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Live Session Transcript

Connected on 2009-11-06 14:30:00 from Tucson, AZ, US

2:18pm
Bugscope Team starting presets

2:24pm
Teacher hey all we are logging in now
Bugscope Team Mr M welcome aboard
Bugscope Team we are just setting up, will not release control until presets are done
Bugscope Team welcome to bugscope

Student what is that?
Student what is that
Bugscope Team we are trying to get some presets made for you quickly, we'll be ready soon
Student ok thank u

Student HELLO!
Student thanks
Bugscope Team welcome to bugscope!
Bugscope Team Hello Godfather!
2:29pm
Student wow this is cool
Student hey this is cool
Student who is the god father

Student hahahaha
Student hey justin and taliq
Student lol taliq
Student hi
Student hi
Student hello
Student Ricardo here!
Student HELLLOOOO
Student Crypto likes bugs
Student :D
Student o riky is da god father
Student -_-
Bugscope Team welcome to bugscope, we will be ready in a few moments
Student I LOVE BUGS!!!!
Student ok
Student dat vtight ricky
Student me to
Student now What
Student ok cool
Bugscope Team you LOVE bugs??? cool..
Student kool bugs
Student Yep
Student wats up alex
Student well ya i guess there interresting
Student WAR is not cool man!
Student alex how are you
Student we know
Student thank u

Student who is war??
Student wour welcome
Student ayyyyyyy
Teacher sorry we have some slow comps
Bugscope Team no problemo mr. m, we'll do fine
Bugscope Team we are doing really good, just getting some presets made for you, we'll be ready in another moment
Student so alex wat bug r we looking at right now
Student hello how ru ?

Student duh were lookin at alot
Bugscope Team nice samples you sent
Student whats up
Student ok cool
Bugscope Team scorp claw
Student this is super cool
Student thxs
Student np
Student jk
Student wat up u all
Student stop talking
Bugscope Team we are trying to get presets of every insect you sent to us, we'll be ready in just a moment
Student ok
Student listen 2 mr.m
Student ok
Student ok
Student k
Student ok
Bugscope Team Right now we are getting the last of the presets assigned. This is sort of a preview of what is to come. In a few minutes, when you have control, you all can drive to these different places and we will answer all your questions.
Student q onda
Student cool
Student this iz soooo coooooool
Student stop talkindg ppul

Student i know!
2:34pm
Student :D
Student dudes!
Student guys stop taling!!
Student ok
Student people wat upp
Student taliing??
Student shhhhh
Student you
Student stop talking hayyyyy ninos
Student u
Student wat up
Student no you
Student NEVER!! hahahaha

Student who r u in the class
Student wat up
Student >:)
Student durr
Student watever
Student wat thamber
Student :P
Student ninios callen se la boca plis
Student nothinqqqq
Student wat is that
Student hey
Teacher can I have the controls
Student BE QUITE PEOPLE!
Student edgar who are u calling crazy
Student hey taliq
Student wat up taliq
Student Yes mr.miller
Teacher We are finally ready to begin. Thanks for your patience
Student who is bob and larry
Student How is every body?
Student GOD people!!!
Student stop talking guys
Student you r crazy
Student What are we looking at
Student orale vato
Student I hnow
Student us
Student wehhh
Bugscope Team we had a slight miscom on our end, we didn't realize it was at 2:30 central. but we are good, we'll be ready in sec
Student wat
Student STOP TALKING MAN!!!
Student ok
Student hehehe
Student whats ups everybody
Student you
Student god father shhhh
Student OK alex

Student manney
Student ROFLMAO
Student hi alex
Student Mine looks like a taco
Student we the cute kids
Student hahah
Student :)
Student manny
Student me to
Bugscope Team in a second you guys will have control of the scope, but if you have any general questions about insects I can go ahead and answer them
Student who can abbrev.?
Student lmbo
Bugscope Team one more preset to go!!!! almost there
Student what?
Student Who is OBAMA ?????
Student me
Student lets chat people
Student taliq

Student >:(
Student que tenemos k aser?
Student me
Student GO obama!!!!!!
Student yeaa
Student i dont know
Student war is so cool
Student ur gay
Student shut up
Student talk to me to
Student ahahahaha
Student yeah
Student guapas q onda
Student shut up taliq
Student hahaha
Student oobbaammaa
Bugscope Team ok students, ready to look at some bugs???
Bugscope Team alright you all are the supreme rulers
Student ooooooooooooooooo
Student Yeah transformers
2:39pm
Student ya

Student yeah
Student please stop saying nonsense guys
Student yes

Student that looks nasty
Student hey tamara whos transformers
Student god father stop talking
Student wat is that
Student o wow
Student i'mhere
Student idk
Student can we start now plis

Student that looks nasty

Student is that the ant loin?
Bugscope Team spider mouth, fangs
Student who is scot

Bugscope Team this is a spider

Student thats cool
Student thats a spider
Student taliq wats up

Student so this is a spider
Bugscope Team yes the head and body of a spider. I had to remove the legs in order for us to see the mouth parts
Student hows it going people

Student good
Student are those claws
Bugscope Team lots of mold and juju on it

Student hola tamara
Student eww
Student lots of things are laggin'
Student hi alex

Student coool
Student wat iz juju
Bugscope Team juju is dirt and goo on a specimen...
Student alex
Student hi

Student My bad people
Student wat this
Student yo taliq and jt..
Student yeah wat is juju
Student ?
Bugscope Team this is s scorpion claw

Student who is transformers wat shirt are u wearing transformers?

Student wats iz the stuff on the claw
Student wat are those little spike on those
Bugscope Team those are called setae (see-tee) and they help insects to sense their environment
Student what is this in the claw

Student was it har d to do the bu

Student bugscope
Student hiiiiiiiii
Student Me crpto138 accidentally loged out
Student what is the hairy thing
Student hey tamara
Student but now i'm in
Student cool
Student Hey scot do you ;ike doing your job
Bugscope Team yes it is great to have all of this equipment to work with, and we get to see a lot of cool research
Student wat up edgar
Teacher Please give controls to justin and taliq
Bugscope Team done!
Student wat grade r u in
Student okay

Student wow
Student wat up tamara
Student soo scott this is a spider right?
Bugscope Team we are on the scorpion claw i believe
Student cool
Bugscope Team justin and taliq, drive away, you are controlling a $750,000 microscope
Student hey luz....=)
Student sorry 4 the repaet
Bugscope Team no problem, it happens
Student ohh cool
Student alex is your job hard like hard hard
Bugscope Team well, sometimes it is, but it's also cool. you get to figure things out and that can be very satifying

Student what are you doing
Student wat iz yr deegree of intrest
Bugscope Team I am an entomologist, Alex is a systems administrator, Scott and Cate are microscopists--although they have degrees in different subjects
Bugscope Team yes we had moved to the scorp claw, now we're back on the spider
Student how old is the bugscope
Bugscope Team microscope is 11; bugscope the project is slightly -- a few months -- younger
2:44pm
Student what is that
Student Is the poison dry??
Bugscope Team yes by now

Student were does that bug comes from

Student soo how long does it take to put the bugs on correctly
Bugscope Team takes about 30-40 minutes maybe, at mot

Student ?
Student annie do you know what this is
Bugscope Team This is a very close up look at a spider

Student what is that stuff on the on the claws

Bugscope Team most
Student Where did you find most of your spiders Scot?
Student wow
Student hih
Student wat is this
Student hi

Student wat up edgar
Bugscope Team you can see a strand of mold spores there
Student oh thanks

Student hi
Student yes

Student hi8
Student watz that weird looking thing?
Student wat up
Student yeah

Student hi
Student what is these
Student hi

Bugscope Team this is a spider
Bugscope Team you can see the fangs

Bugscope Team all those hairs are setae (see-tee)
Student is this a fang
Bugscope Team yup, you can see the fangs criss crossed in the upper middle portion of the screen
Student o thax Scot
Bugscope Team setae help insects to sense their enviornment
Student what is that
Student what bug is this
Bugscope Team Not a bug at all..this is a spider
Student wat is that hiry thing?
Bugscope Team spider

Student how much is the microscope
Bugscope Team $600,000 to $750,000, as Alex said.
Bugscope Team sometimes when insects/arthropods die, especially if they have been gassed somehow, they throw up
Student oh yeah
Student r those the bugs
Student cool

Bugscope Team insects have a hard outer shell, called an exoskeleton. those hairs stick through the exoskeleton, to nerves underneath
Student hi tamara

Student wow a wasp stinger

Teacher is that a sheath on the stinger?
Bugscope Team not sure maybe take the mag down a bit

Student what is that?
Bugscope Team the little balls are mold spores and some of the other stuff is some sort of dirt or gunk
Student are those mold spores
Student alex do you know what the pieces on the stinger are?
Bugscope Team they are either mold or pollen, i think that is mold, pollen is more spikey
Student ?
Student was it hard to cut the bugs
Bugscope Team Insects are generally not hard to cut apart, unless you want very neat pieces, in which case they are really hard to cut apart. Pulling legs and wings off it easy
Student i am beside u
Student How much money do you guys get paid??
Student what is that?
Student is that mold on it
Bugscope Team yes that's right
Student is that a spider
Student is that bacteria?
Student looks gross

Student what is your favorite bug
Bugscope Team hi obama, great to have you on bugscope! i like mites, they are like bugs on bugs...
Bugscope Team My favorite insects are longhorned beetles, but we don't have any of those to view today
Bugscope Team yes, those little balls are mold spores
Student thanks
Student oh i got it right
Student that is really cool
Student what do you use to cute the bugs
2:49pm
Student its pretty amazing wat u can see with this microscope
Bugscope Team totally

Student did you cut any bugs
Student what is that?
Student wat is that we are looking at?

Student awsome!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1
Student cooool

Student cate do you like working with bugs
Teacher sorry annie, no long horns this time. last time we did
Student wat is that???

Student no!
Student how many bugs do you get in one day?

Student how long it took to get the bugs ready
Bugscope Team oh, maybe 20-30 minutes
Bugscope Team some things weren't discovered until someone looked at them in an electron microscope. brochosomes, for example, were totally unknown until someone looked at them in an electron microscope
Student is that juju
Student so alex how u seen any bugs with diease's
Bugscope Team well, yes, mosquitos are a very bad carrier of disease
Bugscope Team Is is generally difficult to tell if an insect has a disease unless they die or you dissect them and look at their blood.
Student my are ants
Student wat is juju alex
Bugscope Team juju is just a nickname for junk, dirt, stuff like that
Student wat are those bals
Student juju is trash duh duh taliq

Student Lol juju = junk GUYS!
Student JuJu is junk? ewww
Student oh

Teacher please give control to boogalaboo

Student nastyyyyy
Student stop askign wat is juju plz

Student who is thamber
Student okay
Bugscope Team boogalaboo, you are driving. put your seat belts on!
Student wat is that?
Student why do they look so wavey?
Bugscope Team we don't look at insects/arthropods all of the time. most of the time people are using the microscope for their own research, with carbon nanotubes, flexible silicon, self-healing polymers -- all kinds of stuff
Student which bug are you scare of
Bugscope Team centipedes
Student haha
Student spiders
Student tell me the truth
Student that was pic is cool

Student hi thamber?
Bugscope Team like, big centipedes
Student no coakaroches ewwwwwwwwwww
Student is it still the wasp stinger Scot?
Bugscope Team yes this is the stinger
Student who is who
Student are some bugs scary
Bugscope Team I guess it depends on what you consider scary. Some people would think that insects that carry diseases are scary, other people might think insects that sting are scary.
Student i think centipeede are cool
Bugscope Team yes, this is a wasp stinger
Student How long have you guys been doing this??
Bugscope Team 10+ years, close to 11
Student wat bug was the biggest
Bugscope Team lobsters
Student Cool!

Student is it scary to cut things
Student like bugs

Student do you know what this is?
Student what is this?
Student wat is thAT
Student do u guys like doing this?
Bugscope Team yes this is fun

Student what is this

Bugscope Team this is the wasp stinger, from further away
Student i thought lobsters are animals
Bugscope Team lobsters are animals, but they are crustaceans, not insects. Rolypolys (or pillbugs) are also crustaceans
Student which animal uses that stinger??
Student I DONT
Student yes
Student JKJKJHKJKKJ
Student were are you right now
Student Alex, wich bug was the smallest?
Bugscope Team the smallest insect is a fairyfly, which is a type of wasp
2:54pm

Student has there ever been a problem with the microscope befor?
Bugscope Team oh yeah; it is a complicated piece of equipment
Bugscope Team SCOTTT

Student is that a wasp stinger
Bugscope Team this is the scorpion stinger
Bugscope Team Lobsters are not insects. Lobsters are crustaceans
Student wat are the little circles on that bug
Bugscope Team that is where setae have fall out (setae are the little hairs on insects
Bugscope Team Annie doesn't think lobsters are insects.
Student why is this partly hairy?
Bugscope Team lots of insects/arthropods have hair (setae, bristles, trichae, spines)
Student Really? cool Cate
Student i think they are
Student jk scot
Student hi obama
Student is a lobster really a bug
Bugscope Team Annie is right. Lobsters are not insects.
Student what is that?
Student really hairy
Student thanks cate
Student thx 4 answer our question
Bugscope Team Lobsters do not have six legs, two antenna, or two sets of wings...they do not qualify as insects
Student IT"S A ME MARIO!!!
Student wat animal has had the biggest eyes you guys have handeled
Student Wich bug was the hariest?
Bugscope Team It is impossible to know, really. Most insects are completely covered in hairs, many different sizes of hairs...so I don't know if anyone would be able to calculate which is the hairiest bug.
Student annie is good
Student omg edgar
Student thank you!
Student she knows alot
Student do you like bugs?
Bugscope Team I think all of us like bugs now. They are different life forms but endlessly interesting.
Student ooo it doesn't sound like it'sn a stinger
Student to us
Student hi jami
Student i do
Student what are those hairs 4??
Bugscope Team those are likely sensory hairs
Bugscope Team Thanks Justin and Taliq
Student hey mr.m
Student ok Annie
Student who re u
Student thats kool
Student sorry this computer iz slowwww
Student k
Student your welcome
Student mr.m
Bugscope Team Mr M you have control now.
Student what animal has the biggest eyes
Bugscope Team That is another difficult question...has to be a whale.
Student Godfather, sup?

Student how moch do they pay you
2:59pm
Student wat is the scorpion injecting his stinger in?
Student annie what is the smallest insect
Bugscope Team maybe not such a difficult question actually
Bugscope Team giant squid
Student hi
Student Do you guys ever have problems where the comp. lags or sumfin?
Bugscope Team yes, we do. I am using Safari, which helps
Student ok
Bugscope Team whale or giant squid?
Student who are u obama
Student who is scot??
Student are those worms
Bugscope Team No the sort of wormy things are more setae
Student in a giant squid
Student so did u hagve difficulties when u were putting the bugs in the staple?
Bugscope Team when we prepare samples for bugscope, we attach them to an aluminum disk that has carbon tape on it. We usually stick them on with their undersides facing up (because they are usually more interesting on that side). Sometimes it is difficult putting on samples because they won't lie right
Student e
Student Crpto138 says hi to all
Student you are a very good person annie
Bugscope Team why thank you. I am getting a little pep talk today. I am go and do my work and feel good about myself ;)
Bugscope Team I think giant squids have the largest diameter eyes.
Student alex,annie,scot,cate how has it been to work with alot of bugs and the $700,000 microscope?
Bugscope Team It has been fun. Answering Bugscope questions makes me think about insects in different ways so that I can explain them to students....and I like that.
Teacher we are having a little trouble driving. i clicked click to center and the drive area is blank

Student Scot if you were to decide would you be a flying bug or a walking bug??
Bugscope Team Probably, since I don't do much flying now, it would be flying.

Student are those hairs
Student do you know any thing on sun scorpine
Bugscope Team What about them specifically?
Student Dante said it!!
Bugscope Team Mr M try refreshing your browser.
Student what is that
Student do you talk spanish
Bugscope Team solo un poquito
Bugscope Team this is the thick base of the scorpion stinger

Student pliz

Student What type of bug would you want to be Alex?
Student Do you guys ever get frusturated when handiling the MES?
Bugscope Team I think it is much easier controlling the SEM in person than using the bugscope controls, because sometimes there is lag over the internet, but in general I don't get frustrated. It's fun!

Student claro k si
Student like do you know if it has any stingers or claws
Bugscope Team thamber the messages go by so fast we miss them sometimes
Student what is that scot?
Bugscope Team Dude I am not sure where we are myself.
Student What is that?
Student so what is this we are looking at and i like this experiment its fun :))
Student this is mr. miller, please give contol to andy and cindy
Bugscope Team right.
Student did u have any difficulties while putting the bugs in the scope?
Bugscope Team The only difficulty I had was choosing which of your insects would be best to use because you had so many and some of them were big so I had to decide if there were parts I could use
Student is that paper
Bugscope Team Some times I have sun scorpions in my back yard or in my insect traps. I really like sun scorpions
Student or is it sort of hair?
3:04pm
Student Is the tip of the stinger sheding??
Student wow annie
Student does that look like plstic 2 u?
Bugscope Team it does!

Student I found one in my back yard.
Bugscope Team a sun scorpion?
Student hi tamara
Student is thata tongue
Bugscope Team yes, called a 'glossa'
Teacher i got kicked out somehow. please give control to andy and cindy
Bugscope Team got it, sorry I did not believe you when you were Obama
Student wats that
Student the face of it
Student thats cool
Student do you guys get sad when you have to pack it up???
Student hi jami
Student is that a spider
Student wat has been the most hardest bug to prepare for the microscope
Student Alex,Scot,Cate,Annie do you guys catch bugs yourself?
Bugscope Team yes for sure. Alex catches them with his motorcycle helmet
Bugscope Team I catch bugs myself. It is my job!
Student ooooo thx for the awnser
Student yes.
Bugscope Team The aren't really scorpions, you know...they are not spiders either...they are their own order of arachnids
Student can u zoom in on the eyes
Student what kind of eyes
Bugscope Team compound eyes

Student Eww
Student It looks like a spider cuz its all furry
Bugscope Team hey man this is a digger wasp

Student Wait do you mean like riding his bike or using his helmet as a net?
Student wat r those hairs on it tong
Student Do you guys ever find some leavings inside the bug
Bugscope Team like what? we have seen muscle attachments but usually don't look inside

Student this iz dat a fly
Bugscope Team it's a wasp
Student .,m,m,ljlkljklklklkll;l./

Student what is that?
Student is that where they eat
Student what has been the hardest bug to prepare for the microscope??
Bugscope Team the super hairy ones are the hardest, like moths, some flies
Student hi people
Student hi angy

Student hello these is sooooo fun
Student Is'nt there a wasp bigger then the stub??
Bugscope Team yes a cicada killer, for example
Bugscope Team Um, there are some hornets that would be much bigger than the stub

Student oh its pollen
3:09pm

Student This is pollen? wow
Bugscope Team pollen comes in lots of shapes, and sometimes it is hard to tell mold spores from pollen. but generally mold spores are smaller, less spikey, and they often deflate
Student the bug has cut right
Student sorry mistake
Teacher you can identify plants by the shape of the pollen
Bugscope Team There are some people who can. I hope to learn someday.
Student scot how long have u worked in the bugscope ?

Student hehehe
Student does the microscope ever heat up
Teacher please give control back to boogalaboo
Student does the bug have cuts
Student what kind of bug do you get alot of
Bugscope Team ladybugs, flies
Student is that juju
Student hey mr.m can we have the control back!!!!
Student Cate,Scot,Annie,Alex are any of you allergic to pollen or other small organisms??
Bugscope Team not me, just salicylic acid (aspirin)
Bugscope Team I am allergic to various pollens, but usually it doesn't affect my field work. The last time I was in Arizona, my allergies were really bad though!
Student ha thamber
Student hey transformers
Student wat
Student hi
Student do you get centipeed
Bugscope Team sometimes. once we got a huge one that scared me so much I dropped it. it was cool, though, had mites
Student Witch bug had the most juju?
Student hihello

Student were our bugs some of the coolest
Bugscope Team yes
Student yes
Student is that a mouth
Student kool pic
Student what bug is the bigest
Bugscope Team Goliath Beetle is one of the largest bugs. There are also super long walking sticks in the Tropics
Student thx

Student how is it working wit bugscope?
Bugscope Team It is lots of fun
Student is mthat venom

Student scot wat has been ur favorite bug u guys have looked at
Bugscope Team I like ticks, mosquitos, mites, earwigs because they have mites, and weevils because they are so cute

Student my friend bob and larry brought this in?
Student what are some of the best bugs you ever had?
Student is that a nose
Student what is that ?
Student wat r those bumps
Teacher what are those two bumps
Bugscope Team eyes
Student is it a head
Student what is the smallest bug
Bugscope Team we have told people in the past it was a fairy fly, or maybe that is the smallest insect, to be correct

Student what wioth the bumpes?
Student thamber what is your favorite bug

Teacher please give control to edgar and al
Bugscope Team have fun edgar and al
Student have you guys ever caught an assasin bug before???
Bugscope Team we've caught many assassin bugs. They have a goofy looking head that is fun to look at with the SEM
Student good!
Student can u imagine having eyes that small
Student alex wat is that?
3:14pm
Student scot what are we lookinq at
Bugscope Team head of the scorpion
Student How are those eyes?

Student tight

Student wat r simple eyes
Bugscope Team simple eyes are single eyes, not compound -- so they have one lens. and often their possessors do not see well out of them
Bugscope Team Fairyfly is right---it is the smallest insect
Student ohhhh thanksz
Bugscope Team you can see they are covered with mold spores

Bugscope Team Thanks, Annie!
Student ewewewewewewweeewwwewewewewewewewewew

Student whats tight?

Student wat up
Student what is that
Student how does da fairy fly luk like annie
Bugscope Team Not like much....they are practically microscopic. The look like a tiny fleck of dust. When you look at them under the microscope, they are black wasps with feathery wings.
Student what is a fairyfly

Bugscope Team these are mold spores
Student What are we looking at?

Student wat is this scot?

Student wat do those bumps do?

Student what is the scorpians niche?

Student sorry our computers are slow
Bugscope Team you are doing fine, good job!
Student where does this animal live and it's niche?
Student wat iz that bugs niche

Student are those hairs
Bugscope Team yes, the hair looking things are actually called setae (see-tee), they help bugs to sense their environment

Bugscope Team these eyes are a bit dried out -- they would have been puffed up when the scorp was alive

Student wat up thamber

Student scot wat is the scorpians niche
Bugscope Team I really don't know, I'm sorry. We don't have them here.
Bugscope Team Scorpions are predators. They usually eat moderate sized insects, like crickets. Some can eat larger things like lizards and baby mice and birds.

Student do you no the camal spider
Bugscope Team Yes, that common name is also given to sun scorpions. Sun scorpions=Camel spider

Student thats cool

Student what is that

Student hi
Student hey transformers

Student is that dirt

Student What are we looking at Scot?
Bugscope Team I am lost.

Student who is numebr one

Student if u put a poison type spider on the mircoscope is it posable to see poison
Bugscope Team probably not, especially since these insects are under a vacuum, so there would have to be no moisture to get to a vacuum
Student ok thaz do
Bugscope Team bob and larry, you are the bosses at the controls
3:20pm
Student have you got a camal spider yet
Bugscope Team I have seen and encountered many sun scorpions/camel spiders. I think we have looked at them for Bugscope, but I don't remember
Bugscope Team click to stop
Teacher thanks
Bugscope Team click to stop
Bugscope Team bob, larry, click again to stop
Student thank you mr.m
Student **thax**
Student wat is dat bugs niche alex
Student Alex do you know what the biggest wasp habitat is???
Bugscope Team The habitat of the biggest wasp or the largest habitat inhabited by a wasp
Student bye
Student hi bebetriz
Student cool annie cool
Student wow thats amazing
Student *Yawns*
Student edgar and al click to STOP!!!!!
Bugscope Team i clicked on the wasp stinger preset

Student hi

Student ok
Student can i please use the SEM
Student peace out
Student hi
Student heyyyyy
Bugscope Team bob and larry, you now have control

Student hayyy
Bugscope Team well now scott is driving
Student alex how long have u been doing this
Bugscope Team i've been working with bugscope for a year and a half
Student do you guys hav fun doin this
Student is that a spider
Bugscope Team this is a wasp
Bugscope Team here we can see part of a wing
Student that is cool
Student srry my computer is messing up
Bugscope Team this is a wasp head
Student wat is that
Student cool have u liked it soo far
Bugscope Team oh yeah, it's a lot of fun, interesting
Student Mr.M can i use the controls??
Teacher look at that antennae
Bugscope Team i believe this wasp had red hairs on its abdomen
Student hey k tal guapos
Student ye
Student is that a antenna
Bugscope Team the curvy thing across the eye is an antenna
Student by we got to go
Student and thank you
Student and thanksz
Student peace
Student ok i have to go bye
Student bye people and thanks
Student thanx
Bugscope Team bye, you did a great job!
Student thank you
Student this was fun
Student bye
Bugscope Team What you are leaving?
Student bye thank you !
Bugscope Team Bye!
Student thanks
Student thank u guys
Bugscope Team you are welcome
Student thax 4 answering my questions thankyou BYE!!!
Student thanks
Student we hav to go
Bugscope Team Thank You!
Bugscope Team We hope you had fun
3:25pm
Teacher thanks my next class will be coming soon
Bugscope Team ok

Guest I'm just giving my class a preview of what they will be seeing next week

Guest What are those holes?
Bugscope Team those are various pores in the antenna
Bugscope Team i have no idea? scott, cate, annie?
Bugscope Team they are likely chemoreceptors
Bugscope Team And I should know what they do specifically, but I cannot seem to recall at this moment. I believe that the wasp uses these little impressed "hairs" to sense volatile compounds in the air--to smell
Bugscope Team Placoid sensilla are so cool.
Bugscope Team often they are elongate
3:30pm
Bugscope Team we saw some this morning when Jim Whitfield came in with his tiny wasps.
Bugscope Team hello Anvic!
Student wat is that
Bugscope Team welcome to bugscope!
Bugscope Team this is an antenna, very close up
Bugscope Team this is a closeup of a wasp antenna
Student oh it has wierd shapes
Student hey
Student heyy
Student cool
Student hey
Student wats up
Student hey
Student nuthing and u
Student hi
Student hhgd fjg
Student hello
Bugscope Team hi students, welcome to bugscope
Student whos anvic ?
Student wat up??
Bugscope Team hello!
Student who are you abc123
Student hi guys
Student hi
Student whos this bootz
Student how r u doing
Student thanx were really exited to be here
Student whos boots
Teacher please give control to avic

Student why are those things on top of the holes
Student moises
Student wat is that
Teacher what is this bug we are looking at
Student i want control too'(;
Bugscope Team only one person can control at once, we'll let you have control when mr miller says so
Bugscope Team this is a wasp we found just now
Bugscope Team this is a wasp, the antenna of a wasp
Bugscope Team the antenna
Student wow
Student hi
Student cool
Student it looks big
Bugscope Team yeah, it's in an electron microscope... :)
Student wing
Student thats so cool
3:35pm

Student wat is that
Student ok thanxs alex
Student that is awsome
Student it is a claw or a antanna
Student cool
Student wat is that

Bugscope Team you can see most of the antenna now, with the wasp head behind it, and the compound eye
Student whats up
Student is that an antanna
Bugscope Team yes, they connect inbetween its giant compound eyes

Student thats awesome
Student tha looks really wiered
Bugscope Team connect to the head that is

Bugscope Team ah nice, this is a claw

Bugscope Team lots of insects have claws like this
Student what does it eat
Student thats cool
Student ewww thats ugly
Student is that hair on a claw
Bugscope Team spines, bristles, setae... lots of sensory components of the tarsi, which are the the final several segments of the arm or leg
Student can we control
Student cool
Bugscope Team Just got Ulysses' bugs
Student what is that?
Bugscope Team This the the "foot" of an insect
Student WHAT ARE THOSE SHARP THINGSON EM
Bugscope Team claws
Bugscope Team right now anvic has control, as soon as mr miller tells us to, we can give control to someone else
Student I think that looks like a leg
Guest great!
Student it looks lik a pincher
Student what are those white things
Student what is that
Student Are those fingers?
Bugscope Team kind of
Student that is wierd
Bugscope Team many insects have claws, and because they have six legs, they usually have six sets of claws
Student thanks
Student wat is it?
Teacher please give control to abc123
Bugscope Team have fune abc123. you have control
Bugscope Team xyz 1098, you've got control
Student hi
Bugscope Team is that a Jackson 5 song?
Student what dose it do
Bugscope Team they work much like our hands. inside the tarsus is a tendon that pulls to open the claw, pushes to close, called an unguitractor
Student are does white things hairs
Bugscope Team well, not hairs like ours, they are called setae (see-tee), and they help insects to sense their environment

Student wut is that
Student yas
3:40pm

Student yas
Student when are we gonna zoom n
Student ha ha it is a jackson 5 song
Student what are the things between the sharp things
Student yes yas
Student thats cool but its hard to say that word

Bugscope Team insects have a hard outer shell, called an exoskeleton
Student it is a leg

Student yes it is
Student hi transformerlovers
Student what is it liz

Student its supposed to be blurry
Bugscope Team no it is just OOF
Bugscope Team this is the carbon tape the critters are stuck to

Student is that a spider
Student hey deys

Student how does it work

Bugscope Team out of focus
Student ooo my bad
Student thats big wat is it
Student hello
Student what is this
Student its you liz
Student its a fly
Student are those the legs
Bugscope Team this is the head of the digger wasp you sent
Student it looks lik an alien
Student really
Student what is it
Student where does it go at night is it active at night
Bugscope Team Most wasps like this are active during the day. At night, they hang out under leaves or among flowers or under rocks.
Student no its a wasp
Bugscope Team yes
Student it looks like a bee
Bugscope Team Close to a bee.
Student It has a big eyeball.
Bugscope Team pretty much two of them
Student i meant grosse
Student does it bite
Bugscope Team it is not a fly, not Diptera; it is Hymenoptera, like ants
Student nooo really
Student their hairy
Student a waspe
Student how big is it
Student wwhy is the wasp 's eyes so round
Bugscope Team it is helpful to have round eyes if you want to have really good peripheral vision
Student open transformerslover
Student does it bite=/
Bugscope Team Nope, but it can sting.
Student cuz they r interesting

Student yes
Student i know
Student does it have a stinger
Bugscope Team yes!
Student does it have hair on his eyes

Student what is wrong with its eyes
Bugscope Team they have stuff on them. like you can see at least one scale from another insect
Student hj
Bugscope Team bees and wasps both have four wings
Student wat??

Student what is it
Student wats between the eyes
Bugscope Team Its antennae stick out from between its eyes.
Student does it have long leds
Bugscope Team its legs are about normal length for an insect...not too long or short
Student does it have two eyes
Bugscope Team five eyes: two compound eyes and three simple eyes toward the back/top of the head called ocelli.
Student sup
Student will it kill you
Bugscope Team not unless you are allergic to its sting
Student y does it have that string thing connecting its eyes
Bugscope Team Those were its jaws ;)
Student its the nose ab 5
Student does it has long legs
Student thanks annie\
Bugscope Team you are welcome
Student why r the arms holding each other
Bugscope Team often after they die the muscles contract that way
3:45pm

Student cool
Student is it a wasp
Student ooo
Student what is that
Student what are the little thing
Student why are there spores on it
Teacher we are having trouble going to the ant lion preset
Bugscope Team yeah me too...
Student hey annie wat is that
Bugscope Team This is part of the spider's head
Student that mold looks sooooo gross
Student what are thos bumpss

Student whats on top left corner
Student does it have fangs
Student oo that is cool
Student they are mold
Student what are does circles

Student iull wat is that
Student hey i see a vg
Student does it have wings
Student what is that
Student wats that
Student eeww that looks like a hairy nose or something
Student wats below the eyes
Student what is thet it looks like a dogs mouth
Student whats that big sace
Student can you zoom in
Student what do they eat
Student Looks all squeshed together
Student does it have eight legs
Bugscope Team All spiders have eight legs

Student thanks annie
Student head

Student is that his mouth

Student why is it so hairy
Student no ??????
Student can we control it
Student is that a ant lion
Student wats that
Student does bite
Student does it look like a lion
Bugscope Team Antlions get their names from the fact that they have large fierce jaws and they eat lots of ants.
Student to pro tect its self
Teacher what are those small arm like projections?
Student why does the mouth look like that ?

Student what is in the mouth
Student butterfly

Teacher did the head fall off?
Bugscope Team sure looks like it.
Student d.e.y wat do yu mean by nooooo??????????????
Student why is it hairy
Student haha double ha
Student whats that
Student is it a flying thing
Student how big is his mouth
Bugscope Team Depends on the size of the antlion--- they are usually only a millimeter or so across.
Student what does the hair do
Student wats inside of the head
Student wat is in the mouth
Bugscope Team It looks like the head is gone.
Bugscope Team That is very sad
Student what is in it mouth
Student how big does it probably get
Bugscope Team I guess the largest antlions are maybe the size of a penny when they are almost ready to molt to their adult forms.
Student thats the mouth
Student mr. miller wats that inside it

Student this is nasty i was hungry but not any more
Student is it headless

Student vcxkjlvb
Bugscope Team sorry we know they are so cool looking but it is gone. a lot of things had been damaged in shipment, and Cate had to try to piece them together. Actually she did a pretty good job.

Student ;(
Student iull
3:50pm
Student whet
Teacher please give control to ab5
Student i mean wat??
Student did the haed get cut of
Bugscope Team Candy we are sorry. It fell off but sometimes it is hard to tell until you get a sample into the microscope.

Student wat does it look so2oo3 poky
Student it's not as hairy as the other 1
Student grossssss
Student hey who whants to f that
Bugscope Team antlions grow up to be owlflies, if they feel like it
Bugscope Team Nooooo...owlflies grow to be owlflies. Antlions grow to be antlions. They look the same but they are not
Student is that a tube on the side
Bugscope Team I think it is a hole where it had been pinned.
Student that looks like a tunnal on the right bottom
Student can you move the scream ????????????????
Student thats cool
Student wat r the hair for does it protect it

Student what is that hole
Bugscope Team that was where the body had been pierced by a pin
Bugscope Team this is one of the claws of the scorpion
Student what is that
Student is this a claw os some thing
Bugscope Team It IS a claw
Student is that a crab
Student thats cool
Student what does it do

Student do they have venom inside of them?
Bugscope Team Scorpions sting with their tails, not their claws
Student it is a scoopiannnnm
Bugscope Team owlfly larvae look like antlions
Bugscope Team And lace wing larvae look like antlions too...sort of
Student are those hairs connected to each side
Student it looks lik an alagators mouth
Bugscope Team on a much smaller scale ;)

Student is it a scorpion claw

Student wat is it
Student what are the bumps
Student wow that is cool wat does it do

Student is that hair

Student can you zoom in
Student thats ugly
Student it looks like it pokes
Bugscope Team it is a stinger, so you are correct!
Student what are those bumps on the stinger
Bugscope Team i think those are mold spores

Student y know

Student you
Student is it a stinger
Student hi people are u guys grossed oout ?
Bugscope Team I was grossed out by the headless antlion
Student is his hair dirty
Bugscope Team I would not want to eat it.
Student we are
Student it looks like it is puking
Student Loook like wood hanging
3:55pm
Student whats that
Student is it a flying stingerb on a flying insect
Student wat are the hairs for
Bugscope Team the things that look like hairs are various kinds of setae, or bristles. they are often sensory -- touch, or taste, or hot/cold, for example
Student is that his mouth
Student i think thats it keeep stinging over a dn over

Student ya us to
Student no me digas
Student it looks like mushroom
Student what
Student what is that
Student do you guys touch the bugs
Bugscope Team sometimes
Student do the hairs protect him
Student no one know
Student how does it look like a mushroom ?. . .. just asking
Bugscope Team I think that this is just the angle of the wasps abdomen in this shot...but it kind of looked like a giant mushroom
Student are they clean
Student si te digo

Student looks like teeth
Bugscope Team if you say so
Student ha ha ha ?>
Student lela
Student they look like peanuts
Student eww thats nasty
Student was that the mouth
Bugscope Team grains
Student are those his teet
Student what is that
Student what
Student what do the do
Student lolo\
Student ?
Student ?
Student what are those things
Student Looks like seeds on the ground
Bugscope Team they are pollen grains, so in a way they are much like seeds
Student ???????????
Student wat is that on the bottom
Bugscope Team you mean the background? it's the wasp's cuticle - the exoskeleton, whichever part of the body we are on
Student what is it
Student se parese a ti
Student are those stickey
Bugscope Team They are slightly sticky--they are very small so you would probably not know they were on you
Student they look like tennis ball
Student that looks really gross to be on an animal ! but it also looks like rocks
Student who has control
Bugscope Team abc5
Student ab5
Bugscope Team yeah sorry
Student you
Student wat is it
Student those look like eggs
Student are those eggs
Bugscope Team pollen grains

Student why does it have pollen on it
Bugscope Team The wasp probably feeds on pollen and nectar and some of the pollen rubbed off on its body
Student oooo polen
4:00pm
Student eewwww that looks wiered is that fuzz ?
Student i dont no
Bugscope Team this is now a closeup view of the spider fang with a poison pore
Teacher please give control to transformersloverz
Student wats on the bottom of the screen
Student why does it need pollen
Bugscope Team It needs pollen like I need ice cream cones--to eat!! ;)
Student are those bones
Student what is that
Bugscope Team This is a close up look at one of the spider fangs.
Student yo ke
Student a
Student looks like an air plane
Bugscope Team he who loves transformers, you are driving!!!
Student oh cool
Bugscope Team spiders inject venom into their prey that dissolves them from the inside
Student thats flyin
Student se te ba
Student digo yo k ya se callen
Student it look like rocks
Teacher is that hole where the poison comes out
Bugscope Team yes! good thining
Student what is that
Bugscope Team thinking

Student how is the poison pore work
Bugscope Team The spider pumps blood into the part of the body that operates the fangs---and venom comes out.

Student what is it
Bugscope Team this is a spider fang, very close up
Student is that a poisen hole on the top thing

Student are those little hair
Bugscope Team those hairs are called setae

Bugscope Team you can see the pore where the poison comes out of the fang
Student wats on the top right
Student why does it have bumps

Student look like dead skin
Student can you zoom in
Student awww thats cool
Student are those websbs
Bugscope Team mostly what we see is some kind of dried fluid

Student heyy lol i like ice cream tooooo !
Student it looks ugly
Student iull that looks all gui

Student Â°
Student cool
Student that looks like teeth
Bugscope Team in a way it is exactly that -- two fangs
Student y are they hairy
Bugscope Team for sure
Bugscope Team the hairs we see are sensory hairs that spiders have, in particular, that help them sense vibration
Student it looks like the inside of a pumpkin a little bit from the centererer
Bugscope Team yeah they look funny, but actually vicious, from that perspective
Student =)

Student who is cereal
Student the both of you
Student wats that
Student what is that
Student whis that a stinger
Bugscope Team This is the stinger of a scorpion
Student y is it fiat
Bugscope Team this is a scorpion stinger
Student oh no you didnt

Student wats on the bottom of the screen
Student whats peeling of at the very end
Bugscope Team It is hard to know. It might be some dried venom or some other kind of dry fluid
4:05pm
Student thats cool
Student o wow
Student why is it hary
Bugscope Team well, insects use those hairs (setae) to sense their environment, so you'll find setae all over insects, all over the place

Student is it a stinger
Student you with
Student you wish
Student omg
Bugscope Team the hairs we see now are likely sensory; they would let the scorpion now when something had touched its stinger, or when the stinger had touched something
Student is it a stinger on a tail

Student y is it cut off
Bugscope Team sometimes they break off, and especially after they die

Student are those hairs
Student wat do the hairs do
Student why does it have ahir on the tail

Student i meant hair
Student whats that
Student why are there holes
Bugscope Team the holes are where the setae (hairs) used to be
Bugscope Team remember, insects don't have skin like humans do, they have an exoskeleton which is hard and can't feel things. those hairs (setae) stick through the exoskeleton to nerves underneath, and that's how they feel things
Bugscope Team they also smell with setae as well
Bugscope Team and taste!

Student why are some places not covered with hair
Bugscope Team it looks like it needed only a few hairs on the stinger, but many of them were/are long

Student wat is this

Teacher please give candy control
Bugscope Team got it
Student is that a patato
Bugscope Team hahahaha noooo....we are still on the scorpion stinger
Student what is it
Student besides the hair it looks like nopales
Bugscope Team little more rounded than nopales, but there is a strong similarity
Student ha ha
Student k feo
Student annie . . . . . .

Bugscope Team yes....
Student what are the holes
Student ewww it looks round
Bugscope Team if you look at the micron bar in the lower left of the viewing screen you get an idea of the lengths of some of the things we are imaging.

Student verdad
Student is that juju
Student wats on the tippy top
Bugscope Team 1 um = one micron, that's one millionth of a meter
Student look like a crashed up airplane
Student r those eggsb and a stinger
Bugscope Team mold spores and the stinger
Student what is on it
Student without wings

Student is that dirt
4:10pm

Student i see you juju
Student no
Student what is it
Student whats that shell
Bugscope Team it does look like the stinger had a sheath of some sort
Student hi
Student y r they holes
Student around it
Student no
Student ??

Student hi d.e.y
Student whats that shell around it
Bugscope Team The stinger in wasps, bees and ants are modified ovipositors, which can be made of two body parts that fit together to form a tube. Looks like that is what we see here, two parts that fit together to form a tube, which is the stinger
Student does it has blood on it
Bugscope Team just mold spores

Student lol jk
Student What is on the bottom like it's laying on it
Student ???????

Student ????????????????????????????????????
Student who's in control
Bugscope Team Candy

Student hi transformers
Student candy
Bugscope Team candy has control now

Student us
Student watz up?? D.E.Y
Student wats on the bottom right
Bugscope Team looks like plant fibers, and perhaps fungal hyphae -- the ropy part of the fungus
Student open
Student what is that
Student open wat??
Student wat happen s when someone get stung by a bug there
Bugscope Team We just give people normal first aid. There is no reason to worry about stings unless you are allergic
Student what is that
Student wat is it
Student what up
Student open wat
Student bored and yu??
Bugscope Team dude do you want to drive?

Student cool
Teacher please give control to DEY
Student are you lela
Bugscope Team D.E.Y. you have control. Transformerloverz is bored, so please try to make him/her happy.
Student what is that
Student

Bugscope Team D.E.Y. you have contorl
Bugscope Team control
Student is that hairs
Bugscope Team well, not hairs like our hairs, they are setae, used to sense their environment
Student ohh
Student col
Student cool*
Student no are you
Student looks furry
Student what is your name
Bugscope Team alex: alex: alex: alex: alex
Student wat do yu mean scot??
Bugscope Team who said 'bored and yu?'?
Student it look spider web
4:15pm
Student jajjajaj
Student what is it like working with a bunch of bugs?
Bugscope Team I usually don't have a bug of living insects...only during the summer. I like the live insects, but they are a pain. It is like having a bunch of small cranky pets.
Bugscope Team it's really not too bad, annie could tell you more, she works with insects all the time
Student Looks li
Student what is that
Student why did you laugh at our name seen

Student wat scot??
Bugscope Team I am concerned that you are not interested anymore. Would it be better if you were driving the microscope?

Student because im hungry
Student Thats looks like the sharpest stinger I'
Student we are asking u questioons !lol but thats cool on wat u get 2 do
Student hi transformer lovers

Student ha ha
Student wee r all read seen that
Student lol
Student its antenna is broken

Student how many year have you bean working on this job
Bugscope Team 11 years here
Student we saw that already
Student wat is it like to work with bugs
Bugscope Team It is fun in that you get to go outside and hike and cut up logs and dig in the dirt. It is challenging because insects do not want to be caught, so you have to really look for them sometimes...and then when you don't find them is it s bummer. But, it is also really interesting because you get to discover new things.
Student hi lello
Student no scot no

Student hi wats up
Student what your favorite bug
Bugscope Team My favorite insect is a longhorned beetle. You all have lots of great longhorned beetles in Arizona!
Student bored lol and yu??
Student :) it looks like u paul
Student What is that on Its eye
Student is it fun
Student looks like a strawberry
Student oh dang thats a lot of time
Student whats up scott
Student yur mean candy
Bugscope Team scott is driving the scope to something you all haven't seen yet
Teacher we wanted to look at the wasp eye up close
Student jk
Student Looks like a taco
Student pictures
Student it looks like a fossil
Student jk paul
4:20pm
Student cool cool
Teacher wow
Student is that a spine
Student Looks like bananas
Student well thanks
Student why are all the bugs so hairy ???'{;
Bugscope Team well, they sense their environment through those hairs (setae), so the more they have, the more they feel
Student we dont have control any more
Student no
Student whos candy
Student y does it look like rib cages
Student it looks like a goat
Bugscope Team scott is controlling the scope for a minute
Student houston we have a problem
Student scott is it fun working with the microscope
Student seen did u see my message
Student no lela
Student not eny more
Bugscope Team ok,mr miller you have control again
Student o okayyy
Bugscope Team this is a wasp eye, up close, with two pollen grains and a scale from another insect
Student why is it scratched
Student what are those lines
Student eww that looks lik crumpeled up paper
Bugscope Team well, not scratched really. when insects die they dry out, and you get cracks in the exoskeleton
Bugscope Team it must have been fighting with something, it is very scratched up
Student are those seed
Student lela la ke te cuento jajaj ntc
Student looks like it got ran over
Student hihi cate
Bugscope Team you can hardly see the eye facets
Student novela
Student what is that ball
Bugscope Team a pollen grain, i think

Bugscope Team hi abc123
Student wat r the 2 circles 4

Teacher DEY
Student pikela
Bugscope Team yes alex is right, its a pollen grain
Student you have problems with papers
Bugscope Team DEY, you've got control
Student what are you doing
Bugscope Team Pollen grain with mold spores on it, on the eye of a wasp.
Student it looks lik a rotten orange
Bugscope Team it does look like an orange
Student looks rasberry
Student whats ur favorie bug
Student parese a la gissel

Student Holloween past alx
Student cate
Student it looks like a small pumpkin
Student who wants to eat it
Student alex what is a pollen grain
Bugscope Team now we can see the relative sizes of pollen and mold, lower left
Student mmmm
Student .....
Bugscope Team you can also see the micron bar, which reads 5 microns
4:26pm
Student looks like a sponge
Student looks like a brian
Student not alex pual
Bugscope Team microns are thousandths of a millimeter

Student why does it has does holes on it
Bugscope Team a micron is one thousand nanometers, or ten thousand angstroms
Student it hairy
Bugscope Team yeah, they need to feel their environment with those hairs
Student it looks like horns
Student it looks like a old man
Bugscope Team an angstrom is one 10 billionth of a meter
Student Looks like horns

Student yah it does
Student see
Student mmm....
Student llookks like a goat
Student it looks like a bird

Bugscope Team if you click on the micron bar you can see the conditions under which we're operating the microscope
Bugscope Team and if you click the micron bar again that will go away
Student no it looks like pewee
Student piengons c

Student its kind of like a sense alex

Bugscope Team do you want to see what the inside of the vacuum chamber looks like?
Student you can slide down it
Student thankssss
Student bye
Student THANKS

Student were out bbbbbyyyyyyyeeeeee
Student byeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
Student thanks for your time
Bugscope Team Bye!
Student thanks for your time but we gotta go bye
Bugscope Team thanks for bugscoping with us
Student goodbye
Student duces guys
Student thanks for asking are questionsn nbye
Bugscope Team good job students, nice to have you for bugscope!
Bugscope Team Thank you for the questions
Student thanks
4:33pm
Bugscope Team nice session everyone, see you later!

School Name	Amphitheater Middle School
School Homepage	http://www.amphi.com/schools/ams/
Location	Tucson AZ, US
Community	Urban
Type	Public

Subjects Taught	Science
Grades Taught	7th Grade
Number of Students	60

Project Title	Qualitative comparison of insect and arachnid stingers, claws and fangs.
Insects To Study	Various spiders, Solpugid sp., Digger wasp, Tarantula hawk, Antilion larva, scorpion
Project Description	We would like to compare and contrast different insects and arachnid stingers, claws and fangs. Students will create Venn diagrams and short essays about the adaptive advantage of stingers, claws and fangs. They will analyze the differences and similarities in structure and function between and within family groups by later studying the photos of our Bugscope session. I will be integrating Bugscope into an Ecology unit. We study competition, limiting factors, carrying capacity, niches, food webs, human/nature conflicts and problems.

Session 2009-117 with Amphitheater Middle School

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Connected on 2009-11-06 14:30:00 from Tucson, AZ, US