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Connected on 2013-11-07 12:00:00 from Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States

11:02am
Bugscope Team sample is pumping down
11:21am

11:26am

11:32am

Bugscope Team now we're making presets for today's session

11:37am

11:42am

11:47am

Teacher Hello Scott! Kids will log on momentarily.
Bugscope Team cool! I'm redoing presets; the stage slipped and they all changed position...

11:53am

Student the spider head has big tallons
Bugscope Team I think --- on the front, right? I think those are palps
Student the grasshopper head is so cool!
Student it looks hairy
Student he is harey
Student what is this?
Bugscope Team this is an ant
Student thats freaky
Student this is cool!
Bugscope Team they're hairy because the hairs are used to help sense the environment
Student wow
Student What is that?
Bugscope Team this is an ant
Student thanks scot
Student i think he is cute
Student sooo muchhh hair
Student that is so awesomely awesome
Student Cool

Student That scares me a littll
11:58am
Student ewwwwwwwww that is disguisting!
Student This is fun
Student that scares me a little

Student the legs are tangled
Student is that a cocroach?
Student is it on its back
Student what is this bug?
Student Wow,that's scary
Student y it in b/w
Student zoey mrs. valenty said no nicknames
Student dont know
Bugscope Team so do you recognize this?
Student yep
Student what is this bug?
Student no
Student no
Student it s a potatobug
Student wait for it..............
Student pillbug
Student the ant head is so cool
Student is it a beatle
Student is this a cocroach?
Student what is it?
Student is it a cockroach?
Student wait for what karina
Student bed bug!!!!!! :D
Student i re logged in
Student I think?
Student pill bug?
Student is
Student good zoe
Student izzy the head is wierd
Student cockroach?
Student bed bug
Student Is it an arachnid?
Student the antenna is broken
Student Is that a pill bug
Student thats weird
Student its head is protected
Student these are amazing photo's
Student I think
Student I think that hise eyes are also anntenaes
Student it a pill bug ppls]
Student this looks like a pillbug
Student we dont know brock
Student This must be a head!
Student no its a mite thighy
Student is it a pill bug
Bugscope Team ding ding ding!!!
Student it has white hairs
Student is it a pill bug
Bugscope Team yes it is!
Student awesome
Student yay!
Student are you sure?
Bugscope Team I'm sure...
Student its so cool
Student what am i looking at this is so gross
Student that is cool
Student It's a pill bug? What's that?
Student what happened to it's antenna
Student it looks hurt
Student I will never look at pill bugs the same way again...
Student no
Student this is so cool!!!!
Student The legs are cool
Student it a scientist
Student J. Oliver it is like that on most bugs
Student thats awesome
Student we dont know maybe it got into a fight over a girl!!!
Student does it have C.T.
Student scot that is awesome
Student ohhhhh
Student this is so cool
Student is it a pill bug or ant
Student mrs v v wants you done with the presets
Student mrs v is curious if your done with presets
Student where are it's eyes
Student the pillbug is really cute!!!!!!!!!!
Student the two legs on top are probably antennae
Student is it a valgure pill bug
Student ohhh
Student why is its things on the bottom broken
Student what is c.t
Student it is broken
Student mrs v is curious if your done with presets
Bugscope Team I have a couple more I'd like to get to...
Student lol sophia
Student it has armor
Student it lost its butt
Student IT'S BUTT IS BROKEN
Student Is it a pill bug!!!!!!!!!????????
Student part of its butt is broken off
Bugscope Team those are cerci
Student At the end it looks like a piece fell off
Student I think so Katie
Student its skin looks layered
Student It is a pill bug
Student sure
Student what are cerci
Student what exactly are cerci?
Student whoa what is that?
Student Hi Scot
Student what is that
Student WUT IS THAT
Student I did my science project on pillbugs, they turn bright blue when the are ill
Teacher Great! The more presets, the easier it is to navigate and see cool things. Thanks, Scott. Just let us know when you're ready.
Student is that wear the eggs cum out of
12:03pm
Student akhu
Student who is joseph
Bugscope Team I work at the same school as scot in the entomology dept
Student what part are we looking at
Student what is that
Student What is this?
Student so many ballls
Student hi joeseph are you a different entomoligist
Bugscope Team hi! yup.
Student what part of it are we looing at!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!????????????????
Student did it just have an ofspring
Student WAT!!!????!!!!!

Student wow
Student Where are we looking
Student is that the inside
Student what is this that we are looking at?
Student Are these cells?

Student what is this thing?
Student omg this looks like its coverd in dust
Student is that its hair?
Student it is the width of a hair that is crazy
Student this i gross!!!!!!!!
Student whos A.rod
Student those are legs?
Student they look like cells
Student it looks like spaghetti
Student what is this?
Student EWWWW
Student By chance are those legs??
Student those are like humps with legs

Student is looks like a brain
Student what are these things?
Student it looks kinda gross
Student it looks like it is covered in dust
Student are those insides
Student what's the stringy stuff
Student It says it is mite dorsum. What is that?
Student NO THEY AIN'T LEGS IT'S GIANT FRENCH FRIES
Student What part are we looking at
Student braiz braiz
Student spider web
Student it looks like pasta, yes
Student ewww
Student what's the stringy stuff
Student i will never look at pasta the same way again
Student are those its guts
Student max their strigs
Student Are those part of the mite
Student it looks like spegitye
Student its so grim
Student it looks like it's tangled in something
Student this is interesting...
Student what is covering them?
Student flying spaghetti moster
Student I told u Mcdonalds was nasty
Student what are the weird strings
Bugscope Team they're web, from mites
Student When is this going to go on to the next pictures?
Student eeeeewwwww
Student the picture is scary!!!!
Student lol
Bugscope Team Mrs V please go ahead and take control as you wish
Student htat is weirg
Student thats very cool
Student I want to know what bug this is
Student I'm pretty sure I'm not going to be eating pasta any time soon!
Student holy cow that freaks me out a bit
Student that's weird
Student what?
Student nashty
Student oh
Student those webs... ok
Student NASTY

Student so many ballls again
Student WHAT IS THAT?
Student mite webs
Student are they cells
Student thats mold
Student are these all pictures people have taken, Scot?
Student scary
Student is that the actual mite
Student ewwwwwww

Student um im scawed
Student is that the head
Student Is that a spider?
Student thats scary
Student wow.
Student how many eyes does it have?
Student MOMMY!!!!
Student esfdsgsgdsags
Student are those round things eyes?
Student hello spidewr pinchers
Student Is that a spider head?
Student it looks like something from one of those cheesy old horror movies
Student im flabbergasted
Teacher Talia to drive, please.
Student thats soo creepy
Student they make webs?
Student You can clearly see the eight eyes
Student HI SARAH
Student fuuzzyyyyyy
Teacher Talia, make sure to only click ONCE, then wait to click again.
Student yikes
Student Go talia!
Student this is vreepty
Student it has 8 eyes
Bugscope Team Talia has control!
Student back up talia
Student talia
Student thats sooooo hairy
Student hi rin rin
Student Joseph are those eyes on the top of its head
Bugscope Team yea, those eight round bulges there are the eyes
Student ???????

Student what is that?
Student why are the pincers hairy?!
Student is that a spider head
Student hi
Student what is that"?
Student creepy
Student so cool
Student oh ok
Student what is that1
Student its covered in spikes

Student IT LOOKS LIKE A CACTUS
Student is that a sea urchin
12:08pm
Student spikey ball
Student Joseph, what is that???!!!
Student a parasite?
Student it looks like a gull
Student its coverd in spikes
Student WAT IS TAT
Student spikey ball of death?
Student ITS REALLY CREEPY
Student Is that the mold spore?
Student spiky

Student mold!
Student SPIKY BALL!!!!!!!!!!!
Bugscope Team this is a mold spore, super small and cute
Student cricket head

Student What is this?
Student Are these all pictures people have taken, Joseph?
Student what are the spikes
Student its so tiny
Student I think its the mold spore
Bugscope Team it's on the cricket's head
Student look at the top title
Student its really cool
Student it looks like a gall
Student WHAT IS THAT???
Student Hi Sem!
Student hi scot
Student WHAT IS THAT?????
Student Hi sem!

Bugscope Team pollen looks similar; we have not found any yet, maybe you can help
Student a mace mold spore
Student EEWW
Student talia stop changing it so fast
Teacher Mold and cute in the same sentence....never thought I'd see that, much less agree.
Bugscope Team haha
Student WHAT IS THAT?????!!!!!
Student It looks fuzzy
Student Bugscope team, how do you get such up close pictures?
Student what is what
Student WHERE IS THAT
Student :'(
Student the background looks like a waterfall
Student Sem, are these all pictures people have taken, or did Bugscope take them?
Student why are mold spores on a dead bug
Student sem is scot
Student what is a spore
Student this bug needs to take a bath
Teacher Keep the scope moving, Talia. You are doing a good job! :-)
Student like a mace abbey?
Student Hi sem
Bugscope Team I logged onto the SEM computer as SEM but for some reason cannot type to you from there
Student lol sophie
Student yeah, like a mace
Student what are the hair strands
Student ha Sophia thinking the same thing
Student where is the mold spore
Student sophia, you are incorrect
Student okk scott or sem
Student whare is that located
Student what is that
Student is it eating it?
Bugscope Team no it is just hanging out, waiting to start rotting the cricket
Student bugscop
Student cool picture
Student WOW!
Student what is that on

Student no brock
Student wow
Student ok...
Student yes morgan'

Student A JUJU
Student weird
Student what is that?
Student Mrs. V who's is annie B.?
Student abstract!!!!
Student same thing]
Student what happened?
Bugscope Team to the left we see other mold spores, not so happt
Student what is a juju
Bugscope Team junk, dirt
Student How did you get such amazing pictures
Student Where is that?
Student juju is grump
Student Annie B. is Annabelle

Student who are u annnie b\
Student what are the bread looking things on the left
Student ANNIE B is anabelle
Student y7ea

Student what a cawinkedink
Student Scot, are these all pictures that have been taken by people not working at bugscope?
Bugscope Team These are live images from the scanning electron microscope.

Teacher Talia, you have about 5 minutes left to drive
Bugscope Team So Zoe these are in the 'scope now.
Student some one where is that
Student scott you know everything
Student this bug needs to shave
Student where on the head is it?
Bugscope Team to the left on its face
Student is that another mushroom spore?
Student ok
Student don't change it so fast sem!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Student ok talia
Student why do we keep looking at the same mold spore
Student talia can you move the slide
Student talia stop lookin at mold
Student probably
Student i hope other people don't see that when they look at my face
Student cool...

Student dont move so fast pleas
Student what are these???
Student pasta again
Student the nasty picture is here again

Student thats a hiar?!?!
12:13pm
Student why the crusty french fries
Student what is that?
Bugscope Team this is so cool
Student AAHHH A MITE
Student what is that
Student is that a mite
Student its biggish
Student is it a mite
Student NICE MITE!
Student What is this
Student Its more like this one has to shave
Student its sssooo fat, haha
Bugscope Team this is one of the mites you sent
Student eww i hate mites
Student is it a mite?
Bugscope Team yup
Student yeah it is
Student what is that? is it a mite? it is soooo fat
Student it is hairy
Student sophie is driving now
Student cool]
Student Is this a Mite on a cockroach?
Student it is cute and fat.
Student this mite is really cool!!!
Student are those spiricals?
Student yeah its a mite
Student it looks like a pillow with legs
Student I think it lost a leg
Student what bug is it on
Bugscope Team from the hissing roach
Student what type of bug are we looking at?
Student in 2 and a half minuets
Student it gots hair
Student :-)
Student yes it does
Student it does abbey
Student EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW!!!!
Student Scot, did we catch any of these arthropods?
Student its not
Student mrs v. is it a cockroach or a mite
Bugscope Team not sure if we can see any spiracles yet
Student will it bite me!?
Student does it have a symbiotic conection
Student Joseph, what surface was this picture taken on?
Teacher I think this might be a mite from the hissing cockroaches we have in the classroom.
Bugscope Team yes it is!
Student it is a mite. i am sitting next to talia
Student ok mrs. v will it bite us
Student Cool!
Student don't do that sydney
Student Is talia still driving?
Student Are the small needles used for feeling and sensing things, Scot
Student it's a cute mite
Student it looks like a tear drop with legs
Student ew a mite
Student yes
Student chubby bug!!!!!!
Student what is it sitting on
Student what are those hols
Student what makes it so fat? someone anwser me!!!!!
Student yes Pryce she is
Student Why is it so fat?
Bugscope Team it is well fed
Teacher Talia, feel free to zoom in. If you need help figuring out how to drive, let me know and I'll come over.
Student chubby bug
Student what are all the crater like things on the side?
Bugscope Team those are bubbles in the carbon tape
Student what is it on scot?

Student the background looks like wallpaper
Student are those palps
Student what does it eat?
Student good job talia
Student good job
Student it looks like bert from sesame streets nose
Teacher Good job, Talia!

Student ???
Student Do mites have spiricals
Student even chubbier bug
Student Spiracle Time!
Student ew its hairy
Student what are those hols
Student is that a zoom in of the mite?! If it is a mite in shining aurmor
Student is it on a cockroack?
Teacher mouthparts?
Student fuzzy!!!!!!!!!!
Student cockroach.
Student it is a chubby bug
Student i can see the spiricals
Student it got hair on it mouth thig

Student are those spiracles
Teacher Chiara, I didn't send a roach in. They are too big.
Student ok scot see you in a sec
Student good for you max
Student hahaha talia
Student does it have two eyes
Student look at its little nub of a head! ADORABLE!!!!
Teacher Awesome!
Student it has stripes!
Student what
Student hairs
Student chhhhhuuuuuuubbbbbbbbbbyyyyyyyy
Student tat nashty
Student why is it harry?
Student eeew it has hairs and chunky legs
Student what is a thig
Student are the holes spiracles?
Student what are those holes
Student what is that?
Student are those hair or spikes?
Student whats a mite dorsum?
Student its really cool
Student it has a tiny head
Student it got some holes
Student it needs to shave
Student it is still cute, but it looks spiky now.
Student I see a frowny face on it's body.
Student spiricales
Student i think they are spiracles
Student nub

Student it is a mite!!!!!!!!
Student aren't spiracles what they breathe by?
Bugscope Team yup
Bugscope Team spiracles are gated holes in the body that allows for gas exchange. the air the travels to each cell in the arthropod through tracheal tubes
Student ;,kjnyh
Student what is the cresent thing
Student good job talia
Student what are the spikes?
Student where are the eyes
Student why is it so bumpy?
Student it is a fat mite! it needs a diet
Student Scot, can you tell me what are setae?
Student looks like a spiricle
Student the dark figure in the center remains unknown.
Student nashty
Student are they antennae?
Student that is wat i mean
Student i think that is the mouth
Student HAHA katie
Student why can't you have the microscope images in color?
Bugscope Team the images come to us as signal from electrons, and electrons are smaller than the wavelengths of light that produce color, so we see only greyscale
Student 1+1 is how many eyes it has
12:18pm
Student its has grandpa wrinkles

Student then it is a old mite izzy
Student is a mite an insect?
Student is this a insect?
Bugscope Team mites are not insects, they are small arthropods that are more related to ticks and spiders
Student it is an arachnid
Student setae are hares, right?
Student It has moved since our last encounter.
Student *setae are?
Bugscope Team they are tiny sensory hairs that insects and other arthropods use to help sense their surroundings
Student das cool
Student yep your right
Student #mitesareawsome
Bugscope Team Sophia is the supreme ruler now
Student hairs all ove
Student r
Student dat be scrumpdiddlyumpsious
Student the legs look very strange
Teacher Katie, how many legs does the mite have?
Student lol, scot
Student it has a ball on its hair
Bugscope Team like a tiny rock or something
Student it has chunky hairs
Student good observation max

Student it looks so weird up close
Student go for the eyes.
Student what is the hole behind the mite Scot?
Bugscope Team a crater in the carbon tape
Student what is that?
Student thats awesome
Student ewww
Student what is that
Student wow
Student what is that
Student sophia, that looks gross

Student Underside of a mite
Student i believe the mite is dead
Student wat dat be
Student its a mite
Student i don't think anybody wants to eat that
Student EWWWWW is it upside down!
Student what are those bubbles
Student all these bugs are hairy
Student what is that tumor thing on the belly?

Student the belly is scary
Student Is that a mite to?
Student what is that?

Student sof zoom in more
Student fuzzy legs
Student what is that?
Student GOOD GOSH SOPHIE
Student it looks cute on it's back
Student bring on the moth!!!!!!!!
Student is that the but or head?
Student can you put the silver fish on
Student fuzzy wuzzy wegs
Student it looks like a small fat non sucking tick! is that what it is
Student whos scotj
Bugscope Team Scot on another computer. The keyboard on the first one was driving me nuts.
Student this is very cool
Student Scott, did you put the Silverfish in the microscope?

Student wuts a mite ventrum
Student EEWW
Student SOPHIA!!!!!!!!!!!
Student can you put the silver fidh on
Bugscope Team ask Sophia
Student wow
Student what is that?
Student cool
Student eeew what are those????
Student WHAT ARE THOSE????!!!!!!!!!!!
Student moth,moth,moth,moth
Student what is that it looks like honey comes\
Student What is that?
Student moth scales

Student scaly wings
Student daere lot of dem scales
Student woww!
Student they are sooooooooooo small!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Student it's like a cave

Student what in the name of mother god is that
Student what is the wing made of?
Student scot can you put a silver fish on
Student What is this?
Student these scales are cool
Student good job sophia
Teacher These are parts of individual scales on a moth.
Student patterns yyyyyyaaaaaaaaaaa
Student whoaski broski
Student its the amazing MOTH MAN
Student scales are cool
Bugscope Team they have many purposes; one is providing two kinds of color
Student it looks like corn or honey combs
Student w3z Ω89∑g ≈o
Student these are very tiny
Student OMG

Student really corrine
Student its not eatible corrine
Student i don't think so
Student really max?
Student looks cool
Student SOPH DAWG!
Student WHAT IS THAT
Bugscope Team scales are found on silverfish, moths, butterflies, mosquitoes, and few other insects

Student it looks so awesome
Student i watched this math vid and they said dragonfly wings had the fibonacci sequence - what about moth wings?

Student What is that?
Student looks like honey comb
Bugscope Team yea, they kind of do!
Student this is cool
Student they look some what like honeycombs not really but kinda
Student they are moth wings
Student supa dirvin
Student i feel privalidged to whitness.
Student wat be da next bag
Student mouthparts
Student this is really cool
Student ummmm
Student what are these scot?
Student This is so interesting! I cannot believe that we can see the insect so closely!
Student scot how do they fly when they have holes
Bugscope Team they work kind of like feathers do for a bird -- the holes hold air
Student please
Student where are we on the mite?
Student cricket palps.
Student eww it looks like bad dentures
Student cricket palp
Student cricket palp

Student when you touch it, don't some of the scales fall off
Bugscope Team they do! it's an escape mechanism. this is especially helpful for moths and butterflies when they are trying to escape a spider's web
12:24pm
Student something exiting!
Student this is creepy
Student why do the wings have holes in them, it would make it harder to fly right?
Bugscope Team the holes are so small it is not a problem -- the holes just make the scales lighter
Student what are we looking at! it is so cool!OMG!

Student cool
Student What is that part?
Student what is that???!?!?!?!
Student that's cool

Student mites had proboscises?
Student what is it?
Student thats awesome
Student oh
Teacher The name of what we are looking at is at the top left.
Student this is a mite proboscis
Student what is that
Student way cool
Student mite proboscis
Bugscope Team exactically
Student looks lik sword
Student what is the long spiky thing

Student cool mouthparts
Student it looks like a sweeper
Student is this the proboscis
Student it is sort of cute i guess.
Student what is a proboscis?
Student how big is that
Student is the long sword thing its mouth
Student EEWWEEWW

Student eeweeweeweeweeweew
Student beutiful imgress.
Student does it have teethe?
Student nope its a proboscus
Student What are the spikes?
Student ohh
Student soooooo cccccoooooooooollll
Student h
Student awesome
Student this is creepy!
Student it moved
Student wow
Student What is that is it its mouth
Student is that a mouth
Student bug scope is awesome. You get to look at all the small things by making them bigger it is epic
Bugscope Team so much fun!
Student it things in its mouth
Teacher Great job driving, Sophia! Claire to drive next, please.
Student cool.
Student how does it ea?
Student t
Student wow is right
Student karina what are you saying
Student 27,736 x magnified

Student eeeeeeeeeeeeeewwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww
Student are those filters
Bugscope Team yes exactically!
Student what do you want to see?
Student whats t talia?
Student what is that
Student cool
Student ovipositer

Student she was saying eat
Student ovipostor of what?

Student thats cool b ut gross
Student it broke
Student eww

Student crikcet maybe
Bugscope Team this is part of the body of the cricket; the ovipositor is to the south
Student it looks like a cliff or a rock
Student wat bwoke
Student oh god oh god
Student that looks awesome
Student fuzzy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Student they look fragile
Student are those hairs?!?
Student the hair look weird
Student It looks like rocks.
Student im sorry thats disgusting!
Student this is freaky
Student What is that it is sooo gross'
Student is that a leg! is SCOTT and SCOTTJ 1 person or 2???????????????\
Bugscope Team the green Scot and ScotJ are the same person
Student its broke and crusty
Student what is that?`
Student it looks like dandruff
Student What part is that?

Student why are there so many separate parts?
Student what is this Scot?

Student why is the ovipositor so hairy

Student are those patches of skin
Student what is that

Student it is an ovipositer
Student what is that it looks like french fries

Student who is driving
Student no more vooming!EW!
Student sophia is inocent
Student multiple polygons.
Student hi

Student what are the spikes on the mouthparts for?
Bugscope Team they must use the spikes to help cut into whatever they feed upon
Bugscope Team they're probably used to secure the mite to the plant, as it is feeding/stabbing further into the plant tissue
Bugscope Team sort of like how a fish hook works

Student I AM NOT DOING THIS
Student sophia
Student are those legs?
Bugscope Team this is the actual ovipositor
Student fish scales
Student who's driving
Student what els could we put on the screen!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!?????????????????????????
Student is that a mith
12:29pm
Student Is this a mite?
Student cool
Student KK
Student Claire, can you pick something else?

Bugscope Team it is separated into two matching halves that slide side by side to cut into whatever it lays its eggs in
Student OKYDOOK
Student the hunter, become hunted.
Student bugs aren't really that scary; they are living creatures like us. They are just as scared of us as we are of them!
Student don't argue!!!
Student katie no more punctuation
Student thank you

Student wats a palp
Student whats inside the hole
Student Ms.V are we doing this for the rest of scool
Student criket palp
Student What is a Pulp
Student is that mold?

Student funnel
Student is that a leg?
Student woh

Student CLARE BE DRIVEN
Student that is cool.
Student nasty hairs
Student its so hairy

Student What is that SCOTTJ?????????????
Bugscope Team sorry -- I had us so close it was hard to make out what we wanted you to see
Student why is it hairy
Student Bugs aren't as disgusting as we think. To them, they are just normal.

Student what is a palp?
Bugscope Team palp is a specific mouth part, it mostly helps with food tasting and food manipulating
Student it keeps getting cooler.
Student Why can't we see things in color?
Bugscope Team this is a palp, which is an accessory mouthpart
Student There is no reason to hate them
Student Scot, what is a cricket palp?
Student why is it bumpy
Student why is it so hairy
Student it looks like the dandruff grew hair
Student what do you want to see?
Student it needs to shave
Student why are there holes in the skin
Student wow
Student hidious
Student why is it

Student are those scales?
Student ARE DOS DA SPWACLES

Student are those hairs?
Student What's a palp?
Bugscope Team palps are like extra legs around the mouth
Student the hairs look very thick

Student if i put my skin under a microscope this close would it look as gross as this?
Student whats a satae mrs. v
Student can you talk normally?
Student it has scales
Student screan shot

Teacher Fabulous pic, Claire!
Student The holes are where hairs were

Student the hairs ar spireled
Student intricate lines
Student Mrs V, did I sign up?
Student that's awesome
Student this is good
Student are those scales

Student and on that bump there was a lump
Student tiny bubbles
Student its skin is loose
Student are we doing this for the rest of school
Student cool
Student what is that?
Student what is that hole?
Student can i sign up? I didn't know what you ment by "drive"
Student what is that whole
Student woah is that an ear drum?
Student whats up with the skin?
Student Is that a fish?
Student What is that hole
Student GOOD DRIVEN CLERE
Teacher Is the hole where one of the setae was?
Bugscope Team yes it is!\
Student It looks like scales and gills
Student What is that big holw there?

Student hole

Student it has a hair in the hole
Bugscope Team the broken-off base of the hair, or seta
Student whats the big hole in the center?
Student is that the tympanum?
Student Who is driving next?
Student look at the details on the hair
Student is it a fish
Student who's driveing next
Student ...
Student it isn't a fish
Student why claire
Student it looks like rope
Student braided pattern
Student this is not for real
Student ITS A PALP EVERYONE
Student ...
Student It looks like a simple eye?
Student is that the tympanum?
Bugscope Team not here; it is kind of hard to tell these things when we are at such a high mag
Student ok

Student i dont think its a palp j. oliver

Student it does
Student what is that is it mold?
Student its the spore

Student ScotJ what is was that hole?
Student glich
Student MOLD!

12:34pm
Student whooooooooooo

Student it is sooo spikey what is the spikes for
Student it looks squishy

Student focus
Student mold

Student theirs indents around the spikes
Student It is a cricket spore!

Student Those look like little hairs
Student WHY MOLD MOLD

Student 2 Microns!
Bugscope Team same as the length of many bacteria
Student thats cool
Student it looks like a mace or something. lol

Student its magnified 12715 x
Teacher J. Oliver to drive, please, Scott.
Student is john k on here
Student this is so small!
Student beautiful imgress!
Student MEDIEVAL WEAPON!
Student yes he is corrine
Student i think corrine
Student WE ARE SO CLOSE IN PEPOLE
Student i didn't know mold looked like that
Student eww

Student ew

Student im not controling yet!
Student holy
Student ant
Student thats depresing
Student is that a dead ant
Student the cricket is not beautiflu

Student wait is j. oliver doing it?

Student hi
Student IS THE ANTS LEG SHAPED IN A PENTAGRAM
Student pincers big
Student ew
Student is that an ant
Student does it have broken mandible?

Student WHO is driving this thing?
Student is that a bat
Student NO, im STILL NOW GOING YET!
Student its buetifal
Student the mouthparts look like a comb

Student Do ants have simple eyes
Student otter
Student DAT BE FABLOOS
Student yikes

Student How is it possible to see it in so high magnifacation?
Bugscope Team when we run the electron beam across a small area, it gives us an image from that area only
Student harey
Student im gonna hurl
Student hairy
Student hair on teeth
Student what do you want to see?
Student those look like fins
Student that's scary
Student are those hairs really spikey or not spikey at all?
Student where in the head?
Student HERRY HERRY HERRY HERRY

Bugscope Team these are the ant's mandibles
Student ANT HEAD!
Student those pinchers

Student are those the parts that open and chew?
Student is that the mouth???

Bugscope Team these are the mandibles, which open like a gate, right and left
Student ant mandibles cool
Student this guy really needs to brush
Student i see compound eyes

Student what's up with it's mouth

Student why does it have those spikes scot?
Bugscope Team they help it sense touch and sometimes smell and sometimes heat

Bugscope Team they're used to break hard things, seeds, other arthropods' exoskeletons, etc...
Student It's Hair On Teethe!
Bugscope Team haha
Student STAP CLICK'N SO FOOST
Student that scares me a little in a way

Student he has hair on his teeth
Student joliver, can you zoom onto the compound eyes?
Student it looks like a fish with anntenne

Student are those bumps
Student hexagons

Student is this mainly the surface of the slide
Student groovy

Student honey comb
Student what are those black things on its hand scot?
Bugscope Team I'm sorry -- I missed them, Aida
Student it has bumps

Student ITS SO COOL!

Student honeycone
Student its ok scot
Student is this a compound eye?
Student it be cone

Student it has hair everywhere
Student what part of the head is this
Student dats THE EYE
Student U B NOT GROVY

Student to the eyes
Student it looks like a paint brush
Student that's sweet

Student hexagon cool

Student way cool

Student honey bee
Student it isss sooo harry

Student UDUE
Student hives

12:39pm
Student claire r u controling
Student can we focus on the hairy log thing

Student that's cool
Student look at the hair

Student on the eye
Student hiary leg
Student to much hair
Student Who's driving?
Bugscope Team thi
Student WHY DIS BE HAPPENING\
Student anntenne
Student yea..... i thought it was j.oliver....
Student is claire still driving
Bugscope Team this is one of the antennae
Student are those sharp hairs scot?
Bugscope Team this is the compound eye, each little hexagon is an eye, and they work together to complete an image for the ant
Bugscope Team what comes out is a mosaic image, sort of like a low resolution image
Student way to much hiar
Student NO NOT EW EW EW EW EW
Student AN ANTENNAE
Student who is driving
Student groovy
Student it looks like a cartoon drawing
Student I NEVER KNEW THEY WERE HAIRY!!!
Student Cool! Are the antenea used tp feel?
Student HER HER HER HER HER HER
Bugscope Team sometimes, because I'm sitting at the microscope, I can fix things with the imaging
Student very close up
Student because because
Student Hairy sorry not harry
Student J.Oliver
Student J. Oliver are you driving?
Student So that is one antennae?
Teacher Appropriate chat, please!
Student broken toof
Student Why are ants so harry ?
Bugscope Team it helps with sensing their environment
Bugscope Team sometimes, the hairs also help with thermoregulation

Bugscope Team Commander...
Student yikes!
Student I think it is has hairs so it can sense things
Student that is cool.
Student cool
Student AWESOME
Student is that a spider head
Student spiderness!

Student I am really scared of spiders ahhh
Bugscope Team Cate made this sample for us
Student is that a spider
Student zoom in on its eyes
Student SPIDERS BE COOKL AND BRUMP
Student that is a spider aida

Teacher J.Oliver, let me know if you need help with controls.
Student spider head!!!!!
Student zoom in on eyes please
Student i was right! It is a spider head. :)
Student ewwie
Student What kind of spider is that?
Student IT IS NOT DISGUSTING!!! BUGS ARE JUST LIKE US!

Student go to the eyes please
Student this is sooooo cool
Teacher Morgan, APPROPRIATE chat. Last warning.
Student no zoe
Student zoe's right
Student :(|)
Student zoom in on its legs

Student why are ants so hairy
Bugscope Team the hairs help them sense what is around them -- all insects are like that because they do not have skin -- they have a kind of shell, like if you were wearing armor
Student THEY ARE LIVING CREATURES!!!!!!!!!!!!

Student please go to it's eyes

Student wooops
Student sydney it isn't ewwie
Student what are those craters
Student yay for bug rights

Student i dont really know hot to move around
Bugscope Team click on the screen and the image will center where you cli
Student is that the skin
Student yup it is
Bugscope Team clicked
Student I think we should all respect the bugs shown
Student can you zoom in please
Student WATV HAPPENED TO DA WEG
Student get a haircut hippie spider

Bugscope Team spiders can make their legs fall off on purpose when they need to
Student :(
Student where r its eyes
Student groovy

Student that's cool
Student can you zoom in on the eyes?
Student cool
Student OH TANKS SCOT
Student really, thats so cool scot
Student that face though
Student where is the abdoman
Student harey

Student wow
Student that is very hairy
Student what is that?
Bugscope Team the curved things are the fang
Student what is that?

Bugscope Team fangs
Student abdomen!
Student so much HAIR!

Bugscope Team I cannot use this keyboard, sorry
Student It is to hairy!!!!!!!!
Student Joseph, has this spider lost any of its legs?
Student is this a spider it is so hairy! like all the other bugs
12:44pm

Teacher Awesome picture!
Student eyes
Student nice fangies
Student Fangs? Do they bite
Teacher Note differences in eyes
Student The eyes are very interesting
Student big spider
Student now how would he get glasses
Student what type of spider is this

Student its cool that they can make their legs fall off. when and why would they need to do that?
Bugscope Team if they are attacked by a predator, it helps them escape

Student WHOA
Student what type of spider is this scot
Student no
Student J.OLIVER GET A CLOSE UP ON DA EYES
Student should i chnage to sumthing else?
Teacher Abbey, I am drawing names out of a container. Did you put yours in?
Student call dibs after joliver
Student NO
Student i didn't ask you josh
Student The bugs gave their LIVES to us for experiments
Bugscope Team that's right
Student you cant call dibs akhu
Student yep
Student yeah because i did it first
Student can they grow their legs back scot
Bugscope Team if they are the kind of spiders that molt, they can
Bugscope Team tarantulas are one of these kinds of spiders
Student and yes @j.oliver
Student Does this spider have six or eight eyes
Student wow sydney
Student thats cool
Student did we sent all theses in
Student GO CLOSE ON THE MOUTH
Student people, you realize that calling dibs isnt going to make mrs. v pick you
Student 8 eyes on us
Teacher J. Oliver, you have about 5 more minutes to drive.
Student #so awesome
Student why have we been on this spider so long
Student what type of a spider is this?
Student haha karina
Student # fangies
Student may i drive next please?

Student I want to know the answer to aria's question too.
Student I think that these bugs are interesting. They are living creatures, and we should respect them.
Student whos next to drive
Student # spiders
Teacher No more hashtags, kids.
Student frazer mrs. v said no more #

Student can we change the image

Student oh. cool about the electrons

Student looks like a beach
Bugscope Team sometimes we will see colorzied electron micrographs, but they are fake colors
Student RESPECT THE BUGS!
Student THANKS J.OLIVER
Teacher Good zooming!
Student what?!
Student the eyes look like warts
Student cool
Student no zoe
Student what are those?
Bugscope Team eight eyes, more like simple eyes
Student there eyes look blocked
Student Ms.v how much longer are we gonna do this? :)

Student Thanks SCOT!
Teacher NO MORE #
Student those are eyes
Student Are the eyes hidden under a layer of skin?

Student SCOT/JOSEPH: Why can't these image in color? IS it only possible to get the the up close images in Black/White?
Bugscope Team there is no color when you are using electrons, which are much smaller than the wavelengths of visible light
Student what is that
Student GO CLOSER
Student ok zoe, they look nothing like us
Student zoom in more
Student WOW thats cool
Student That is the eye
Student they do look like coconuts, Karina
Student bugs are cool.
Student hee heee hee im focusing on the eyes
Student no eye
Student cool!!!!

Student what is with with the bumps
Student this is an eye.
Student but they are sena
Student chain
Student wat is that
Student whats that
Student this is sumthing near the eye
Student what is that it looks like a worm

Student what is that
Student ok ok ok zoe chill out
Student its beautiful, isnt it
Student why is that thing glowing
Student Are they simple eyes? I could tell because the dont have all the lenses

Student they are dead now zoe
Student i can predict who is driving next: corrine
Student i want color
Student yea i know, geez zoe.
Student J.OLIVER U BE SO AWESOMELY AWESOME

Student is that a leg
Student it don't look like no spider head
Student its dead for heaven sake
Teacher This fungus is not so cute.
Student just kidding

Student Zoe keep calm and eat cookies
12:49pm
Student the fungus is odd
Student ZOEY STOP SAYING GROOVY
Student zomm out now please
Student eewww
Teacher Sarah, appropriate chat only, please.
Student I agree Nicole
Student face full of fungus
Student wild mushrooms are fungus
Student keep calm and eat BACON
Student I BROKE IT
Bugscope Team can we go back to the plump little mold spore?
Student no offence to the fungus but it is not the coolesty
Student akhu don't
Student Joliver broke it
Bugscope Team it has a brochosome on it -- a nanoparticle

Student joliver broke what
Student cool

Student still goin
Student groovy

Student bacon doesn't calm you down
Student How is that fungus?
Bugscope Team fungus forms hyphae, which are like little fibers

Student he is goin in

Student keep going joliver
Student who did the fungus get on the spiders eye
Student cool
Student zoom out

Student 100,000!
Bugscope Team will you guys let me drive for a sec?
Student KEP GOI'N
Student 200,000
Student I can't see
Student 200000!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Student zoom in more

Student nanometers= :o
Student keep goin
Student ok
Student 2000000!!
Student 200,000!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Student i predict corrine will drive next
Bugscope Team I'll show you something that we can take to high mag a bit better

Student J. Oliver, you can hit the focus button to try to focus the image
Teacher Scott is Supreme Commander for a while, kids.

Student WOW
Student zoom out
Student 200,000!!!!!!!!
Student wooowww

Student that is really magnified
Student im zoomin out

Student THAT COMPUTER CAN'T HANDLE THE TWUTH
Student Crazy!!!

Student k scot! take the wheel!
Student whos next to drive
Student how not who! how did the fungus get on the spiders eye that is so gross i wish it was candy instead
Student noooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
Student this is awesome
Bugscope Team okay we saw this before, right?
Student JOESEPH WAT IS DAT
Student NO MORE FUNGUS
Teacher Yes, cute fungus.
Student that is like a puffer fish what makes it so spiky
Bugscope Team there is a brochosome on it, though...
Bugscope Team from leafhoppers
Student yes
Student j. oliver so responsible jk jk
Student joseph
Teacher Check out the magnification!
Student joseph is being a entomologist fun
Bugscope Team yea, you get to go outside a lot, and do science
Student THAT CAN'T HANDLE IT EITHER
Student that is s-o cool
Student 25600, cool!
Student MAGNIFACATION
Student WOW thats way cool
Student What males that so spiky like a puffer fish???????????????????????????????????? that is so cool
Student lez go 200000 on dis
Student awesomeness
Student Joseph, what's it like to be an entomologist?
Bugscope Team it's a lot of work, but it's also fun work.
Student 80,000
Student ZOOM!
Student its soo magnified
Student woah!
Student 80000!
Student It is amazing how we can see all of this
Student that is cool like a cool cat
Student groovy
Student groovy
Teacher Hard to imagine something this tiny!
12:54pm
Student that looks so cool!
Student what makes it so round and spiky
Student this is kinda cute!!!
Bugscope Team these are the brochosomes that scot had mentioned before
Student whos driving next
Student ITS LIKE AN PLANET
Bugscope Team now check this out
Student Why is it spiky?
Student boule.
Student what's that
Student A PLANET
Bugscope Team this is what the sample stage looks like
Student what is that?
Student still the mold spore?
Student what is this
Student is that a house
Student WWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
Student what is this?
Bugscope Team the inside of the microscope
Student What is this?
Student whats that?
Student AWESOME
Student WHAT IS HEPPENING
Student WAT IS DAT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Student scot, what is that?
Student kids, i think i did this
Bugscope Team this is the vacuum chamber
Student cool
Student the inside of a microscope is cool
Student is there a malfunction
Teacher You are looking inside the chamber of the microscope.
Student SCOOT/ JOSEPH: What do you do for a living? Are you students? Professors? Or ecologists for a living? A combination?
Bugscope Team the specimen are on the lower left there
Student looks like a 1930 horror movie
Student alright i might have literally broken it
Student that is the inside of the microscope!
Bugscope Team we're using a CCD camera, with infrared light, to see inside the microscope
Student I think joly broke it
Student cool
Student are you driving corrine]
Student A stub
Student it looks like a dining room
Student joseph, do you enjoy your work?
Bugscope Team i do, i enjoy it quite a bit.
Student oh that's where all the bugs are?
Student Type Chat Here, Then Hit the Return Key
Student yes it does corrine
Student why arent we looking at bugz
Student It looks like a tray
Student why is it like that is it broken what is happening !!!!i am inside a microscoe help me
Student Did it brake?
Student How did you get the microscope in the picture Scot?
Student plate of bugs!!
Student emma, i think i broke it
Student where is bugscope based? Like, the main building?
Bugscope Team you can see the sample in the bottom of the image
Student IS DAT THE INSIDE OF DA MICROSCOPE
Student is it broken
Student what is the joseph
Bugscope Team brochosomes are something leafhoppers produce, they help make the heafhoppers waterproof and also excrement proof (their excrement are really sticky)
Student what is an electron
Student where is bugscope based? Like, the main building?
Student Is it broken scot?
Student that is the inside of the microscope
Bugscope Team it is a 1.75-inch-diameter stage
Student with a tube in the backgroiund
Student what kind of bug is on the platform
Teacher Kids, you are looking at the inside of the microscope. Look at Scot's explanation.
Student thanks
Student J. Oliver I don't think you broke it
Student PALP
Student gggaaaaaahhhhh dandruff
Student karina?
Student what bug is that
Teacher Thank you very much, Scott!
Student whats that??????
Student did some one brake it
Bugscope Team nope, scot was just showing you guys what the inside of the microscope looks like
Student that REALLY looks dead
Student is that an ant! it is dead when is the funeral
Student are we leaving?

Student who is controlling this?
Student morgan must type like he must. and he shall.

Student awwwwwwwwwwwww
Student SCOOT/ JOSEPH: What do you do for a living? Are you students? Professors? Or ecologists for a living? A combination?
Bugscope Team I am a student at the university
Bugscope Team I run the Microscopy Suite here. We train grad students and postdoctoral scholars to do their own research using a variety of microscopes.
Student so cute!!

Student a potato bug
Student morgan we have already seen this one
Student it is flat

Student WAT BUG IS DAT
Bugscope Team this is an isopod, rolypoly, sowbug...
Student joseph, what is your favorite insect (to study)
Student rollie pollies are creepy
Student pillbug

Student abbey, Mrs. V is controlling
Student Its broken
Student my fave type of bug

Student were are the eyes

12:59pm

Student I feel sad for the bug
Student bumps

Student Is that the back?
Student what are those
Student what part of the body are we looking at
Teacher Eye?
Student is this his eye
Teacher Corrine to drive next, please.
Student ya im guessing eyes
Bugscope Team it's not often that we can see the compound eye so clearly
Student MAX B BUMP
Student what are those bumps are they the eyes

Student volcanic lump.

Student WAY COOL
Student the compound eye is awesome
Student You guys, follow my bugscope motto: RESPECT THE BUG!!!!!!!!!!!
Student haha
Student Scot, what is your favorite bug?
Bugscope Team I like weevils, earwigs, leafhoppers, mosquitoes
Student gggggggggggggggggggooooooooooooooooooooooo Corrine

Student respect the pill bug yinz
Student Corrine To Drive!
Teacher Setae in between facets?
Bugscope Team yes so they can sense touch and also wind, sometimes
Student mrs. v, go in FUIRTHER

Student Abbey to drive

Student the rollie pollie is cool

Student who knew bugs were so hairy cause it wasnt me

Student are those scales?
Student cool

Student look at all the hair on its eyes
Student 4992
Student Joseph, you said you were a student in college. What are you studying to be?
Bugscope Team so when we showed you the inside of the chamber, you could see that there is more than an inch between the pole piece, where the electrons come from, and the sample
Teacher Corrine to drive when you have a chance, please.

Student Amamzing
Student what is the spikes

Student so techy

Student do you do bug scope with other people or schools
Student Absolutely despicable!

Student Scot, are there any bugs on here that we brought in?
Student 
Student looks like toes
Student what's this bug again

Student BEETLES ARE PWETTY COO
Student what part is that????

Student Hi people out there on the bug scope
Student JOSEPH WHAT IS THY FAVORITE BUG
Bugscope Team I like beetles mostly. I also like parasitoids.
Bugscope Team parasitoids will lay their eggs in another insect, and then their babies burst out of the other bug
Bugscope Team kind of like in aliens
Student mornrahm doesn't want to be part of the crowd.

Student despicable, really??!!

Student pile of squares!!!

Student h

Student Joseph, you said you were a student. What job are you studying to be? An entimologist?
Bugscope Team yup.

Student quit taliking slang

Student SKWURES UR COO
Student don't talk slang

Student morgan
Teacher Corrine, come to my computer in the MS Lab.
Student do you do bug scope with other people or schools JOSEPH
Bugscope Team nope, just with scott and cate.
Student scot, where did (or do) you go to college?
Bugscope Team University of Kansas, where I then worked for 5 years, then University of Missouri at Kansas City, them (now) the University of Illinois, here at the Nerd Paradise.
Student STOP WRITING SLANG MORGAN
Student hi scotj

Student spider
Student SLANG IS DA COOPEST TING EVER

Student scot, have u liked bugs since u were little?
Bugscope Team more now
Student Joseph were did/do YOU go to college

Student thats a good accomplishment scot!!!

Student is that t he head
Student can the controller zoom into the mouth

Student cool
Student MORGAN STOP
1:04pm
Student what is cooppest
Bugscope Team this is the mouth of the roly poly
Student WHY

Student STOP IT MORGAN
Student Morgan please stop. Its getting annoying.
Student just kidding they are sooo cool
Student Joseph, you said you are a student. What job do you want a degree in?
Student sTOP morgan!!!!!!\
Student how does it eat
Bugscope Team they chew up moldy stuff; here we cannot see the mouthparts very well
Student Scot/Joseph: How big is this Microscope?

Student IT WAS A TIPO

Student MIGGY MIGGY
Student MORGAN YOU NEED TO STOP !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Student pillar4s
Student this is so awesome
Student please stop slang talking!
Student I REFUS
Student Knock it off morgan
Student stop morgan seriously!!!!
Student what part of the body is that

Student IGNORE MORGAN
Student Joseph, where did (or do) you go to college?
Bugscope Team University of Washington in Seattle, and now University of Illinois
Student Morgan typing like that doesn't make you cool. So please stop.
Student Joseph/Scott, what does rollie pollie eat?
Bugscope Team they eat rotting vegetation
Student so bug's hair is a good thing?

Student STOP MORGAN PLEASE
Student come on morgan, really stop, it is bothering people
Student Joseph, you said you are a student. What are you studying to become?

Student thank you sarah tell him
Student hi sarah
Student Stop morin
Student STOP MORGAN

Student The legs are broken
Bugscope Team yes, sorry
Student Scot/Joseph what was your favorite bug when you were little
Bugscope Team praying mantis, in Okinawa
Bugscope Team dragonflies

Student where are 4 of the legs?
Student way cool

Student How do the legs get broken off?

Student Why are the legs hollow?
Student poor bug

Student don't look that close at injuries
Student So sad for the cricket
Bugscope Team it was probably dead

Student MORGAN PLEASE STOP PLEASE!
Student boo hooo hooo

Student eeewwww
Student Why are the legs hollow?
Student to much hair

Student do you do bug scope with other peoeple or school JOSEPH or SCOT
Student WHO WANTS ME TO KEEP TALKING SLANG
Student please zoom out of the leg injury
Student groovy
Student mold spore on the crickert head
Teacher this is corrine
Student wow

Student wow
Student no body morgan
Student awesome
Student hello is anyone there

Student what percent of bugs lose legs?
Bugscope Team eventually all of them when they die -- they become brittle, and eventually everything turns to dirt
Student Do crickets have a lot of nerves?
Student wow is right

Student no z ooming in
Student Ms. Valenty could you please tell Morgan to stop talking in slang?

Student corzin

Student 9984
Student Cool! Love the Detail. Reminds me of a honey comb!
Teacher its were the leg used to be
Bugscope Team the part that looks corrugated is the opening of one of the tracheae

Student exactly claire thank you

Student Scot, is Joseph you rfriend?
Bugscope Team Yes.

Student LOOKS LIKE A CAVE
Student Scot/Joseph what is your favorite part about your job?
1:09pm
Student This is really cool
Student please zoom out of the leg injury

Student stop talking slang forever morgan!!!
Student SO COOL
Student what is that and what does it do that is so gross
Student SLANG IS SLANG FOR SLANG

Student Corrine, can you switch presets?
Student no slang talking por favor

Student how many people work at bugscope?
Bugscope Team Kendra does the scheduling, Cate and I make samples and work with you guys, and Joe works with you guys are well; we are lucky to have Joe.
Student so these bugs dont have big brains, so they dont have feelings?

Student hahaha

Student so dark!!!!!
Student where are we?
Student good pic
Student Thanks for switching to the moth
Student this is so cool
Student whats that
Student This is so awesome!
Student Scot, are you a proffessional entomologist, or are you studying to become one, or do you want a different proffession?

Student Thankyou!
Student zoom in more please.
Student are those the bones?

Student i feel like i an in a cave
Student cool
Student are those legs on the moth
Student das spider
Student Do bugs have feelings

Student way cool
Student no
Student what does kuruna e mean?

Student SCOT/JOSEPH: How long have you been working with this microscopes? Do you need to be trained?
Bugscope Team me, 30 years in May
Student who knew bugs could be so cool
Student I like Butterflies. SCOT/JOSEPH: do you ever put butterflies under the microscope? If so, what do the look like?
Bugscope Team yea, they look kind of cool, their scales are pretty, and lots of variation
Student cool
Student cool pic

Student good question sarah
Student what is that

Student Thanks SCOT! That is so Cool!
Student ok thanks eva
Student How much can the microscope zoom in, Joseph?
Bugscope Team training is pretty easy

Student Scot, are you a proffessional entomologist?
Student in japanese!!!!!!!!!
Student really Scot

Student i doubt it abbey
Student black and white and gray!!!!
Student Scot/Joseph: What are those strings on the end?
Student do bugs have dreams?
Student do bugs have dreams?
Student SCOT/JOSEPH how long have you been doing bug scope and do you like it

Student what is that
Student Do bugs have feelings??
Student can i drive
Student what are the plate thingermabobers scot/joseph

Student that is awesome!\
Student can I drive

Teacher did you cut the head off
Bugscope Team this is only one wing, no body even

Student who's steering
Student looks like paper
Student where are we?
Student the scales look like shingles
Bugscope Team yes they do!
Student so artsy
Teacher Chiara is driving next
Student why is one scale horizontal?
Bugscope Team it is loose
Student \

Student what is that
Student those dont look like scales
Student YES, BUGS HAVE FEELINGS, SO WE SHOULD RESPECT THEM. THINK ALSO OF THE COMFORTS AND RIGHTS OF OTHER BUGS!!!!
Student oh
Student it looks like newspaper
Student JOSEPH/SCOT how long have you been doing bug scope do you like to do it
Student do bugs have feelings?\

Student interesting...
Student they have serrated edges
Bugscope Team yes the serrations make them strong
Student how do the scales fall off?
Student hoe do you know what shingles look like claire?
Student do bugs have dreams?

Student they look like water
Student IT looks fake, but i think it is real! Cool! Interesting! Great!

Student how

Student how old do most bug s live if they do not get stepped on or swatted
Student the scales look like they have scales
Student holes

Student Do bugs have brains?
Bugscope Team this is totally cool
Student No, Abbey I don't think that they do.
1:14pm
Student what happened

Student way cool

Student wat is tat

Bugscope Team the ridges you see cause colors to appear that are not from pigment
Student it looks like coral
Student sorry

Student is that the brain!
Student way cool
Student PLEASE NO MORE SLANG!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Student so true tal
Student are bugs intellegent, scot?
Bugscope Team not really; I think they are kind of 'programmed'

Student looks like a rib cage

Student Size of a bacterium! So awesome!
Student I agree
Student watashi wo ai this picture

Student looks like ribs
Bugscope Team those ridges are about the length of a bacterium apart
Student do bugs have dreams scott?
Student are those ribs

Student Do bugs have brains scot?
Student stop using mandarin eva use english
Student what do you mean by programed scot???
Student you like like this picture eva
Student hola
Student that is crazy

Student kind of like in ender's game! Bugs don't understand what people understand!
Student what is that little tumor in the middle?
Bugscope Team Nicole I think it is just some dirt.

Student it's japanese, mandarin, and english
Student RIBS?

Student What is that
Student that is a cool picture
Student it's a single pal on a self
Student are those bones joseph?
Student EVA PLEASE ONLY ENGLISH
Student Scot how long so bug s usually live if they do not get stepped on of swatted by humans
Bugscope Team average is about 6 weeks
Student so creative
Student still eva stop using mandarin
Student Cool
Student Do bugs have brains Joseph?
Teacher Scot did you cut the head off
Bugscope Team no -- this is just the wing of a moth
Student not mandrin Eva
Teacher Mrs. V back. Corrine was just driving and did a great job!
Student you can use google translate to figure out what eva said

Student why are the moth wings so dirty?
Bugscope Team they get dusty over time
Student i cnat use google translate anymore so sure
Student can we switch presets soon?
Student nicole they probably aren't dirty
Student SCOT/JOSEPH how long have you been doing bug scope

Student they are so tiny it doesnt mattter
Student were wings
Student looks like bones
Student how would bugs be programmed scot?
Bugscope Team they seem to have automatic responses to stimuli
Bugscope Team some of them can learn, but only in small amounts

Student may i be the driver next
Student whos driving next

Student SDNEY
Bugscope Team Chiara is the Ultra Commander
Student Do bugs have brains?????????????
Bugscope Team for sure.

Student It looks like there are rocks on the wings
Student ok thnak you scot/joseph
Student i would like to drive
Student is Chiara driving?
Student yes akhu
Student How big are there brains
Student way cool
Student it makes them lite
Bugscope Team exactically, Akhu

Student chubby mite
Student mites are cool!!
Student its big

Student SCOT how long do bugs usually live if they dont gat killed by humans
Student glich again
Student yay I'm right
Student rfgr
Student its Chiara's turn to drive

1:19pm

Student ohhhh
Student you spelled my name wrong josh
Student no zoe
Student good to go
Student don care
Student sorry bug
Student do those hares protect it
Student watashi wo wonder if this is a real bug

Student Chi Chi, you are going to fast!
Student hi abbey

Student WHY WONT ANYONE ZOOM IN 2 DA MAX
Student groovy]
Student sorry.
Student are they brains like humans? Also how big are they?
Student why are mites so round?
Bugscope Team Probably the best way to hold the most volume.
Student SCOT how long have you been doing bug scope and how long do bugs usually live if humans dont step on them or swat them before they are an adult
Student no joliver!
Student it's japanese

Student Can we switch presets?
Student da is not a word
Student no
Student white hair
Student that mite is so gross]

Student NO MORE SLANG PLEASE!!!!!!!!!!
Student do those hares efect the bug at all
Student way cool
Student cool
Student what are t hose holes
Student im not gonna type insults on here even if theyre in a foreign language
Bugscope Team this one is on its back, so the ventral side is up
Student the legs are bent strangly
Student who's writing slang
Student oh gosh eva
Student Then stop the JAPANEESE
Student are bugs smart because sometimes they seem smart to me?
Bugscope Team I don't think they are smart, but they can smell very well and sometimes see quite well

Student watashi ling ida ai peng you
Student u spelled it wrong
Student Japanese

Student i don't care

Student cool. Is this an arachnid because I think it has eight legs
Teacher Sydney....NO
Student what do the bubbles do
Student ling yi da will Not be my peng you if you keep tring to speak zhong wen

Teacher J. Oliver.....NO!

Bugscope Team someone is coming in to use the 'scope in 10 minutes...
Student Are they like humans brains? Also how big are they.
Bugscope Team super small
Student it looks like its hiars are falling off
Student JOSEPH how long have you been doing bug scoe
Student Joseph/Scot: Why are those legs bent so strangely?
Bugscope Team they have things like tendons in them that dry and curve inward when they die
Student scope

Student cause hese dead

Student Are they like humans brains?

Student SCOT: What is your favorite color?
Bugscope Team blue
Bugscope Team indigo
Student cool
Student awesome!
Student what is this madness

Student way cool

Bugscope Team see the ball and socket joints where the antennae are?
Student Joseph, what is your favorite color
Student off topic zoe

Student Are they like humans?
Student to cool
Student This is incredible!

Student big eye
Student the ball and socket joints are way cool!
1:24pm
Student JOSEPH how long do bugs live if they do not get stepped on of swatted by humans before they are adults
Bugscope Team this really depends on the species. There was a longhorned beetle that didn't become an adult until 40 years later, when it emerged from someone's bookcase
Bugscope Team fruitflies on the other hand can go from egg to adult in a matter of days
Bugscope Team some insect adults like the queens of termites and ants can live up to 20-30 years
Student i mean color
Student The joints between antenna are cool

Student Joseph Do you have a favorite bug? If you do what is it?
Student Are they like human brains?
Student SCOT how long have you been doing bug scope'
Bugscope Team I was part of the team who started it, so almost 15 years
Student JOSEPH: What is your favorite color?
Bugscope Team grey
Student steven went to the store to get some eggs. but there was a sale so he got so\

Student scotj whats your favorite color
Student bugscope is awesome
Bugscope Team Thank you, Aida
Student Are Bug brains just bundles of nerves?

Student I love this!
Student that was not me
Student scot, wut is your favorite subject
Student Thank you for spending your time with us Scot and Joseph! I for one appreciate it
Student intreaguing imgress.
Student probably

Student no prob scot
Student Abbey, I think bugs have an exoskeleton
Student really light
Student Im really enjoying this its been a really fun experience
Student how long have you done bug scope?

Student I love bugscope!!!
Student do insects have bones?
Bugscope Team no their skeleton is on the outside -- the exoskeleton. that is why they have so many setae (hairs), which help them sense their surroundings

Student i appreciate your time to
Student Are the brains like human brains
Bugscope Team not so much. they are reduced and less complex.
Student cool. thanks.
Student thanks scot and joseph for your time spending with us

Student Should we log out?
Student Thank you for your time and effort, this was really fun!
Student cricket is back
Student Thank you so much Scot and Joseph!

Student EVERYONE: ON THREE SAY THANK YOU TO SCOT AND JOSEPH!
Student cricket head is cool
Teacher Scott and Joseph, thank you SO MUCH! This is always a tremendous experience.

Student zoom IN please
Student Thank you!
Student thank you
Student Thank you!!
Student THANK YOU SCOT AND JOSEPH
Student thank u
Student Why is it so hairy?
Bugscope Team hairs can be mechanosensory, thermosensory, chemosensory, used for proprioception, also used to hold things....
Student Thank you so much Scot and Joseph
Student THANK YOU SCOTT AND JOSEPH

Student thank you guys!!!!
Student THANK YOU SCOT AND JOESPH
Student THAK YOU SOOOOOOOOOOO MUCH SCOT AND JOSEPH

Student thanks
Student THANKS SCOTT AND JOSEPH
Student you guise are the best
Teacher Scott, please let us know when we need to log off.
Bugscope Team Elizabeth will be here soon to use the 'scope.
Student way cool
Student Thanks so much
Bugscope Team Thank you!

Student awesome!!!

Student nice picture
Bugscope Team It's been fun, I hope you enjoyed your time.
Student THANK YOU GUYS SO MUCH YOU GUYS ARE THE BEST!
Student ok
Student this is fun
Student YOUR VERY WELCOME
Student こんにちは皆
Student thanks agian scott and joseph
Student cool

Student thank you
Bugscope Team Thank you, Everyone!
Student thank you guise soooooooo much!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Student Thanks Scott and Josheph!
Student Are they like human brains
Student bye!!!!! or.... sayonara :)

Bugscope Team This is a lot of fun for us.

Student Bye

Student bye
1:29pm
Student Thank you Joseph and Scot!!! :D
Student bye scott and joseph
Student bye!
Student Are they like human brains?
Student au revoir!
Student bye

Student bye
Student Bye :)
Student It was nice chatting with you!
Bugscope Team K I am shutting down. Thank you, Everyone! See you next year!

Student Thank You Scot and Joseph so much! BYE!
Student bye everybody

Student See ya!
Student thank you! this was great

Student Thank you, bye!
Student good morch!

School Name	Winchester Thurston School
School Homepage	www.winchesterthurston.org
Location	Allegheny Pennsylvania, United States
Community	Urban
Type	Private

Subjects Taught	science
Grades Taught	6th Grade
Number of Students	37

Project Title	Insect Adaptations
Insects To Study	< LEFT BLANK >
Project Description	Students will collect and try to identify specimens to send in to Bugscope as part of our study of insects and ecology. We are looking at the form and function of insect bodies and what advantage those adaptations may give to those organisms. We are exploring questions such as why insects may have evolved the way they have and how they fit into their particular environments. Bugscope will give my students the opportunity to look at some of these structural adaptations much more closely. In addition, they will be able to interact with Bugscope scientists to learn more about our specimens and also what it is like to be a scientist. Finally, we also integrate this experience into our chemistry unit later in the year. As we learn the structure of atoms, we look back at how the electron microscope works and reference our Bugscope experience.

Session 2013-068 with Winchester Thurston School

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Connected on 2013-11-07 12:00:00 from Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States