Connected on 2010-10-06 10:30:00 from Bozeman, Mt, US
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- Guest good morning
- Guest microscope is pumping down
- Bugscope Team almost there
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- Bugscope Team Hi Miha
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- Bugscope Team ready to go with the new interface
- Bugscope Team We are ready to roll!
- Bugscope Team Let us know if you see anything weird or whatnot
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- Bugscope Team hi wagueststudent
- Bugscope Team welcome to Bugscope!
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- Bugscope Team let us know when you have questions about what you are seeing
- Bugscope Team this is a brand new interface for Bugscope
- Bugscope Team we are getting used to it and also checking for 'bugs'
- 10:29am
- Guest hi
- Bugscope Team whoa that was fast
- Guest how do you get the pictures so detailed?
Bugscope Team we are using a scanning electron microscope, not a regular light microscope. Electrons are smaller and are able to resolve much finer details
- Guest Why are the pictures in black and white?
- Bugscope Team note that we see only in black and white
- 10:35am
- Bugscope Team that is because the images are actually signal, from the electrons that are knocked out of the sample; they don't come from light
- Guest oh wow, that's interesting. what do you coat the insects with again? and what does that do?
Bugscope Team they're coated with several nanometers of gold-palladium alloy
- Teacher HI. I just got on! Yay. My students will be here shortly. The images and new look on Bugscope are great! What insects do you have for us?
Bugscope Team we have a crane fly, spider, a couple beetles, a wasp, a moth, a whirligig beetle, and a praying mantis
- Teacher They look awesome. Perfect for what we are studying. We just learned about the "joined" wings of the order Hymenoptera....glad to see the hooks for kids to see.
Bugscope Team that is exciting!
- Guest what does the gold coating do? does that have something to do with making them hard, or does it have to do with zooming them in?
- Bugscope Team the gold-palladium makes the samples conductive. when we beam electrons at the samples, those high-energy electrons knock what are then called secondary electrons out of the surface of the sample, and if the surface of the sample has a super thin film of gold-palladium on it, the sample does not charge up with electrons, and the images look good
- Guest awesome, that is interesting, thanks!
- Bugscope Team ll check
- Bugscope Team Mrs Yenny if you have your cursor over the image, do you see a plus sign and get a message asking you to click in the image to move towards that spot?
- 10:40am
- Teacher Ok - it will take a few moments for my students to come in and get logged on. Yes, I see a plus sign and have been clicking per the message.
- Bugscope Team this is the first time we have operated using this new interface, so we are working things out.
- Bugscope Team Mrs Yenny can you click on one of the presets -- are things still not working?
- Bugscope Team Yay!
- Teacher Now kids are here and I'm going to show them how to log on. thanks for your patience.
- 10:46am
- Bugscope Team everything going ok?
- Bugscope Team i think the server is hanging maybe
- Bugscope Team ..
- Teacher Ok, thanks for your patience, I'm getting kids logged on. Our computer lab is having a few issues, but we are getting there.
- Guest the kids are going to be able to ask questions themselves? that's awesome. what grade is your class?
- Guest the kids are going to be able to ask questions themselves? that's awesome. what grade is your class?
- 10:56am
- Student how many facets are in a ePr
- Teacher Ok, we are in, but our computers are a bit slow - maybe because we have so many on the same site at one time. Kids are all here. They are 7th graders. The first quesion has to do with the number of facets in one compound eye.
- Bugscope Team praying mantis eye!
- Student sorry we mean ePr
- 11:05am
- Student helPr
- Student yePr
- Bugscope Team there are lots of facets in the praying mantis eye, too many to count
- Bugscope Team I think we had a server issue here that was making a problem
- Teacher slow connections - we are adjusting......we'd like to know more about the computndound eyes. What colors might a a preying mantis see?
Bugscope Team we assume praying mantises can see green and brown, and likely red and yellow, but we are not sure
- Student o. ok thanks%Pr
- Bugscope Team one of the ommatidia will still have a huge number of atoms in it
- Student Were here we got in Pr
- Student o. that is really coPr
- Student hi cole!Pr
- Student this is awesome we finally got it to woPr
Bugscope Team there was a problem coming from the computer bugscope runs off of. Sorry :)
- Teacher How many molecules are in one eye of the praying mantis?
Bugscope Team probably a few hundred thousand, at least
Bugscope Team A very large number. Even with the high magnification of an SEM we can't begin to see molecules. Some TEMs, another type of electron microscope, have been able to image atoms though
- Student how far is this zoomed in%Pr
Bugscope Team this is about 168x right now
- 11:10am
- Student ok why is their pr at the end of everything %Pr
- Student What color do prey mantis see%Pr
Bugscope Team likely, because they are predators, they see most of the colors we see as well. I don't think they see in UV.
- Student idk%Pr
- Bugscope Team there should be a button called "More info" in the upper right where you can get all the information coming from the microscope
- Student how big is the compond ePr
- Student what is Pr
- Student do any kinds of bugs have two stomachs%Pr
- Student what insect is this%Pr
- Student what are the dust looking things on the ePr
- Student idk%Pr
- Student How does the gold dust help with the image%Pr
- Student how big can a praying mantis gPr
- Student how long is a beetles pinchePr
- Student HOw many pinchers do beetles have%Pr
- Student what are the little hairs fPr
- Student are those mini hairs on is arm?? Pr
- Student that bettle head is spike why is it so spiPr
- Student what are the little dots in the backrouPr
- Student why are there so many fastens in all bugs eyPr
Bugscope Team if you had a compound eye like that, with so many facets, you would have very good peripheral vision; you would also have the ability -- this is important -- to see changes in the visual field occur very quickly
- Student do you like scienPr
- Student what are the hairs fPr
- Teacher Are we looking at the mouthparts of the beetle? Are they called palps?
Bugscope Team there are some palps sticking up that you can see. One is clearly see sticking up over the head in the middle
- Student wow very interesting!! Pr
- Student he means live Pr
- Student what do you like about scienPr
Bugscope Team we really like having the ability to ask a question and then use the microscopes to help answer that questions
- Teacher Tell us about the hairs near the beetle's mouth.
- Student how long dose the average bettle liPr
Bugscope Team That depends on the species, but they can live for around a few months
- Student wgat is th hair callPr
- Student what do beetles use the pinchy looking mouthparts for%Pr
- Student how long does a betle liPr
- Student how big is this beetPr
- Student how big can a praying mantis gPr
- Student do any beetles have poisionus pinchers bites etPr
- Student can you zoom in on the mouPr
- Student how hard are bettels exosketPr
- Student why do all beetels have little inteneyes around there moutPr
- 11:15am
- Student Pr
- Student do wasps die after ther first sing like bees%Pr
- Student are those pincher things on the beetle? Pr
- Student cool Pr
- Student mrs yenny can you zoom in on the mouPr
- Student my comaputer is wierd when i ype a e it goes to a%2Pr
Bugscope Team it's not your fault --- our new system has some bugs of its own
Bugscope Team yea we are trying to figure that out. You are the first classroom that gets to use this new Bugscope setup so we are trying to work out the kinks
- Student Pr
- Student mrs yeeny can we see the praying mantPr
- Student how many pinchers do beetles have %Pr
Bugscope Team they have one set of jaws that open from the left and right rather than up and down like ours
- Student can flies hearany human sounPr
- Student hey youguys when you type something on the chat when your done click space then type 2 random letters so that it makes senPr
- Student What are the dents on the arms/legs%Pr
Bugscope Team Those are places where setae (bug hairs) are coming out of the leg
- Student why do all bugs have exoskletPr
- Student like this Pr
- Student the legs of a beettle look like crab legs Pr
- Student what are the littel hair like thing on its lPr
Bugscope Team the little hairs are called 'setae,' and they help the insect sense its environment
- Student that is wierd how it goes left to right insted of up and doPr
- Student cool mouPr
- Bugscope Team sorry about the Pr thing- trying to figure out the glitch of that
- Student i have heard that the rhinoserus beetle is the strongest insect is that trPr
- Student wheres the eyePr
Bugscope Team the eyes are to the left and right
- Student what are thos hairs on th mPr
- Student what are the hairs fPr
- Student o. that is okPr
- Bugscope Team here we can barely see the jaws, below the little mustache
- Student ya i know but its easy to get around if you just type two random letters at the end like this Pr
- Student what are the hairs fPr
- Student what kind of beetle can cary the most weight on its back%Pr
Bugscope Team there is a type of dung beetle that can carry over 1100 times its own weight!
- Guest Hi Cate!
- Student awsome thats cool that they have a mustacPr
- Student do beetels have teeth Pr
- Student what is the strongest insect in terms of how big it is %Pr
- Student have you seen a goliath beetle befoPr
- Student do beetles grow hair like humans Pr
- Student wow the width of a human hair ... amazing! Pr
- Student on the bottem lip why are there little hairs%Pr
- Student what is the mustache for? what is it made of%Pr
Bugscope Team we think that it helps filter dirt out and keep it out of the mouth; it is made of protein, likely chitin like the exoskeleton
- Student what are the hole looking thinPr
- Student why do they need such a big mouth caviPr
- Student world Pr
- 11:20am
- Student what is the biggest beetle in the worPr
Bugscope Team that would be a goliath beetle. They can measure over 4 inches long
- Student thats sooo close!!! Pr
- Student this is craPr
- Student do beetles have liPr
- Student can that dung beetle carry at least 50 pounPr
- Teacher Can you tell us about insect "hearing"?
Bugscope Team many insects listen using some of those same 'hairs,' or setae, that we have been talking about. they sense sound as vibration, which of course it is. praying mantises are said to have one large 'ear' on the thorax, however.
- Student what is the biggest insect on earth%Pr
Bugscope Team that would be a type of stick insect that lives in the tropics
- Student how much wieght can beetles carPr
- Student so in this pic of this bettle it looks like it has nothing in its mouPr
- Student what is the picture?Pr
- Student can goliath beetles biPr
Bugscope Team they can bite but it would just be defensive
- Student what makes the texture of the exoskeleton look like it is wet%Pr
Bugscope Team it does! That might be because something got sprayed on it and it dried that way, or maybe some of the oils are seeping out from the insect pores
- Student what do you call thoPr
- Student Are there any beetles that are posiness%Pr
- Student what do u call those haiPr
- Student what do you call these hooPr
- Teacher Do all insects in this order have these hooks?
- Student what is the most dangerous beetle in the world Pr
Bugscope Team that is a good question -- it would likely be one that is poisonous if you eat it, unless you consider danger the ability to kill trees, which would also make sense
- Student wow never thought it would look like thPr
- Student that Pr
- Student does an ant hear through ears or antennas%Pr
Bugscope Team through its antennae! good question!
- Student hooks sorry Pr
- Student are they hooks evenly spaced out%Pr
- Student do any beetles have poisoin in thPr
Bugscope Team Yes there is a type of potato beetle that does. There is a toxin in them that was used for poison arrows
- Student waht do you call the hooPr
Bugscope Team those are called 'hamuli'
- Student do insects have ears Pr
Bugscope Team no, they mostly use their antennae for communication
- Student r thoes hairs on thPr
- Student Are there any beetles that are posiness%Pr
- Bugscope Team some beetles have poisons in them called cantharides -- like the Spanish fly beetles
- Student what is the biggest type of spider in the world%Pr
- Student what are the hair like thinPr
- Student why do some incents have wing but dont fPr
- Student is it true that butterflies tasye through their feet? Pr
- Student are those all hooks conecting the winPr
- Student what kind of spider is this Pr
Bugscope Team we are on the wasp wing right now. I'm not sure what type of spider is on here, maybe a wolf spider
- Student taste Pr
- Student o. thanks. that is interesting. Pr
- Student does the poison kill peopPr
Bugscope Team it can cause big problems and could likely kill someone in the right dose
- Student oops Pr
- Bugscope Team I am not sure what the biggest spider is, but there are crab spiders that are quite large
- 11:25am
- Student do all insects have hamuli%Pr
Bugscope Team no only insects in the hymenopteran order- wasps, bees, ants
- Student could the strongest beetle cary a shPr
- Student r all insects in this order have hooks Pr
Bugscope Team yes
- Student do you have any slamon flies to show Pr
- Student what color do bees sPr
- Student whats the biggest insect in the worPr
Bugscope Team someone might say it was a walking stick -- they can have a body that is 12 to 14 inches long
- Student do you have any salmon flies to show Pr
- Student do butterfly taste through thier fePr
Bugscope Team there are special chemoreceptors near the end of the legs of some butterflies that allow them to taste
- Student do they ever come unhooked%Pr
Bugscope Team yes they do
- Student can walking stocks actually waPr
- Student could the strongest beetle cary a shoe.Pr
- Student what do Pr
- Student thank you scientists for giving up your time for us this is very interesting !! Pr
- Student thanks!Pr
- Student why do beetles take like 60 percent of incects on earPr
Bugscope Team they must have a very successful way of living, and there are thousands of species
- Student what color do bees see%Pr
Bugscope Team Bees cannot see the color red. But they do see a color we can’t: ultraviolet (UV)
- Student do praying mantis female eat the male after mateing %Pr
- Student Are the hook type things sharp%Pr
- Student how big are the hooks in real life %Pr
Bugscope Team maybe a 40th of a millimeter long
- Teacher such a cool image! thanks so much for this preset!
Bugscope Team we like finding these when we can. They aren't always visible
- Student how big is the stick beetle that lives in the tropics%Pr
- Student are daddy long legs the most poisenest spider in the wold%Pr
Bugscope Team that is supposed to be a myth
- Student a 40th of a millimeter long!!! Pr
- Student can walking sticks waPr
- Student mantis hePr
- Student when they emerge as adults are they already hooked%Pr
Bugscope Team I'm not sure, but probably not. They can be unhooked when they want. It's only in flight when they need to be hooked together so that the two pairs of wings can fly as one
- Teacher look how hairy the wasp claw is!
- Student how long is a waspes stingPr
- Student Does the hair keep them warm%Pr
- Student what do they call the haPr
- Student thats a claw ?????????????? jPr
- Student why do ladybugs have spoPr
Bugscope Team the spots are warning to other insects or animals. They don't smell or (presumably) taste good
- Student thts a lot of hair for an insePr
- Student %Pr
- Student the waspes claw is hiary!!! why?Pr
- Student why do wasp have claws Pr
Bugscope Team all insects have claws. They are used to hold on to or cling to things
- Student can wasps see yellPr
- Student yellow %Pr
- Bugscope Team rolypolys are crustaceans too (crabs, lobsters)
- Student is it true that daddy long legs are part crab Pr
Bugscope Team they look more like crabs up close, but they are another family, I believe
- Student what do wasps use there claws for%Pr
- Student Does the hair keep the wasp warm%Pr
- 11:30am
- Student do wasps bite or stiPr
Bugscope Team they sting, but if they really wanted to they could bite, it just wouldn't hurt as much
- Student what is the farthest a grasshopper has ever jumped Pr
- Student do they have stingePr
- Student Where is the wasp claw located on the wasp%Pr
Bugscope Team at the end of the tarsus, which is what the leg or arm is called; there are six legs and six sets of claws
- Student what is the part at the bottom of the screen that has a texture of thin lines%Pr
- Student who is fishermPr
- Student What purpose is the hair%Pr
- Student why are bees, and waspes so hairyPr
Bugscope Team they use those hairs to feel around what is going on around them. They can't feel through their exoskeleton very well (like we can feel things through our skin). There are nerves connected to the hairs underneath their "shell"
- Student why would that be a myth if you step on a daddy long leg ou can smell the poisPr
Bugscope Team they are said to be extremely poisonous but have mouthparts that are too small to bite you; there are a number of places on the Web that say that is not true, and I am not sure what the truth is there.
- Student what kind of things do dragonflies eat%Pr
Bugscope Team they eat other insects
- Student g2g %Pr
- Student what is the species of insect who lives the longest%Pr
Bugscope Team 17-year locusts could be in contention for that honor
- Student ok thanks got to Pr
Bugscope Team Thank You!
- Student 8888Pr
- Teacher kids changing classes - new group coming in. things are rolling now, thanks for your patience.
Bugscope Team phew we are glad most of the 'bugs' are worked out, so far
- Student CAN THE STRONGEST BEETLE CARY 50 POUNDS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Pr
Bugscope Team I'm not sure how much they weigh. They carry the equivalent of a 150 lb person pulling 6 double decker buses though
- Guest these pictures make me want to NOT cuddle up in my bed or on the floor, yuck!
Bugscope Team ha yeah
Bugscope Team luckily we dont have any bedbugs or ticks on here
- Student are any insects related to a carb?Pr
Bugscope Team the roly poly is
- Student mayPr
- 11:36am
- Bugscope Team but the rolypoly is not an insect; it really is a crustacean, which is what a crab and a lobster and a shrimp are
- Student DO WASPS EAT OTHER WASPS%Pr
Bugscope Team no. Some wasps will eat only spiders, beetles, or flies
- Student are the insects deaD %Pr
Bugscope Team yes they are; it would not be nice to have them in the vacuum of the microscope if they were alive
- Teacher Ok, we are here and ready to go. The moth looks to have feathers - can you tell us a little about these "hairs"
- Student what are the feaher like things for on te moth head%Pr
- Student whats on its eye%Pr
- Student What are the sponge looking things%Pr
- Student thats crazy whats that thing on its ePr
- Student Why does it look like it has feathePr
- Student y is it so flufPr
- Student are those feathers or scalPr
Bugscope Team scales
- Student why does the moth's head look like it is made out of feathers%Pr
- Student what kind of moth is Pr
- Student hey why do insects have compond eyes%Pr
- Student how big can moths gPr
- Student What are the lobs at the top of the head other than the eyes%Pr
Bugscope Team there are some palps covered in scales pointing up, giving it a weird mohawk look
- Student how many times is this head magnified%Pr
Bugscope Team it's at 260x right now
- Student what's the wierd feathery stuPr
Bugscope Team those are scales on the surface of the exoskeleton
- Student what are the dots on the eyPr
Bugscope Team those are the individual facets of the eye (like a diamond)
- Student is that skPr
- Student how ig are the facets%Pr
- Student i mean how big are the facePr
- Student why does it look like the eyes have water droplets on thPr
- Student How big do preying mantisis get??%Pr
- Student Its eyes are huge, why is that?%Pr
Bugscope Team flying insects need more ommatidia (facets) to allow it to see better. Fruit fly eyes cover almost the entire head giving them an almost 360 degree view
- Student why are there holes in it's scalPr
- 11:41am
- Student how many little dots are there%Pr
Bugscope Team there are thousands of facets
- Student what are the flakes on the spidPr
- Student what are those wierd holes%Pr
- Student ARE THOSE PORES? LIKE ON SKIN???%Pr
- Student what are the holPr
Bugscope Team those pits are where scales were connected
- Student what are those circlPr
Bugscope Team those are where the scales fell off
- Student how many scales are there%Pr
- Student why does it look like things are falling off%Pr
Bugscope Team they are! the scales come off very easily, and they are supposed to. if the moth gets caught in a spider web it can sometimes leave the scales and slip out without them
- Student why are there flakes on its hePr
- Student why do they hav scales? they're not reptilePr
- Student what are the little linPr
- Student WHAT DO MOTHS EAT%3Pr
Bugscope Team Nearly all lepidopterans feed on flowering plants, but a few species prefer algae
- Student what r those flake thinPr
Bugscope Team those are the scales
- Student how big do moths get%Pr
Bugscope Team they can be bigger than your hand, maybe 6 or 7 inch winspan, or more
- Student what are the scales made Pr
- Student thats amaziPr
- Student could u see the scales without a micrPr
Bugscope Team they look to us like powder
- Student That is really interesting! How often do the scales fall off%Pr
Bugscope Team they are used defensively- making them slippery. They can shed a few to possibly get out of a spider web if they aren't too tangled
- Student What kind of moth is itPr
Bugscope Team not sure -- it was small and brown/tan
- Student what are the scales used fPr
- Student Is it like us humans when dead skin falls oPr
Bugscope Team yes in way -- they apparently don't feel it
- Student good to Pr
- Student where was this moth found%Pr
- Student are any moths poisonous%Pr
- Student What are the holes in the palps%Pr
- Student Do we have as many as that%Pr
- Student they can fly????????????????%Pr
- Student what r the dotPr
- Student can this type of moth live in mossy areas%Pr
- Student How big do preying mantisis get%Pr
Bugscope Team they get large as well, with several inch wingspans
Bugscope Team they can get to over 6 in big
- Student what are those holes in the boPr
Bugscope Team those are where scales fell off
- Student are the scales feather shapPr
- Student do they eat small birds, like some tarantulas///%Pr
- Student what are the lines on the scalPr
- Student what do the scales feel like%Pr
- Student Can preying mantisis fly and hover in the air....???%Pr
- Student is that a bePr
- Student when they Pr
- 11:46am
- Student When they fly Pr
- Student How deep are those holes???????????%Pr
- Bugscope Team actually the scales do stick to things
- Student what are the scales used for%Pr
- Student can we see the wing?/%Pr
- Student When they fly do the scales move%Pr
- Student How many dot type things are in the ePr
Bugscope Team it depends -- the dots are called 'ommatidia,' and there may be 5000 per eye in some insects
- Student Are the wings scaley too%Pr
- Student what are the scales made of %Pr
Bugscope Team they are made of chitin, same as the exoskeleton
- Student why do they have scales?%Pr
- Teacher wow, this is amazing. These scale-looking structures......are they part of the reason for the "Lepido" in the order name "Lepidoptera"?
Bugscope Team good question it does come from the form lepidos or more simply lepis. Lepis is scale as in fish
- Student WOW so they are microscopPr
- Student how big is each scale%Pr
- Student MANTISSSSSS!!!Pr
- Student do the scales help them fly?%Pr
- Student why are moths attrackted to ligPr
Bugscope Team Moths often use the moon to orient themselves during night flight
- Student does this moth have colorful winPr
Bugscope Team not this one; it is brown/tan
- Student so the scales help them fly%Pr
- Student why is the praying mantis head o wiPr
- Student Is the moth alive right nPr
Bugscope Team no. None of the insects in the scope are alive. We keep them in a high vacuum where everything must be dry
- Student what type of mouth do praying mantis have%Pr
- Student why is the praying mantis head shaped like a sledge hammer%Pr
- Student ?%Pr
- Student how big do can moths gPr
Bugscope Team the atlas moth has a wingspan of a foot
- Student Is that the face%Pr
Bugscope Team yes that is the face, kind of messylooking
- Student What are those hairs???%Pr
- Student are those micro hairs %Pr
- Student are the wings made of the same scales%Pr
Bugscope Team no, the wings are made of chitin (the same stuff as your fingernails). The scales cover the wings though
- Student How many mouth parts does it have%Pr
- Student why are the eyes so bPr
Bugscope Team having large round eyes helps the praying mantis see its prey
- Student thats amazing%Pr
- Student Yes,very, how come it looks translucePr
- Student is this creature a preying mantis or praying mantPr
- Student why does it look see-through%Pr
- Student whaen the scales fall out do the holes appePr
Bugscope Team the holes are just where the scales were attached to the exoskeleton
- Student what do they hunt for???????????????%Pr
- Student is that the mouPr
Bugscope Team yes from the outside
- Student is that it eye that is really coPr
- 11:51am
- Student do bugs have plaqPr
- Student WHAT IS THE HAIR FOR????????????%Pr
- Student are they preditoPr
- Student do mantisses have a sucking mouth paPr
- Student why is it bumPr
- Student how long have moths existPr
- Student really it is that bPr
- Student Why Are the legs serrated?????%Pr
- Student WHAT IS THAT%Pr
- Student Why does it have hair???????????????????%Pr
Bugscope Team insects need those hairs (called setae) to sense what is going on around it, to feel like we do through our skin. The hairs are attached to nerves that are hiding under the exoskeleton
- Student why parying mantis have big eyes???????%Pr
Bugscope Team so they can see well when they hunt other insects
- Student How long do they live?%Pr
- Student what are the spike things on the preaying mantis leg%Pr
- Student cool!!!%3Pr
- Student can they cut humen skin do you thiPr
- Student %Pr
- Student how much can a mantis carry???????%3Pr
- Teacher check out that mouth!
- Student how well can a mantis smaell%Pr
Bugscope Team probably it can smell things that are close to it very well; I am not sure about distances or weak scents in the air, but it is likely it can pick up scents in the air as well
- Student are those pinchers %Pr
- Student IS THAT ITS MOUTH??!!%Pr
- Student Does it have overlapping mouth parts%Pr
Bugscope Team those are the mandibles of the yellowjacket
- Student does the praying mantis have a cuting and terrying or sucking mouPr
- Student ARE THE ANTENNAS BALL/SOCKET JOINTED????%Pr
Bugscope Team yes they are!
- Student is that haPr
- Student why do the praying mantiss' "pray%Pr
Bugscope Team When at rest, the mantis' front forelegs are held up together in a posture that looks like its praying. These front legs are equipped with rows of sharp spines used to grasp its prey. They wait unmoving and are almost invisible on a leaf or a stem, ready to catch any insect that passes.
- Student WHY DOESN'T IT HAVE COMPOUND EYES%Pr
- Student how long can wasps live for??%Pr
- Bugscope Team i think wasps and ants have cool looking heads
- Student what order is the mantis in%Pr
- Student how come wasp dont die after the sting you like bePr
Bugscope Team one reason is that their stingers are retractable -- they don't have barbs on them that hold them in
- Student WHY ARE THERE CRACKS???%Pr
Bugscope Team they aren't cracks. they are serrations that help cut into things
- Student is a wasps exactly like a bee does it die when it loses it stinger %Pr
- Student it doesnt look ike it has a compound eye, does it??%Pr
- Student are those pinchers %Pr
Bugscope Team no those are the jaws. they open like a gate
- Student where do they liPr
- Student what kind of other insects do praying mantiss' eat%Pr
Bugscope Team Praying mantises eat insects and other invertebrates such as other mantises, beetles, butterflies, spiders, crickets, grasshoppers, and even spiders. The praying mantises also eat vertebrates such as small tree frogs, lizards, mice and hummingbirds.
- Student is there something in it's mouth????%Pr
- Student why are wasps covered in little stubby haiPr
- Student CAN YOU SHOW THE STINGER%Pr
- Student why are wasp so haiPr
- Student WHY IS IT HAIRY; WHAT DOES IT HAVE IN ITS MOUTH%Pr
- Student why are wasp so mean it is like the sting you for no reason i dont like waPr
Bugscope Team wasps can be very aggressive like the africanized honey bee. Usually if you leave them alone and aren't near their home they will nt harm you
- Student what are the verey long stringe thingsPr
- Student Why are Wasps and bees yellPr
- Student whats in its mouth %Pr
- Student can they accendently sting eachothPr
- 11:56am
- Student DO WASPS POLLENATE%Pr
- Student EEEWWWWW!!! theyre hairy!!!%Pr
- Student Pr
- Student do bugs have teePr
Bugscope Team they do not have teeth, but some have hardened mouthparts with minerals in them like zinc and calcium
- Student what is he eatiPr
- Student how long do wasp liPr
- Student how long are a wasps lePr
- Student what is thPr
- Student what do they ePr
- Student what do praying mantises eat%Pr
- Student Do the anteni have more than one part to it%Pr
Bugscope Team the antennae have segments; sometimes the first long segment is called the 'scape.'
- Student HOW MANY JOINTS DOES A WASP LEG HAVE???????????????????%Pr
- Student How long do are mantisiPr
- Student are those spines on the clPr
- Student y is it fuzzy???????????????????????????????????%Pr
- Student how big can moyhs gPr
- Student does this moth have any shape spikPr
- Bugscope Team honey is basically nectar that is eaten and spit up, chewed on, and dried
- Student CAN THEY STING THEMSELVPr
Bugscope Team they probably cannot sting themselves, although their abdomens are very flexible.
- Student you type really fast.%Pr
- Student WHY DOES IT HAVE A CLAW%Pr
Bugscope Team they use claws to hold or cling onto things
- Student do they have fingernaiPr
- Student How come they have spikPr
- Student how long do wasp liPr
- Student ARE THOSE SPIKES ON THE FOPr
- Student a;slkdfjhgtyurewolsdkjdfhvncPr
- Student are those hairs %Pr
- Student HOW MANY HOOKS ARE THEPr
- Student What is that>>>>>%Pr
- Student DO WASPS ACUALLY "BITE" OR JUST STING??%Pr
- Student can the wings be unhookPr
- Student dude how do the hooks worPr
- Student What are the hooks made of%Pr
- Student how do insects fold their wings%Pr
- Student how many hooks do wasps have connecting their wings%Pr
- Student WHAT ARE THE U-SHAPED THINGS???%Pr
Bugscope Team those are hamuli, which are used to hook the fore- and hind-wings together
- Student how many hooks r thePr
- Student why do the wasps wings have hooks on Pr
Bugscope Team the hooks help wasps and bees fly by fastening the fore- and hindwings together so that there are two rather than four wings
- Student HOW SMALL ARE THE HOOPr
- Student how do the wings woPr
- Student How long are those hooks%Pr
- Student Pr
- Student OOOOOHHHH, HAMULI! COOPr
- Student what makes a spider poisonus%Pr
Bugscope Team all spiders produce venom that dissolves the inner organs of their prey
- Student do any wasp make honey???//%Pr
Bugscope Team no, only the honey bee can
- Teacher wow - it really makes one realize how perfectly adapted insects are - what amazing animals!
- Student cans thes wings be unhooked??????????????????%Pr
Bugscope Team yes they can, when the wasp or bee is not flying
- Student what can they ePr
- Student kieaPr
- Student WHY DO WASPS HAVE CLAWS*****???%Pr
Bugscope Team they are used much like we use our hands -- to grasp things
- Student how do they sting yPr
- Student how do wasps stings kill you%Pr
- 12:01pm
- Teacher wow - i love this image!
Bugscope Team very nice hamuli today
- Student How are the hooks attached%Pr
Bugscope Team the other wing has a ridge on it that is a little rounded and the hooks go around it
- Student the wings seem really rigid up close...why is that%Pr
- Student tHEY USE THEIR CLAWS TO GRASP THINGS???????%Pr
- Student what are there claws made out Pr
Bugscope Team they are made of chitin, which is what the exoskeleton is made out of, like fingernail material or the shell of a shrimp
- Student DO THE HOOKS HURT%Pr
Bugscope Team no they are very small, we wouldn't feel it, and the wasp isn't piercing itself so it doesn't feel any pain either
- Student whats on the hooPr
Bugscope Team just some dried dirt or dried fluid
- Teacher what is this?
- Student WHAT IS THAT!!%Pr
- Student HOW MUCH VENOM DOES THE BEE PRODUPr
Bugscope Team A honeybee can inject 0.1 mg of venom via its stinger.
- Student WHAT IS THAT%Pr
- Student so why r u not texting us bPr
- Student are those hair things sharp%Pr
- Student is this spider poisonous%3Pr
- Student why does the spider look like a thumb? or what a fingerprint%Pr
- Student how do wasps stings kill you %Pr
Bugscope Team wasps can sting you over and over. A honey bee can be just as deadly, even though it can only sting once, because a person can be allergic to it
- Student What is the difference between a bee and waPr
Bugscope Team wasps have a constricted waist, like ants, which they are closely related to; they also eat different things, generally, and have a different lifestyle
- Student what is the differense between a wasp bite and a stiPr
- Student Pr
- Student How old do MANTIsisIS GPr
Bugscope Team they can live for up to a year
- Student COULD THEY KILL YOU Pr
- Student what are the little hairs/spines%Pr
- Student what kind of spider is this%Pr
- Student how big is this spider%Pr
- Student what kind of spider is that%Pr
- Student what type of bug is this??%Pr
Bugscope Team this is a spider
- Student y is the hair moving?????????????????????????????%Pr
Bugscope Team the electron beam could be making the hair move a little
- Student what type of spider is thPr
- Student do spiders have an exoscelitPr
- Student WHAT KIND OF SPIDER IS THIS??????????????%Pr
Bugscope Team we aren't sure, sorry
- Student Thanks What kind of spider is this... Blck Widow... Terncula... HoBO spidPr
- Student why r they so weird lookiPr
- Student are any of these arthropods alive%Pr
- Student what spider is Pr
- Student what is the spider?????????????????????????????????????????????????%Pr
- Student does it have a piosonuos bite?%Pr
- Student COOL TH!!!!!!!!!!Pr
- Student how long do spiders live????%Pr
- Student are those joinPr
- Student guys they dont no what spider it is so mayb u should stop askiPr
- Student IS THIS SPIDER DEADLY DO YOU THIPr
- Student RAE HOBO SPIDERS DEDPr
- Student WHERE IS THE MOUPr
- Student r theose things teePr
- Student whY IS thEre haIR ALL OVER theM%Pr
Bugscope Team those hairs, or setae, are especially important to spiders, who use them to sense vibration as well as -- some spiders -- release certain hairs to irritate the eyes and noses of animals that get too close.
- Student WHERE IS THE MOUTH?????????????%Pr
- Student what do they ePr
- 12:06pm
- Student what kind of metamorphosis does a rolly polly go through%Pr
- Student DO YOU HAVE AN ANT%Pr
Bugscope Team not today, sorry
- Student What are the most diffinitive part of a spiders head%Pr
- Student is this a fang%Pr
Bugscope Team yes it is!
- Student ARE HOBO SPIDERS DEADLY... AS IN POISINOUPr
- Student what is wrong with da sipPr
- Student do all spiders have 8 eyes%Pr
- Student WHERE IS THE MOUTTTTTHHHHH???????%Pr
- Student whats the difference between a wasp sing and a biPr
- Bugscope Team you can see the bumps that the spider uses to hold its prey close when it bites
- Student why does it look like it doesnt have an eye%Pr
- Student HOW LONG DOES THIS SPIDER LIVE????????????????????????????????????????????%Pr
- Student WHERE ARE ITS 8 EYES?%Pr
Bugscope Team we can't see the eyes, we are seeing the spider from the ventral side, not the dorsal. Eyes are on the other side
- Student what is thPr
- Student WOW THIS IS SOOOO ATTRACIVE!!!Pr
- Student does this moth have any sharp spikes%Pr
- Student how do wasps stings kill YOUPr
Bugscope Team if you are allergic, or if you get too many stings, you might have a reaction from the stings and die.
- Student are those teePr
- Student does a spider have a tounge%Pr
Bugscope Team not really, though they do drink the insides of their victims like a milkshake
- Student do only female spiders have spinnerets%Pr
Bugscope Team males and females of most species, I believe, have spinnerets
- Student WHAT COLOR IS THE SPIDER OUTSIDE OF THE MICROSCOPr
Bugscope Team brownish I believe
- Student is that haPr
- Student the spider is large right%Pr
- Student are hobo spiders deadly?????????????%Pr
- Student HOW OFTEN DO SPIDERS MATE??????????????%Pr
- Student how does a spider drink the insides of a victim%Pr
- Student how fast can spiders spin a web%Pr
- Student How big is Pr
- Student is that haPr
- Student what is the most deadly spider%Pr
- Student is that skPr
- Student DO SPIDERS DRINK WATER?%Pr
- Student THEY AINT GOT NO LUNGS. WHOPr
- Student r u allergic to bees%Pr
Bugscope Team not me
- Student what are the hairs used fPr
- Student WHATS THPr
- Student WHAT IS DAT??%Pr
- Student what is that swirly thinPr
- Student Which is more deadlier a black widow or wolf spider %Pr
Bugscope Team black widow
- Student what is ThaT CuRlY ThiNG%Pr
- Student what is that swirly thing%Pr
- Student is that hePr
- Student what is the swirly thing used fPr
- Student what is that for %Pr
- Student what is thPr
- Student what about a wasps or a hornet which is deadliPr
- Student HOW OFTEN DO SPIDERS MATE??????%3Pr
- Student what is the scientific name for a spider%Pr
- Student why am I allergic to them them%Pr
- Student WATS A PAPr
- Student ????%Pr
- Student necer minPr
- Student WHAT IS A PAPr
- Student i mean never miPr
- Student WHAT IS A PALP???!!!!!!!!????????%Pr
- Student what is the scientific name for a bee%Pr
- Student What is A PALp%Pr
- Student what i that inside of thPr
- Student s thPr
- Student Do they have any other way of sensing that is really strong%Pr
- Student what is that ???????????%Pr
- Student what r palps for%Pr
- 12:11pm
- Student WAT IS A PPPAAAALLPPP????????%Pr
- Student what is this Pr
- Student ARRRGGG1 what is a palp%Pr
- Bugscope Team there is a type of ant that sprays a venom that can dissolve human skin. yuck
- Student what is a spiders best sense (hearing, eyesight, smell, etc.)%Pr
- Student HOW OFTEN DO SPIDERS MATE????%3Pr
- Student Pr
- Student whats a paPr
Bugscope Team a palp is one of the accessory mouthparts of an insect, or in this case it is an accessory limb that spiders have two of in front of the head
- Student WHat IS the DEADliESt buG on EArtH%Pr
Bugscope Team the mosquito, hands down. It carries so many diseases
- Student is that a tuPr
- Student what is it forPr
- Student o wPr
- Student O WOPr
- Student so if you got two of the most poisonous spiders and put both spiders in cage with a cow will they kill and eat Pr
- Student What is thPr
- Student OH, WOW....Pr
- Student ewwww is that poop???%Pr
- Student what is the scientific name for a mantis%Pr
- Student do spiders have compound eyes???%Pr
- Student is that a fly%Pr
- Student IS THAT IN EARWPr
- Student that looks like a butt. is it%Pr
- Student WHAT IS A PAPr
- Student WHAT IS A PAPr
- Student what is thatPr
- Student PALP??????????????????????????????????????%Pr
Bugscope Team palps are used to taste or move food around the mouth
- Student what is that??????????????????????????????????????????%Pr
- Student Why aRe the eyeS so Big%Pr
- Student Are ear wigs dangeroPr
Bugscope Team no just annoying and their pinchers can hurt a little
- Student buttt%Pr
- Student is this honey comb%Pr
- Bugscope Team this is a cranefly. they look like huge mosquitoes but are harmless
- Student did you get these yourself or did someone give them to yPr
- Student no wait thats the ePr
- Student How long can spiders spin threPr
- Student THEY ARE PENTAGONS%Pr
- Student hiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Pr
- Teacher students, please notice the mathematical nature of the compound eye
- Student Do these spiders have poisPr
- Student I MEAN HEXAGONS!!!!!Pr
- Student what do they eatttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttPr
- Student is that the eye%Pr
- Student What do you mean by Formic acid being a good irritaPr
- Student can u use any spider venom for medical uses???%Pr
- Student why do insects have compond eyPr
- Student what spider is most deadliest in the world today??????? %Pr
Bugscope Team redback spiders have neurotoxic venom and their bite may cause muscle weakening, nausea, vomiting and sweating. They are found in australia
- Student how maPr
- Student parts%Pr
- Student WHAT IS THE BIGGEST BUG ON EARPr
- Student DO yoU HAve AN earwig we can sPr
Bugscope Team not today sorry
- Student WHATS THE BIGGEST BUG ON EARPr
Bugscope Team there is a beetle called the Goliath beetle that is as big as a person's fist; and walking sticks can be 12 to 14 inches long, longer when they are stretched out
- Student CAN WE SEE AN earWig%Pr
- Teacher Is the stinger present?
- Student IS THAT A RIP IN IT????%Pr
Bugscope Team that is where the stinger would have been
- Student what is thatPr
- Student EARWIG??%Pr
- Student i have a SMALLER butt than tPr
- Student what is the color of the waPr
- Student what in the win the abdomen?????????rld is that slPr
- Student how many yards can spiders spin threPr
- Student why is there an opening in the wasp abdomPr
Bugscope Team the stinger was there at one time, and it is probably open in part because the insect is dried out
- 12:16pm
- Student is that a cut you maPr
Bugscope Team that is where the stinger would be
- Student are those haiPr
- Student can a red back spider kill and eat a cow %Pr
- Student what in the world is that slit in the abdmen??%Pr
- Student WHY IS THE STINGER GONE????????????????????????????????????????%Pr
- Student is that a bee or earwig%Pr
- Bugscope Team spider web is made of proteins. So when a spider is extra hungry or it wants to remake its web, it can eat it
- Student are those haiPr
- Student how many blood cells do they have%Pr
- Student wHatS the bigGest sPIDEr?HoW bIG is It%Pr
- Student what are the flakes called on the wasp abdomPr
Bugscope Team matted setae. This wasp was found in a dirty place i guess
- Student What is the openiPr
- Student WHY DID YOU TAKE OUT THE STINGER????%Pr
Bugscope Team we didn't, it just wasnt there
- Student is the opening the stinger hoPr
- Student WHERE IS DA SPIPr
- Student ...%Pr
- Student why is a spider web sticky?? how does a spider make it sticky?????%Pr
Bugscope Team some of it is sticky, and some is not; it depends on which spinneret it comes from, and the spider can choose
- Student what are those little spiky balPr
- Student Strongest Beeeetle!Pr
- Student what r spider webs made of??????%Pr
Bugscope Team spider silk is made up of chains of amino acids.
- Student WHAT ARE THOSE BALLS???????????????????????%Pr
- Student cooool ?%Pr
- Student THE SPIKY ONEPr
- Student whi is honey sweet??%Pr
- Student Is that polPr
- Student ?Why IS iT SpIPr
- Bugscope Team these are pollen grains
- Student how big can the grPr
- Student what is pollen made Pr
- Student l;'k./[=-i=[pPr
- Student BEEETTLLE!!Pr
- Student WHAT ARE THE SPIPr
Bugscope Team those are pollen grains. The spikes make it easy to get caught in the hairs to help with pollenation
- Student WHATS IN THE BACKROUND %Pr
- Student SCAPr
- Student way does the wasp have poison %Pr
- Student how long is the pollenation procePr
- Student this is soooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Pr
- Student i meant pollPr
- Student what is pollen made Pr
- Student who is saPr
- Student OOOOOHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH....................................................................................................................................Pr
- Student sCaRy%2Pr
- Student Pr
- Student how does a bee turn pollen into honey??????????????%Pr
- Student CAN a wasps be like a honey bee and collect honPr
Bugscope Team no wasps do not collect honey, but some wasps, like yellow jackets, like sweet stuff like that
- Teacher I think this must be pollen from a plant that is normally pollinated by an insect/animal - you can tell because it is not smooth, thus helping it stick to the insect's body.
Bugscope Team exactly!
- Student RIGHT ON MRS YENNPr
- Student thanks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!?.%Pr
- 12:21pm
- Student i am allergek to thisPr
Bugscope Team hard to tell; many pollens look similar to this, such as ragweed, which many people are allergic to.
- Student thank you s much! this was a lot of fuPr
- Student Thank you very much for your timPr
- Student tankoooPr
- Student :)THANKSSSSSSS%Pr
- Student thanks budPr
- Student Thank you sir and mPr
- Student what mkes allergic reactions to polPr
- Student THANKS MPr
- Student thank u for answering my wierd Pr
- Student Thank you for your time todPr
- Student buddy0%5Pr
- Student thAnk yOU fOr aNSweRing OuR QUeSTions. we aPPrIcIatE iPr
- Student thanks for your time and ansering our questioPr
- Student thank you scientists for helping me with this progePr
- Student BBYYYYEEEPr
- Student thank ys!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Pr
- Student thank you so much for everything bPr
- Student T!!!!!! THANKS!!!!!THIS WAS SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO AWESOME!!! I (WE) LEARNED A Pr
- Student YOU GUYS ARE SO SMART THANX!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Pr
- Student no i am alergic to all pollPr
- Bugscope Team Thank YOU!
- Student thank you........kate talor faPr
- Bugscope Team we had a good time working with you
- Teacher Students are getting ready to head to their next class. I am still on. This was terrific....even with the rough start. We really appreciate that you all do this and are patient with all the questions. Kids had fun, learned a lot, and loved to chat with you all. Before you go, can tell me about you so I can tell kids more about CHAOS and CATE tomorrow when I see them.
Bugscope Team chaos is really scott for one
Bugscope Team I have a bs in physics and have been working in this lab for 5 years
Bugscope Team Scott runs the lab and has degrees in both english and biology. He also specialized in electron imaging
- Bugscope Team Chaos is Scott. I have a degree in English and Biology and have been doing electron microscopy fulltime for 28 years. For the first 17 years I also copyedited scientific publications, making use of my English degree.
- Bugscope Team Mrs. Yenny, thanks for being patient. This was our first real session using our upgraded website
- 12:27pm
- Bugscope Team There are photos of us on the web page.
Bugscope Team Yep, under the "who are we" section
- Teacher Love it! Kids left this session thanking me because it was so fun for them. Thank YOU for providing this super cool opportunity for kids. Can't wait to go through the entire transcript with them tomorrow. You just "saw" 90 kids in a short period of time. Amazing. Thanks again. Logging off now.
- Teacher Oh - can I still access the transcript and photos to print off?
- Bugscope Team you should be able to go to your member page
Bugscope Team http://bugscope.beckman.illinois.edu/members/2010-087
