Connected on 2009-12-02 14:30:00
from , CO, US
- 1:28 pm
- Bugscope Teamputting the sample in
- Bugscope Teampumping down
- Bugscope Teamalmost there
- 1:35 pm
- Bugscope TeamHi Rosie!
- TeacherHi!
- Bugscope TeamWerlcome to Bugscope!
- Bugscope Teamoops
- Bugscope Teamwe are setting up for your session
- TeacherThank you. I'm 10.
- Bugscope Teamwow!
- Bugscope Teamand you spell better than I do so far
- Bugscope Teamwe are making and saving places for you to drive to during your session
- TeacherWell thanks!
- Bugscope Teamthis is a louse
- Bugscope Teamthis came out of someone's hair
- Bugscope TeamCate is saving a high-res image and then we will be back on track
- Teacheroh....my mom thought it was a dust mite!
- Bugscope Teamdust mites have soft bodies and often shrivel up unless we critical point dry them
- TeacherHi--rosie's mom here--I have a "please wait while that command executes..." that won't go away!
- Bugscope Teamcritical point drying is a way of preserving the structure of something that has been put in alcohol
- 1:40 pm
- Bugscope TeamThat will show up when we try to drive, sometimes
- Bugscope Teamwe have not unlocked the session for you yet; we expected you to be connecting at 2:30 our time; did we mess up?
- Teacheroops, no we're early! sorry!
- TeacherWe were too excited!
- Bugscope TeamIt's not a problem if you can just watch for a little while. After that you will be able to drive the microscope.
- TeacherHi it`s Rosie again
- Bugscope TeamHi Rosie!
- Bugscope Teamthese are sticktight fleas
- Teacherwow! those bugs are like mutant pillbugs!
- Bugscope TeamI'm Scott, and I'm at the computer we're using to do the setup. Cate is at the microscope, actually driving the microscope.
- 1:46 pm
- Bugscope TeamOnce I are set up I will go to my desk, and Cate will go to hers, and we will concentrate on chat -- on talking with you
- Bugscope TeamGoodness I can't type, sorry -- once we are set up...
- TeacherOk..........my room is so messy that if one of those bugs was ten times its size I would not find it!
- 1:52 pm
- Student[got logged off for some reason...we're back now as "Rose"]
- Bugscope TeamI'm sorry, Cate has had to do setups while I answered the phone. I'm back...
- 1:57 pm
- Bugscope TeamYou can tell what we're doing -- we're driving around looking for cool stuff for your session
- TeacherHi there, this is Lisa, from Northern CO HS Association.
- TeacherNot sure if my window is set up correctly; I'm not seeing my own text. Last I see is "putting the sample in".
- TeacherOh, duh. Now I see that text is at the top.
- Bugscope TeamCan you change your screen resolution?
- Bugscope Teamso you're good? yeah it goes from top down
- TeacherI think it's OK now. I have picture window, chat below, and presets on the right. As long as there is nothing below "chat" I'm ok.
- Bugscope Teamthis is pretty cool -- you sent some very nice samples
- StudentHi! I`m the first kid here! And my moms name is lisa!
- 2:03 pm
- Bugscope Teamnothing below chat
- Bugscope TeamHi Rose!
- TeacherThe setup we have is - I will be the teacher for the session because the person that originally scheduled it had a job training that was rescheduled. I will have 6 kids from 3 families watching on our TV/computer setup, and we'll be funneling all our questions through this laptop here.
- TeacherPlus we have several other families coming in from home.
- TeacherOn our second computer, I don't see a student option - should I use "guest" for that one? It's the one that the kids will be controlling.
- Bugscope TeamThat sounds great, Lisa. Once we get the presets done we will be at our own computers and ready to answer questions
- StudentHI! You can call me Bronte because thats my first name!
- TeacherHi Bronte :) We went camping together. My son is Alex that wears the tie-dyes. I was trying to figure out what "Rose" was in the group :)
- StudentMy middle name is Rose.
- TeacherWelcome Hannah and Max!
- GuestIt's not time yet, is it? This is Dennise. Can I finish my lunch?
- 2:08 pm
- TeacherYou are fine - we have 20 minutes.
- GuestOK! Thanks!
- StudentHannah! it`s me Bronte! We went to prairie school together!
- TeacherAdmins - I still want to figure out how to get kids on as "students" rather than as guests so they can run the microscope.
- StudentHi Alex!
- TeacherAlex is still downstairs playing with Gabe until we are closer to time but I'll tell him you say hello.
- TeacherBronte - how did you log on as a student?
- TeacherCan you ask your mom?
- TeacherI'm thinking maybe students only start after the session starts and maybe you caught the tail end of a previous session or something.
- StudentUm ....... is that a dust mite? the one befor this one?
- Bugscope TeamThis is a hog louse.
- Teacher(I think they are still setting up - they'll answer later. I don't know because Shawn was the one that sent in samples).
- Bugscope Teamlast one was a brown dogtick
- Student{Bronte's mom here: I have no idea; just logged on and it popped up as student Rose}
- 2:13 pm
- Bugscope TeamOkay we are giving Lisa control of the microscope and going to our desks so that we can talk with you.
- Bugscope TeamLisa you can now drive the microscope, if you wish.
- Student{We came on board early and Bronte's been asking questions while they set up.}
- TeacherCool.
- Bugscope TeamWelcome to Busgcope,
- Bugscope Teamcan't type
- Bugscope TeamWelcome to Bugscope, everyone!
- TeacherScot - how do I have people log in as students instead of guests?
- StudentThanks! this is fun
- Bugscope Teamwhen you log in you usually have a choice: teacher, admin, guest, or student
- TeacherI'm only seeing guest, admin, teacher on my other computer
- Guestshould we logout and log in again as student?
- Bugscope Teamsometimes student does not come up as a choice, though
- Bugscope Teamno please don't worry about it
- TeacherSo can guests run the scope too?
- Bugscope Teamyes just let us know who you want to drive
- TeacherAh. no problem.
- Bugscope Teamyes whoever you designate can run the 'scope, just one at at time
- TeacherWe are still waiting for more to show up.
- TeacherI'll kick the boys off of the video game and tell them to come up.
- Guestwill it be a problem if I can't type fast?
Bugscope Teamno not at all. In fact, scot types slow too
- 2:18 pm
- TeacherBronte, want to try?
- Studentwhat is this bug?
Bugscope TeamIt is a head louse
- Studentyes!!!
- Bugscope Teamso Lisa you can change the mag, drive or click to center (better), focus, change the contrast and brightness...
- GuestI didn't get an option to login as a student. Will they still be able to take part?
Bugscope TeamYou bet, no problem.
- Guestok good
- TeacherHow do I let another user control it?
Bugscope Teamyou ask us
- Bugscope Teamwe can confer control to whomever you wish
- TeacherLet's let "Rose" try.
- Bugscope TeamAlright, Rose is the supreme ruler.
- Bugscope Teamjon got this off his kid
- Bugscope Teamwe threw in some insects on top of the ones you sent us
- Bugscope Teamyou can see the controls to the right of the image window
- Bugscope Teamnice!
- Bugscope Teamsee how the surface of its exoskeleton is ribbed?
- GuestI thought they were INSECTS not "bugs"
Bugscope Teamwe use 'bugs' generically; true bugs are insects called Hemiptera
- Bugscope Teamit can expand with blood
- TeacherIs it like a fingerprint?
Bugscope Teamyes it is kind of like a fingerprint
- Studentwhat are the hairs on it?
Bugscope Teamthe hairs are called 'setae,' usually.
Bugscope Teamthe hairs allow the insect to feel what's going on in the environment around it
- Bugscope Teamsome of the setae are sensory -- they sense touch, or hot/cold, or smell, even
- 2:24 pm
- Bugscope Teaminsects and other similar arthropods have an exoskeleton that is kind of like if you were wearing a suit of armor -- you wouldn
- Bugscope Team't be able to feel something touching the armor
- Bugscope Teamthe setae stick through the exoskeleton and allow the 'bug' to sense its environment, as Cate said
- Guestcan you zoom back in, please?
- Bugscope TeamRose you may also choose another preset if you wish -- the microscope will drive to wherever you choose.
- StudentHow's that for magnified?
- Bugscope Teamwhen you are ready, that is
- GuestHi, Everyone -- Lewarks and Millers here with GriffissWests to join soon.
- StudentI'll go back
- Guesthannah says middle abdomen
- Guestthat's it - the tiny lines between the long ripples
- TeacherI think we have everyone here. Welcome everyone!
- Bugscope Teamand now we're on the abdomen of the louse again
- 2:29 pm
- TeacherAt my house, we have Stella and Sandis, Alex, Gabe, Isabella, and James. Adults Deanna and Lisa.
- Bugscope Teamthose may be sensilla; we could drive up closer and check
- Studentthis is the honeybee pollen basket
- Bugscope Teamyes it is, pretty cool
- Guestlucy wants to know what kind of bug it is?
Bugscope Teamthis is a honeybee, now
- Bugscope Teamif the basket was empty it would just look like a smooth place on the tibia
- Bugscope Teamtibia is a part of the leg
- Studenthoneybee pollen!
Bugscope Teamyes it doesn't look like pollen we normally see, but it may have a film on it
- TeacherYou will notice that Q&A shows to the left.
- Bugscope Teamthis honeybee had so much pollen on its leg you could see them, they looked like yellow splotches
- Bugscope Teamsometimes the mag goes so high there is nothing to see
- GuestHannah says she thinks that was her honeybee
- TeacherI think Hannah was next - Hannah, would you like to drive?
- GuestWhat are those long things by the pollen?
Bugscope Teamwe don't know for sure; maybe Hannah could take the mag down and we could see if they were setae, for example
- Studentwhat are the long segments with the pollen?
- Studenttake it away hannah
- Bugscope Teamit was a bee you sent us
- Guesthow does she drive?
Bugscope Teamshe will see that she now has controls to the right of the image screen
- Bugscope Teamshe can change the mag; click to drive, or better, click to center; focus; and control the contrast/brightness
- 2:34 pm
- Studentwhat is? the "trix are for kids"
Bugscope TeamI was referring to the brochosomes, which resemble cereal
- Bugscope Teamas Cate said this was bright yellow
- Guesthow do we click to center?
Bugscope Teamput your mouse on the screen, after having activate click to center, and then click once to make the screen center on where you clicked
- TeacherCool!
- Studentyummy!
- Bugscope Teambrochosomes are tiny soccerball-like pellets produced exclusively by leafhoppers
- Bugscope Teamthe vials you sent some in had their scientific name. I changed them to their common name, but great job with the samples!
- Guestfound click to center
- Guestcan we look at a different bug now?
Bugscope Teamask Hannah to drive to where you would like to go
- TeacherThe organizer is an entymologist! :)
- TeacherShe's bummed she couldn't be here. She just got a new job.
- Studentsomeone look at the spider eyes
- TeacherHannah, you can find it in the presets.
- GuestWe think spider eyes would be cool
- Guesthere are spider eyes
- Guestcan we look at the head?
- Bugscope Teamsee the eight eyes?
- Bugscope Teamand the palps?
- Guestwhat are palps
Bugscope Teampalps are usually accessory mouthparts that help an arthropod manpulate and sometimes taste its food
- 2:40 pm
- Guestnow katydid head
- Bugscope Teamsometimes palps have other functions as well
- TeacherHannah, pick one last things to see and then we are going to take a turn here.
- Guestshe clicked on katydid head but it didn't change
- Bugscope Teamspiders have what are called 'plumose' setae
- Guestshe's done go ahead
- StudentSo, if a spider used Nair, it wouldn't be able to feel its prey. (Mom here)
Bugscope Teamheh that is right
- Bugscope Teamspiders have a function called autotomy, in which they can jettison a whole leg if they sense that it has venom entering it from having been bitten
- Bugscope Teamso they can autotomize a limb
- Guestthis is cool gabe says
- Bugscope Teamother insect
- TeacherCan you give control to LotsOfKids?
- Guestwhy does it have scales?
- Bugscope Teamlotsofkids has control
- Teacherthanks
- Bugscope Teaminsects with scales are butterflies, moths, silverfish, mosquitoes, and some beetles/weevils
- 2:45 pm
- Studentare the scales part of an evolutionary process?
Bugscope Teamthe scales produce color, both as structural color and pigment, so they can be used to self identify species; they can also be used, because of their color, as a warning; they also help insects slip out of spider webs
- Bugscope Teamsee the compound eye, to the right?
- Guestis katydid in order orthoptera? why does it have scales?
Bugscope Teamit is an orthopteran but it does not have scales -- the scales came from another insect
- TeacherThis should be the Katydid's eye?
Bugscope Teamyep it has a very big eye
- TeacherAlex wants to see the eye closer up.
- GuestKids are wondering what the eye looks like even closer
Bugscope Teamcompound eyes often look like honeycombs. Katydid eyes along with crickets and grasshoppers tend to not look as interesting
- TeacherJamie wants to know what the dots on the eye are.
- Bugscope TeamBut the honeybee eye would look cool
- Guestare the hexagons the individual eyes?
Bugscope Teamthe hexagons, called ommatidia, are individual lenses of the compound eyes
- Guestshe's happy with that answer thanks
- Guesthannah would like to look at the eartick head
- Bugscope Teamwhen we try to see the individual facets of the compound eyes on grasshoppers, crickets, and praying mantises, as well as roaches, they are often very smooth and difficult to differentiate.
- Guestwow
- TeacherAlex is going to zoom in
- Studenthow does the electron microscope work?
Bugscope Teamthe samples are in a vacuum chamber, and they are scanned by an electron beam, which is very fine and rasters quickly across the surface choose to see, repeatedly. The images come from the secondary electron detector, which collects the signal from electrons ejected from the surface of the sample by the electron beam
- Bugscope Teama big grasping claw
- 2:50 pm
- TeacherJames redquested to see the pinchers
- Guestwhat do the claws do
Bugscope Teamthey are used to grab onto things like food or objects to grab onto to climb
- Guestwhat's the pointy thing?
Bugscope Teami think that is a seta, but I'm not sure
- GuestAre the presets the bugs that we sent in?
Bugscope Teamyes they are
Bugscope Teammost of them are
- Bugscope Teamthe surface *we* choose to see
- Guestwhat are those wormy thingies?
Bugscope Teamthose are its legs!
- Bugscope Teamthis is a soft tick, unlike what we usually see
- TeacherA kid hit the back button - can you give control back to LotsKids?
Bugscope TeamLotsofKids has control now
- Studentwhat are electrons?
Bugscope Teamelectrons are the tiny negatively charged particles that zoom around the nucleus of an atom, but they don't always stay with the atom
- TeacherI don't think anyone has control right now
- TeacherThere are no controls on LotsOfKids screen.
- TeacherGot it.
- Guestin an atom there are protons and neutrons and electrons and electrons are the things that move very fast and constantly in the atom
- TeacherThat works
- GuestLwants to know how does a tick suck blood?
Bugscope Teamthe whole capitulum sticks into your skin, and there is a file-like rasper on one side that scrapes your skin and makes you bleed. the other side holds the capitulum into your skin
- 2:55 pm
- Bugscope Teamnow we see why the eartick is called 'spinose.'
- Studentticks are the true vampires
- Guestwhat is that?!
- Guestwhy is the leg so beaten-up?
- TeacherCrazyDogs do you want to be next?
- Bugscope Teamthe other tick shows it better
- GuestYes, please. :)
- Guestwhat is the big cylinder in front?
- TeacherI think that's a leg!
Bugscope Teamits not a leg, it a mouth that is covered up with a fair amount of juju- stuff that doesnt belong or accumulated there when it was torn from its host most likely
- Studentthis looks like a radio receiver for Who-ville
- Bugscope Teambut this is a different kind of tick, and we don't know just how it feeds
- TeacherCan you let CrazyDogs drive now please?
Bugscope Teamgot it
- Teacher(Who is MissLemke7?)
- GuestThe presets are gone. How do we choose another image?
- GuestI have a session tomorrow, so I'm just seeing how this all works!
- TeacherIt will cget there I think.
- TeacherAh, welcome!!
- GuestWe are looking at the capitulum now...; how do we find that rasper?
- Bugscope Teamthis is the business end of the hard tick
- Guesthannah would like to see the honeybee head please
- Bugscope Teamit has these parts in the mouth that drive their way into its host to make a portal for its sucking mouth part
- Bugscope Teamthe rasper is to the top right, and the part that holds into you with the recurved spines is to the lower left
- 3:00 pm
- Bugscope Teamyoung ticks have six legs, and when they become adults they have eight -- they are not insects
- Guestis this its butt?
Bugscope Teamthis is the head - called a capitulum. if you think about it, decapitate means to take the head off -- same root word
- Studentok, it is an aracnid? it has eight legs!
Bugscope Teamyes it is an arachnid
- Guestis the rasper the thing with the scales?
Bugscope Teamyes that is it
- Guesthow does it magucally grow 2 more legs?
Bugscope Teamwhen things molt, they can often grow back limbs that had previously fallen off before, the same principle applies
- Guestokay if it's okay i'll switch to the honeybee head
- Teachersure
- Bugscope Teamcool!
- Bugscope Teamhoneybees are very hairy
- Bugscope Teamthe better to catch pollen with
- Guestit looks like a bunny. Why does it have big bunny teeth?
- Bugscope Teamlook at the compound eyes on the bee!
- Guestwe think it looks like a rabbit or a beaver. what are those tooth things?
Bugscope Teamit does kind of seem like a beaver with its forked tongue
- Bugscope Teamthose tooth things cover the tongue, which is called a glossa
- Studentthis looks like modern art
- Guestsorry technical difficulties
- Guestwe would like a turn as well, please
Bugscope Teamgot it!
- Bugscope Teamthat was the inside of the chamber
- Guestthat was the pinhole
- Guestshe used this in her entomology project
- 3:06 pm
- Bugscope Teamthis is the middle of the body -- the thorax -- and we see some of the tarsi
- Guestlook at the cool hooks on the feet
Bugscope Teamthey have little claws, and they are controlled -- opened and closed -- by a tendon called an unguitractor.
- Guestwhat are tarsi?
- StudentThis thing looks like a thnid!
- GuestSorry, tried to see the eyes but there was lots of lag and the delay moved the honeybee way off the screen
Bugscope Teamit is best to use click to center, not click to drive
- Teacher(After the session, you should all watch the video about the electron microscope - it's really cool).
- Guestit looks like a venus fly trap
Bugscope Teamthey probably look similar because just like how the venus fly trap has a "hairy" mouth to keep the food in, this bee has those long hairs to help keep the pollen on
- Bugscope Teamthis is the bee -- the pollen basket is on the left
- Bugscope Teamone of the pollen baskets
- GuestIs that video on the homepage, Lisa?
- Studentcan we see the honybee stinger?
- Teacheryes.
- Guestwe still have video and the skreen still has the please wait sign
Bugscope Teamyou can try refreshing, unless you have already tried that?
- Guestkatydid spiracle
- Guestwhat's a spiracle?
Bugscope Teamit is a breathing hole similar to our nostrils
- Guestwhat is the big hole
Bugscope Teamthat is one of the spiracles, through which insects breathe
- 3:11 pm
- Bugscope Teambut it only breathes with it, it cant smell with it
- Guestall fixed
- Guestwhat's th spongey stuff?
Bugscope Teamif it is the stuff inside of the spiracle, we often find that there is a kind of filter there that keeps dust out of the tracheae.
- Guestjames asked why can't it smell
Bugscope Teamit smells using chemosensory setae
- Studentit looks like a hole to me
- Guestdo they have nasal mucous?
Bugscope Teamthey have various fluids but I am not sure about that
- Studenta big black hole
- Bugscope Teamsome of the setae -- the hairs -- are specialized to collect odors from the air
- GuestIt doesn't seem to want to work for us now
- TeacherWhen we are done here I'd like to see the Honeybee Hamuli (and know what it is :)
Bugscope Teamthe hamuli are hooks that attach the fore- and hindwings together to make the 2 pairs of wing work as one
- TeacherTry a preset
- TeacherStill no luck,?
- 3:16 pm
- TeacherHas anyone not had a turn that wants one, after Silver Lords?
- Bugscope Teamsometimes the controls get stuck for us as well
- Studentwhat are the pointy things in the back?
Bugscope Teamnear the bottom those are hairs on the wing
- Bugscope Teamthe hamuli!
- Guestamasing
- Guesthannah would like to see the honeybee stinger when we are done with the hamuli
- Guestis it possible to zoom out so we can see how it is attachng the wings?
Bugscope TeamSilver-Lord has control, he should be able to zoom the microscope out
- Guestwhat is the spiral
Bugscope Teamthe are the hooks, they are already hooking the 2 sets of wings together
- Bugscope Teambees and wasps have four wings, and this is how they deal with flying, by (as Cate said) hooking the fore and hindwings together
- Guestit looks like the threads on a screw
- Bugscope Teamthey are called hamuli
- Bugscope Teamthey are curled around the edge of the other wing
- Bugscope Teamwhen the bee is not flying they can be unhooked
- TeacherScot and Cate, we are very impressed and really appreciate you doing this
Bugscope Teamthank you!
- GuestYes, this is very cool.
- Guestwhy would they unhook it?
Bugscope Teamto park
- Bugscope Teamnot all four-winged insects have the same structures, of course; some have tiny clips, and some deal with flying with their wings separate, like a dragonfly
- StudentI love bugscope!!!
Bugscope Teamawesome! we love to hear that
- Guestwhat;s that evergreen leaf looking thing?
Bugscope Teamits a seta from another place or another insect
- Bugscope TeamHow season-relevant!
- Guestwhat are these things on the wing?
- TeacherWhat is this?
- Studentwhat is that thing that looks like a small pine tree?
Bugscope Teamthat looks like a single seta to me
- 3:21 pm
- GuestI thought it was just a cristmas decoration
- Bugscope TeamPossibly the spider. Spiders typically tend to have very highly-branching and intricate setae
- Bugscope Teamlike for catching pollen or for feeling vibrations
- GuestSo, what do you all want to look at next? ;)
- TeacherOh, the stinger.
- Guestswithching to honey bee stinger
- TeacherMaes and Gabe remembered for you Hannah.
- Studentyes, thank you
- Bugscope Teamto follow on what Chas said, some spiders have urticating hairs they release that are intended to make you want to go away
- GuestIs it barbed at all? I was thinking it would be barbed.
- Guestwhat are the stringy hairs around it?
Bugscope Teammore setae; bees are very 'hairy'
- Studentwhere are the barbs?
Bugscope Teamthe barbs could be covered by some sort of slime
- Bugscope Teamit was a surprise to us to see how blunt it is
- Bugscope Teamwe can't see all of it, and it may be barbed in the other direction
- Bugscope Teamsome of those setae may provide lift, in the wind, and they may also serve to help preserve heat
- Guestwhat is the advantage to the bee of being hairy?
Bugscope Teamthey may provide lift, in the air, and they may also help keep the bee warm
- GuestI dont think most people were here when we were looking at the pollen basket.
- 3:26 pm
- Guestwhy does it look like there are walls and another thing inside?
Bugscope Teamnot sure what you are seeing
- GuestThis is Lisa - my firefox keeps freezing on the other computer
Bugscope Teamwe use Safari more often, especially because it is better handling leg
- GuestWe saw the pollen basket -- SilverLord?
- Bugscope Teamlag
- Guesti think hannah meant that it looked 3-D
Bugscope Teamit does! that is in part because the electron microscope has excellent depth of focus
- Guestgoing to pollen basket
- GuestWhat is the pollen basket?
- Bugscope Teamthese are the spots on the bee's legs that looked yellow
- GuestFor brinign it back to make honey?
Bugscope TeamYes. As they collect the pollen they store it in the baskets until they return to the hive
- Guestshe was asking about ht e hairy clumpy solid ball with hairy walls - don't worry about it
- Guestsomeone else want to drive?
- Studentcould we also see the louse antenna tip please #3
- GuestRose, would you like to?
- GuestLet's give control to Rose.
- Studentyes!
- Studentwaiting to see our presets...
- Bugscope Teamsorry I messed you up by giving control to Rose while the 'scope was driving.
- Guest Hannah would like to see # 6 if there's time after #3
- 3:31 pm
- TeacherHow are we on time, scot and Kate?
Bugscope Teamwe can go a little longer
- Studenttrying o drive it to #3#3
- Bugscope Teamok heres #3
- Bugscope Teamthis is it!
- Guestis that the antenna tip?
Bugscope Teamyes, this actually looks like a the end of a palp, which surprised us
- Studentyes
- Bugscope Teamthere are little chemoreceptors heres
- Guestwhat's the spongey stuff?
Bugscope TeamYou're probably referring to some particles of dust
- Guestdo they smell with the chemoreceptors?
Bugscope Teamyes!
- Bugscope Teamit is similar to our tastebuds
- Bugscope TeamWho want's to control the 'scope?
- Bugscope Teamwhoops, no apostrophe necessary
- Guesthas everyone had a turn?
- Bugscope Teamthis looks like a palp on another critter, but this is a louse antenna
- Guesthannah would like another turn if everyone else has gone
Bugscope TeamYou guys have control now
- GuestLucy would like to see #2 - louse
Bugscope TeamI did that...
- 3:36 pm
- Guestwe fell off for some reason...
- Bugscope Teamthat is, usually when we see those tiny chemoreceptors in a socket like that we are looking at a palp
- Guesthannah has control - thanks
- GuestJust in case we drop off again, I wanted to say thank you very much and this was amazing.
Bugscope TeamThank You! See you again next year?
Bugscope TeamYou're welcome, it was great to have you on!
- GuestSo we can do this every year? Are we limited to once a year?
Bugscope TeamYes, we welcome annual repeats. As for more than once a year it depends on timing and how busy we are
- GuestThank you so much! This has been Super Cool!!
- Guest eye
- Bugscope Teamyou sent very nice samples, although this was donated by Jon's son
- Guestshe wants to zoom in on the eye
Bugscope Teamnot sure if it has an eye, or eyespot
- GuestKids here have to leave but loved seeing everything. Thank you!! I'll let whoever is still interested keep going a bit if that is ok. --Lisa
- GuestI think the majority of our group would be able to do it nearly spontaneously... :)
- Bugscope Teamthank you for being such great bugscopers
- Guestwe can;t move more to the laft - can you?
- GuestThanks you so much... this was really awesome!
- GuestBronte thought it was awesome fun and learned quite a bit.
- Bugscope Teamhere is your homepage for this session: http://bugscope.beckman.illinois.edu/members/2009-108/
- 3:41 pm
- GuestWe'll do it anytime.
- GuestSame here.
- Bugscope Teamit is too bad we could not see how the louse feeds -- what its mouthparts look like
- Bugscope TeamYou all we are going to have to shut down for today.
- Guestthank you!!!!!
- GuestThank you again!
- Bugscope TeamBut we will be happy to see you again.
- Bugscope TeamThis is fun for us.
- Bugscope TeamThank You!
- GuestUs too!
- Bugscope TeamOver and out, for me.... Bye!
- GuestThankl you again... goodbye!