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Connected on 2009-11-12 09:00:00 from Ulysses, KS, US

7:53am
Bugscope Team pumping down...
8:00am
Bugscope Team getting ready to start presets
8:14am

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8:28am

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8:41am

Bugscope Team hello!
Guest hi
Bugscope Team where do you live?
Guest In Ulysses kansas I was just logging on early cause I may not ne able to join the regular session
Bugscope Team We are setting up for the session now so you can get a peek of what we will be seeing during the session
Guest sounds great

8:46am
Bugscope Team We are finding a lot of mold spores on a roach
Guest have a good session!

Bugscope Team to the lower right you can see presets that the students or teacher can drive to when they have control.
Bugscope Team hello Mrs. Phelps!
Bugscope Team Good morning!
Teacher Hi! We're getting set up....give us a minute or two.
Bugscope Team Welcome to Bugscope!
8:57am
Bugscope Team We are ready to roll when you are. Controls are unlocked and you may drive when you wish.
Bugscope Team Please let us know when you have questions. ;)
Bugscope Team this is a part of the rhinoceros beetle where the setae -- the tiny hairs -- are matted together
Bugscope Team Good morning!
Bugscope Team Welcome to Bugscope!
Student hi
Student This is cool

Bugscope Team Hello hello!!
Bugscope Team this is on the underside -- the ventral side -- of the rhinoceros beetle
Student what are we looking at?
Bugscope Team this is a place on the thorax where some of the setae are matted together
Bugscope Team I was looking for mites this morning but did not find any

Bugscope Team now I moved you up to the face, and we are looking right into the mouth
Student whats that
Bugscope Team This is the underside of a beetle mouth...this is like the lower lip
9:03am
Student what is that
Student what is that insect
Bugscope Team this is a rhinoceros beetle head from the underside
Student WHAT IS THAT
Bugscope Team the little pointy things on either side of the mouth are palps, which are used to help manipulate and also taste food
Student hi
Bugscope Team Mrs Phelps has control of the microscope and can take you to other places on the stub, or she can move around this area, change the mag, etc.
Bugscope Team Hi!

Bugscope Team now we are looking into the mouth, which is kind of creepy
Bugscope Team it is rare that we get to do this with insects -- usually the mouth is covered
Bugscope Team would you like to go somewhere else?
Student What is it
Student HI
Student how big is it
Student whata is it
Bugscope Team this is the interior of the mouth of the rhino beetle. the beetle itself was about 2 cm long

Bugscope Team or is about 2 cm long

Student what is this

Student what is this
Student what does it eat
Bugscope Team Rhinocerus beetles eat rotten stuff--rotten wood and fungus
Student WHAT ARE THOSE THINGS

Student what are
Guest hey
Bugscope Team what we see now is bubbles in the doublestick carbon
Student what are we looking at
Student Hi
Student where does it live?
9:08am
Student hi
Student how does it eat

Student what is a doublestick carbon
Bugscope Team it is carbon tape that we use to stick the insects on when we mount them for the microscope

Student is this the rhinoceros beetle?
Student what does it eat?
Bugscope Team The big rhinocerus beetles in the tropics eat fruit
Bugscope Team now we are back on the face of the rhino beetle
Student what are those hairs?
Student what is this
Student WHAT ARE THOSE HAIRS
Student What is it?
Student what are the spiky things
Student Where is there habitat
Bugscope Team They live in the forest
Student so what colars can they be
Teacher Did the horn of the beetle survive the mail?
Bugscope Team it is on the other side of the head, and we cannot see it
Student What's the spikes on it?
Student What is that stuff in the lower right hand corner?
Student hi
Student what are the spikes
Student what is on the top right
Student what insect is this
Bugscope Team we are still on the rhinoceros beetle (the beetle with the horn)
Student what is the thing in the lower right
Student Hi
Student where does it live
Student what bug is it

Student What are the spiky things on the bug
Bugscope Team the things that look like spikes are setae -- tiny hair-like bristles that insects use to sense their surroundings

Student how big is it?
Bugscope Team about 2 cm long
Student what is that
Student whats that on the right
Student What type of beetle is it?
Bugscope Team it is a rhinoceros beetle
Student this is part of what

Student what is the spiky things

Student whats that thing that looks like a leaf
Student the hair things are weird
Student Whatn are the lines
Student is that the horn
Student How does it eat
Student where can you usualy find it
Bugscope Team you can find rhinoceros beetles in the woods, amongst rotten vegetation
Bugscope Team a lot of the spikey things are hair on the beetle
Student whats that on the left
Student does it have ears
Bugscope Team Rhinoceros beetles do not have ears that we know of. They detect sound using fine setae all over their bodies. Not many insects have ears, actually.
Student is that a horn
Student whats that horn
Student how does the horn help the beetle
Bugscope Team The males use the horns to compete for access to female beetles
Student weres theres the habbitat
Bugscope Team they are said to live, around here, in American Tropical Forests

Student is that a hand
Bugscope Team yes! that is one of the hands of the mole cricket
Student what is this?
Bugscope Team we are looking at the end of the leg of a mole cricket
Student is that the face
Student how long is it
Teacher The student who caught the mole cricket is in this class.
Student is that a leg
Student what that
Student is that a hand
Student is it the horn
Student whats the thing that looks like a foot
Student why is it spiky
Student WHAT ARE THOSE SPIKES ON THAT?
Student whatare the spikes for?
Bugscope Team that is how it digs in the dirt
Student what is the thing that looks like a hand with claws?
Student how big was the insect?
9:13am
Student are those horns
Student what is that
Student what are the two extra fingers for
Bugscope Team it is likely that they are touch sensors
Student How big are these crickets on average?
Student cool that is my jerusulum cricket. why do you call it that
Student What does it eat
Student what are the things in the backround
Bugscope Team the background is the aluminum stub Cate put the samples on, with carbon doublestick tape on it
Student Where do you find the crickets
Bugscope Team Mole crickets live in the soil, usually around the edge of streams and ponds
Student is it the end of the leg
Student ill that is nasty
Bugscope Team the mole cricket looks very much like a mole
Student what is its habbitat
Student WHERE IS ITS HABITAT
Student hi
Student How big is it
Student what does it eat

Student why do you call it a jurusulum cricket
Student et
Student Is that the leg
Student what do they eat
Bugscope Team They eat roots of plants and decaying vegetation. They are decomposers/omnivores
Student how do they sence things?
Bugscope Team That is a very good question. Because they live underground, they probably don't have very developed sense of sight. I believe they sense vibrations (sounds) and they probably can detect other crickets by smelling them
Teacher Can you give the control to Cori and Katelynn?
Student how cool
Student what are those dots for?
Bugscope Team the dots are little bubbles in the tape
Student where did you get it
Student were can you find the cricket
Student What do they eat?
Student is that hair
Student Are the dots sperecals
Bugscope Team the dots in the carbon tape are just a feature. As far as I know, they aren't anything special
Student do they have compound eyes or regulur
Bugscope Team they have compound eyes but they are very smooth
Student what are the little bumps
Bugscope Team Cori and Katelynn are now the supreme rulers
Student were can you usualy find this cricket?
Bugscope Team You can find them in burrows near streams and ponds
Student how much feet and hands do they have
Bugscope Team it should have 6 legs, some may be missing though because limbs tend to fall off easily once they are dead

Student are those hairs on there leg
Student are those the legs

Student Whats that???

Student is that a leg
Bugscope Team this is a roach
Student what part are we looking at now
Student can they live in water
Bugscope Team Nope, they cannot, as far as I know
Student What is that
Student Are those the legs in the lower left?
Student What do the criickets eat?
Student what is this
Student are those hairs
Student is that the hair
Student do they have pinchers

Student What are the hairs for?
Bugscope Team when you click to drive you also need to click to stop. and you just click once
Student what are the hairs for
Student what are those dots for?

Student what are the hair for
Student is that water
Student WHAT DO THE HAIRS DO
Bugscope Team you may also click on one of the presets, and the microscope will drive to that place on the stub
Student what is the part of the roach]
Student what are those dots

Student what does it eat
Student do they have pinchers
Bugscope Team most insects have claws at the end of their legs which they use to grab on their food or other things
Student What part is that from the bug?
Student can they bite you?
Bugscope Team They could try, but they would but unsuccessful. Their mouths are not designed to bite things that are people sized.
Student do thay have teeth
Student can they see in color or in black and white

Student can you find them in houses

9:18am
Student is that a atenae

Student is that the face
Student is that the tounge
Student is this the head
Student Is that the face?
Student are those eyes
Student ao they have pinchers
Student what do they eat with
Bugscope Team They use that pointy proboscis to eat...they have an entirely liquid diet--like drinking out of a straw all the time
Student IS THAT THE HEAD
Student what are the two bumps on its eye
Student do they have a tonge
Bugscope Team would BE unsuccessful..sorry for the typos
Student are those the eyes on the side
Student Are those the jaws
Student are those the eyes in the sides?
Student Are they posinous?
Bugscope Team This is not a poisonous or venomous insect
Student what is this
Student what is the ball thing near the mouth
Teacher What are the tube objects?
Bugscope Team there is a central tube that provides suction. and the smaller tubes, like on the left, are broken-off antenna bases
Student where are there eyes
Student how many eyes does it have
Student Are they helpful to the enviorment
Bugscope Team Some stinkbugs are helpful and some are considered pests. They can eat other insects (so that is helpful). Other species feed on seeds and fruits, and those are considered pests.
Student do they have a nose
Student Do these insects have compound eyes?
Student can they dig underground
Bugscope Team Stinkbugs can dig underground, but don't make it a habit.
Student what are the things on the lide of the head?
Student what is that line across the head
Student will it bite you
Student how many are there in the USA
Student can they hurt you
Bugscope Team they can bite and it would hurt since they aren't just chomping down on you, they are poking their proboscis in you
Student is that it's nose
Student how do they smell
Bugscope Team They smell using hairs that detect different odors
Student in the middle
Student how many eyes does it have
Bugscope Team it has two compound eyes, and there are probably a few hundred facets (ommatidia) on each one
Student what are the things on the side of the head?
Student Do they live out of the US to??
Student what other species is there of them
Student What does it eat?
Student what do they eat
Student whats that tube for?
Bugscope Team that is called a proboscis, and that is its mouthpart it uses to poke into either plants or other insects to drink the liquid inside
Student does it survive in cold or hot
Bugscope Team Most insects have some way of surviving through the cold. Most hibernate--like a bear. Some hibernate as adults, and some over winter as eggs or larvae

Student are the things on the side of the head are they eyes?
Student does it have rough skin
Bugscope Team it has a kind of rough exoskeleton. insects don'
Student what is sthat
Student what are those holes
Student are those the legs
Student What are those
Student is this rare
Student are those the feet
Student what is that
Student are those claws
Student what is this?
Student what are those four tubes for?
Bugscope Team those are where legs fell off. Once an insect dies, it gets dry and makes it easy for legs to fall off
Student where is it normale fond
Student what is that
Teacher Can you give the control to Miriam and Clarissa?
Student what are the holes
Student what is that in the middle
Bugscope Team in the middle of the body is the proboscis, which is a piercing mouthpart
Student do they have claws
Bugscope Team yes they have claws at the end of their legs
Student are these legs?
Student what are those tubes for?
Bugscope Team the four things we see in the square are the bases of the legs
Student what is there habitate
Student The tube is a mouth?/?/
Bugscope Team yes that's right
Student did the legs brake of?
Bugscope Team yes unfortunately the legs fell off sometime after it died
Student whats that thing in the middle
Student Why do they have stipes?
9:23am
Student how big is their eyes
Student what is that
Student .does the it have antinas
Bugscope Team they do have antennae, although we do not always see them
Student Is that hair
Bugscope Team yes there is a lot of hair that kind of looks weird because it has some gunk stuck in it
Student is that the mouth
Student what is this?
Student AAre
Student are they fast
Bugscope Team they are pretty slow, getting around

Student how big is the bug
Bugscope Team claw!
Student are they dangerous two other insects
Student how big is it
Student is this still the cricket?
Student What part of the bug is this?
Bugscope Team this is the whirligig beetle, which lives in the water
Student why does it have horns
Student how big is the claw?
Student are thoses penchers
Student is that the claws
Bugscope Team yes this is a claw
Student is that the foot.
Student is that a claw
Bugscope Team yes it is!
Student are they dangerous
Student can they hurt people
Bugscope Team the claws are pretty small, I dont think they would hurt you- you might not even really feel them
Student Are they indangered?
Bugscope Team There are some species of whirlygig beetles that are considered threatened...but not endangered. I think the correct term is "species of special concern"
Student what are those spikes for
Student what dose it use the claw for?
Bugscope Team claws are used to grasp things, much like we use our hands
Student do they have teeth?
Student are they rare
Student What bug is it again I forgot
Bugscope Team we are on the whirligig beetle. This beetle is found on the surface of water
Student What are those big spikes
Student is still the cricket?

Student can they hurt people
Student can it go underground
Bugscope Team whirligig beetles can dive underwater, and they take a bubble of air with them to help them breathe
Student what are those ridges

Student Is this a beetle?
Bugscope Team yes it is a kind of beetle
Student whats that
Student do they pinch hard
Student is this still the cricket?

Student what is that

Student is that the skin
Student can this type of beetle fly
Student are those spikes
Student whats that crack
Student what kind of beetle is this?
Bugscope Team This is a whirlygig beetle...these are the kinds of beetles that swim and jiggle around on the surface of ponds.
Student what is that line on the right top coner

Student Do they go under water if they do how do they breathe?
Bugscope Team I think they can go underwater, but they are not adapted to stay underwater for a long time. They hold their breath, just like we do.
Student How did the beetle get it's name?
Bugscope Team the whirligig beetle got its name from its habit of spinning rapidly when disturbed
Student what are those things that kinda look like holes
Student is that the skin
Student where do they live?
Student can they hold their breath
Bugscope Team they keep a little air bubble underneath their abdomen so they can go under the water for a while
Student whats that line
Student can they dig
Bugscope Team As far as I know, whirlygig beetles don't dig. They are actually really uncoordinated on land.
Student this is fun :)
Bugscope Team totally!
Student is that dry skin
Bugscope Team they don't really have skin -- they have their skeleton on the outside, like a shell or like a coat of armor
Student is it ripped
Student What is there main food chain
Bugscope Team whirligig beetles eat insects that land on the water usually
9:28am
Student what is the thing in the lower right hand corner?
Student do you guys have of fun

Student where do they live and how long is it
Student Do you guys love your job
Bugscope Team yes this is so much fun! we are lucky to be able to work with cool microscopes
Student is that the mouth
Student how much do you get paid
Student what is this
Student is that the mouth
Student Is that food in the middle?
Student what are those things that look like spikes

Student why is there spikey things
Bugscope Team the curved things are the jaws. these beetles eat insects that fall into the water, among other things
Student Can they servive in cold weather?
Bugscope Team You know, they can survive in pretty cold weather...they can't swim on ice though.

Student is that the mouth
Student where those the teeth?
Student Are those the jaws?
Bugscope Team yes, quite sharp
Student ia that hairs or spikes
Student what are those little hairs for at the top?
Student do you guys have alot of fun doing the bugscope
Bugscope Team yes it is our favorite thing to do
Teacher We're going to switch classes in a minute. This group will log off and another group will be loggin in.
Student are those spikes
Student is they that the upper lip?
Bugscope Team it has a bunch of hair in front of its mouth like it has a mustache
Student what is that kind of insect
Student is that hair on the top
Bugscope Team kind of - much like hair
Student what are those lines in the moulth
Student How huge is the bug and the microscope
Bugscope Team The microscope is about the size of a large desk, and it is tall as well, about 6 feet tall
Student bye this was cool!
Student do you like working with the microscope

Bugscope Team Whirlygig beetles are predators, they filter little invertebrates from the surface of the water
Student Is that hair on the top
Student does it bit
Student thanks alot!!! bye
Student Thanks for answering all our questions
Student good by
Student does it have pinchers
Bugscope Team no pinchers on this beetle
Student How can you tell it's a beetle?
Bugscope Team if you saw it you would think, from the shape, that it might be a beetle. there are a huge number of species of beetles
Student bye this was
Student bye
Bugscope Team thank you for all your great questions
Student good bye!!!
Student
Bugscope Team They have long legs that they use to sweep water into their mouths
Bugscope Team long front legs
Bugscope Team yes we could see the long front legs, and the rear legs are kind of stubby, more like fins
9:34am
Bugscope Team Bye!
Bugscope Team Hi Bob!
Bugscope Team And Hello Mrs Mitchell!
Student hi
Student hi
Student heelllllloooo
Student do u like a you job?
Bugscope Team this is super fun for us
Student so hows ur job doing
Bugscope Team Hi Zach and Braydon, and Reilly and Araceli!
Student how do you guys like your job
Bugscope Team we get to see pretty cool stuff almost every day
Student Hi this is Reile and Sami
Bugscope Team Hi Reile and Sami!
Student are you a student?
Bugscope Team not any more! We have graduated into the world of work.
Student how do u know wat to do
Student what kind of bug is this on the screen
Student hi this is bianca & mariah...=3

Student zach says is it fun :)
Bugscope Team I did that...
Student do u like touching bugs
Bugscope Team not that much
Student hold on a second
Bugscope Team okay
Student do you only work with bugs or other things
Bugscope Team we work with other things, like self-healing plastics, bacteria, acid mine waste samples, flexible silicon...
Student what is this picture your showing us
Bugscope Team This is a grain of pollen on the surface of an insect
Student hi my name is mariah
Student do u like this job?
Bugscope Team I like my job very much....I am an entomologist and I get to work outside, discover new things, and learn about insects, which I love!
Student how long have u been there
Bugscope Team Bugscope has been running for 10 years. I have only been part of it for 4 years
Student do you like your job
Student do you like your job
Student what kind of bug is this
9:39am
Student what are we lookin at???
Bugscope Team this is a pollen grain on the exoskeleton of a stinkbug
Student how is your job
Student how big is your microscope
Bugscope Team It is about the size of a tall desk
Student What is that?
Student what kind of pollen?
Student What kind of bug is this?
Teacher Who has control of the microscope?
Bugscope Team Oops, You Do Now!
Student how do you like your job?
Student wow
Student Is the micorscoop that your using exspencive?
Bugscope Team about $600,000
Student scot do u like to look at bugs
Student How do you like this job?
Bugscope Team I like my job a lot. I never get bored because there is always something new to look at under the microscope
Bugscope Team it is great
Student what are we looking at right now2
Student what is this
Student are u the boss or a student
Bugscope Team we are more like the bosses
Student What are we looking at
Student annie do you like your job
Bugscope Team I do like my job...I am an entomologist and I study insects. It is very interesting
Student how long have you worked
Student what kind of bug is this???
Bugscope Team this is on the surface of the shell of a stinkbug

Student what are the spikey things?

Student Whats your favorite bug?
Bugscope Team My favorite are longhorned beetles--they are large beetles with long antennae
Student are u a student scot
Bugscope Team not anymore, but I am always learning...
Student whats your name??? =3
Student is your job hard
Bugscope Team sometimes it is hard when machines break
Student is your jab a lot of work/
Bugscope Team Yes, but I like what I do, so it doesn't feel like work (usually)
Student what do you like best about your job
Student hoo are we talking to
Bugscope Team Annie the entomologist, Cate the electron microscopist, and Scott, also an electron microscopist
Student cool
Student How do it work?
Student opps i mean job
Student scot do you lik

Student what is this?
Student do you work with microscopes all day?
Bugscope Team yes I help run the scanning electron microscope (SEM) and the transmission electron microscope (TEM). We also have many light microscope (like fluorescence and confocal) and an Atomic force Microscope (AFM)

Student what is your name
Student did you make this web sight

Student is this a fly
Bugscope Team that was a moth
Student r u a girl or boy

Student do you guys like insects
Bugscope Team yes they pretty cool, and they are different life forms -- it is cool to see how they do things compared to how we do things
Student Does your job take a lot of work

Student DO U HAVE A CLASS TO TEACH IN SHCOOL THERE
Bugscope Team None of us teach classes
Student cool.

Student what is this picture your showing us
Bugscope Team this is the head of the moth. it is a live image, not really a picture
Student what is the main thing you work with
Student how big do you think the biggest bug is
Bugscope Team The largest insect is called the titan beetle, it is a type of longhorned beetle that lives in the Amazon--it is up to 14 cm long. The heaviest insect is a goliath beetle, and the longest insect is a type of stick insect that lives in the rainforests of east Asia
Student what is this
Student scot what is your favorite bug?
Student Are you a student or a professer
Bugscope Team among others
Student cate how long does it takes to look up.
Student What is this?
Student is that a fly
Bugscope Team this is the head of a moth
Student do you guys all live there
Bugscope Team no. Scott and I are down the hall from eachother and Annie is in California
9:44am
Student do you know how many eyes moths have
Bugscope Team probably a couple thousand per side
Student do you guys like studying bee's
Bugscope Team There are lots of entomologists studying bees....I would rather learn about other insects.
Student what bug is this

Student what is this? Scot
Bugscope Team this is a place where we found the fruiting bodies of the mold spores on this roach
Student how fast can a moth fly
Bugscope Team Moths are generally not very fast fliers...
Student how many eyes dose a fly have?
Student Wat is this !?
Student what is it now
Student is this dna
Student What is the name of the moth
Student Who are we taling to
Student They live in this?
Student what are we lookin at???
Bugscope Team those are mold spores

Student Annie- is the micorscoop that your using excpencive?
Student Lines.?
Student hoo are we talking to
Bugscope Team Scott and I work in the lab at the University of Illinois with the SEM and Annie is in California and is an entymologist
Student is your job hard
Student wat is the bigest bug u have look at
Bugscope Team The biggest insect that I have collected was this giant moth in Costa Rica--it was giant--I bet its wings were 10 inches across.
Student so what is your favorite bug to look at?
Bugscope Team one of my favorites is earwigs
Student do you like your job
Student the roach was my teachers she has a lot of them
Bugscope Team uh oh
Student have you guys ever found a steel blue cricket hunter
Student what is the horn lookine thing 2 da right

Student whats the fastest insect
Bugscope Team The fastest running insect is probably a roach.
Student yah they are huge!
Student do you guys look at all kinds of bugs
Bugscope Team we've seen many different kinds of insects among other things like bone material, clam sections, clay samples, etc. We dont just look at bugs all day (maybe Annie does)
Student are you a student
Student What is this?
Student earwigs? what are earwigs???? =3
Bugscope Team earwigs are those insects that you see sometimes around plants, but sometimes in the house, and they have pincer tails

Student do you have to ware lab coats?
Bugscope Team Nope, thankfully.

Student =] This Looks Weird.
Student are you a student
Student what is the biggest bugs you have ever experimented with?
Student Intreestiong
Student what is this now
Student what is this? it looks like a head!
Student Interesting8
Student what is this
Student have you guys ever found a steel blue cricket hunter
Bugscope Team no do you have them there?
Bugscope Team I have seen those around quite a bit...they are a type of sphecid wasp.

Student What is the smallest bug in the world?
Bugscope Team The smallest insects is a fairyfly, which is actually a tiny wasp
Student wat is the best bug u have look at
Student What is this?
Bugscope Team this is the proboscis of the stinkbug, which is a true bug (Hemiptera)
Student scot what is the smallest bug you've goten
Student yes
Student how big is your lab
Student that bug looks mean
Bugscope Team it can be mean and bite
Student are we talking to Cate.
Bugscope Team yes I am one of the people. You can see who is logged in by looking to the upper left under "Who's Online?"
9:49am
Student ya i have one
Bugscope Team awesome. are they big?
Student i dont know
Student what is the smelliest bug?
Bugscope Team Ugh, that is a good question...dung beetles and carrion beetles are pretty stinky. But there are lots of these beetles called darkling beetles that will squirt a smelly juice at you if you bother them, and those are really smelly...and cockroaches are really really smelly--when there are a lot of them it smells like dead fish,
Student so who are you
Student whats this???? ^ ^
Bugscope Team this is the center of the piercing mouthparts of the stinkbug
Student annie do you like bugsc
Student how can you tell if a bug is a girl or a boy?
Bugscope Team sometimes it is easy, and sometimes you can't tell from the outside
Teacher Give the controls to reile and sami
Bugscope Team ok they have conrtol
Student hi
Student what is the coolest bug you have ever seen?
Bugscope Team we had a really cool looking weevil with a super long snout. actually kind of cute
Student This Looks Cool(:
Student gross but in a cool way. ^ ^
Bugscope Team control even
Student stink bugs how big is the biggest you ever have seen
Student what dose the tube lookink thing do
Bugscope Team it is jabbed into either plants or insects where the bug drinks up the liquid inside. The tube is called a proboscis and acts like a straw (like when you use a straw to stab into a caprisun juice)
Student what is the most unwanted bug in the world?
Bugscope Team bed bug
Student what is that
Student how can you tell from the outside? =/
Student have you guys ever found a centipede
Bugscope Team yes we have, and people have sent them to us. one had lots of mites on it
Student What bug is this
Student were are you people
Bugscope Team Cate and Scott are at the Beckman Institute at the University of Illinois. I am in California.
Student how much do u get payed

Student do bugs have an organ system
Bugscope Team they are not quite like us, but they do have organs
Student what is the real name for a bed bug?
Bugscope Team They are in the family Cimicidae. The scientific name is Cimex lectularius
Student have you guys ever found a centipede
Bugscope Team yes!
Student i dont know wat the tube is
Student what is your favorite bug cate
Bugscope Team I'm not sure..my favorite always seems to change. I like insects that have cool specialized parts.
Student what do you think is the coolest bug that you have seen

Student were did you find this
Bugscope Team one of your fellow students found this and your teacher sent it
Student it looks like a hand
Student wat is the smalllest bug u hav look at
Student this is a good picture
Student what is your job?
Bugscope Team I help people figure out how to make their samples work in the microscopes
Student what is that spikey thing :]
Student this a cool website a like how we can ask questions
Student What is the cooleast bug you have ever seen?
Bugscope Team weevil
Student how big is this animal
Bugscope Team this is a few cm long
Student o
Student What does it look like?
9:54am
Student wat is the bigest and best bug u have ever ever ever look at
Student what is the longest centipede you looked at
Bugscope Team i don't know about centipedes, but we once got a big millipede that looks like a small snake. When we put it in the microscope we found mites all over it
Student is it ugly
Student wat is it cauld
Student it looks big
Student is this the arm of the bug or what??? =3
Bugscope Team that was the tip of one of the arms, or legs
Student Cool :)
Student what is this

Student wat is the biggest beetle you have seen
Bugscope Team a Goliath beetle someone had collected
Student were are you from
Student Mrs. Phelps, we are enjoying your bugscope pictures. Thanks, Mrs. Stuart's class
Student wat is the uglyest bug u have seen
Bugscope Team They are all cute in their own way....the ugliest ones are the ones that are rotten and missing large pieces
Student cool
Student r thoas hairs
Student What is this part of the bug
Student what bug do you like.
Student what does this bug eat?
Bugscope Team This is a mole cricket and it eats plant roots and decomposing vegetation
Student what is your favorite pissition when you are working with bugs? =3
Student what is this picture your showing us
Student it is hairy
Student these bug are sooo cool :)
Student have you ever got stung by a steel blue cricket hunter
Bugscope Team no we don't seem to have any around here and are jealous
Bugscope Team we get house centipedes sometimes - those kind that look like a running mustache
Student how big was the beetle
Bugscope Team it would cover the palm of your hand
Student has youknow have the h1n1
Bugscope Team a few students here have had it

Student haha arunning mustache.
Student that a head
Student have you ever seen a queen bee
Student what bug is this it likes cool
Student thats big
Student !
Student is that a face
Bugscope Team Nope, this is a spiracle. It is like an insect nostril
Student do you like this job
Student What is this?
Student scot what do you think the coolest bug you've seen
Student what does a centipede eat?
Bugscope Team Centipedes are all predators, they eat anything smaller than them
Student wat is this
Student whats this a hole??? =3
Student does a bug eats a hole day???
Bugscope Team some of them seem to feed all day
Student how big is a bed bug
Bugscope Team maybe the size of your pinkie fingernail, or a little smaller
Student what is the hole looking thing on this bug
Bugscope Team that is a spiracle, which is what insects breathe through
Student cool. =3
Student kool:)
Student can it have
Student what is the smallest bug

Student have you ever been poisined by a bug scot
Bugscope Team I used to get spider bites when I went fishing on the canal in Washington DC
Student can it have baby
9:59am
Student is this a cool and fun job:)
Teacher give the contntrols to alex and chris
Student what is the scientiffic name for a bed bug
Student OMG! That is so cool
Student what was the most biggest bug you ever got to see? =3

Student whats the biggest bug you seen?
Bugscope Team a lobster
Student have you guys ever seen a queen bee
Bugscope Team yes, I have seen them in observation bee hives
Student i know right it is cool :)
Student have you ever been poison by a bug scot
Bugscope Team not badly
Student but do all bugs eat all day???
Bugscope Team No not all insects. They only feed when they are active. So, mosquitos feed at night, because they are not active during the day. Bed bugs feed at night because they are not active during the day. Bees feed during the day because they "sleep" at night. And some adult insects don't feed at all!
Student thats cool
Student what is the biggist bug
Bugscope Team lobster!

Student what does this bug eat
Student did you ever seen a queen ant
Bugscope Team Yes, they are very common at some times of the year. If you have ever seen a flying ant, you have probably seen a queen ant
Student whats this picture your showing us?
Student the bigest bug is.
Student this is a wierd question but do bugs have a tounges?
Bugscope Team some of them have glossae, which are much like tongues, and think about moths and butterflies -- they have extensible mouthparts that work like tongues

Student chaos is your job fun to work
Student what is the best bug or you favorite bug we sent?
Student a lobster is not a bug write
Bugscope Team sure!
Student is it gay
Student have you ever seen a queen ant
Student What Do Bugs Do For A Living?
Student have you ever seen a honey pot ant:}
Bugscope Team I have never seen one in person--but I have seen them in photos
Bugscope Team SCOT!
Student ;what are thesse???
Student what is the longest bug you seen ???
Bugscope Team I have seen some specimens of some walking sticks from Asia--they can be almost a foot long
Bugscope Team walking sticks
Student by
Student bye
Bugscope Team you can think of a lobster as being a close relative to an insect
Student bye i got to go
Bugscope Team No!
Bugscope Team we should clarify that I was joking about lobsters, which are crustaceans, not insects
10:05am
Bugscope Team yay Mrs Phelps is still here!
Bugscope Team here is where you can see the text and images from this session: http://bugscope.beckman.illinois.edu/members/2009-110/
Student is this fugi?
Bugscope Team that was fungi, yes, before I clicked away, sorry

Student is this some kind of mold
Student what is the biggest bug you have ever seen
Bugscope Team um a king crab?
Student what is this
Student what is that
Student cool!
Student yes
Student how been a scientist?
Bugscope Team Crab are not insects
Bugscope Team I think they are.
Student big bug
Student what is it like being a scientest
Student crock roch
Student How much Fungi do you see in a day
Student it looks really hairy! why?
Bugscope Team the things that look like hair are called, often, setae (see-tee), and they are in many cases sensory
Student is this a bug
Student that is so cool
Guest do you like this
Bugscope Team yes we love doing this
Bugscope Team They do not have six legs, two antennae...or wings
Bugscope Team they have at least six legs, though, and they have an exoskeleton
Bugscope Team Insects don't live in the oceans
10:11am
Guest Can you tell us what we are seeing in this picture of the fly's head?
Bugscope Team Insects HAVE to have ONLY six legs...no more! And ONLY two antennae...no more!
Student why is it hary?
Bugscope Team insects have an exoskeleton, which is like wearing a suit of armor -- they don't have skin like we do, with nerve endings in it. So insects have tiny hairs, or setae, that stick through that armor and let them sense their surroundings, for example through touch, and smell, and hot/cold
Student how big are they
Bugscope Team You can see according to the scale bar, that the head of this fly is about 1 mm wide
Student is this a animal
Bugscope Team Yes this is a type of fly
Student he just answered that
Student why do flies have hair?
Student this is so cool
Student why is it so hairy
Student what was the hairest bug you ever seen
Student what is the most interesting thing that you have seen/
Student what part is the head of the fly
Student thats not a question
Student What type of fly head is this?
Student yes this is a typ of fly
Student why does it look so big
Bugscope Team when looking at things under the electron microscope, things looks a lot bigger than under a light microscope because it can magnify things a lot higher
Student Do u like your job
Student a fly!
Student Is this algi
Student i dont knoe
Student what is that thing on the top of the hairy thing?
Student is that the inside of the head to
Student how
Student what is your favorite bug
Bugscope Team I like weevils, especially, today
Student how big are they
Student \
Student how much zoom is it on and how big ?s it realyy
Student What type of fly is this?
Student is this a flys head?
Bugscope Team yes this is the head of a fly
Student were do most flies live
Student what is your favorite bug
Bugscope Team My favorite insect is a longhorned beetle
Guest how many legs does it have
Bugscope Team Six. All insects have six legs--no more, no less.
Student is this a fly?
Student what are we looking at
Student how long do bug grew
Student do you think your job is hard
Bugscope Team sometimes it is hard, but this part is fun
Bugscope Team oops not now
Student is the whole picture the head of a fly
Bugscope Team not any more -- the microscope is movin' to another area
Student what is this?
Student is it like a house fly?
Student eww how hevey is it pretty lite i bet!!
Student what does a weevle look like
Bugscope Team they have a big "snout" that has its mouth at the end. They are kind of look like an anteater
Student what exactly is a weevel? I've heard of it but i'm not sure if I know what it is.
Student how much does the fly weight
Student what is this?
Student what kind of insect are we seeing
Student what is the bag type thing
Student what kind of bug is thisd
Student not that much i guess
Student what is that
Guest wht is this
Student What type of fly are we looking at?
Student what is going on
Student what is that
Student what is that
Student how many legs does it have
Bugscope Team if it is an adult insect it will have six legs
Student what do stinkbugs eat
Student how do you do this?
Student how do they smell
10:16am
Student what's the biggest bug you 've ever seen
Bugscope Team The largest insect that I have ever collected is a big "witch" moth in Costa Rica. It had a giant wingspan...like 10 cm. I have seen lots of giant dead insects though--goliath beetles, titan beetles, etc.
Student What is this
Student how big is it
Student do stinkbugs carry H1N1
Bugscope Team no and I dont think mosquitos do either (which carry some pretty nasty diseases)
Student was is the littles you had
Student is it a house fly???????
Student what is this
Guest what is this
Student what is that
Student how many legs does it have if it is not fully grown?
Student who is doing this?
Student can a fly smell
Bugscope Team yes, they use their antennae to smell
Student What was the biggesst ghrasshopper you have ever seen
Bugscope Team I have seen lubber grasshoppers that are 3-4 inches long
Student Do you know what type of fly this is?
Student do bugs get sick?
Bugscope Team yes. Honeybees are a good example of that since a lot of are dying off from a virus
Student is this a fly?
Student how do they look
Student is that a fly!!!!!!!!!!!!

Student why does it have wrinkly lines across his back
Student how big can they grow???
Student is that a bellybotten
Student is this a tic
Student What is that?
Student what is it
Bugscope Team the pole going down the middle is a proboscis, which is like a drinking straw for this bug. and the holes around it are where legs fell off
Student i love that one what is it
Guest is this a eye
Student what is this
Student Do they have antennas
Bugscope Team All insects have one pair of antennae
Student is that some type of skeleton for something that is dead?
Bugscope Team sorry -- someone had clicked to drive and then did not click to stop
Student Is it a stink bug?
Bugscope Team Yup, it is
Student there is a thing calles a bot Fly that come from Africa and it is very nasty
Bugscope Team Ha HAH! We have bot flies in the US!!!!!
Student what part is this?

Student what is that
Student what part of the body is this
Bugscope Team This is the head of a stinkbug

Student do you like bugs
Student is oh we do!!!
Student is that the head
Student What is that? It looks like a caterpillar.
Teacher Can you give controls to Perla and Frida?
Bugscope Team got it
Guest good-buy
Bugscope Team bye gg!
Student is this the hissing cockroch?
Bugscope Team no, is that what you sent us? Baby hissing cockroaches? I know adults are very large so we wouldn't be able to fit them
Student Can it harm people?
Bugscope Team No, other than making a sort of stinky smell, it can not harm people
Bugscope Team Oooh..Perla is a very nice entomological name!
Student stink-bug/
Student how many lenses are there in a compound eye
Bugscope Team it depends on the insect. from several to thousands
Student but the misquito gives us the bot flies babes not the bot fly right?
Bugscope Team Yes! The larvae of the human bot fly are vectored by a mosquito...the female bot fly catches a female mosquito and lays eggs on the mosquitos underside. When the mosquito lands on a human, the bot fly eggs sense the heat, hatch, and burrow into your skin!!! GGwwwa ha ha!!!
Student stink bug?
Student what part is this
10:21am

Student is this some kind of butterfly
Student what is this
Student how many legs do they hav
Student Is this mold?
Student how many diffrent bugs are there in the world
Student does it feel weird to toach a bug
Bugscope Team no

Student is that the legs?
Student do bugs have brains
Bugscope Team yes. they are fairly simple compared to those of other animals
Student is that the legs of a bug
Student do these bugs eat other bugs

Student i think so
Student is that the legs of a cricket or a grasshopper?
Student how big is a praymantis
Bugscope Team they can get to be very large in the Tropics, with wingspans of 6 or 7 inches
Student is this a spider
Bugscope Team this is a roach
Student what is you're favorite bug?
Student are the hairs on a bug called spiracles
Bugscope Team the hairs are called setae, or bristles, or microtrichae, or spines. or microsetae, or trichae
Student how many bugs you see in a day? What kind of bugs do you see?
Student how big are they scot
Bugscope Team "Perla" is the name of a genus in the stonefly family Perlidae http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perlidae
Student how many years have you been a scientist
Bugscope Team I started college in 1999 and I guess that is when I started to be a scientist. So, 10 years

Student how much legs does it have
Bugscope Team All insects have six legs
Bugscope Team But on the opposite spectrum, they can get quite small to the size of a small cricket- praying mantis
Student what is this
Student what is the bigest bug in the world
Student when do they shed their skin
Student what is that Annie
Bugscope Team This is fungus
Student how long can a stick bug can grow
Bugscope Team Some can be nearly a foot long
Student bys bot flies comn
Bugscope Team spiracles are breathing pores in the exoskeleton
Student What are mold spores?
Bugscope Team they are like little seeds that more mold can grow from
Student do you think that we are giving you to many questions?Should we stop?
Bugscope Team no we like questions but just cannot answer all of them
Student is this bacteria
Bugscope Team These are mold spores
10:26am
Student are those veins Cate
Student how big can a fly grow
Bugscope Team maybe as big as your thumb. crane flies, though, can be bigger still
Student ar e those cells
Student what are the fuzzy balls
Student what are the puffy balls
Bugscope Team mold spores
Student what are mold spores
Student Is mold an extension of a cockroach's life
Bugscope Team No, the mold is decomposing the cockroach...it is the end of a cockroach's life
Student do you like your job?
Bugscope Team yes this is fun
Student Where are mold spores located on a roach?
Bugscope Team they most likely got on there after it died and was left anywhere remotely moist
Student do you like studying entomology, Annie?
Bugscope Team I do. It is fun to discover new things and work in the field
Student how long can a moskito live
Student are those bacteria
Student do you like your job?
Bugscope Team we get to see lots of cool stuff when we help people run the various microscopes
Student what are those puffy balls
Bugscope Team those are mold spores; if there were bacteria we could see them as well
Student is it true that you can't crush a cockroach
Bugscope Team No, that is not true. I have crushed many cockroaches...come back the next day and the dead cockroach was still there
Student what is the uglyest bug you seen?
Student are those eggs
Student what are mold spores
Student how do they eat
Student we need to let one person at a time so the Scientists can answer our questions lets try that
Student do pray mantis have cells
Bugscope Team yes everything that lives except for viruses has cells
Student how do they eat
Student what are those strings
Student how long do junebugs live with it's head cut off?
Bugscope Team I am not sure if anyone has conducted that experiment. Probably not very long...junebugs don't live very long as adults anyway.
Student all animals have cells idwin and jerry
Student no
Student hey scot how long have you been doing job?
Bugscope Team I have been a fulltime microscopist for 26+ years

Student how many lenses are in a compound eye
Bugscope Team it varies from several to thousands, really thousands in some insects
Student that is so crazy
Student what is your faviriot bug to handle
Student is that a hand???
Student what is that
Student do they have spikey horns
Student what are those spikes
Student is this a hand
Bugscope Team it is sort of like a hand
Student that scared me its so scary!!
10:32am
Student how big is the foot
Student what is that
Student is this a cricket foot?????!!!!
Bugscope Team yes! It is made to look like the foot of a mole. Hence its name: mole cricket
Student how long have you been a sciencest
Student how much people are the lab?
Bugscope Team I think we have five fulltime down here
Student IS this a hand
Student yes its a crickeet foot
Student Scot who many bugs do you see in one day?
Bugscope Team it depends; we don't always do this
Student can the mole cricket carry diseases
Student when did you got this
Student what is the most poisonious insect
Bugscope Team The insect with the most painful sting is a kind of ant called a bullet ant. There are many other ants that also have painful stings. There are wasps called tarantula hawks that are also supposed to have very painful stings as well
Student why do the cicket's have long claw's
Student i didn't know crickets had 8 toes!! lol
Student is your job fun?
Student scot why don't you?
Student what are those hairs
Bugscope Team the little spikes attached to it that you see near the top of the screen are actually hairs called setae
Student what are those two little toes in the middle of the foot
Student it looks creepy
Teacher Can you give the control to Alexys and Danielle
Student Weres there habitat
Student Cate does a mole cricket dig
Bugscope Team they burrow into the dirt
Student Thats cool Annie!
Student if they brake a finger will that grow back?
Student Luis and zach : can mold crickets carry dieases
Bugscope Team Well, not really. I guess if you ate one, and it had been crawling through dirt with a bunch of bacterial, you could get sick....but that seems pretty unlikely

Student do mosquitos carry malaria
Bugscope Team yes, you can only get malaria from mosquitos. There is no other way, in the whole world, to get malaria

Student Hey Scot why don't you see bugs every day
Bugscope Team sorry it is that we do not always work with them
Student How do they comunikate
Bugscope Team I believe they communicate by sound--and probably by smell.
Student bye
Student Whydo cicket's have extra toe's on the top
10:37am
Student it looks like hole
Teacher We are getting ready to leave. THank you
Student bye scott. we have to go
Student this was fun bye!
Bugscope Team The mole cricket can also fly
Bugscope Team Bye!
Student bye!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1
Bugscope Team Thank you all for the questions
Student bye bye bye bye bye
Bugscope Team The common American mole cricket eats insect larvae and earthworms, and also damages the roots of grass, potatoes, turnips, and peanuts.
Student your welcome
Student see ya
Bugscope Team Thank You!
Bugscope Team http://bugscope.beckman.illinois.edu/members/2009-110/
10:42am
Bugscope Team Mrs Mitchell!
Bugscope Team we are going to shut down and let someone else use the microscope
Bugscope Team Thank You.

School Name	Sullivan Elementary School
School Homepage	www.ulysses.org
Location	Ulysses KS, US
Community	Rural
Type	Public

Subjects Taught	All
Grades Taught	5th Grade
Number of Students	130

Project Title	Insect Collection
Insects To Study	< LEFT BLANK >
Project Description	Each of our fifth grade students are completing an insect collection. We will observe some our collected insects and be able to describe their characteristics.

Session 2009-110 with Sullivan Elementary School

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Connected on 2009-11-12 09:00:00 from Ulysses, KS, US