Total MK was shocked to learn that a large number of adults and youngsters couldn't identify a bee, or a grasshopper.
The research by intu Milton Keynes found that almost four in five parents want their children to be more connected to nature and 86 per cent think they spend too much time looking at screens, but one in six children in the UK have not set foot in a park or forest in the last 12 months.
One in five children were unable to correctly identify a bee while one in four children have not seen a caterpillar in over a year.
One in ten kids did not know honey came from bees.
Adults were also lacking in their bug knowledge, with one in four unable to tell the difference between a bee and a wasp and a quarter unable to correctly identify a grasshopper.
The study marks the launch of Big bugs on tour at intu Milton Keynes, which brings adults and children face-to-face with 12 giant British bugs in an effort to reconnect people with nature and make them happier.
The initative by intu is backed by naturalist Chris Packham and features 12 supersized, indigenous bugs including the honeybee, ladybird, hornet, swallowtail butterfly and the nut weevil.
The campaign to reconnect kids and adults to nature comes as reports show children are now better at identifying Pokemon characters than British wildlife, despite a £10 million pledge from Government to encourage children to get closer to nature.
But a computer game can't compete with nature's wow factor. Here's some fun facts for you...
10 Facts you didn’t know about the bugs around your garden
1. A bee’s wings beat 190 times a second, that’s 11,400 times a minute
2. A ladybird might eat more than 5,000 insects in its lifetime
3. Grasshoppers existed before dinosaurs
4. Certain ants can leap seven times the length of their bodies
5. Butterflies taste with their feet
6. Caterpillars have 12 eyes
7. The stag beetle is the largest species of insect to be found in the UK
8. Damselflies have been on earth for more than 300 million years
9. A hornet’s favourite food is a…bee!
10. Greater water boatmen breathe through their bottom!
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