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Connected on 2009-10-07 09:00:00 from , LA, US

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9:00am
Bugscope Team hi rabbit, welcome to bugscope!
Bugscope Team hello students, welcome to bugscope
Teacher Hi! we are having our students log in!
Bugscope Team awesome
Bugscope Team we are ready anytime you are
Bugscope Team good morning!
Bugscope Team rabbit, you should have conrtrol of the scope, controls are on the right side of your browser window
Bugscope Team Welcome to Bugscope!
Bugscope Team if you have any questions or problems just ask, we are here to help
Student what up peeps
Student what is that thing in the middle
Bugscope Team hi terry4man, welcome to bugscope
Bugscope Team Hi terry4man
Student What is this?
Student hey guys :) glad to be here
Student u 2 4man!
Student what in the world is that
Bugscope Team That is a pollen grain, in the middle
Student what type of bug is this
Student What isthat?
Student yo
Student hello out there

Student so, this is what exactly?
Bugscope Team the spikey thing in the middle of the morning is a pollen grain. the spatula-looking things are called tenent setae, which are special hairs that allow the insect to walk on walls
Student what is that?;[
Bugscope Team that's a pollen grain
Student isitabee
Bugscope Team this is part of the terminal tarsus on a ladybug -- the end of one of its 'hands'
Bugscope Team with tenent setae all around it
Student cool!
Student thats kewl
Student thisisaladybug
Student awesome!!!
Student Is it a cactis?
Student awsome to be here :)
Student sweet!
Student =)!!!!!

Student what is the picyure
Student Cool!! I didn't know they had little hands!!
Student woa
Bugscope Team notice the magnification in the upper right, it tells us we are at 9000x magnification
Student sweet:)
Student those are hands?
Bugscope Team not like our hands, no, they are called tenent setae
9:05am
Student hey yo'll
Student what's the stuff around the pollen grain?
Student isn't this weird, 4man?
Bugscope Team If you take the mag down lower you can see the whole claw, etc.
Student really facinating
Student ok'

Student whats the stuff thats not in the middle

Bugscope Team this is fairly high mag, and it is hard to get your bearings
Student thosear handscool

Student ?

Student hey! its getting bigger!
Student cool!
Student what is the globs sticking out?

Student Howmany handsdothey have?
Bugscope Team now you can start to see the entire claw of the ladybug
Student this is like so awesome!!! :)
Student what is that
Student what's up
Bugscope Team the claw is on the right
Student omg
Student they haveaclaw?
Bugscope Team yes, most insects have claws at the ends of their feet
Student whoa!
Student ITS A LADY BUG!!
Bugscope Team the claws are to the right, now, as Alex says
Student is this a ladybug
Bugscope Team yes this is one of its limbs
Student what are these!?1?
Student ya
Student weird!
Bugscope Team this is a claw on a ladybug
Student What are the things to the left of the claw??
Bugscope Team those are tasri, or segments that help the ladybug to stick to walls and climb things
Student what are the things by the claw

Bugscope Team the head is to the norht
Bugscope Team north
Student wusup
Student WOW
Student omg
Guest what is that
Student WHOA :0
Student itlookslikeacrawfish
Student (gasp!)
Student is that a ladybug's claw
Bugscope Team yes there is a claw near the middle and then you can see the leg it's attached to is bent
Bugscope Team tarsi
Student o cool this is awesome
Student how
Student WWOOWW!!
Student :0
Guest cool
Student that must be somemicroscope
Bugscope Team it's a scanning electron microscope -- it has its own room, AC, air, nitrogen, water, and power
Bugscope Team tarsi are the last several segments of the arm
Student this is so cool!
Student ladybugs rule!!!
Student Cool!!
Guest blaah
Student :>)
Student I heart mrs. rabbit

Student What is this?
Guest scary
Student the head!
Bugscope Team Cool this is the leafhopper.
Student O_O
Student cool!1
Student is that its head
Bugscope Team this microscope you are using can magnify up to 800,000x, but for these insects the mag is usually in 40-40,000x range
Student what is it?
Teacher a leafhopper head
Bugscope Team see how its eyes are streamlined into the sides of its head?
Student sorry my pantner mest up
Student kinda creepy
Student itsaleafhopper
Student how much is it?
Bugscope Team the scope cost about $750,000 in 1998, or more maybe, not sure. scott knows.
Student what are those thigs sticking out of his eyes
Student What are the things stickind out of it's eyes??

Student olot
Student >:o
Student what is it
Student I see the torso
Bugscope Team you can also see that it was once part of someone's collection, and it has a pinhole through its thorax

Student why does his eyes look like that
Bugscope Team insects often has compound eyes on the sides of its head. the compound eye is made up of hundreds of individual facets, called ommatidia, each one with a lens in it
Student cool =-D
Guest that can eat two kids at ounce
Bugscope Team leafhoppers feed on plants, not kids
Student mypantner
9:10am
Student What are these types of bugs,Scot?
Bugscope Team the one we see now is a leafhopper; there is also a honeybee drone, a waterstrider, a roach, a mosquito, an assassin bug, ladybug...
Student HOWMUCH WOULD IT COSTNOW?
Student his legs are creepy

Student Geeze!!! :P
Student duh!
Student CREEPY
Student what is that hole in the midle
Bugscope Team that is where this insect was pinned for a collection
Student what is sticking out of its eye
Bugscope Team those are antennae, and they come out beside the eye
Guest its mouth
Student it is?
Student WHAT IS IN IT'SHIS HEAD
Student what is sticking out of his eyes
Student intresting fact
Student yea
Student how many legs does it have
Bugscope Team always 6, if it is an adult insect
Bugscope Team the insects are all mounted on an aluminum stub 1.75 inches in diameter
Student how small is the eye?
Student it looks like a bugs funeral
Student CAN WE GO TO THE NEXT PIC
Student COOL 8-)
Student what is the hole for
Student what are sticking out of its eyes?
Bugscope Team those are its antennae!
Student THEY PINNEDIT!
Student wwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwoooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooowwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww
Guest cool
Student wow cool
Student peace out allei
Student how much does it weigh
Bugscope Team yep some previous scientist pinned these insects to a board
Student SO HOW MANY WOULD THE LARVA HAVE
Student peace out allie
Student HOWMANY LEGSDOKIDS HAVE?
Bugscope Team four
Student cool
Student what does it eat
Student it looks weird
Student does it lay eggs
Bugscope Team yes, the females lay eggs
Guest dude thats awesome
Student He's hairy!
Student where does it live
Bugscope Team almost everywhere! you can find these insects in grasses, weeds, woods... anywhere that has juicy plant tissue!
Student is it a male or female
Student how do they have babies
Student no hes not
Student What do the hairs on the body do or hlep to do??
Bugscope Team the hairs help insects to sense their environment. they are called "setae" (sea-tea)
Student WHATDO THEMALES DO?
Student o.o
Student SO IS THIS A FEMALE
Guest he is not hairy
Bugscope Team this one is a lot hairier than it looks. there are lots of little hairs on it
Student IS THISAFEMALE
Student how many eggs does it lay
Student THEY CAN LIVE ANYWHERECOOL
Guest no it is not a female
Student Is this a male or female?

Student what does that do
Student WOW
9:15am
Student IS THIS AHUNNYBEES STINGER
Student what is this
Bugscope Team i'm not sure if this is male or female
Guest ouch bzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
Bugscope Team this is a bee stinger
Student is this a male

Student what is the stingy things

Student oh

Student wow

Student ewwwww!
Student what are those hairs

Bugscope Team the stingy thing, is a stinger
Bugscope Team notice how there are spines pointing backwards... that is what makes the stinger stay in your skin when they sting you!
Student the wingg
Student YOU CAN SEE THE WING
Bugscope Team yes! bees and wasps have four wings, unlike flies, which have only two
Student I see the wing!

Student What are the things sticking out all over it??
Bugscope Team those are all hairs, or setae since they are on an insect
Bugscope Team wow, nice driving of the scope rabbit, you are doing really well
Student its a male i think
Guest its tail?!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Student whatis that plates thingy
Student is it a male or a female
Student cool fact
Student how do they make huney
Student thank you for saying good quastran
Student LIKE WHALES
Student What is that in the background
Bugscope Team the background is doublestick carbon tape that all of the samples are mounted upon
Guest dude thats scary
Bugscope Team male bees are called drones
Student hihihihihi
Student do bees lay eggs
Student gross
Student byebyebye
Student what is the overlaping skin-like things by the stinger
Bugscope Team those are overlaping parts of the exoskeleton

Student Thanks for answering my question scot
Student WHY DOYOUMOUNT THEM ON TAPE
Guest wy don't
Student wow this is cool
Student the stinger looks like a needle
Student how long to bees live
Bugscope Team queens live years i think, whereas worker drones live just months, i think...
Student Why do thy sting people? Is it just for protection??
Student once it loses it's stinger, how long can they live?
Bugscope Team they die very soon after they lose their stinger
Student do they live in hives
Student why is it hairy

Student why do youmount themon tape
Student I like this picture
Bugscope Team the hairs on the bees probably also help to collect pollen, because the pollen will stick to the hair
Student why are the three bugs all hairy?
Bugscope Team the hairs help the insect feel its environment
Student how soon?
Guest wy don't they have legs
Bugscope Team they do have legs
9:21am
Student short life

Student what is that
Student what is that
Student what the..?
Student AAAHHHHHH!!!!!!!
Student hi jacob24547
Student is this a wasp'shead?
Student EEEEEWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW!!!!!!!!!
Bugscope Team this is a wasp head, yes, and the large compound eye in the middle
Bugscope Team this is a very small wasp
Student is that his eye
Bugscope Team yep! you can see all the individual parts that make up the compound eye
Student what are those bumps
Student is that big thing its eye
Student is this it's eye
Student super cool
Bugscope Team the compound eye is very cool. each small bump is a part of the eye, the bumps are called ommatidia, and each one has a lens in it
Student what is the long tube is that where it connects to the head?
Guest ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
Student thm
Student what is that tube on the side
Student what are the bumbs on the eye
Student that's his eye!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Student WHAT ARE THOSE HAIRS ON THE LEFT
Bugscope Team those hairs are also setae (sea-tea), they help the wasp to feel things in its environment
Student how long do wasps live?
Student how big is the wasp
Bugscope Team when a honey bee stings you, a muscle comes out of the bee's body along with the stinger as the bee flies away. the muscle will keep pumping the venom into the thing it stung as well as force the stinger to go deeper

Guest is that the eye
Student What is the tube looking thing on the left of the head??
Student it looks like a golf ball!
Student what are those cracks on his face
Student what is that little tube lookin thinkin
Bugscope Team that is why the bee dies after it stings you, it bleeds to death
Student you can see the wing
Student are there diffrent kinds of wasps
Bugscope Team yes! wasps are actually one of the most diverse groups of insects. there are many many thousands of species!
Student r those wings
Student it looks like the eye
Bugscope Team the eye is covering most of the head area. wasps and many other flying insects need to see really well
Bugscope Team the wings are down below
Student oh my......
Student what is that tube lookin thing
Student why do they needto see so wel;
Bugscope Team well, they fly around a lot, and they need to see where they are flying. good sight helps them to survive, so any insect that can see well might have a better shot at making it through the day...
Student how many wings does it have
Bugscope Team wasps have 2 pairs of wings
Student how big is it
Student hi
Student why do they need to see sowell
Student Does it have teeth?? Or a mouth??
Bugscope Team they don't have teeth, but they have a hinged jaw that are similar to teeth. And coming out of the mouth are 2 sets of palps that help it move food around
Student yes there is different cinds
Student WHAT IS THE THING ON THE BOTTOM
Student they do?
Student what is the long tube from his head
Student that eye is big

Guest How far can it fly in hour?
Student what is the thing besides its eye
Student it has 4
Bugscope Team yep! you're right!
Student do there stingers come out like a bees
Bugscope Team no, wasps have smooth stingers, which lets them sting over and over again!
Student what is long tube from his head, is that where his head connects?
Bugscope Team the things on the left are antennae, and the tube like things to the upper right are also antennae, i think...
Student that looks cool!@#$%^&*
Bugscope Team the mouth is off to the left side
Student This is wierd
Student male or female
Student male orfemale
Guest ahhhhhhhhhhhhh scary
9:26am

Student :(]

Student is that a roach head
Student is this a male or a female
Student COOL
Student THATS A ROACH
Student GROSS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Bugscope Team this is a cockroach, totally gnarley, huh?
Student is that it's shelll
Bugscope Team insects don't have shells like turtles do, they have many shield-like hardened parts of their exoskeleton. in this insect, one of the shields on its back extends over its head
Bugscope Team yes, insects have an exoskeleton which protect them from the environment. they don't have a backbone like humans do, so the exoskeleton holds all their insides, well, inside...
Guest awwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww
Student can roaches live without its head
Student yeaaaaaa
Student why deos it need intenas
Student male/female?
Student what's sticking out of it's eye
Bugscope Team those aren't the eyes. those are antennae.
Student Does it have more than two antennaes??
Student how hard was it to get this roach?
Student Where is the eyes
Bugscope Team the eyes are really streamlined into the head and don't look separate from the actual head.
Student it looks like an alien
Student cooleo
Student deos it have claw
Bugscope Team yes, most insects have claws of some type
Student WHAT DO THEY NEED 2HAVE FEELERS ON THEIR HEAD
Student can they live without a head
Student can they survive nuclear explosions
Student answer are questions
Bugscope Team we are trying! try again
Student does it have a hard shell
Student cool
Student they don'thaveashell
Student what is that behind it's head
Bugscope Team that is a 'pronotum' or a shield-like segment of their thorax
Student is that a intina
Bugscope Team yep, those are antennae on top of its head
Student u guys are doing good awnsering our questions, dont feel pressured :)
Guest Can it climb
Bugscope Team yep, remember that first image with the tenent setae, a lot of insects can climb walls with those tenent setae
Bugscope Team thanks bill! you all are doing great too, this is a great session
Student do they have long antennas
Student dothey fly
Bugscope Team no, this roach cannot fly, although some can i think
Student cool fact
Student Thanks Cate
Student yea don't be sorude hihi
Guest they do fly
Bugscope Team yep! roaches are pretty good fliers!
Student soorryy
Student how long do they live
Bugscope Team oh, does this one fly? stephanie would know.. ah yes, she says they do fly
Bugscope Team actually, some species are wingless. but if you see a roach with wings, that means they fly!
Student thisis awesome!@#$%^&*
Student cool I never knew that
Guest thanks dude
Student how many diffrent kinds of roaches are there
Bugscope Team there are many! there are 4 or 5 species that are pests of indoors in Illinois, and they are all not native to North America
Guest your so cool
Student is there more than one kind of roach
Student i didn't knowthey could fly
Student are they mammals
Bugscope Team no, they are not mammals
Student Where's its mouth?
Student WHAT IS THE FEELERS ON HIS MOUTH
Student he looks like a robot
Student do they have any eyes
Bugscope Team yes but they are really hard to see. They don't rely on their eyesight too much
9:31am
Student where is its ear
Student we ssoorryy
Student IS HE DEAD!!!!!!
Bugscope Team yes, all these insects are dead. they need to be dead so they don't move inside the scope, otherwise we couldn't get such nice images
Student where are they native to
Student i sayed how long do they live
Bugscope Team well, they can live a season, maybe a year, but most less than that because they are in the wild and have lots of things trying to kill them
Student was it hard to get this roach?
Student this picture is cool
Guest can you eat roaches
Bugscope Team i don't see why not!
Student WHY DON'T THEY RELY ON THEIR EYESIGHT
Bugscope Team they usually live in dark places- there's not much need to see with their eyes
Student how does he see were he is going?
Student where did roaches com from
Bugscope Team many of the pest species in North America are native to Africa
Student Do insects have bones or only it's exoskeleton??
Student COOL
Student when were roaches first envented
Student WHERE IS THIER MOUTH
Bugscope Team you can see the mouth at the bottom, with two small feelers coming out of it
Student what are those things next to the head
Student i would would like to try a raoch
Student WHAT ARE THE FEELERS ON HIS MOUTH
Bugscope Team those feelers help the roach to feed on things, by directing the food into the mouth
Guest coollllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll
Student do they live over 15 years
Bugscope Team i doubt it, but i'm not sure
Student what do they eat
Student I asked where is its mouth
Bugscope Team near the bottom of the image
Student how many insects do you have at the lab?
Student how old is he
Student I see the mouth
Student kwel

Student IS THIS A MOSQUITO'S EYE
Bugscope Team yes it is
Guest wowwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww
Student O_O
Student what
Student OU MY........!!!!!!
Student AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
Guest STRANGE
Student is that egg
Student how many compounds are there
Bugscope Team this is a compound eye
Student what are the designs in the eye

Bugscope Team those compounds are called ommatidia

Student what is this???!!!
Guest ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
Bugscope Team there are thousands of these facets in a compound eye
Student how close can it magnify

Student HOW BIG IS IT'S EYE
Student Is that one eye or a bunch??
Bugscope Team this is a compound eye, which means it has a bunch of facets to it (like a diamond) that are each called an ommatidium. They each collect an image and send it to the brain
Bugscope Team it is one compound eye, made up of a bunch of idividual facets called ommatidia

Student EEEEEEWWWWWWWW sooo creepy
Student ONE EYE
Student what are those to the right
Student Is that realy an eye?
Bugscope Team totally man, we wouldn't mess with you
Student THATS THE EYE
Student what would happen, if they got damaged
Student wow thats huggee
Student '''
Student IS THAT IT'S ATTENES
Student that eye looks cool
Bugscope Team yeah it is... imagine if we had eyes that took up most of our head!
Student is the eye split at the top
Bugscope Team well, the left compound eye is on the left, and the right is on the right, the other head parts are inbwetween
Student what are those donuts in there head for
Bugscope Team that is where its antennae would be attached. when insects die, they dry out, so limbs and antennae tend to fall off easily
Student gross man, gross
Student WOW!!!
Student how long can they live
Bugscope Team The average life span of the female mosquito is 3 to 100 days; the male's is 10 to 20 days
9:36am
Student WHAT ARE THOSE CIRCLE THINGS BY THE EYE
Bugscope Team that's where the antennae would be connected
Student Why do they have six brains??

Student howmany brains does it have
Student how are you doing this
Student how can that be a mosquito
Student ouch
Student OH
Student w
Student what is under its eye
Student where is it's mouth?
Bugscope Team its mouth is internal. it feeds through its proboscis, which sticks up between the eyes, sort of

Student what are they hairs hanging under the eye
Bugscope Team those are setae, they help it to feel its way around
Student what is under its eye
Student what isit on
Student what are the circle things in the eye
Student i dont know
Student WHY DOES THE EYE LOOK DENTED IN
Bugscope Team the eye looks dented in because it has dried out -- it dried and shriveled after the mosquito died
Bugscope Team insects have TONS of hairs (setae) all over them, on their bodies, eyes, legs, claws, etc.
Student Where does it bite???
Student who long do theylive
Bugscope Team not sure, probably a season, maybe less
Student intresting fact
Student what is this

Student what is this?
Bugscope Team ah cool, this is a breathing hole, called a spiracle
Student kewl
Student what is that hole for
Student WHAT IS THAT HOLE
Student what is that hole
Bugscope Team that is a spiracle, through which insects breathe
Student what's that hole
Guest coooooooooooooooooollllllllllllllll
Student i just threw up a bit in my mouth
Bugscope Team dude, that is really gross... funny, but gross
Bugscope Team insects don't breath through their mouths like we do, instead they have these spiracles on their bodies, air goes in, nutrients from air are used...
Student that is very cool but what is it?

Student this picture is awesome!
Student wats in that hole
Student what are those bumps
Student I think the spiracle helps the bug breathe
Bugscope Team you got it karen! (future entomologist?)
Student what is that
Bugscope Team this is a spiracle, or the opening for their tracheal (breathing) system!
Student O_O dont say that agian
Student What is on the outer layer??
Student what do they eat
Guest grosssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss
Student what are those holes
Student THATS HIS BREATHING HOLE!
Student what are the bumbs around the spiracle
Bugscope Team the bumps are the surface of the exoskeleton -- the assassin bug's 'shell'
Student what are those bumps
Bugscope Team just bumps in the exoskeleton, not sure exactly, but just imperfections
Student they eat bugs and blood
Student Assasin bugs get their name because of their long beak and they stab other insects
Student whatdo yall do
Bugscope Team I'm an entomologist! I get to study and work with bugs all day!
Student at your job
Student do they have a mouth
Student whats around the hole

Student yyyyyyyeeeeeessssss
Student this is a cool picture
Bugscope Team these are not really pictures, they are LIVE video directly from an electron microscope, and your teacher is controlling that scope. doing a good job i might say...
Student what arethose bumps
Student I think they suck up the liquified tissue of the victim insect through the beak
Bugscope Team yes assassin bugs do! Good job'
Student how old is it
Student is that aleg
9:41am
Student what does it eat
Student It's a leg!
Student whoa...
Student i thought bugs had no shell?
Bugscope Team they have a shell the way a shrimp or lobster has a shell -- they have an exoskeleton, no bones on the inside
Student cool
Bugscope Team Cate and I are electron microscopists. We train people to use some of the microscopes down here.

Student terry4man is my hilarious friend.
Student is this a male or female
Student IS THIS THE WHOLE BUG
Student why are they hairy
Bugscope Team those hairs help them feel things in the world. all insects have tons of hairs, they are called setae
Student is that the leg?
Bugscope Team yes, very good!
Guest wheres a spider
Bugscope Team we don't have a spider for today, sorry
Student i dont know
Student do bugs have bones
Bugscope Team nope, they have an exoskeleton
Student is that a leg
Bugscope Team yep! nice job!
Student setae...cool word
Bugscope Team setae (plural for seta), pronounced sea-tea... those are the hair things... like cat whiskers
Student \
Student good i don't like spiders
Bugscope Team you lucked out today

Student How many bugs do you look at in a day?
Bugscope Team well, scott eats about 10 a day i think.... ;)

Student AWESOME!!!
Student what'sthat attenae

Student are those claws
Student what is sticking out of his eye
Student how many legs does it have
Student Is the beak looking thing it's mouth?
Student how does the light flicker in the bug?
Student how big is an assasin bug?
Student how do they light up
Bugscope Team they have a light-producing organ at the end of their abdomens
Student I think it is.
Student what causes a firefly's light
Guest whats that
Student HOW DO THEY LIGHT UP
Student what is it eat
Student cool
Student how many wings do they have
Bugscope Team beetles have 4 wings... two are the hardened ones you see on the outside, and they have two wings underneath that they fly with!
Student what do they eat
Bugscope Team the light from a firefly is produced chemically, there are not ultraviolet or infrared light rays, it's all done via chemicals in its abdomen
Student what is that thing behind the head
Student where do they live
Student COOL:00
Student cool fact
Student is this one a male or female
Student how many legs do they have
Bugscope Team adult insects have 6 legs
Student what do they eat

Student where is its nose
Student are those the teeth by its mouth ,those spiky things
Bugscope Team the chemical reaction in fireflys that produces the light is called: bioluminescence
Student bye
Student do they have leds
Student Is this grouse to look at??
Bugscope Team no we are used to it -- it is fun
Student where areyall doing this from
Bugscope Team we are in urbana, illinois
9:46am
Guest aaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
Student how is this fun
Bugscope Team it is so cool to see insects up close -- they are another life form, and we are lucky to be able to work with this kind of equipment to do this
Bugscope Team insects are soooo cool!
Student do they stick to walls
Student how many do kids have
Student what is that claw thing
Bugscope Team in the middle of the screen there is a hinged jaw where its mouth is. Underneath that, what looks like pinchers are its palps, which it uses to help it eat
Student sorry
Student you must have a really cool job
Bugscope Team yep, we hope that you will be inspried from this, and try to get a good job too, maybe in science? you can do anything if you just try...
Student WHAT ARE THE FEELERS IN THE MOUTH
Bugscope Team those are leg-like 'palps' and they help the insect manipulate food into its mouth when they eat
Student how many legs do babies have
Bugscope Team sometimes they seem to have many extra legs -- as with caterpillars
Student insects are kewl they rule
Bugscope Team the glowing is a warning signal to predators (at least when they are larvae), since many firefly larvae contain chemicals that are distasteful or toxic. The adults may use it for mating
Student coo,
Student Who answered Puppy Dawg"s question?
Bugscope Team i just did
Student i'm joking
Guest cooooooooooolllllllllllllllllllllllllllll
Student do you like your job
Bugscope Team yep, it's an interesting job, and satisfying, and cool people to work with
Student Does it have teeth?
Bugscope Team insects do not have teeth, but sometimes they have hardened jaws that can be very sharp
Student DO THEY LAY EGGS
Student do yall love your jobs
Student what do they eat
Bugscope Team they are predators! they eat other insects
Student all the insects that we've seen today have a little sheel or something behings they're head i just wanted to know what that is?
Bugscope Team that is part of the hardened 'shell' on the back of the insect that protects it
Student cool
Student do you ever work with live insects?
Student what do yall do all day
Student are thoseattenaes
Student cool fact
Student what is a strider
Guest WHATS A STRIDER

Student whats a stridre
Bugscope Team a strider is a water walking insect
Student hey
Student what is it

Student Is the sharp thing sticking down a probiscus
Bugscope Team yes that is the proboscis, and it pierces other insects that the strider might want to eat
Student WHATS THAT THING IN THE MIDDLE
Bugscope Team that is its mouth! it's modified into a piercing-sucking beak!
Bugscope Team that
Bugscope Team that is its proboscis-- it's mouthpart
Student is that a stinger
Student what is in the middle

Student whats that big long thing?
Student You guys are already busy!
Bugscope Team you've all seen striders, you know those things that glide on top of ponds and water...
Student what do they eat
Bugscope Team striders hunt for other insects on top of ponds
Student I seen these in a movie before
Student Striders usually travel in groups. You see them running or walking across water
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Student where do they eat
9:51am
Student where do they live
Bugscope Team they live in ponds, or on them rather
Bugscope Team they live on ponds and streams
Student Does it have compound eyes too??
Student They also have short legs that will catch any insect that falls on to the surface of the water
Student how come on all of the insects the antennas look like they are coming out of the eyes
Bugscope Team a lot of insects look like that, and I think it is because we sort of identify with them and think 'that is where my eyes would be, so why are antennae there?' It is because many insects use their antennae as much as we use our eyes.
Student like what type of insects

Student how old are they and you
Student cool!
Student where are the most found
Bugscope Team see all the hairs again... setae!
Student why are they hairy
Bugscope Team those hairs (setae) help them to sense their environment, very very important for insects to have an many setae as possible
Student that looks very weird ={}
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Student I like how they walk water
Student :)
Student who old is the michane to u
Bugscope Team the microscope is about 10 years old
Student Are it's hairs also setae?? Do they help them sense the enviroment??
Student answer
Guest cool dude
Student it's kinda cute
Student can they fly
Bugscope Team these can't fly. I think i would be pretty weirded out if I saw this thing flying at me

Student its hairy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Bugscope Team its setae-y!
Student i like this picture
Student hahaha
Student why are the satae so important
Bugscope Team the setae are important because they help the insect sense its surroundings, its environment, in different ways: smell (taste), touch, hot/cold...
Student do you get paid good
Bugscope Team yes, we get paid well, most people in the sciences get paid well
Student where do yall dothis from
Bugscope Team we are at the University of Illinois, in Urbana, Illinois.
Student who old are you
Bugscope Team i am 38
Student are we about to leave D:
Student why are insects so hairy
Bugscope Team those hairs help them sense their environment
Student i want to work in the subject science
Bugscope Team excellent!
Student insects are so intresting
Student where are yall doing this from
Bugscope Team we are in urbana, illinois. at the university of illinois
Bugscope Team you all did GREAT! good questions, smart kids, you all rock and or roll
Student we have to leave in less than 5 min. :[
Student I want to be a marine biologist!!
Bugscope Team that is very very cool tot, you should go for it, totally
9:56am
Student they feel things without their satae
Bugscope Team it is kind of like if you wore a suit of armor all day -- you would not be able to feel things touching its surface
Student I want tobe a criminoligist
Student how do you afford the microscope?
Bugscope Team we received a grant from the NSF (National Science Foundation) that payed for the microscope so it could be used for bugscope
Student WHAT DO THEY EAT
Student how are they doing this
Student SCIENCE RULES
Student do these insects live in louisiana
Bugscope Team oh yeah, you can find striders on any pond in your area i'm sure...
Student can they feel things without their satae
Bugscope Team they can feel pressure, for example, if you were to squeeze one, but it is better to be able to feel that you are near and get away
Student this is so cool
Student you guys have been fun
Guest Do they have bones
Bugscope Team insects have exoskeletons- their bones are on the outside. It gives them a protective shell
Student can it see good
Bugscope Team they probably cannot see super well
Student :{
Student do you like your jobs
Bugscope Team yeah we have fun jobs
Student i all ready asked th
Student i want to be a criminoligist
Bugscope Team wow! way cool

Student WWWWOOOWWWW
Student is that thing falling?
Student sorry i dient ment to put that
Bugscope Team these are scales

Student no body hayes bugs
Student are these mosquito's scales
Bugscope Team yeo
Student whao
Guest zoinks
Bugscope Team yep, i mean
Student THESE ARE SCALES?
Bugscope Team yeppers
Student :{o
Bugscope Team these are scales on a mosquito
Student have yall ever done a kissing bug
Bugscope Team I don't remember having looked at one. that would be fun to see
Student what are those spikey things at the end of the scales
Bugscope Team i think you are refering to the part of the scale that sticks into the wing
Student i may be a girl,but this is sooooo cool!
Bugscope Team that is way cool. girl power!
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Student O_O girl power? :P
Student bye
Student bye!!!!!!!!!!!!
Student HI
Student Awesome!!
Bugscope Team you all did GREAT!!!!
Bugscope Team Thank You!
Student THIS WASS COOL!!
Bugscope Team thank you
Student this so cool
Student bjkgkhsdgckjds
Student do all insects have scales
Bugscope Team no only butteflies, moths, skippers, mosquitoes, some weevils, and silverfish, plus a few other exceptions
Bugscope Team See you next year!
Bugscope Team rabbit, remember ALL the chat and images are saved to your member page: http://bugscope.beckman.illinois.edu/members/2009-019
Student THIS WAS COOL THANKS
Student bye
Student bye
Student peace out later dudes and dudets
Bugscope Team later mon
Student :{O
Bugscope Team thank you everyone for joining ustoday
Bugscope Team rabbit, you and your students can review the entire session by viewing your members page: http://bugscope.beckman.illinois.edu/members/2009-019
Bugscope Team nice session everyone
Bugscope Team that was killer
Bugscope Team okay, shutting things down now
Bugscope Team cate beat me to it...

School Name	Moss Bluff Elementary
School Homepage	< LEFT BLANK >
Location
Community	Suburban
Type	Public

Subjects Taught	All
Grades Taught	1st Grade, 2nd Grade
Number of Students	13

Project Title	Insects Around the World
Insects To Study	< LEFT BLANK >
Project Description	My first and second grade gifted students will be ldoing a unit study about insects around with another third grade gifted class. The students will be doing various research about insects, locating them on maps, describing them, drawing them, and learning about life cylces. The bug scope would help enhance the students learning.

Session 2009-019 with Moss Bluff Elementary

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