A pooter (named for its inventor, William Poos, for real) is also called an insect aspirator. It’s a low-tech device with a bug at one end, a scientist’s mouth at the other, and a tube or ...

The fictional diary of Charles Pooter is a masterpiece of boring, pompous and mundane entries. It is very difficult not to feel a bit Pooterish when contemplating one’s own week. Pooter writes: ...

Share this guide, created in partnership with The Wildlife Trusts, with your child to help them spot some of our most common bugs and insects and even make their own 'pooter', so they can study ...