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Connected on 2012-01-12 11:30:00 from Macon, Illinois, United States

11:11am
Bugscope Team pretty
Bugscope Team yeah in a way

11:20am

11:26am

11:31am
Bugscope Team we are ready!
11:46am
Bugscope Team hello!
Bugscope Team Hello! Welcome to Bugscope!
Bugscope Team Please let us know when you have questions!
Bugscope Team This is the thorax of an earwig. You can see one of its legs, and in the background you can see a mite.

Bugscope Team here you can see that the mantis probably does not walk on that last section of its leg
Student hi my name is wade
Bugscope Team Hi Wade! Welcome to Bugscope!
Student hi
Student hi im michae;\
Student hello
Student hey guys!
Student wats up
Student hi wade
Student heyy emily!
Student hey emmily
Student idk
Student is this leg very big
Student what do the hairs on this praying mantis' legs do?
Teacher Hi Scott. My class is here. They were told to ask questions. Hopefully all will go well.
Student how many kinds of praying matis' are there?
Bugscope Team there are maybe 2000 species of mantids
Student why are praying mantis' called praying mantis'
Student wow!!
Student wow thats a lot
11:51am
Student hi scott what are the hairs on the leg called
Bugscope Team they're called 'setae,' pronounced see-tee

Student what are the hooks at the end of the legs used for?
Student what are on the leg?
Student where did the name "praying mantis'" come from?
Student what do the hairs on the leg do?
Student hello scott is this leg very big
Bugscope Team you can see the scalebar to the lower left; 200 microns is 0.2 mm
Student how many hairs are on the leg
Bugscope Team those allow the insect to feel what is going on around it. Like cat whiskers

Student what are the parts of the leg
Student hello cate my name is wade
Student what do the setae do?
Bugscope Team setae help insects sense their environments through touch, smell, feeling hot/cold, and more
Student 3

Student what do the haltere used for?
Bugscope Team a fly's haltere beats opposite the wings to create a gyroscopic effect
Student HOM MANY LEGS DOES A PRAYING MANTIS HAVE?
Bugscope Team six
Student thats what i was thinking. thanks scot!
Student cool

Student how mant leg segments are there
Bugscope Team there are usually five or six, sometimes more, depends how you count the segments
Student why do the setae look like spikes

Student what is ladybug tarsi
Student what is ladybug tarsi

Student what do they use the legs for?
Bugscope Team pretty much the same things we do, but the forelimbs are raptorial, for grasping and holding prey
Student how old do they get?
Student how many eggs can a preying matis lay in one year

Student what do they eat?
Student are joints on a wasp the same as human's?
Bugscope Team some are similar, but not really the same

Student what is a fly tarsi
Bugscope Team that is the end of a fly's leg
Student what is the scientific name for praying mantis
Bugscope Team one of them is Archimantis latistyla -- there are lots of them
Student how many eggs can a preying matis lay in one year
Student what is that used for?

Student what do the butterfly wings are consisted of?
Bugscope Team they're made of chitin, and they have scales, also made of chitin, that give them color and also protect them from spider webs
Student what does the haltere do?
Student are all insects considered "BUGS"
Bugscope Team no not all insects are bugs, but all bugs are insects. Bugs refers to true bugs which include stink bugs and cicadas
Student what does the haltere
Bugscope Team the haltere balances the motion of the wing when a fly flies
Student what is that eye looking thing
Bugscope Team that is a spiracle- a breathing hole for the insect
Student is it true that a praying mantis will eat another praying mantis?
11:56am

Student is that hair?
Student what do the hairs do for it
Student what are the hairs on the fly called
Bugscope Team they're also called setae, and sometimes trichae, bristles, spines, microsetae, microtrichae; also sometimes they are just called hairs
Student what is the claw in at the end in the piture
Student what ae the fly's wings made of
Bugscope Team chitin, which is a protein like what our fingernails are made of
Student is thefly tarsi the fly's leg?
Student How many species of flys are there?
Student what is the claw used for

Student what family is a praying mantis in?
Bugscope Team there are 15 families in the order of Mantodea
Student What are the claws on the bottome of the fly tarsi used for
Student what is a fly?
Student Flies*
Student how do they catch there pray?
Student is it true flies poop everytime they land
Student how do flies eat?
Bugscope Team some have slashing mouthparts and cut your skin; some have sponging mouthparts and sponge up liquids
Student is the fly tarsi the fly's leg?
Student is it true that a praying mantis will eat another praying mantis?
Student How many species of flies are there?
Student what class is the praying mantis in
Teacher Thank you again for allowing us to do this.
Student yes. thank you!
Student What is a fly pulvillis?
Bugscope Team they are little pads of setae by the claws that sometimes have sticky setae used to climb on walls
Student what are the hairs on the fry called and used for
Student how many segments are on the tarsi
Bugscope Team I think there are five, usually
Student Thanks Cate!!
Student what is the claw on the tarsi used for
Student do all isects have the same amount of setae or does it depend and the species?
Student what do flies do when the land on you?
Student what are the hairs on the fry called and used for
Student is it true that a praying mantis will eat another praying mantis?
Student What is the claw at the tim used for?
Bugscope Team claws help grasp things, like we use our hands
Student what class is the fly in
Student what is a flys favorite food

Student what is the biggest type of fly?
Student why do they always stomp there feet when they land on something
Student what do flies eat?
Bugscope Team some eat fungus, like fruit flies; some drink blood; some like nectar and sugary things...

Student What are cercopods?
Student is there any species of preying mantisi that can fly?
Bugscope Team definitely, even some here in Illinois
Student hi esem where are you
Student wow. i havnt seen any. but ill keep a look out!

Student How do the Flies eat?
Bugscope Team it depends on the fly, but houseflies suck up their food as a liquid
Student how do flies eat?
Student why do they always stomp there feet when they land on something
Student where do the mantids get there names?
Bugscope Team it means prophet in greek
Student do they gather mold?
Bugscope Team usually not until they die
Student is there a most populous species of bugs, what is it
Student what are this longer hairs called

Student why do flies look like they feel the ground when they land?
Bugscope Team they are probably tasting it with their palps
Student what is a cercopod??
Bugscope Team those are the hooked or straight (male or female) pincers at the end of the earwig's body
12:02pm
Student are any flies harmful
Bugscope Team some can bite you

Student why do they always stomp there feet when they land on something
Student how do flies reproduce?
Student where is Esem
Student are any flies harmful?
Student how many eyes does a fly have?
Student are any flys poisonous
Student can any flies sting you

Student When the fly sees something is it magnified?
Student what is an ant spiracle
Student what is the ant's favorite food
Student how many insects are poison

Student what is the spiricle?
Student what are "palps"?
Bugscope Team palps are accessory mouthparts that help taste and also manipulate food toward the mouth
Student what are the bumps on the ant used for
Student where is Esem
Student what class is the ant in
Student how many spores are on a fly?
Student are any flies dangerous?
Bugscope Team yes. some carry bad diseases, for example tsetse flies in Africa
Bugscope Team Some blood-sucking flies are carriers of diseases such as malaria and yellow fever. Other flies carry bacteria that cause typhoid and dysentery.
Student what are the bumps on the ant used for
Student what is that??
Student what diseases do flys carry
Student why do ants make mounds?
Student where is SJ
Student do ants carry any diseases

Student What are we looking at now?????
Student what is the spiracle used for??
Bugscope Team it's how the insect breathes
Student a spiracle is- a breathing hole for the insect
Student what are the bumps on the ant used for
Student do ants have little hairs?

Student is Esem and SJ still here?
Student can a preying mantis get sick?
Student what are all the bumps?
Student where are spiracles located on ants?
Student When a fly sees something is it magnified?
Bugscope Team I think what flies see is the same size as it is but they see things as a kind of constantly changing mosaic
Student where are the spiracles located?

Student why are some ants red and some ants black?
Student where are the spiracle located on ants
Bugscope Team usually they are on the sides of the body components, like on the sides of the thorax
Student can a preying mantis regrow something?
Student how many segments are on the ant's atennae
Student do all insects use spiracles to breathe

Student what are the hair used for on the ant
Bugscope Team they are mechanosensory and also chemosensory, and some are certainly thermosensory as well
Student is Esem and SJ still here?
Student Why do the wings look like they have little boxes on them?
Student what color is that butterfly?
Student do ants have lettle hairs

Student are ants poisonis
Student why do the wings have scales
Bugscope Team one thing that scales do is fall off easily, so if you fly into a spider web, they can stick and you can slip away
Student are all butterfly wings unique
Student does michael smell?
Student does_
Student what are the haires used for
Student can a preying mantis re grow there limbs
Bugscope Team insects can only get lost limbs back by going through another molt. i believe some mantids do have multiple molting stages

12:07pm
Student what class is the ant in
Student thanks so much cate!

Student do the scales have a purpose?
Bugscope Team they produce colors, both structural and pigment-related, and they also help protect against spiders
Student How many pairs of wings do a butterfly have?
Student do all insects use spiracles to breathe? if so, why don't they use their mouth??

Student can the praying mantis see anything clearly?
Student what types of eyes does the mantis have
Student why are the grasshoppers eyes so large?
Student why are the praying mantis' eyes so big

Student Why are the mantis' eyes so big?
Student how did ants get there name???

Student can you name some ant species?
Bugscope Team there are said to be about 22,000 species, and about 12,500 have been named. Here is one all female species: Mycocepurus smithii

Student do stinging people kill wasp
Bugscope Team no, wasps can sting repeatedly
Student do praying mantis' have good eye sight?
Bugscope Team i think it's pretty good. the eyes are huge

Student why are ladybugs different colors and why do different colors act different
Student what is the thing called that wasps live in/
Student why are the eyes so big?
Student why is it that some mantises can flu and others cant and how can you tell the difference between a male and a female

Student why do insects use spiracles instead of their mouths to breathe??
Student Can you ask us questions to test our knowledge?
Student i want to talk to esem
Student what kind of antennae do ladybugs have
Student why do people always say wasp are dangerous?

Student what does the mantis use their atennae for
Bugscope Team antennae often have a lot of chemoreceptors on them that help the insect sense smells (pheromones) in the air

Student why is it that some mantises can flu and others cant and how can you tell the difference between a male and a female
Student are the antennae really that short
Student how do butterflys get there food
Bugscope Team the open their proboscis into the plant and suck the juices from it
Student how is a insect not to heavy for a spider web
Student abaout how many people are in the world
Student why is it that some mantises can flu and others cant and how can you tell the difference between a male and a female

Student do any bugs see in color?
Bugscope Team yes they do. some can see in the ultraviolet wavelengths, which we cannot
Student why are the eyes so big?
Student why are the antennae so small?
Student why are the compound eyes so large and why is the antennae so large
Student what kind of antennae do preying mantis have?
Student why are the eyes so large
Student What are we looking at now?
Bugscope Team this is the compound eye of the praying mantis

Student whats the proboscis?
Student what kind of antennae are those?

Student why is it that some mantises can flu and others cant and how can you tell the difference between a male and a female
Bugscope Team females are often larger and have larger abdomens; adults can often fly
Student whatis the life span of a fly
12:12pm
Student are any insects able to regenerate?
Bugscope Team only if they go through a molting stage.
Student hom much do these microscopes cost
Bugscope Team this one was $600,000 13 years ago
Student Do they have simple eyes, and if they do where are they?
Student how many fastis are there
Student whats the proboscis on a butterfly?
Student how many fassets are on the eye

Student WOW THATS ALOT!
Student thats a lot of money how much would it be today
Student Do they see black and white or colored?
Student how long does thier molting stage take
Student thank you
Student How much venom does a wasp insert into a person per sting?
Student how many species of flys are there
Bugscope Team there are said to be 240,000 species
Student What kind of antennae do praying mantids have?

Student how many microscopes like this do u have
Bugscope Team a few, but they are different
Student What are the mites eating at dinner??
Student how does the praying mantis eat?
Bugscope Team mostly other bugs. the bigger ones can eat some lizards or small birds
Student what is a mite?
Student hi vanessa
Student what are the mites eating?
Student where are mites located?
Student what are the mites eating
Student i want to know where SJ is
Bugscope Team he is at the university of illinois in a lab
Student which inscets sting
Student How much venom does a wasp insert into a person per sting
Student are some people alergic to mites?
Student what do the mites eat

Student what do praying mantises eat
Student are praying mantises dangerous to humans?
Bugscope Team nope
Student How much venom does a wasp insert into a person per sting
Student can mites hurt you?
Bugscope Team dustmites can give you allergies
Student can the mites carry deseases?
Student is esem okay?
Student what are they eating?
Student What are mites eating in this picture?
Student what about esem
Bugscope Team that is what I am logged in as on the SEM, but I am at my desk now
Student why do they bite you?
Student is Esem and Sj not helping us anymore?
Bugscope Team sj is my name on another computer...
Student can the mites carry deseases?
Student oh ok
Student how many legs do mites have
Student can the mites carry deseases?

Student thank you for clariffying
Student is SJ your nickname
Student cool, what kinds of diseases could they carry
Bugscope Team mites? I am not sure.
Student How much venom does a wasp insert into a person per sting
Student are these mites on another insect's eye
Student is it true that sting a person will kill a bee
Student can mites kill you
Student are some people alergic to mites?

Student what class is the mite in
Student what are the mites eating
Student How much venom does a wasp insert into a person per sting
Student what is your favorite bug?
Student do mites have eyes?
Bugscope Team some do. these dont
Student could flys and preying mantisis become friends?
Student is the lab at u of i really big?
Student what is your favorite species of bug
Student What are these mites eating?
Student what are the mites eating
Student what are the mites favorite thing to eat
Student how many legs do mites have?
Student what are all of the hair on the mite used for
Student How do the mites know what to attach to if they don't have eyes?

Student why do insects use spiracles instead of their mouths to breathe??
Bugscope Team they can control the amount of air that enters the internal organs through tracheae; I am not sure if their mouths are also connected to tracheae or not; likely some are and most are not
Student how many segments do mites have
Student are some people alergic to mites?
Student what are all of the hair on the mite used for?
Student do u really put gold over the bugs before you put them in the microscope
Student what are the tings at the bottom of their legs?

12:17pm
Student what are you guys going to eat for lunch
Student Do mites have compound eyes?
Bugscope Team some have simple eyes, and some do not have eyes; we have seen some that seem to have polarized optics; but I don't think any have compound eyes
Student what are all of the hair on the mite used for?

Student How much venom does a wasp insert into a person per sting
Bugscope Team A honeybee can inject 0.1 mg of venom via its stinger. wasp venom is less but they can sting multiple times

Student why do dun beetles roll up dun
Student how manny balls and sockets are in a wasps leg?
Student why does a mite have an exoskeleton?
Bugscope Team it doesn't have bones, on the inside, so the exoskeleton is like a shell that protects everything on the inside

Student do grasshoppers have a gizzard??
Student hpw many balls and sockets are in a wasps leg
Student do those little hairs have a purpose?
Student wasps scare me do they scare you?
Student does a honey bee die after it stings?
Bugscope Team after it stings mammals, yes; but if it stings another insect it does not lose its stinger, and thus it will live on
Student do wasps have long antennae
Student what is the compound for the hive of a wasp
Student do grasshoppers have a gizzard??
Student do you like illini
Student what do the wasps use their antennae for
Bugscope Team they use them to sense smells in the air, for example, food
Student thanks cate

Student what do beetles usually eat
Bugscope Team that depends on the beetle. some eat plants, others eat insects
Student do grasshoppers have a gizzard??
Student can wasps fly as high as birds?
Student what is a pulvillus
Student where so beetles live
Student what is this

Student how long is a wasps' life span
Student what are we viewing now?
Student what is this picture of?
Student what is the best way to get rid of mites?
Bugscope Team wash your sheets more often
Bugscope Team but they also live in pillows, so I am not sure you can get rid of them; we also have mites that live on our bodies, for example in your eyelashes
Student what is the compound for the hive of a wasp
Student Where is the pulvillus located at on the fly?
Student what is the picture abovce about
Student what is the compound for the hive of a wasp
Bugscope Team most are made of paper pulp
Student do grasshoppers have a gizzard??
Bugscope Team I am not sure, probably not quite like a bird
Student what is tenent setae
Student what is on the setae in this picture?
Student what is a fly pulvillus
Bugscope Team that is a pad with sticky setae on it that help the fly stick to surfaces

Student who are you ricky booby\
Student bobby
Student who is ricky bobby!!
Student what is the picture of
Bugscope Team those are tenent setae in between the claws, or near the claws, that help the insect stick to a surface
Student idk ricky
Student idk ricky
Student how could a person get mites
Bugscope Team mites on people eat dead skin cells
Student Thank you guys for letting us do this! :)
Student bad clayton!
Student What are we viewing
Bugscope Team this is the pad, called the pulvillus, that has tenent setae on it, that help an insect stick to a surface
Student about how many wasps/ bees live in 1 hive?
Student thank you
Student what is the compound paper pulp?
12:22pm
Student do wasps make anything valuable to humans like honey from bees
Student what is on the setae
Bugscope Team that is some kind of dirt, not sure, maybe a plant fiber
Student about how many wasps/ bees live in 1 hive?
Student what is the compound paper pulp
Bugscope Team they chew up trees to get it. Different trees will make the hive look a slightly different color
Student what is the tenent setae

Student about how many wasps/ bees live in 1 hive?
Student how often do snakes shed their skins
Student about how many wasps/ bees live in 1 hive?

Student thanks cate and scot!
Student does snakeskin help the snake move?
Student what is the snakeskin made of
Student how many species of snakes are poisonius
Student are the orange ladybugs actually ladybugs?
Bugscope Team some are, perhaps, but many now are Asian ladybeetles
Student looks like roman numerals

Student about how many wasps/ bees live in 1 hive?
Student what do the wasp take out of the tree to make their hives

Student is snake skin rough?
Bugscope Team it feels smooth, but now we are looking at it at a high mag
Student about how many wasps/ bees live in 1 hive?
Student how many times does a snake molt
Student can snake's skin be smooth?
Student about how many wasps/ bees live in 1 hive?
Bugscope Team there could be thousands in a hive

Student bye
Student Thank you and bye bye
Student BAI BAI
Student bye thanks again
Student how many harmful bugs are there???????? :)
Bugscope Team you could say hundreds, or maybe thousands, including the mosquitoes, tsetse flies, etc.
Student see ya
Student thank you very much ricky bobby
Student what do the wasp take out of the tree to make their hives

Student thats a lot of bees or wasps
Student what do the wasp take out of the tree to make their hives
Bugscope Team the wood. They chew up the wood, and bring it to the place for the hive and spit it out there
Student my best friend is jamie
Student thankyou:)
Student Thank you!
Student THANKS VERY MUCH
Student THANK YOU CATE AND SCOTT!!!!!!!!!!!!!(:(:(:(:
Student lol

Student thank you very much we have to leave:( good bye
Student thank you for the great answers for our questions
Student you ARE WALKING DICTIONARYS!!!! THANKS!!!
Bugscope Team Thank You!
Student its ok!
Student thank you

Student bye
Student THANKS
Student thanks!!!!!!!!!
Student thank you our bell just rang!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Student I have to go guys!! Thank you for everything!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Bugscope Team thank you!
Student i love mac and cheese!
Student you answered all of mine
Bugscope Team totally cool
Student BYE GUYS THANKS. and enjoy your mac and cheese scot!
Bugscope Team heh Thank You!
Teacher Thanks so much! was great! This class has to leave, we will be back at 1:10.
Student bye I hate mac and cheese im sorry
Bugscope Team it'll keep you thinner than the rest of us...
Student Goodbye! i thought this was really fun but now i have to go. thank you agian wade
Bugscope Team Bye Wade!
Student yum
Bugscope Team ha
1:08pm
Bugscope Team T minus 3, or 2
1:19pm
Bugscope Team Welcome to Bugscope!
Bugscope Team Please let us know when you have questions!
Bugscope Team this is a butterfly
Bugscope Team you can see the compound eyes on either side of the head, and you can see its proboscis, which is coiled up in the center, front
Bugscope Team also you can see palps, and you can see the bases of the its antennae
Bugscope Team the proboscis unrolls like a new years party favor when it wants to eat
Bugscope Team the palps are covered with chemosensory setae that help the butterfly decide if something is good to eat
Student hereee & ready to goo(:
Student Hi we are here can we start?
Teacher thank you again! The next class is here and ready to go.
Student oh
Student thanks! :)
Student how do you get rid of mites
Bugscope Team wash everything. but still you will have personal mites, like in your eyelashes
1:24pm

Student thanks :)
Student Why are there hair on it?
Bugscope Team those are all scales. They give the butterfly color, which can act as a defense mechanism
Student what is this bug called?
Bugscope Team this is a butterfly, not sure what kind
Student hi im ready to start
Bugscope Team totally cool
Student whats the ring thing??

Student Oh cool
Student hey sup. what is the black dot on its eye
Bugscope Team Krista I think it is just some dirt or something
Bugscope Team you can see it a bit better now
Student ok
Student is the thing in the center of the head what i think it is
Bugscope Team this was a yellow butterfly

Student krista i already asked that
Student whats the ring thing used for?
Bugscope Team this is a big compound eye

Student whats the hairs on him called? haaa. (:
Student thanks

Student what do the pointy things on the top of its head by the antennea do?
Bugscope Team palps are used to taste food, which is what those pointy things are
Student does it have dirt on its eye or something?
Bugscope Team yes it looks that way

Student to the right of the eye, its that a leg or an anntenne?
Student oh ok thanks cate

Student how do you know if its female or male?
Bugscope Team it depends on the butterfly; with Monarchs you can tell by the thinness of the pattern of black on the wings, among other things
Student why are their lines all over the eye?
Student ya

Student if it doesnt hav antennae could it die

Student what makes butterflies fly
Student can anyone see this because no one is replying
Bugscope Team i can see it, sorry it is sometimes difficult for us to reply to everyone

Student whats thing by his eye?
Student oh its ok it must be hard ok thnx tho
Student where can you find them?
Student Hi cheyanne what are you going to ask? Im wondering how many eyes butterflies have
Bugscope Team they have two compound eyes that are composed of thousands of individual facets called ommatidia; I believe they also have three simple eyes called ocelli, smaller and at the top of the head

Student whats that thing by his eye?
Student what r the lines in the eyes for
Student the bumps on the eyes look cool

Student why are there bumps on his eye?

Student how does it eat?
Student are all the bumps on the smaller eyes?

Student If the butterfly lost both of its eyes, could it possibly survive
Student so scot what is your favorite insect
Bugscope Team I like weevils, leafhoppers, and now also springtails
Student Why does a fly bite?
Bugscope Team some flies like to have a blood meal like a mosquito
1:29pm

Student what do they eat?
Student how many bees live in one hive
Bugscope Team thousands in the peak of summer
Student does anyone know what butterflies eat? c:
Bugscope Team they eat nectar, from flowers -- sugary liquid
Student ooh that sounds like cool names

Student why does the picture keep changing
Bugscope Team your teacher is driving the microscope
Student i guess the black spot is a black eye or black eyes
Student is it normal for dirt to get on the eye like that?? and how do they get it out??
Bugscope Team insects can wipe stuff off of their eyes with their legs

Student scot, what is the fuzz in the wings called??:)
Bugscope Team the fuzzy stuff are all scales.
Student what is your favorite insect cate
Student how do the eat?
Bugscope Team they suck fluids through the proboscis
Student how many facets?

Student do they see like we do or are all those little bumps stuff that see different things?
Student oh ok. thanks that helped, I thought they waited for wind to take stuff out
Student do they see in a different color??
Bugscope Team they can see in the ultraviolet, which we cannot. that is, we need a black light to see if something is producing UV light
Student thats to close for comfort
Student oghh thz scott

Student *how
Student Tiara i think you mean how...
Student do butterflys bite?
Bugscope Team no -- they don't have a mouth like that; they have a tube like a straw through which they sip their liquid diet
Student How do you know if a butter fly is a monarch or a smaller butterfly
Student what connects the anntena to the head??\

Student thxs scot :)
Student what kind of antennea is this?
Student what are those prickly looking things???????

Student hi krista
Student why do flies have claws? is it for latching on to something?
Student wasp bite?

Student How many different types of wasps are there?
Student what is the hairs on it
Bugscope Team the hairs, called setae (see-tee) are often sensory, and insects have them because they do not have skin with nerve endings in it like we do. instead, they have an exoskeleton, which is like wearing armor -- a shell
Student what are the hairs on the antenna for
Student what r those hairs used for
Bugscope Team a lot of hairs are like cat whiskers. They use them to feel what is around it

Student how long do the hairs normally grow?\
Student please reply

Student what is the long part of the anntenne
Student why do they have different sections?
Bugscope Team the different sections allow it to bend. A suit of armor is similar where it has many plates
Student is that a cut?

Student wow thats cool :)

Student what is it eating?
Student whats the long part of the anntenna
Bugscope Team I am not sure if it has a name. In some insects it is called the aristate portion of the antennae
Student why are horseflies so big
1:34pm
Student can wasps loose thier stingers from stinging some one like a bee?
Bugscope Team no they can sting multiple times. It's the honeybee that can lose it's stinger and die, and only with humans.
Student do mites hurt
Student are they easy to break?
Bugscope Team yes they are
Student what insect is it on
Student what is this bug eating?

Student how can u kill mites??????
Student no offense by those mites are how do i say this UGLY

Student oh, ok
Student why does it hvae bumps on it
Student i wonder how hungry they were

Student male or female?
Student How do u know what questions to answer
Bugscope Team we answer as fast as we can, and it is somewhat random on a day like today
Student what are the things sticking out of the mites legs

Student what are those things hangimg off the legs on the mites??
Student how does it eat?
Student are they hard?
Student how do you tell mites from male of feamale

Student what do they eat?
Bugscope Team we are not sure if they eat hemolymph, which is insect 'blood,' or if they eat scraps of food the earwig missed
Student what is that hole for?
Student whats earwig?
Student are those thorns?
Student is it bumpy?
Student where are spiricals on the ant
Student where are the spircicls
Student What are the hairs on the leg? Are they setae?
Bugscope Team yes all the hairs you see are setae. Some do special things other than for sense of touch. Some can help the insect walk on walls if they are by the claws, some can sense temperature changes or even help with tasting/smelling
Student cool so which ever one pops up thats the one u answer?
Bugscope Team when we get done with one we look to see what is near the top that hasn't been answered

Student what is this
Student what r the bumps
Student where re the spiracles on the ant at?
Bugscope Team there are two on each segment of the body, and they are usually on the sides
Student what are the things in the hole
Bugscope Team those are micro setae. They help keep particles out
Student is the spiracle where it breaths
Bugscope Team yes that's right

Student wha d ants eat
Student Do some bugs shed their skin, like snakes?
Bugscope Team yes. The cicada is a good example of that. You often see their shed skins left behind from when they molted into an adult
Student what is an earwig?
Student what is that

Student im out of things to ask :(
Student dont earwigs suck blood
Student do they have hairs on their eyes

Student thanks!!
Student yes.. kendall we are
Student please answer im gettin sad
Student what are the hair

Student why is it called a spiracle?
Bugscope Team this is what I found on the web: Middle English from Latin spiraculum from spirare, to breathe
Student why do flies bite
Bugscope Team the females sometimes need a blood meal, similar to a female mosquito
Student oh sorry i was looking at the picture
Student are those hairs?
Student thank scott!
Student what is the black dot
1:39pm
Student why is the eye in sectoins
Bugscope Team the compound eye has many different lenses on it that can each acquire a different image.

Student is that a legggggg???/
Student so r u guys all in the same room?
Bugscope Team no we aren't, and actually I am at home right now
Student why do mosquitos like to bite surten people
Student do butterflies bite??:]
Student oh ok. what do they do??
Student does he have hairs on his eye?
Bugscope Team yes some insects have hairs even on their eyes. Sometimes it can help tell them what direction the air currents are going
Student is that one of those wing haltere things
Student did horse flys evolve from flies or what?
Bugscope Team they evolved as a kind of fly that drinks blood and has slashing cutting mouthparts
Student whats the best way to get rid of wasps
Student whats that hole
Student oh :)
Student stop asking questions about other insects we just looked at stay on topic gosh
Student how do u know if a snake is dangerous
Student why cant we see ultraviolet?
Bugscope Team our eyes can't see that high of a frequency
Student do the ears have a special job
Bugscope Team most insects do not have ears, although praying mantises are said to have one single ear on the thorax; most insects sense sound using their setae
Student why is it lumpy
Student whats that long looking spoon thing called?
Bugscope Team that is the haltere
Student okay thanks cate
Student that thing was tiny
Guest hello! Are you all chatting about anything in particular at the moment..I jsut want to inro my kids to bugscope
Student so they can see like fifty things at once????
Bugscope Team yes and sometimes when their eyes wrap around their heads they can see almost 360 degrees around them
Student does it have wings?
Student how does the haltere work?
Bugscope Team it beats with a motion opposite that of the wing, and it is weighted a bit to make up for its smaller size; so it functions as a flight stabilizer
Student heloow renee!!
Student yes we r talking about butterflies
Student HI RENEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Student yes renee
Student yes
Student What is a haltere?
Bugscope Team It's only found on flies and beats opposite their wings to create a gyroscopic effect
Student what is the best way to get rid of bees and wasps??
Guest we will be right with you..
Student -hi Renee!
Student Oh thanks!
Student ewwwwwww the eye thing sounds gross how could the they get it all around thier head??
Student -what exacly is a cercopod?
Student whats a gyrosopic effect?
Bugscope Team when you have a gyroscope spinning inside a frame, it creates its own center of stability
Student why cant we see infrared
Bugscope Team it is a larger wavelength than our eyes can see, and UV is a smaller wavelength
Bugscope Team usually night animals have it, because that is when it's most useful
Student what do prayin mantissis do??
Student what the heck is this a picture of
Bugscope Team this is the thorax of the fly
Student what are the black dots
Student thanks

Student how do u know that it is a girl?
Student if you get bite by a bee more than once will you get allergic to them
Student oh ok
1:44pm
Student what are ethe hairs used for
Student is it really hairy?
Bugscope Team yes! some hairs are very fine and more likely help with thermoregulation
Bugscope Team but we're not supposed to call them hairs
Student Cj... Bees sting not bite

Student what is a tarsi? and what does it do?
Student would a butterfly ever lose his antenna
Bugscope Team it's possible, if it were ripped off, like in a battle. They are more easy to fall off when they are dead and dry out
Student that thing is very fuzzi

Student oh like seeing in the dark?!?!?!?!
Bugscope Team yes!
Student what are the hair used for
Bugscope Team some are used like rat or cat whiskers, to sense touch; and some are used to sense smells, or pheromones in the air; and some sense hot/cold
Student what are the hairs useed for

Student hey scot what is the bent thing or cate
Bugscope Team one is the limb we see now
Student what does it eat?
Student is it true when a flies land on you it poops??
Bugscope Team no, but it does often taste where it lands. If it pooped every time it landed, I think it would dehydrate pretty fast
Student makenna that is groos
Student hahah thanks cate! :)
Student gross

Student will a bee sting more than once?
Bugscope Team yes but a honeybee can only sting a human once. Bumblebees can sting more, but they are pretty docile
Student what are the hairs used for
Bugscope Team some are sensory, and some are used for thermoregulation or pattern forming
Student how big is the fly leg

Student how do butterflys repreduce
Bugscope Team they mate much like other insects or animals, and then the female lays eggs
Student why is it soo hairy??
Guest is this a butterfly we are seeing?
Student is that its mouth in the background

Student yes renee
Student -does a bug have a nose????
Bugscope Team no -- they breathe through their spiracles and they smell using chemosensory setae
Student who is renne
Student does it have claws
Student !!!!!
Student how many times does a snake shed its skin
Bugscope Team they do throughout their lives, as they grow

Student what are the large pointy things
Student try to imagine a world where every one looked like flys and humas combined. what would it be like??
Bugscope Team kind of ugly I think
Student how do you get rid of wasps

Student -oh cool, thank you! o u o
Student how will u know that a butterfly is young or old
Student how do you get rid of flies in your house
Bugscope Team if you have fruit flies, get rid of the fruit (they love overripe fruit). You can also try using cider vinegar with a single drop of dish soap. That causes them to get stuck and drown. For bigger flies, I suppose fly paper or a fly swatter would do the trick

Student scot.. im cool.
Bugscope Team good -- I am sorry we cannot answer everyone all of the time
Student leave renna
Student what are thos holes on the leg
Student what are the holes
Student oh ok thanks cate
Student does it sting?
Student whats the biggest thin butterflys eat
Bugscope Team I think they only drink liquids, although there may be exceptions among all of the species
1:49pm
Student O.o yeah, it would be. that and we"d have fly heads or something.. what would we eat??
Student scot or cate why do animals shed their skin
Bugscope Team they do it when they grow bigger. Their skin doesn't grow with them
Student CJ STOP!!!!!!!!
Student CJ!!!!!!!
Guest I am sorry...I allowed me to join as a guest...was I mistaken...I am a teacher
Student why do fruit flies like animalss spit like if your dog drools their all around him why?
Bugscope Team their saliva dissolves their food so they can sponge it up
Student its ok renne
Student Sorry Renne!!! ):
Student Renee plaese forgive CJ

Student No it's ok Renee
Student what does it eat
Student ohh thanks cate
Student sorry renne
Student why do flies have claws?
Student whats that opening??
Student hii next classsss(:

Student i had a fun time talkig with u guys
Student what do they use the claws for
Bugscope Team to grab onto things, they are similar to hands for us
Student thanks for everything scottttt and cate!(:
Student what are the hairs used for?
Bugscope Team they are used to smell -- the chemosensory ones; they are used to sense touch, or wind -- the mechanosensory ones; and they are used to sense hot/cold -- the thermosensory ones; they also become the scales we see
Student This was fun, thank you so much! :)
Student scot, thanks. your coool tooo! so is cate!

Student i mean hair
Student thanks for answering our questions

Student cj that was rude
Student does it get dirty
Student y would a wasp want to bite a human
Bugscope Team maybe biting will help hold them down enough to sting. Some ants will bite too
Student why does it have haie
Bugscope Team it's because they have an exoskeleton -- a shell instead of skin with nerve endings in it. so they need something to help them sense the world around them

Student #fly
Student is this a fruit flie?
Bugscope Team no we don't have any fruit flies today; this is a housefly
Student thanks for answering our questions cate and scot!!
Student This is so cool!
Bugscope Team yay! Thanks, Emily
Guest My students would like to know is this a fruit fly?
Bugscope Team this is a housefly
Student oh ok, kinda creepy.
Student thanks guuuys! it nicee. hiii next classss. bye cate & scot!(:
Student BYE!!!!!!
Student it was sooo funnn thanks cate and scotttt!!!
Student Bye! Thanks for the help! :)
Student bye thanks for everything u guys are awesome!!!!!
Student bye scot and cate
Student *its
Student Oh I have to go back to class
Student why do spiders bite
Bugscope Team they inject venom into their prey that dissolve the prey's internal organs. and then they suck it all up like a milkshake
Student Bye everyone, thanks again! OuO
Student thank you guys
Student cate and scot u are awesome byeeeeeeeeeeee!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Student thank yous!!
Student thanks againn(: it was niceee. byyyyye. (:
1:54pm
Student bye! thanks for everything! it was really helpfullll!(: thank you so much for your timee, much apppprceciated!
Guest What does the housefly eat?
Bugscope Team it eats, or drinks, dissolved sugary stuff, as a fluid
Bugscope Team Thank You!
Teacher Thank you so much for your time. The next class will come in in a minute.
Student hii againn next classsss. (:
Bugscope Team Thanks, Abby!
Bugscope Team they like decaying matter like old food. They also like to eat feces
Bugscope Team ha yeah so it's not all sugary
Student thanks for the replys! they helped alot!! bye have a great day!!
Bugscope Team Thank You, Kira!
Student BYE BYE LOVED BEING HERE!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Bugscope Team Thank You, Andrew!
Guest Can I join the next class with my students, too?
Bugscope Team Renee that is fine with us, but we have to give Dorothy's students precedence.
Bugscope Team we are happy to have guests
Guest Ok, thanks!
2:05pm
Student hi
Bugscope Team hi!
Teacher Students are logging in now. Tell Renee I am extremely sorry and apologize for one of my students. Of course she may join us. Thanks again for this opportunity.
Student hi guys
Bugscope Team Hi Jacob!

Bugscope Team Welcome to Bugscope!
Student hi jacob
Bugscope Team Hi Elijah!
Student hello
Bugscope Team Hello Jacquelyn!
Student whats up
Student hello scott and renee

Student what do the spikes do on the leg
Bugscope Team those spikes actually help the fly sense when it is bending its leg too far
Student ...
Student helloz
Student why do fly have hairs
Bugscope Team a lot of insects have hairs on them. We call them setae. They help them feel what is going on around them
Student haha thiss is soo weirdd ! (:
Bugscope Team hope it's good weird...

Student cody i call bridge
Student no
Student hi
Student what are the hairs called
Bugscope Team setae (or seta for singular). You pronounce it see-tee
Bugscope Team they are called setae, or bristles, or trichae, or spines...
Student yes

Student im whatching you bayleigh
Student do flys have antenas
Student what is the bubble
Bugscope Team that is the compound eye
Student thats wierd

Student hi
Student what are those thing on his nose

Student oh cool
Student sweet
Student does the fly have simple eyes
Bugscope Team on the top of its head it has three simple eyes called ocelli
Student guys i thinks this is cool
Student ya
Student hello! how are you!:)

Student hello
Student why do spiders bite
Bugscope Team they bite to inject venom that dissolves the inner organs of their prey, which they then suck up like a milkshake

Student hello
Bugscope Team Hello!
Student can they eat food or candy
Bugscope Team yes they do like sugary things, as well as feces
Student do spiders have simple eyes???
Student whaat bug is thiss ?
Bugscope Team this is a housefly
2:10pm

Student whats feces
Student thank you
Bugscope Team sure!
Student What kinds of things do flies eat?
Student it is poop
Student what are the little hairs on the head
Bugscope Team some are mechanosensory, and some are chemosensory; some are thermosensory
Student why are bugs attracted to sweet things like soda
Student funny sarah :D
Student hi people
Student how big do flys get
Student why do flies like poop
Bugscope Team they like decaying matter, and feces are full of it

Student my favorite bugg is a stick bug how do they chang like colors and blend in and stuff
Bugscope Team apparently they have a semitransparent exoskeleton that they can move pigments within that allow them to change color
Guest do they bite people?
Bugscope Team this one might.
Student i don like any bug
Bugscope Team it's cool if you don't have to deal with them when they're alive
Student what are the mites eating
Student sweet thanx that is pretty cool thancks scot
Student can you tell me what the hairs on the head do
Student what are the mites eating
Student whats that
Bugscope Team those are mites that live on the earwig's 'shoulder'

Student why do mites eat off of flies?
Student i dont like spiders
Bugscope Team most in north america won't kill you. The ones that can harm you seriously like to stay out of your way. Most are helpful in killing other insects in your home
Student those are creepy!!!!

Student ya but i dont like any bugs even if they r dead
Student how big do mites get???
Student what are those mites eating
Bugscope Team Joseph and Tyler we are not sure what they eat -- whether it is hemolymph that oozes through the chitin or just food that the earwig misses
Student how small mites are

Student how do u get rid of mites
Student thiss iss very educational fer someone whoo wanna learn bout this type of stuff !
Student why arent there flies in the winter
Bugscope Team it's too cold for the insects to stay outside in. You might have flies in your home over winter
Student oh well thanks anyway

Student how big are mites
Bugscope Team the ones we were looking at were about 250 micrometers long, about 1/4 of a mm.
Student how do you get rid of mites
Student why do preymantisis have small antenna
Student how do you get rid of mites
Student why do praying mantises have small anteanas
Student what is a earwig
Bugscope Team they are pincher bugs you often find under rocks or dead bracnhes
Bugscope Team branches even
Student how many legs do mites have?
Student why do praying manits have small antena
Student are the bugs dead when you examine then
Student what are the nubs on its head
Bugscope Team those are the compound eyes; the smaller nubs are where the antennae broke off

2:15pm
Student how do you kill mites
Bugscope Team probably as hard to kill as bed bugs
Student whatss a micron ?
Bugscope Team it's the same as a micrometer, which is a millionth of a meter, or a thousandth of a millimeter
Student sweet
Student how do you get them
Student why do bees and wasps sting you???
Bugscope Team they mostly do it to protect themselves. Some wasps sting other insects to lay eggs in them
Student why do cicadas burrow in the grown
Student does a praying mantis have pupils
Student are all mites the same size
Student can mite bite people

Student how do you get mites
Student are all mites good?
Bugscope Team no some are not good at all, like the varro mites, called Varroa destructor, that infest bees
Student where are they in the winter

Bugscope Team to kill an insect that we receive in the mail alive, we often put them in the freezer. It kills them
Student can mites kill you
Student where do mites live on humans?
Bugscope Team in hair follicles, like in your eyelashes. I have never seen them but it should be fairly easy to look with this microscope
Student what are the things on the compound eyes
Bugscope Team those are pieces of debris that don't belong on the insect like dust or dirt

Student why do bed bugs actually live in you in your bed?
Student is it possible for a mite to live inside the human body
Bugscope Team probably, but I don't know if anyone has found them there
Student #can mites harm youu ?
Student are praying manitis posinus
Student why are bugs attracted to sticy and sweet things like soda

Student sticky
Student where do flys go in the winter?
Bugscope Team I think they are dormant, like, as eggs or larvae

Guest thanks for letting us join..we are going to go..bye!
Student about how many are there on someones eyelashes
Bugscope Team I don't know if anyone has tried to count them.
Guest thanks for letting us join..we are going to go..bye!
Bugscope Team Thank You Renee!
Student bye renee
Student bye
Student can you see them
Student bye!

Student can mites kill humans
Student bye !!!!!
Student can mites kill humans
Bugscope Team people can develop allergies to mites, like to dustmites, so they can contribute to problems in people but I am not sure about actually killing them
Student bye
Student can mites give us diseases
Student can bed bugs bite you and give you an infection???
Student what color are they?
Student what are the hairs on the socket
Student what are bed bugs

Student where do flys go in the winter?
2:21pm

Student why do bed bugs actually liv in your bed
Bugscope Team bed bugs bite humans for blood. that's what they live on. Similar to lice
Student why is there hair on there body?
Student do dust mites live in ur bed
Student how do you know that we have mites

Student what can u do to get rid of bed bugs
Bugscope Team suffocate them or throw your mattress out in the cold for a while to freeze them :)
Student how do they get in your bed
Student but then why your bed why not like crall in your sheo or something
Student why are there so meny hairs
Bugscope Team the hairs take the place of where we, for example, would have nerve endings in our skin. but insects do not have skin -- they have an exoskeleton, which is like wearing armor

Student if they group up can bed bugs carry u
Bugscope Team no -- they are way too small, and also they are cryptic; they like to hide
Student where do mited live
Student do bed bugs lay eggs???

Student is it truee that flys throw up every timee they land ?
Student but that wasn't what i meant

Student are bed bugs the same as head lice?
Bugscope Team no
Student no
Student is that a cut on the leg
Student do all flys fly

Student can u feel bed bugs crawling around?
Bugscope Team you can but they are careful not to disturb you as much as possible
Student thank u scot
Student how do you get head lice
Bugscope Team not easily..
Student are mites and bed bugs the same?
Student can bugs bleed
Bugscope Team they bleed hemolymph, which is insect blood
Student is it truee that flys throw up every timee they land?
Student how big is the biggest insect
Student how do you know if you have head lice
Student why do bus need antena
Student is it truee that flys throw up every timee they land?
Student how do you know that we have mites?
Bugscope Team just from reading about it -- supposedly everyone has eyelash mites. but I have not see them
Student why do most buggs comunicate with there anteanas instead of making a noise
2:26pm
Student what r chiggars
Student do insects have emotions
Student how do you know if you have head lices

Student why cant daddy long legs bite u
Student can dragonflys bite you
Bugscope Team they can, but they fight other insects with their wings
Student where do dragonflies lie there eggs
Student do dragonflys lay eggs??
Student why do most buggs comunicate with there anteanas instead of making a noise
Student what is at the end of the rod thing
Student what is that little hole

Student is it true that when bees sting you they will dye
Bugscope Team when they sting mammals, the stinger gets caught in the skin and pulls out of the bee's body, so it has a large open wound and dies. when a bee stings another insect it does not lose its stinger and does not die.
Student can drogonflies lay eggs in the ocean

Student how come when i was at my friends house her dad sprayed cocroch killer stuff but they didnt die
Student at least i think
Student what is that hole
Student is it truee that flys throw up every timee they landd ? (:
Bugscope Team probably not every time, but when they think it would be useful to try to dissolve something they can then sop up and eat
Student how many insects live under water

Student how do you kill lice
Student do any termites live in water
Bugscope Team not that I know of, but I have often been surprised with insect
Bugscope Team insects
Student are those setea on the teeth
Student Madeline, it takes a few mintutes for it to finally die
Student can horseflys bite you?
Bugscope Team yes they can, and it hurts. they have slashing/cutting mouthparts that tear your skin and make you bleed
Student what is the needle like thing on the claw
Student what are the hairs for?
Bugscope Team some are sensory, and some are probably there to enable the insect to keep a more stable temperature

Student why do spiders bite?
Student thanks for answering my question! :)
Student how come not all cocroachs die when u spray them with cocroch stuff
2:31pm
Student how come spiders eat insects
Bugscope Team they are an easy source of protein in the form of their inner organs
Student how do you get mites
Bugscope Team they eat dead skin cells on humans. so i suppose if you don't keep clean you would have more than others
Student since mammals have hair why arent insects classified as mammals
Student what are those structures oon the claw
Student if a spider bites you is it possible that you can get a disease?
Student *on
Student what are the long pointy things at the top of the picture?
Student is that dirt on the end of the anntena
Student do spiders see in color?
Bugscope Team probably some of them do, but I think most spiders do not see very well
Student what are we looking at
Bugscope Team this is a fly's tarsus, including the claw

Student do the claws help them bite or eat what is their purpose

Student how do you get rid of bed bugs???
Bugscope Team you have to throw away your furniture because the bedbugs will colonize it. it is likely you could fumigate it with some powerful insecticide but not inside your home.
Student what are the long pointy things?
Bugscope Team those are long setae
Student if we eat insects would we get the same amount of protien
Bugscope Team yes, you mean the same as spiders? you would get protein from the chitin as well

Student Is it true that when a fly lands it throws up?
Student how do you get rid of bed bugs
Bugscope Team it is not easy, and you often have to get rid of your furniture
Student why do spiders bite?
Bugscope Team they bite to protect themselves, they may also bite to inject venom for eating

Student how come not all cocroachs die when u spray them with cocroch stuff
Student how do they not die wen we wash the bed ( bbed bugs ) bc we still have them wen we get back in bed
Bugscope Team they hide in the wooden parts of the bed, and also in cracks in the floor and in the walls
Student how do you get rid of all insects
Bugscope Team that would be pretty impossible
Student dont ask the same questionn !
Student are all mites the same size
Bugscope Team no

Student what insects are poisonous?
Bugscope Team the deadliest insect is the mosquito for all the diseases it carries and transmits

2:36pm
Student are they bornn wit hairr ?
Student can mosquietos kill you?

Bugscope Team also tsetse flies, and many insects produce chemicals just to deter ants
Student what is a fly pulvillus
Student what is that tree looking thing
Bugscope Team the harvester ant is the most venomous insect
Student is it possible if u trian over a thousand flys will they fly u away
Student is there a super big butterfly in africa
Bugscope Team in the Tropics, including in Africa, there are lots of larger insects, and those include butterflies and moths
Student what is that blob in the middle
Bugscope Team piece of dust or dirt most likely
Student what dose tenent do
Student what is the fly pulvillus is?
Bugscope Team it's a little pad full of setae the insect uses to walk on walls. They are similar to suction cups or velcro
Student how what are the most venomous spider

Student who long do bugs fly a day
Student what is the average height of bugs?
Student why do insects have hair??
Student what is the smallest bug in the world
Student who long do bugs fly a day
Student r worms counted as bugs
Student how big can a bit get
Student what diseases do flies carry????
Bugscope Team mosquitoes are flies as well, so you have malaria, and yellow fever, and West Nile virus...
Bugscope Team They can carry typhoid, cholera and dysentery, salmonella, anthrax, and tuberculosis. Houseflies have also been known to transmit the eggs of parasitic worms.

Student whats the smallest bug in the world?
Student How dangerous can a common house fly be?
Bugscope Team probably more annoying than dangerous

Student why are house flies attracted to soda
Student wat is the smallest incet in the word
Bugscope Team usually people say it is a fairy fly, which is maybe a quarter of a millimeter long, the size of some mites
Student can houseflies carry pollen
Student what are the mold spore used for?
Bugscope Team they are easy to carry to other locations and will grow mold there
2:41pm
Student why are so much mold on the fly
Bugscope Team mold is in the air and settles on things that are damp, and it is found on things that are dead; it helps them decay

Student are those eegs?
Student Do pollen and mold spores hurt the fly?
Bugscope Team no though it can be bothersome if it gets in its spiracles or eyes and antennae. It can clean its eyes and antennae with its legs though
Student how big can a mite get
Bugscope Team varroa mites are easy to see; I imagine a mite can likely get to be a mm in diameter
Student whats the spicky ball in the top right hand corner
Student what is the star shaped thing?
Bugscope Team that is a pollen grain
Student The giant weta is a cricket-like creature with a wingspan of close to seven inches. thats what the biggest bug in the world is called
Student how long can cicadas live for without air
Bugscope Team not long at all without air; when they are larvae they live deep in the ground but get enough oxygen there, apparently
Student How long cann a fly livee ?
Student bye now
Student how long do lice live
Bugscope Team for around a month
Bugscope Team less if it doesn't have a food source- about a couple days then
Student thamk you!!!
Student is there any insects with more then 6 legs?\
Bugscope Team no -- that is the definition of insects; they have a head, a thorax, and an abdomen, plus six legs
Student bye thank you for spending time with us
Student bye! thank you very very much i appreciate it!
Student thanks for helping bye
Student Thanks for everything!
Student thank you guys lots

Student thank you so much for spending the time with us! bye!
Student thank you for your time !!!!!!
Student thanks so much for spending your time ansering our qustions
Student r there insect that we dont know of
Bugscope Team there are many that have never been named, thousands and thousands
Student thank you so much thank you for the time you spent with us ,aprreciated :):):):)
Student thank you so much for the time you spent with us bye
Bugscope Team Thank You!
Bugscope Team We had a good time, and we are sorry not to have been able to answer all of your Q's.
Student bye
Student thank you for the time you spent with us and have a good day i realy like doing this
Bugscope Team Totally Cool. Thank you, Savannah!
Student bye
Bugscope Team Bye Bailey! Thank You!
Student what are those little holes
Bugscope Team Elijah they may be spiracles.

2:46pm

Student is that an eye
Bugscope Team looks like a spiracle
Student is it a mouth
Bugscope Team good question, Elijah!

Student dont they take in oxigen
Bugscope Team yes they do, and they can close as well to allow the insect to hold its breath

Student what are all those pores
Bugscope Team hard to tell which you mean now

Bugscope Team it is time for us to shut down and get ready for the researcher who is coming in at 3 today.

Student were do long horn beetles live
Bugscope Team they are all over the world except in Antartica.

Bugscope Team shutting down soon...
Student thanks a lot
Student bye thank you
Bugscope Team Thank You!
Bugscope Team bye!
2:51pm
Teacher Thank you again. We will be sending you power points from our sessions. Great day! Dorothy
Bugscope Team Thank You!

School Name	Lutheran School Association
School Homepage	< LEFT BLANK >
Location	Macon Illinois, United States
Community	Urban
Type	Private

Subjects Taught	Science
Grades Taught	7th Grade, 8th Grade
Number of Students	65

Project Title	Insect World
Insects To Study	Bee (hamuli hooks,pollen basket), Fly (haltere), earwig, praying mantis,butterfly (scales, proboscis, compound eyes), dragon fly (wings)
Project Description	Students will make power point presentations of these insects from bugscope pictures and email them to you like last year. It was great!

Session 2011-195 with Lutheran School Association

Application

The School

The Class

The Project

Miscellaneous

Live Session Transcript

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