Extreme Bug Vac
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Toys and Games Reviews of Extreme Bug Vac
Customer Review: What a great toy!
Summary: 5 Stars
My son and I had a great time using this bug vacuum. Within 10 minutes we had sucked up a bumble bee. It was very cool watching the bee (very ticked off no doubt) through the built-in magnifying glass. The Backyard Safari Bug Habitat is a great addition to this item.
One helpful tip: I was a little skeptical about this toy being able to actually suck up bugs. I had read other reviews about it being just a noise maker that couldn't even suck up a piece of popcorn. The vacuum comes with batteries so that a consumer can see how it works. However, I put new batteries in the toy soon after I bought it and it improved the sucking power a lot. We did, after all, catch a bumble bee with it! It's my son's new favorite toy.
Customer Review: Not Very Strong
Summary: 3 Stars
I got this for my 8yr old son. He was very excited and couldn't wait to catch some bugs such as crickets and grasshoppers to put into his bug habitat.
It would only catch the smallest bugs. Not even a full grown grasshopper or cricket and when it does it sometimes cuts off part of its leg. Some bugs like beetles didn't even feel a thing and didn't even come close to being sucked up.
The first time I got it, my son left it outside (Not even on the ground or in the rain.) and it never worked again. Since it "could" suck up bugs I got another. It still works but it still doesn't suck up bugs larger than a dime.
Customer Review: Fun and educational!
Summary: 5 Stars
My almost 6 year old son loves this bug vacuum! He saved up his own money for several weeks to buy it. The first thing we (I) sucked up was a black widow - which is something we never woulc have gotten close to otherwise. We looked at it through the magnifiying glass and had the kids draw the shape of the hourglass so that they would know how to recognize them (and stay away from them) in the future.
After we let that go, he sucked up another (harmless) spider and then a fly and got to see the spider catch the fly in it's web. He and my 7 year old daughter were fascinated by the whole thing!
Customer Review: Extreme Bug Vac
Summary: 4 Stars
This item works well. I use to to catch flys to feed to my mantis's.
The problem of flys escaping has been solved. I culture them in containers and used to have escapee's, even when I used the freezer method some would "wake up" more quickly and get out. Now I just suck them into this, take off the container that holds them and open it over the hole to my mantis containers and blow the flys out.
I imagie it would work to catch ones in your house, though it is not a shop vac strengh suction, so you have to be pretty close to them to catch them.
Customer Review: Not just for kids - also an effective bug remover
Summary: 4 Stars
I didn't buy this for a kid, but for me to safely capture spiders that turn up around the house and release them outside. I'd been having a bit of a spider problem, came across this vacuum in the store and figured it was worth a shot. Works perfectly! No more splatters of bug guts on the wall or lamely trying to catch the things in a cup. Just suck them up, bring them back outside and send them on their way.