his son Sandy search for snails in the garden and put on a very exciting snail race, while Ferne meets some very rare snails and holds a giant African land snail at the zoo. Also, we find out why snails are so important to the environment. They play an important part in a giant food web.

Harper has lots of questions about beautiful butterflies! Ferne visits a butterfly farm and gets up close and personal with lots of amazing butterflies. She even helps feed them, but she has to find them first! Meanwhile, Rory and his son Sandy plant some lovely wild flowers to attract butterflies to the garden. Also, we find out why butterflies are so important to the environment by being great pollinators of different crops.

Holly wants to know all there is to know about wriggly earthworms! Ferne visits a worm farm and meets worm expert Ken, and they handle different species of UK worms. Meanwhile, Rory and his son Sandy search the compost bin and the garden for worms and decide to build a wormery to make worm tea! Also, we find out why earthworms are so important to the planet by being amazing soil engineers.

Ezra discovers lots of interesting facts about crabs! Rory and his son Sandy take a trip to the seaside to look in rock pools for crabs. Ferne meets a crab with no shell of its own at the aquarium. Also, we find out how important crabs are to the environment as they act as little litter pickers of the seabed.

Xiangfeng wants to know all about amazing ants! Ferne visits a leaf cutter ant colony at the zoo, while Rory and his son Sandy head into the forest, looking for wood ants. Also, we find out how ants play an important role in the growing of plants and crops. They are amazing soil engineers!

Bella finds out all about some of the smallest mammals in the UK - mice! Chantelle visits a wildlife group to meet Sean, Mossy, Gabriela and Cara and help them release harvest mice into the wild. Rory and his son Sandy are at a farm looking for mice.

Chantelle and Rory's fact files explain about prehensile tails, where mice find food, how many babies they have and whether or not they hibernate. It's also time to find out what mice do to help the planet! This episode's Teeny Tiny Task is to make a tennis ball house for harvest mice.

Cristiano finds out all about some teeny tiny recyclers - millipedes! Chantelle visits the zoo to meet Amber and some Tanzanian red-legged millipedes. Rory and his son Sandy search for millipedes under rocks and leaves.

Chantelle and Rory's fact files explain about how many legs millipedes have, why they curl up and how they see. It's also time to find out what millipedes do to help the planet – detritivores keep the forest floors clean and help plants get oxygen. Sandy's friend Zoe joins for this episode's Teeny Tiny Task: learning how to recycle like millipedes.

Amiah-Rae finds out all about some of the smallest underwater creatures – seahorses! Chantelle meets seahorse fans Joss and Gabriel and puts on her wetsuit for an underwater safari. Rory and his son Sandy are at an aquarium just in time for seahorse feeding time.

Chantelle and Rory's fact files explain how seahorses hide, how they use their prehensile tails and how many babies they have. It's also time to find out how seahorses help the ocean – in the food web and as an indicator species. This episode's Teeny Tiny Task is to make some seahorse art with recycled beach materials.

Maisie finds out all about some very busy creatures – honeybees. Chantelle meets some of CBBC's Show Me the Honey team, Darcey Mae and Curtis, as they show her inside a hive. While Rory and his son Sandy get an unusual view of a busy hive.

Chantelle and Rory's fact files explain how long honeybees live for, why they sting and whether they can smell flowers. It's also time to find out how honeybees help the planet, and how the pollinators build a honeycomb. Sandy's friend Zoe joins for this episode's Teeny Tiny Task: making a wildflower seed ball.

Freddie finds out all about creatures that live on land and underwater – newts. Chantelle is at a zoo to meet Kira and two very special salamanders while Rory and his son Sandy are at a country park to meet a very special protected newt.

Chantelle and Rory's fact files explain why great crested newts are protected, what kinds of newts live in the UK and where they live. It's also time to find out why newts are important to our planet. This episode's Teeny Tiny Task is to make a winter home for newts – a hibernaculum.

Rishaan finds out all about his favourite teeny tiny creature – the hedgehog. Chantelle meets Kyra and Sophie, two young, passionate hedgehog rescuers, while Rory and his son Sandy are in their garden finding ways to spot hedgehogs.

Chantelle and Rory's fact files explain about hedgehog spines, where they go in wintertime and the unusual fact that they are great swimmers. It's also time to find out why hedgehogs are important to our planet. This episode's Teeny Tiny Task is to make a hedgehog hideaway in your garden.

Tommy wants to know everything about very jumpy creatures – grasshoppers. Chantelle is at a zoo to go on a jungle safari with Heather. They meet stick insects and praying mantises. Meanwhile, Rory and his son Sandy are at a country park listening out for grasshoppers.

Chantelle and Rory's fact files explain what grasshoppers like to eat, whether they can fly and how to tell them apart. It's also time to find out how grasshoppers help other creatures and plants. This episode's Teeny Tiny Task is to find out where grasshoppers like to live.

Aness wants to find out about brilliant bats. Chantelle is in London to meet Sophie for a night-time adventure as bat detectives, while Rory and his son Sandy are at a country park looking for bat clues.

Chantelle and Rory's fact files explain how bats fly, why they hang upside down, how many kinds of bats there are and what they eat. It's also time to find out how bats help the planet as predators and pest controllers. Sandy's friend Zoe joins for this episode's Teeny Tiny Task – making a brilliant bat poster.

Anya finds out all about some colourful teeny tiny creatures – dragonflies. Chantelle goes fossil hunting before meeting British Dragonfly Ambassador and Blue Peter young gardener, George. Meanwhile, Rory and his son Sandy are searching the skies and ponds for dragonflies.

Chantelle and Rory's fact files explain how fast dragonflies are, where they have babies and how their extraordinary eyes work. It's also time to find out what dragonflies tell us about the environment and the role they have in the food web. And this episode's Teeny Tiny Task is to go pond dipping.

Benjamin and his brothers want to find out about teeny tiny creatures that crawl – caterpillars. Chantelle meets Ezzie to find out how caterpillars grow and change into cocoons and chrysalis. Meanwhile, Rory and his son Sandy are in the garden looking on leaves and bushes for caterpillars.

Chantelle and Rory's fact files explain how big caterpillars get, whether they make a noise and how they move. It's also time to find out how caterpillars help the eco-system as providers. Sandy's friend Zoe joins for this episode's Teeny Tiny Task; making a caterpillar cafe.

Jessie finds out all about some very speedy teeny tiny creatures – lizards. Chantelle joins Tom and Harvey to discover what lizards eat. Meanwhile, Rory and his son Sandy are at a country park trying to find the super speedy creatures who are very good at hiding.

Chantelle and Rory's fact files explain the differences between lizards and newts, how big lizards grow and which species can change colour. It's also time to find out how lizards help the planet as predators. This episode's Teeny Tiny Task is to make some great lizard art.

Elena finds out all about marvellous moths. Chantelle is with Dr Amir Khan to see one of the world's biggest moths while Rory and his son Sandy are in disguise being moth spies.

Chantelle and Rory's fact files explain how moths hide, how they can find their way in the dark and the differences between moths and butterflies. It's also time to find out how moths help the planet at night. This episode's Teeny Tiny Task is to plant some night-flowering plants.

Henry wants to know all about brilliant beetles. Chantelle is with farm vet Claire, looking for some teeny tiny creatures who love to recycle. Meanwhile, Rory and his son Sandy are looking around the garden for little beetles and find a jumpy surprise.

Chantelle and Rory's fact files explain how big beetles are, whether they can fly and how beetles smell. It's also time to find out how beetles recycle rubbish like animal poo. Sandy's friend Zoe joins for this episode's Teeny Tiny Task - making a beetle log pyramid.

James finds out all about some very cool sea creatures – starfish. Chantelle is with Dawood to investigate different types of starfish – one with chocolate chips and another that looks like a cushion. Rory and his son Sandy are on Longniddry Beach looking in rockpools for starfish and seastars.

Chantelle and Rory's fact files explain about the shape of starfish, how long they can live and how starfish stop other creatures eating them. It's also time to find out why they are an important keystone species. This episode's Teeny Tiny Task is to help the beach and the creatures by litter picking.

Brooke finds out all about one of the UK's favourite birds – robins. Chantelle is with Kabir at a nature reserve listening out for different kinds of birds while Rory and his son Sandy are in the garden digging for worms and bird spotting.

Chantelle and Rory's fact files explain why robins have a red breast, what colour robin chicks are and why robins are on Christmas cards. It's also time to find out what robins do for the planet as pest controllers. This episode's Teeny Tiny Task is to help the birds by making a bird feeder.

Emily wants to find out more about puffins in this episode, so Rory and Sandy head to a very special Scottish island to search for them. They're able to see where they nest in burrows and hunt for food by diving into the sea. And Chantelle joins Aneeshwar, who is a keen bird watcher - together they try to spot a puffling, a baby puffin, in the cliffs.

Chantelle and Rory's fact files help answer all of Emily's questions. With the help of the special poem, we discover that like lots of other teeny tiny creatures, puffins are superheroes, helping our planet in their own special way. And for this episode's Teeny Tiny Task, Rory and Sandy decide to be 'more puffin' and decorate each other's faces with faceprints.

Ishi wants to find out all about barnacles in today's episode.

Chantelle meets some new friends at the beach and they head off to look for barnacles, while Rory meets a marine expert and they get their feet wet.

Chantelle and Rory's fact files help explain all of Ishi's questions. With the help of the special poem, we discover that, like lots of other teeny tiny creatures, barnacles are superheroes and help our planet in their own special way. In the Teeny Tiny Task, Chantelle plays a game of supersticky barnacles.

Alistair wants to find out about red squirrels in today's episode.

Rory and Sandy head deep into the forest to try and find some red squirrels, whilst Chantelle heads offshore to an island to meet a local expert who has been studying them in the wild.

Chantelle and Rory's fact files help answer all of Alistair's questions. With the help of the Teeny Tiny Creatures poem, we discover that, like lots of other teeny tiny creatures, red squirrels are superheroes and help our planet in their own special way.

In the Teeny Tiny Task, Rory shows Sandy what it might feel like to be a red squirrel as he jumps around in the treetops.

Lucia wants to find out all about slugs in today's episode.

Chantelle visits a local school that has a nature garden, whilst Rory meets an expert on our slimy friends. Chantelle and Rory's fact files help explain all of Lucia's questions. With the help of the Teeny Tiny Creatures poem, we discover that, like lots of other teeny tiny creatures, slugs are superheroes and help our planet in their own special way.

In the Teeny Tiny Task, Chantelle and the children have to move like slugs, so they all have a superslug race in some teeny tiny sleeping bags.

James wants to find out all about earwigs in today's episode.

Rory, Sandy and Zoe head to a nature reserve to search for earwigs, and Chantelle meets a bug expert in a beautiful allotment. Chantelle and Rory's fact files help explain all of James's questions.

With the help of the Teeny Tiny Creatures poem, we discover that, like lots of other teeny tiny creatures, earwigs are superheroes and help our planet in their own special way.

In the Teeny Tiny Task, Rory, Sandy and Zoe play at being earwigs by using their pincer litter pickers to pick up leaves!

Micheal wants to find out all about devil's coach horse beetles in today's episode.

Chantelle meets some schoolchildren, and they look for a devil's coach horse beetle in their fantastic nature garden, whilst Rory heads into the woods to meet a beetle expert.

Chantelle and Rory's fact files help explain all of Micheal's questions. With the help of the Teeny Tiny Creatures poem, we discover that, like lots of other teeny tiny creatures, devil's coach horse beetles are superheroes and help our planet in their own special way.

In the Teeny Tiny Task, Chantelle and the children put their noses to the test with a supersmelly challenge!

Gabi and Izzy want to find out all about sea anemones in today's episode. Rory and Sandy head to the beach to look for them, whilst Chantelle meets a sea anemone expert on a night-time rockpool safari.

In the Teeny Tiny Task, Rory and Sandy play a game of catch, as they pretend to be sea anemones trying to catch their food, with colourful balls and a bucket

Chantelle and Rory's fact files help explain all of Gabi and Izzy's questions. With the help of the Teeny Tiny Creatures poem we discover that, like lots of other teeny tiny creatures, sea anemones are superheroes and help our planet in their own special way.

Carlson wants to find out all about little owls in today's episode. Chantelle and some new friends get up extra early to see if they can spot some little owls in the park, whilst Rory meets a bird expert who is tagging more little baby owls.

Chantelle and Rory's fact files help answer all of Carlson's questions. With the help of the Teeny Tiny Creatures poem we discover taht, like lots of other teeny tiny creatures, little owls are superheroes and help our planet in their own special way.

In the Teeny Tiny Task, Chantelle and her friends pretend to be little owls as they flap and fly around the park, making up their own special calls.

Harrison wants to find out all about crane flies in today's episode. Rory and Sandy head to a nature reserve to try to spot them, and Chantelle meets a bug expert in in his garden.

Chantelle and Rory's fact files help answer all of Harrison's questions. With the help of the Teeny Tiny Creatures poem, we discover that, like lots of other teeny tiny creatures, crane flies are superheroes and help our planet in their own special way.

In the Teeny Tiny Task, Rory, Sandy and Zoe make their legs grow with the help of some stilts, as they discover what it's like having long legs like a crane fly!

George wants to find out all about prawns in today's episode. Chantelle meets some new friends at the beach and heads to the rock pools to search for prawns, whilst Rory goes to the north of Scotland to meet a local expert at the harbour.

Chantelle and Rory's fact files help answer all of George's questions. With the help of the Teeny Tiny Creatures poem we discover that, like lots of other teeny tiny creatures, prawns are superheroes and help our planet in their own special way.

In the Teeny Tiny Task, Chantelle and the children play at being prawns with a game of 'What's the Time, Mr Fish?'

Cadi wants to find out all about wasps in today's episode. Rory, Sandy and Zoe learn more about them, and Chantelle takes a trip to the zoo to meet some of their residents. In the Teeny Tiny Task, Rory, Sandy and Zoe try and make their own wasp nest out of papier-mache. Chantelle and Rory's fact files help answer all of Cadi's questions. With the help of the Teeny Tiny Creatures poem, we discover that, like lots of other teeny tiny creatures, wasps are superheroes and help our planet in their own special way.

Tahira wants to find out all about water voles in today's episode. Chantelle heads up the river with some friends looking for signs of water voles, and Rory meets an expert on them in the city. Chantelle and Rory's fact files help answer all of Tahira questions. With the help of the Teeny Tiny Creatures poem, we discover that, like lots of other teeny tiny creatures, water voles are superheroes and help our planet in their own special way. In the Teeny Tiny Task, Chantelle and the children create water vole masks.

Aston wants to find out all about woodpeckers in today's episode. Rory and Sandy head off into the woods to look for woodpeckers, whilst Chantelle meets a bird expert to try and spot some green woodpeckers. In the Teeny Tiny Task, Rory and Sandy try their hand at drumming just like a woodpecker. Chantelle and Rory's fact files help answer all of Aston's questions. With the help of the Teeny Tiny Creatures poem we discover that, like lots of other teeny tiny creatures, woodpeckers are superheroes and help our planet in their own special way.

Carys wants to find out all about jellyfish in today's episode. Chantelle visits an aquarium which is home to some rather special jellyfish, whilst Rory meets a marine expert and they head out to sea on a glass-bottomed boat Chantelle and Rory's fact files help answer all of Carys's questions. With the help of the Teeny Tiny Creatures poem we discover that, like lots of other teeny tiny creatures, jellyfish are superheroes and help our planet in their own special way. In the Teeny Tiny Task, Chantelle and the children pretend to be jellyfish with colourful ribbons.

Harriet wants to find out all about blue tits in today's episode. Chantelle visits a school and discovers that they have a bird box which is currently home to a family of blue tits, whilst Rory meet a young birdwatcher in her garden. Chantelle and Rory's fact files help answer all of Harriet's questions. With the help of the Teeny Tiny Creatures poem we discover that, like lots of other teeny tiny creatures, blue tits are superheroes and help our planet in their own special way. In the Teeny Tiny Task, Chantelle and the children make blue tit masks and have fun flying around the school grounds.