Moss Bluff Elementary
Session 2009-019

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Connected on 2009-10-07 09:00:00 from , LA, US

• 8:04 am
• Bugscope Teampumping down...
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• Bugscope Teampattern recognition
• Bugscope Teamhamuli

• 8:46 am

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• Bugscope Teampresets done, we are ready

• 9:00 am
• Bugscope Teamhi rabbit, welcome to bugscope!
• Bugscope Teamhello students, welcome to bugscope
• TeacherHi! we are having our students log in!
• Bugscope Teamawesome
• Bugscope Teamwe are ready anytime you are
• Bugscope Teamgood morning!
• Bugscope Teamrabbit, you should have conrtrol of the scope, controls are on the right side of your browser window
• Bugscope TeamWelcome to Bugscope!
• Bugscope Teamif you have any questions or problems just ask, we are here to help
• Studentwhat up peeps
• Studentwhat is that thing in the middle
• Bugscope Teamhi terry4man, welcome to bugscope
• Bugscope TeamHi terry4man
• StudentWhat is this?
• Studenthey guys :) glad to be here
• Studentu 2 4man!
• Studentwhat in the world is that
• Bugscope TeamThat is a pollen grain, in the middle
• Studentwhat type of bug is this
• StudentWhat isthat?
• Studentyo
• Studenthello out there

• Studentso, this is what exactly?
  Bugscope Teamthe spikey thing in the middle of the morning is a pollen grain. the spatula-looking things are called tenent setae, which are special hairs that allow the insect to walk on walls
• Studentwhat is that?;[
• Bugscope Teamthat's a pollen grain
• Studentisitabee
• Bugscope Teamthis is part of the terminal tarsus on a ladybug -- the end of one of its 'hands'
• Bugscope Teamwith tenent setae all around it
• Studentcool!
• Studentthats kewl
• Studentthisisaladybug
• Studentawesome!!!
• StudentIs it a cactis?
• Studentawsome to be here :)
• Studentsweet!
• Student=)!!!!!

• Studentwhat is the picyure
• StudentCool!! I didn't know they had little hands!!
• Studentwoa
• Bugscope Teamnotice the magnification in the upper right, it tells us we are at 9000x magnification
• Studentsweet:)
• Studentthose are hands?
  Bugscope Teamnot like our hands, no, they are called tenent setae
• 9:05 am
• Studenthey yo'll
• Studentwhat's the stuff around the pollen grain?
• Student isn't this weird, 4man?
• Bugscope TeamIf you take the mag down lower you can see the whole claw, etc.
• Studentreally facinating
• Studentok'

• Studentwhats the stuff thats not in the middle

• Bugscope Teamthis is fairly high mag, and it is hard to get your bearings
• Studentthosear handscool

• Student?

• Studenthey! its getting bigger!
• Studentcool!
• Studentwhat is the globs sticking out?

• StudentHowmany handsdothey have?
• Bugscope Teamnow you can start to see the entire claw of the ladybug
• Studentthis is like so awesome!!! :)
• Studentwhat is that
• Studentwhat's up
• Bugscope Teamthe claw is on the right
• Studentomg
• Studentthey haveaclaw?
  Bugscope Teamyes, most insects have claws at the ends of their feet
• Studentwhoa!
• StudentITS A LADY BUG!!
• Bugscope Teamthe claws are to the right, now, as Alex says
• Studentis this a ladybug
  Bugscope Teamyes this is one of its limbs
• Studentwhat are these!?1?
• Studentya
• Studentweird!
• Bugscope Teamthis is a claw on a ladybug
• StudentWhat are the things to the left of the claw??
  Bugscope Teamthose are tasri, or segments that help the ladybug to stick to walls and climb things
• Studentwhat are the things by the claw

• Bugscope Teamthe head is to the norht
• Bugscope Teamnorth
• Studentwusup
• StudentWOW
• Studentomg
• Guestwhat is that
• StudentWHOA :0
• Studentitlookslikeacrawfish
• Student(gasp!)
• Studentis that a ladybug's claw
  Bugscope Teamyes there is a claw near the middle and then you can see the leg it's attached to is bent
• Bugscope Teamtarsi
• Studento cool this is awesome
• Studenthow
• StudentWWOOWW!!
• Student:0
• Guestcool
• Studentthat must be somemicroscope
  Bugscope Teamit's a scanning electron microscope -- it has its own room, AC, air, nitrogen, water, and power
• Bugscope Teamtarsi are the last several segments of the arm
• Studentthis is so cool!
• Studentladybugs rule!!!
• StudentCool!!
• Guestblaah
• Student:>)
• StudentI heart mrs. rabbit

• StudentWhat is this?
• Guestscary
• Studentthe head!
• Bugscope TeamCool this is the leafhopper.
• StudentO_O
• Studentcool!1
• Studentis that its head
• Bugscope Teamthis microscope you are using can magnify up to 800,000x, but for these insects the mag is usually in 40-40,000x range
• Studentwhat is it?
• Teachera leafhopper head
• Bugscope Teamsee how its eyes are streamlined into the sides of its head?
• Studentsorry my pantner mest up
• Studentkinda creepy
• Studentitsaleafhopper
• Studenthow much is it?
  Bugscope Teamthe scope cost about $750,000 in 1998, or more maybe, not sure. scott knows.
• Studentwhat are those thigs sticking out of his eyes
• StudentWhat are the things stickind out of it's eyes??

• Studentolot
• Student>:o
• Studentwhat is it
• StudentI see the torso
• Bugscope Teamyou can also see that it was once part of someone's collection, and it has a pinhole through its thorax

• Studentwhy does his eyes look like that
  Bugscope Teaminsects often has compound eyes on the sides of its head. the compound eye is made up of hundreds of individual facets, called ommatidia, each one with a lens in it
• Studentcool =-D
• Guestthat can eat two kids at ounce
  Bugscope Teamleafhoppers feed on plants, not kids
• Studentmypantner
• 9:10 am
• StudentWhat are these types of bugs,Scot?
  Bugscope Teamthe one we see now is a leafhopper; there is also a honeybee drone, a waterstrider, a roach, a mosquito, an assassin bug, ladybug...
• StudentHOWMUCH WOULD IT COSTNOW?
• Studenthis legs are creepy

• StudentGeeze!!! :P
• Studentduh!
• StudentCREEPY
• Studentwhat is that hole in the midle
  Bugscope Teamthat is where this insect was pinned for a collection
• Studentwhat is sticking out of its eye
  Bugscope Teamthose are antennae, and they come out beside the eye
• Guestits mouth
• Studentit is?
• StudentWHAT IS IN IT'SHIS HEAD
• Studentwhat is sticking out of his eyes
• Studentintresting fact
• Studentyea
• Studenthow many legs does it have
  Bugscope Teamalways 6, if it is an adult insect
• Bugscope Teamthe insects are all mounted on an aluminum stub 1.75 inches in diameter
• Studenthow small is the eye?
• Studentit looks like a bugs funeral
• StudentCAN WE GO TO THE NEXT PIC
• StudentCOOL 8-)
• Studentwhat is the hole for
• Studentwhat are sticking out of its eyes?
  Bugscope Teamthose are its antennae!
• StudentTHEY PINNEDIT!
• Studentwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwoooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooowwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww
• Guestcool
• Studentwow cool
• Studentpeace out allei
• Studenthow much does it weigh
• Bugscope Teamyep some previous scientist pinned these insects to a board
• StudentSO HOW MANY WOULD THE LARVA HAVE
• Studentpeace out allie
• StudentHOWMANY LEGSDOKIDS HAVE?
  Bugscope Teamfour
• Studentcool
• Studentwhat does it eat
• Studentit looks weird
• Studentdoes it lay eggs
  Bugscope Teamyes, the females lay eggs
• Guestdude thats awesome
• StudentHe's hairy!
• Studentwhere does it live
  Bugscope Teamalmost everywhere! you can find these insects in grasses, weeds, woods... anywhere that has juicy plant tissue!
• Studentis it a male or female
• Studenthow do they have babies
• Studentno hes not
• StudentWhat do the hairs on the body do or hlep to do??
  Bugscope Teamthe hairs help insects to sense their environment. they are called "setae" (sea-tea)
• StudentWHATDO THEMALES DO?
• Studento.o
• StudentSO IS THIS A FEMALE
• Guesthe is not hairy
  Bugscope Teamthis one is a lot hairier than it looks. there are lots of little hairs on it
• StudentIS THISAFEMALE
• Studenthow many eggs does it lay
• StudentTHEY CAN LIVE ANYWHERECOOL
• Guestno it is not a female
• StudentIs this a male or female?

• Studentwhat does that do
• StudentWOW
• 9:15 am
• StudentIS THIS AHUNNYBEES STINGER
• Studentwhat is this
• Bugscope Teami'm not sure if this is male or female
• Guestouch bzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
• Bugscope Teamthis is a bee stinger
• Studentis this a male

• Studentwhat is the stingy things

• Studentoh

• Studentwow

• Studentewwwww!
• Studentwhat are those hairs

• Bugscope Teamthe stingy thing, is a stinger
• Bugscope Teamnotice how there are spines pointing backwards... that is what makes the stinger stay in your skin when they sting you!
• Studentthe wingg
• StudentYOU CAN SEE THE WING
  Bugscope Teamyes! bees and wasps have four wings, unlike flies, which have only two
• StudentI see the wing!

• StudentWhat are the things sticking out all over it??
  Bugscope Teamthose are all hairs, or setae since they are on an insect
• Bugscope Teamwow, nice driving of the scope rabbit, you are doing really well
• Studentits a male i think
• Guestits tail?!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
• Studentwhatis that plates thingy
• Studentis it a male or a female
• Studentcool fact
• Studenthow do they make huney
• Studentthank you for saying good quastran
• StudentLIKE WHALES
• StudentWhat is that in the background
  Bugscope Teamthe background is doublestick carbon tape that all of the samples are mounted upon
• Guestdude thats scary
• Bugscope Teammale bees are called drones
• Studenthihihihihi
• Studentdo bees lay eggs
• Studentgross
• Studentbyebyebye
• Studentwhat is the overlaping skin-like things by the stinger
  Bugscope Teamthose are overlaping parts of the exoskeleton

• StudentThanks for answering my question scot
• StudentWHY DOYOUMOUNT THEM ON TAPE
• Guestwy don't
• Studentwow this is cool
• Studentthe stinger looks like a needle
• Studenthow long to bees live
  Bugscope Teamqueens live years i think, whereas worker drones live just months, i think...
• StudentWhy do thy sting people? Is it just for protection??
• Studentonce it loses it's stinger, how long can they live?
  Bugscope Teamthey die very soon after they lose their stinger
• Studentdo they live in hives
• Studentwhy is it hairy

• Studentwhy do youmount themon tape
• StudentI like this picture
• Bugscope Teamthe hairs on the bees probably also help to collect pollen, because the pollen will stick to the hair
• Studentwhy are the three bugs all hairy?
  Bugscope Teamthe hairs help the insect feel its environment
• Studenthow soon?
• Guestwy don't they have legs
  Bugscope Teamthey do have legs
• 9:21 am
• Studentshort life

• Studentwhat is that
• Studentwhat is that
• Studentwhat the..?
• StudentAAAHHHHHH!!!!!!!
• Studenthi jacob24547
• Studentis this a wasp'shead?
• StudentEEEEEWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW!!!!!!!!!
• Bugscope Teamthis is a wasp head, yes, and the large compound eye in the middle
• Bugscope Teamthis is a very small wasp
• Studentis that his eye
  Bugscope Teamyep! you can see all the individual parts that make up the compound eye
• Studentwhat are those bumps
• Studentis that big thing its eye
• Studentis this it's eye
• Studentsuper cool
• Bugscope Teamthe compound eye is very cool. each small bump is a part of the eye, the bumps are called ommatidia, and each one has a lens in it
• Studentwhat is the long tube is that where it connects to the head?
• Guestahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
• Studentthm
• Studentwhat is that tube on the side
• Studentwhat are the bumbs on the eye
• Studentthat's his eye!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
• StudentWHAT ARE THOSE HAIRS ON THE LEFT
  Bugscope Teamthose hairs are also setae (sea-tea), they help the wasp to feel things in its environment
• Studenthow long do wasps live?
• Studenthow big is the wasp
• Bugscope Teamwhen a honey bee stings you, a muscle comes out of the bee's body along with the stinger as the bee flies away. the muscle will keep pumping the venom into the thing it stung as well as force the stinger to go deeper

• Guestis that the eye
• StudentWhat is the tube looking thing on the left of the head??
• Studentit looks like a golf ball!
• Studentwhat are those cracks on his face
• Studentwhat is that little tube lookin thinkin
• Bugscope Teamthat is why the bee dies after it stings you, it bleeds to death
• Studentyou can see the wing
• Studentare there diffrent kinds of wasps
  Bugscope Teamyes! wasps are actually one of the most diverse groups of insects. there are many many thousands of species!
• Studentr those wings
• Studentit looks like the eye
  Bugscope Teamthe eye is covering most of the head area. wasps and many other flying insects need to see really well
• Bugscope Teamthe wings are down below
• Studentoh my......
• Studentwhat is that tube lookin thing
• Studentwhy do they needto see so wel;
  Bugscope Teamwell, they fly around a lot, and they need to see where they are flying. good sight helps them to survive, so any insect that can see well might have a better shot at making it through the day...
• Studenthow many wings does it have
  Bugscope Teamwasps have 2 pairs of wings
• Studenthow big is it
• Studenthi
• Studentwhy do they need to see sowell
• StudentDoes it have teeth?? Or a mouth??
  Bugscope Teamthey don't have teeth, but they have a hinged jaw that are similar to teeth. And coming out of the mouth are 2 sets of palps that help it move food around
• Studentyes there is different cinds
• StudentWHAT IS THE THING ON THE BOTTOM
• Studentthey do?
• Studentwhat is the long tube from his head
• Studentthat eye is big

• GuestHow far can it fly in hour?
• Studentwhat is the thing besides its eye
• Studentit has 4
  Bugscope Teamyep! you're right!
• Studentdo there stingers come out like a bees
  Bugscope Teamno, wasps have smooth stingers, which lets them sting over and over again!
• Studentwhat is long tube from his head, is that where his head connects?
  Bugscope Teamthe things on the left are antennae, and the tube like things to the upper right are also antennae, i think...
• Studentthat looks cool!@#$%^&*
• Bugscope Teamthe mouth is off to the left side
• StudentThis is wierd
• Studentmale or female
• Studentmale orfemale
• Guestahhhhhhhhhhhhh scary
• 9:26 am

• Student:(]

• Studentis that a roach head
• Studentis this a male or a female
• StudentCOOL
• StudentTHATS A ROACH
• StudentGROSS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
• Bugscope Teamthis is a cockroach, totally gnarley, huh?
• Studentis that it's shelll
  Bugscope Teaminsects don't have shells like turtles do, they have many shield-like hardened parts of their exoskeleton. in this insect, one of the shields on its back extends over its head
  Bugscope Teamyes, insects have an exoskeleton which protect them from the environment. they don't have a backbone like humans do, so the exoskeleton holds all their insides, well, inside...
• Guestawwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww
• Studentcan roaches live without its head
• Studentyeaaaaaa
• Studentwhy deos it need intenas
• Studentmale/female?
• Studentwhat's sticking out of it's eye
  Bugscope Teamthose aren't the eyes. those are antennae.
• StudentDoes it have more than two antennaes??
• Studenthow hard was it to get this roach?
• StudentWhere is the eyes
  Bugscope Teamthe eyes are really streamlined into the head and don't look separate from the actual head.
• Studentit looks like an alien
• Studentcooleo
• Studentdeos it have claw
  Bugscope Teamyes, most insects have claws of some type
• StudentWHAT DO THEY NEED 2HAVE FEELERS ON THEIR HEAD
• Studentcan they live without a head
• Studentcan they survive nuclear explosions
• Studentanswer are questions
  Bugscope Teamwe are trying! try again
• Studentdoes it have a hard shell
• Studentcool
• Studentthey don'thaveashell
• Studentwhat is that behind it's head
  Bugscope Teamthat is a 'pronotum' or a shield-like segment of their thorax
• Studentis that a intina
  Bugscope Teamyep, those are antennae on top of its head
• Studentu guys are doing good awnsering our questions, dont feel pressured :)
• GuestCan it climb
  Bugscope Teamyep, remember that first image with the tenent setae, a lot of insects can climb walls with those tenent setae
• Bugscope Teamthanks bill! you all are doing great too, this is a great session
• Studentdo they have long antennas
• Studentdothey fly
  Bugscope Teamno, this roach cannot fly, although some can i think
• Studentcool fact
• StudentThanks Cate
• Studentyea don't be sorude hihi
• Guestthey do fly
  Bugscope Teamyep! roaches are pretty good fliers!
• Studentsoorryy
• Studenthow long do they live
• Bugscope Teamoh, does this one fly? stephanie would know.. ah yes, she says they do fly
  Bugscope Teamactually, some species are wingless. but if you see a roach with wings, that means they fly!
• Studentthisis awesome!@#$%^&*
• Studentcool I never knew that
• Guestthanks dude
• Studenthow many diffrent kinds of roaches are there
  Bugscope Teamthere are many! there are 4 or 5 species that are pests of indoors in Illinois, and they are all not native to North America
• Guestyour so cool
• Studentis there more than one kind of roach
• Studenti didn't knowthey could fly
• Studentare they mammals
  Bugscope Teamno, they are not mammals
• StudentWhere's its mouth?
• StudentWHAT IS THE FEELERS ON HIS MOUTH
• Studenthe looks like a robot
• Studentdo they have any eyes
  Bugscope Teamyes but they are really hard to see. They don't rely on their eyesight too much
• 9:31 am
• Studentwhere is its ear
• Studentwe ssoorryy
• StudentIS HE DEAD!!!!!!
  Bugscope Teamyes, all these insects are dead. they need to be dead so they don't move inside the scope, otherwise we couldn't get such nice images
• Studentwhere are they native to
• Studenti sayed how long do they live
  Bugscope Teamwell, they can live a season, maybe a year, but most less than that because they are in the wild and have lots of things trying to kill them
• Studentwas it hard to get this roach?
• Studentthis picture is cool
• Guestcan you eat roaches
  Bugscope Teami don't see why not!
• StudentWHY DON'T THEY RELY ON THEIR EYESIGHT
  Bugscope Teamthey usually live in dark places- there's not much need to see with their eyes
• Studenthow does he see were he is going?
• Studentwhere did roaches com from
  Bugscope Teammany of the pest species in North America are native to Africa
• StudentDo insects have bones or only it's exoskeleton??
• StudentCOOL
• Studentwhen were roaches first envented
• StudentWHERE IS THIER MOUTH
  Bugscope Teamyou can see the mouth at the bottom, with two small feelers coming out of it
• Studentwhat are those things next to the head
• Studenti would would like to try a raoch
• StudentWHAT ARE THE FEELERS ON HIS MOUTH
  Bugscope Teamthose feelers help the roach to feed on things, by directing the food into the mouth
• Guestcoollllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll
• Studentdo they live over 15 years
  Bugscope Teami doubt it, but i'm not sure
• Studentwhat do they eat
• StudentI asked where is its mouth
  Bugscope Teamnear the bottom of the image
• Studenthow many insects do you have at the lab?
• Studenthow old is he
• StudentI see the mouth
• Studentkwel

• StudentIS THIS A MOSQUITO'S EYE
  Bugscope Teamyes it is
• Guestwowwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww
• StudentO_O
• Studentwhat
• StudentOU MY........!!!!!!
• StudentAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
• GuestSTRANGE
• Studentis that egg
• Studenthow many compounds are there
• Bugscope Teamthis is a compound eye
• Studentwhat are the designs in the eye

• Bugscope Teamthose compounds are called ommatidia

• Studentwhat is this???!!!
• Guestahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
• Bugscope Teamthere are thousands of these facets in a compound eye
• Studenthow close can it magnify

• StudentHOW BIG IS IT'S EYE
• StudentIs that one eye or a bunch??
  Bugscope Teamthis is a compound eye, which means it has a bunch of facets to it (like a diamond) that are each called an ommatidium. They each collect an image and send it to the brain
  Bugscope Teamit is one compound eye, made up of a bunch of idividual facets called ommatidia

• StudentEEEEEEWWWWWWWW sooo creepy
• StudentONE EYE
• Studentwhat are those to the right
• StudentIs that realy an eye?
  Bugscope Teamtotally man, we wouldn't mess with you
• StudentTHATS THE EYE
• Studentwhat would happen, if they got damaged
• Studentwow thats huggee
• Student'''
• StudentIS THAT IT'S ATTENES
• Studentthat eye looks cool
  Bugscope Teamyeah it is... imagine if we had eyes that took up most of our head!
• Studentis the eye split at the top
  Bugscope Teamwell, the left compound eye is on the left, and the right is on the right, the other head parts are inbwetween
• Studentwhat are those donuts in there head for
  Bugscope Teamthat is where its antennae would be attached. when insects die, they dry out, so limbs and antennae tend to fall off easily
• Studentgross man, gross
• StudentWOW!!!
• Studenthow long can they live
  Bugscope TeamThe average life span of the female mosquito is 3 to 100 days; the male's is 10 to 20 days
• 9:36 am
• StudentWHAT ARE THOSE CIRCLE THINGS BY THE EYE
  Bugscope Teamthat's where the antennae would be connected
• StudentWhy do they have six brains??

• Studenthowmany brains does it have
• Studenthow are you doing this
• Studenthow can that be a mosquito
• Studentouch
• StudentOH
• Studentw
• Studentwhat is under its eye
• Studentwhere is it's mouth?
  Bugscope Teamits mouth is internal. it feeds through its proboscis, which sticks up between the eyes, sort of

• Studentwhat are they hairs hanging under the eye
  Bugscope Teamthose are setae, they help it to feel its way around
• Studentwhat is under its eye
• Studentwhat isit on
• Studentwhat are the circle things in the eye
• Studenti dont know
• StudentWHY DOES THE EYE LOOK DENTED IN
  Bugscope Teamthe eye looks dented in because it has dried out -- it dried and shriveled after the mosquito died
• Bugscope Teaminsects have TONS of hairs (setae) all over them, on their bodies, eyes, legs, claws, etc.
• StudentWhere does it bite???
• Studentwho long do theylive
  Bugscope Teamnot sure, probably a season, maybe less
• Studentintresting fact
• Studentwhat is this

• Studentwhat is this?
• Bugscope Teamah cool, this is a breathing hole, called a spiracle
• Studentkewl
• Studentwhat is that hole for
• StudentWHAT IS THAT HOLE
• Studentwhat is that hole
  Bugscope Teamthat is a spiracle, through which insects breathe
• Studentwhat's that hole
• Guestcoooooooooooooooooollllllllllllllll
• Studenti just threw up a bit in my mouth
  Bugscope Teamdude, that is really gross... funny, but gross
• Bugscope Teaminsects don't breath through their mouths like we do, instead they have these spiracles on their bodies, air goes in, nutrients from air are used...
• Studentthat is very cool but what is it?

• Studentthis picture is awesome!
• Studentwats in that hole
• Studentwhat are those bumps
• StudentI think the spiracle helps the bug breathe
  Bugscope Teamyou got it karen! (future entomologist?)
• Studentwhat is that
  Bugscope Teamthis is a spiracle, or the opening for their tracheal (breathing) system!
• StudentO_O dont say that agian
• StudentWhat is on the outer layer??
• Studentwhat do they eat
• Guestgrosssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss
• Studentwhat are those holes
• StudentTHATS HIS BREATHING HOLE!
• Studentwhat are the bumbs around the spiracle
  Bugscope Teamthe bumps are the surface of the exoskeleton -- the assassin bug's 'shell'
• Studentwhat are those bumps
  Bugscope Teamjust bumps in the exoskeleton, not sure exactly, but just imperfections
• Studentthey eat bugs and blood
• StudentAssasin bugs get their name because of their long beak and they stab other insects
• Studentwhatdo yall do
  Bugscope TeamI'm an entomologist! I get to study and work with bugs all day!
• Studentat your job
• Studentdo they have a mouth
• Studentwhats around the hole

• Studentyyyyyyyeeeeeessssss
• Studentthis is a cool picture
  Bugscope Teamthese are not really pictures, they are LIVE video directly from an electron microscope, and your teacher is controlling that scope. doing a good job i might say...
• Studentwhat arethose bumps
• StudentI think they suck up the liquified tissue of the victim insect through the beak
  Bugscope Teamyes assassin bugs do! Good job'
• Studenthow old is it
• Studentis that aleg
• 9:41 am
• Studentwhat does it eat
• StudentIt's a leg!
• Studentwhoa...
• Studenti thought bugs had no shell?
  Bugscope Teamthey have a shell the way a shrimp or lobster has a shell -- they have an exoskeleton, no bones on the inside
• Studentcool
• Bugscope TeamCate and I are electron microscopists. We train people to use some of the microscopes down here.

• Studentterry4man is my hilarious friend.
• Studentis this a male or female
• StudentIS THIS THE WHOLE BUG
• Studentwhy are they hairy
  Bugscope Teamthose hairs help them feel things in the world. all insects have tons of hairs, they are called setae
• Studentis that the leg?
  Bugscope Teamyes, very good!
• Guestwheres a spider
  Bugscope Teamwe don't have a spider for today, sorry
• Studenti dont know
• Studentdo bugs have bones
  Bugscope Teamnope, they have an exoskeleton
• Studentis that a leg
  Bugscope Teamyep! nice job!
• Studentsetae...cool word
  Bugscope Teamsetae (plural for seta), pronounced sea-tea... those are the hair things... like cat whiskers
• Student\
• Studentgood i don't like spiders
  Bugscope Teamyou lucked out today

• StudentHow many bugs do you look at in a day?
  Bugscope Teamwell, scott eats about 10 a day i think.... ;)

• StudentAWESOME!!!
• Studentwhat'sthat attenae

• Studentare those claws
• Studentwhat is sticking out of his eye
• Studenthow many legs does it have
• StudentIs the beak looking thing it's mouth?
• Studenthow does the light flicker in the bug?
• Studenthow big is an assasin bug?
• Studenthow do they light up
  Bugscope Teamthey have a light-producing organ at the end of their abdomens
• StudentI think it is.
• Studentwhat causes a firefly's light
• Guestwhats that
• StudentHOW DO THEY LIGHT UP
• Studentwhat is it eat
• Studentcool
• Studenthow many wings do they have
  Bugscope Teambeetles have 4 wings... two are the hardened ones you see on the outside, and they have two wings underneath that they fly with!
• Studentwhat do they eat
• Bugscope Teamthe light from a firefly is produced chemically, there are not ultraviolet or infrared light rays, it's all done via chemicals in its abdomen
• Studentwhat is that thing behind the head
• Studentwhere do they live
• StudentCOOL:00
• Studentcool fact
• Studentis this one a male or female
• Studenthow many legs do they have
  Bugscope Teamadult insects have 6 legs
• Studentwhat do they eat

• Studentwhere is its nose
• Studentare those the teeth by its mouth ,those spiky things
• Bugscope Teamthe chemical reaction in fireflys that produces the light is called: bioluminescence
• Studentbye
• Studentdo they have leds
• StudentIs this grouse to look at??
  Bugscope Teamno we are used to it -- it is fun
• Studentwhere areyall doing this from
  Bugscope Teamwe are in urbana, illinois
• 9:46 am
• Guestaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
• Studenthow is this fun
  Bugscope Teamit is so cool to see insects up close -- they are another life form, and we are lucky to be able to work with this kind of equipment to do this
  Bugscope Teaminsects are soooo cool!
• Studentdo they stick to walls
• Studenthow many do kids have
• Studentwhat is that claw thing
  Bugscope Teamin the middle of the screen there is a hinged jaw where its mouth is. Underneath that, what looks like pinchers are its palps, which it uses to help it eat
• Studentsorry
• Studentyou must have a really cool job
  Bugscope Teamyep, we hope that you will be inspried from this, and try to get a good job too, maybe in science? you can do anything if you just try...
• StudentWHAT ARE THE FEELERS IN THE MOUTH
  Bugscope Teamthose are leg-like 'palps' and they help the insect manipulate food into its mouth when they eat
• Studenthow many legs do babies have
  Bugscope Teamsometimes they seem to have many extra legs -- as with caterpillars
• Studentinsects are kewl they rule
• Bugscope Teamthe glowing is a warning signal to predators (at least when they are larvae), since many firefly larvae contain chemicals that are distasteful or toxic. The adults may use it for mating
• Studentcoo,
• StudentWho answered Puppy Dawg"s question?
  Bugscope Teami just did
• Studenti'm joking
• Guestcooooooooooolllllllllllllllllllllllllllll
• Studentdo you like your job
  Bugscope Teamyep, it's an interesting job, and satisfying, and cool people to work with
• StudentDoes it have teeth?
  Bugscope Teaminsects do not have teeth, but sometimes they have hardened jaws that can be very sharp
• StudentDO THEY LAY EGGS
• Studentdo yall love your jobs
• Studentwhat do they eat
  Bugscope Teamthey are predators! they eat other insects
• Studentall the insects that we've seen today have a little sheel or something behings they're head i just wanted to know what that is?
  Bugscope Teamthat is part of the hardened 'shell' on the back of the insect that protects it
• Studentcool
• Studentdo you ever work with live insects?
• Studentwhat do yall do all day
• Studentare thoseattenaes
• Studentcool fact
• Studentwhat is a strider
• GuestWHATS A STRIDER

• Studentwhats a stridre
  Bugscope Teama strider is a water walking insect
• Studenthey
• Studentwhat is it

• StudentIs the sharp thing sticking down a probiscus
  Bugscope Teamyes that is the proboscis, and it pierces other insects that the strider might want to eat
• StudentWHATS THAT THING IN THE MIDDLE
  Bugscope Teamthat is its mouth! it's modified into a piercing-sucking beak!
  Bugscope Teamthat
  Bugscope Teamthat is its proboscis-- it's mouthpart
• Studentis that a stinger
• Studentwhat is in the middle

• Studentwhats that big long thing?
• StudentYou guys are already busy!
• Bugscope Teamyou've all seen striders, you know those things that glide on top of ponds and water...
• Studentwhat do they eat
  Bugscope Teamstriders hunt for other insects on top of ponds
• StudentI seen these in a movie before
• StudentStriders usually travel in groups. You see them running or walking across water
• Guestahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
• Studentwhere do they eat
• 9:51 am
• Studentwhere do they live
  Bugscope Teamthey live in ponds, or on them rather
  Bugscope Teamthey live on ponds and streams
• StudentDoes it have compound eyes too??
• StudentThey also have short legs that will catch any insect that falls on to the surface of the water
• Studenthow come on all of the insects the antennas look like they are coming out of the eyes
  Bugscope Teama lot of insects look like that, and I think it is because we sort of identify with them and think 'that is where my eyes would be, so why are antennae there?' It is because many insects use their antennae as much as we use our eyes.
• Studentlike what type of insects

• Studenthow old are they and you
• Studentcool!
• Studentwhere are the most found
• Bugscope Teamsee all the hairs again... setae!
• Studentwhy are they hairy
  Bugscope Teamthose hairs (setae) help them to sense their environment, very very important for insects to have an many setae as possible
• Studentthat looks very weird ={}
• Guestahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
• StudentI like how they walk water
• Student:)
• Studentwho old is the michane to u
  Bugscope Teamthe microscope is about 10 years old
• StudentAre it's hairs also setae?? Do they help them sense the enviroment??
• Studentanswer
• Guestcool dude
• Studentit's kinda cute
• Studentcan they fly
  Bugscope Teamthese can't fly. I think i would be pretty weirded out if I saw this thing flying at me

• Studentits hairy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  Bugscope Teamits setae-y!
• Studenti like this picture
• Studenthahaha
• Studentwhy are the satae so important
  Bugscope Teamthe setae are important because they help the insect sense its surroundings, its environment, in different ways: smell (taste), touch, hot/cold...
• Studentdo you get paid good
  Bugscope Teamyes, we get paid well, most people in the sciences get paid well
• Studentwhere do yall dothis from
  Bugscope Teamwe are at the University of Illinois, in Urbana, Illinois.
• Student who old are you
  Bugscope Teami am 38
• Studentare we about to leave D:
• Studentwhy are insects so hairy
  Bugscope Teamthose hairs help them sense their environment
• Studenti want to work in the subject science
  Bugscope Teamexcellent!
• Studentinsects are so intresting
• Studentwhere are yall doing this from
  Bugscope Teamwe are in urbana, illinois. at the university of illinois
• Bugscope Teamyou all did GREAT! good questions, smart kids, you all rock and or roll
• Studentwe have to leave in less than 5 min. :[
• StudentI want to be a marine biologist!!
  Bugscope Teamthat is very very cool tot, you should go for it, totally
• 9:56 am
• Student they feel things without their satae
  Bugscope Teamit is kind of like if you wore a suit of armor all day -- you would not be able to feel things touching its surface
• StudentI want tobe a criminoligist
• Studenthow do you afford the microscope?
  Bugscope Teamwe received a grant from the NSF (National Science Foundation) that payed for the microscope so it could be used for bugscope
• StudentWHAT DO THEY EAT
• Studenthow are they doing this
• StudentSCIENCE RULES
• Studentdo these insects live in louisiana
  Bugscope Teamoh yeah, you can find striders on any pond in your area i'm sure...
• Studentcan they feel things without their satae
  Bugscope Teamthey can feel pressure, for example, if you were to squeeze one, but it is better to be able to feel that you are near and get away
• Studentthis is so cool
• Studentyou guys have been fun
• GuestDo they have bones
  Bugscope Teaminsects have exoskeletons- their bones are on the outside. It gives them a protective shell
• Studentcan it see good
  Bugscope Teamthey probably cannot see super well
• Student:{
• Studentdo you like your jobs
  Bugscope Teamyeah we have fun jobs
• Studenti all ready asked th
• Studenti want to be a criminoligist
  Bugscope Teamwow! way cool

• StudentWWWWOOOWWWW
• Studentis that thing falling?
• Studentsorry i dient ment to put that
• Bugscope Teamthese are scales

• Studentno body hayes bugs
• Studentare these mosquito's scales
  Bugscope Teamyeo
• Studentwhao
• Guestzoinks
• Bugscope Teamyep, i mean
• StudentTHESE ARE SCALES?
  Bugscope Teamyeppers
• Student:{o
• Bugscope Teamthese are scales on a mosquito
• Studenthave yall ever done a kissing bug
  Bugscope TeamI don't remember having looked at one. that would be fun to see
• Studentwhat are those spikey things at the end of the scales
  Bugscope Teami think you are refering to the part of the scale that sticks into the wing
• Studenti may be a girl,but this is sooooo cool!
  Bugscope Teamthat is way cool. girl power!
• 10:01 am
• StudentO_O girl power? :P
• Studentbye
• Studentbye!!!!!!!!!!!!
• StudentHI
• StudentAwesome!!
• Bugscope Teamyou all did GREAT!!!!
• Bugscope TeamThank You!
• StudentTHIS WASS COOL!!
• Bugscope Teamthank you
• Studentthis so cool
• Student bjkgkhsdgckjds
• Studentdo all insects have scales
  Bugscope Teamno only butteflies, moths, skippers, mosquitoes, some weevils, and silverfish, plus a few other exceptions
• Bugscope TeamSee you next year!
• Bugscope Teamrabbit, remember ALL the chat and images are saved to your member page: http://bugscope.beckman.illinois.edu/members/2009-019
• StudentTHIS WAS COOL THANKS
• Studentbye
• Studentbye
• Studentpeace out later dudes and dudets
  Bugscope Teamlater mon
• Student:{O
• Bugscope Teamthank you everyone for joining ustoday
• Bugscope Teamrabbit, you and your students can review the entire session by viewing your members page: http://bugscope.beckman.illinois.edu/members/2009-019
• Bugscope Teamnice session everyone
• Bugscope Teamthat was killer
• Bugscope Teamokay, shutting things down now
• Bugscope Teamcate beat me to it...