“Los Insectos” — Little Bugs Song in Spanish for Kids

In “Los Insectos” (Little Bugs), kids sing key Spanish words like abeja, hormiga, mariposa and araña, sung mostly in Spanish, with a few English lines to anchor the meaning. It's a early-learner (A1) song from Unit 4: Animals, 1:27 long, made for ages 2–8.

🇪🇸 Spanish
Level: A1
Unit 4 · Los Animales
⏱ 1:27
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“Los Insectos” lyrics with English translation

Every line as it's sung, with its meaning beside it. Spanish is shown in teal.

Song lyrics with translation. Spanish lines are shown in teal.
Sung	Meaning
¡Abeja!	Bee!
¡Hormiga!	Ant!
¡Mariposa!	Butterfly!
¡Araña!	Spider!
¡Tan pequeño!	So tiny!
¡Vuela, vuela!	Fly, fly!
¡Mariquita!	Ladybug!
¡Mosca!	Fly!
¡Bicho, bicho, bicho!	Bug, bug, bug!
¡Mira, mira, mira!	Look, look, look!
¡Dime cuál!	Tell me which one!
¡Yo sé, yo sé!	I know, I know!
Bzzz, bzzz, little bugs	Bzzz, bzzz, ¡bichitos!
Bzzz, bzzz, tiny bugs	Bzzz, bzzz, ¡bichitos pequeñitos!
Bee, abeja
Ant, hormiga
Bzzz, bzzz, sing it loud	Bzzz, bzzz, ¡cántalo fuerte!
¡Abeja!	Bee!
¡Hormiga!	Ant!
¡Mariposa!	Butterfly!
¡Araña!	Spider!
¡Mariquita!	Ladybug!
¡Mosca!	Fly!
¡Oruga!	Caterpillar!
¡Vuela!	Fly!
En la hoja	On the leaf
En el suelo	On the ground
Arriba, arriba, arriba	Up, up, up
¡Dale vuelta!	Turn around!
Bzzz, bzzz, little bugs	Bzzz, bzzz, ¡bichitos!
Bzzz, bzzz, tiny bugs	Bzzz, bzzz, ¡bichitos pequeñitos!
Spider, araña
Fly, mosca
Bzzz, bzzz, sing it loud	Bzzz, bzzz, ¡cántalo fuerte!
Bzzz, bzzz, little bugs	Bzzz, bzzz, ¡bichitos!
Bzzz, bzzz, tiny bugs	Bzzz, bzzz, ¡bichitos pequeñitos!
Oruga, caterpillar
Mariquita	Ladybug
Bzzz, bzzz, sing it loud	Bzzz, bzzz, ¡cántalo fuerte!

Key Spanish words in this song

The 6 words and phrases this song is built around.

Spanish	English
abeja	bee
hormiga	ant
mariposa	butterfly
araña	spider
mariquita	ladybug
mosca	fly

How to use this song with your child

1
Count the “abeja”s
“abeja” means “bee” and comes up on 3 lines. Keep count on your fingers together; older kids can try to predict when it's coming next.
2
Read the meaning first
Most of this song is sung in Spanish. Skim the translation column below before you listen, then listen once without looking. Kids catch more than you'd expect when they already know what it's about.
3
A quick one: try it with an activity
At 1:27 it's short enough to play twice in a row. Move like each animal as it's named: hop, stomp, flap, slither.