Sullivan Elementary School
Session 2009-110

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

• 7:53 am
• Bugscope Teampumping down...
• 8:00 am
• Bugscope Teamgetting ready to start presets
• 8:14 am

• 8:22 am

• 8:28 am

• 8:36 am

• 8:41 am

• Bugscope Teamhello!
• Guesthi
• Bugscope Teamwhere do you live?
• GuestIn Ulysses kansas I was just logging on early cause I may not ne able to join the regular session
• Bugscope TeamWe are setting up for the session now so you can get a peek of what we will be seeing during the session
• Guestsounds great

• 8:46 am
• Bugscope TeamWe are finding a lot of mold spores on a roach
• Guesthave a good session!

• Bugscope Teamto the lower right you can see presets that the students or teacher can drive to when they have control.
• Bugscope Teamhello Mrs. Phelps!
• Bugscope TeamGood morning!
• TeacherHi! We're getting set up....give us a minute or two.
• Bugscope TeamWelcome to Bugscope!
• 8:57 am
• Bugscope TeamWe are ready to roll when you are. Controls are unlocked and you may drive when you wish.
• Bugscope TeamPlease let us know when you have questions. ;)
• Bugscope Teamthis is a part of the rhinoceros beetle where the setae -- the tiny hairs -- are matted together
• Bugscope TeamGood morning!
• Bugscope TeamWelcome to Bugscope!
• Studenthi
• StudentThis is cool

• Bugscope TeamHello hello!!
• Bugscope Teamthis is on the underside -- the ventral side -- of the rhinoceros beetle
• Studentwhat are we looking at?
• Bugscope Teamthis is a place on the thorax where some of the setae are matted together
• Bugscope TeamI was looking for mites this morning but did not find any

• Bugscope Teamnow I moved you up to the face, and we are looking right into the mouth
• Studentwhats that
  Bugscope TeamThis is the underside of a beetle mouth...this is like the lower lip
• 9:03 am
• Studentwhat is that
• Studentwhat is that insect
  Bugscope Teamthis is a rhinoceros beetle head from the underside
• StudentWHAT IS THAT
• Bugscope Teamthe little pointy things on either side of the mouth are palps, which are used to help manipulate and also taste food
• Studenthi
• Bugscope TeamMrs Phelps has control of the microscope and can take you to other places on the stub, or she can move around this area, change the mag, etc.
• Bugscope TeamHi!

• Bugscope Teamnow we are looking into the mouth, which is kind of creepy
• Bugscope Teamit is rare that we get to do this with insects -- usually the mouth is covered
• Bugscope Teamwould you like to go somewhere else?
• StudentWhat is it
• StudentHI
• Studenthow big is it
• Studentwhata is it
• Bugscope Teamthis is the interior of the mouth of the rhino beetle. the beetle itself was about 2 cm long

• Bugscope Teamor is about 2 cm long

• Studentwhat is this

• Studentwhat is this
• Studentwhat does it eat
  Bugscope TeamRhinocerus beetles eat rotten stuff--rotten wood and fungus
• StudentWHAT ARE THOSE THINGS

• Studentwhat are
• Guesthey
• Bugscope Teamwhat we see now is bubbles in the doublestick carbon
• Studentwhat are we looking at
• StudentHi
• Studentwhere does it live?
• 9:08 am
• Studenthi
• Studenthow does it eat

• Studentwhat is a doublestick carbon
  Bugscope Teamit is carbon tape that we use to stick the insects on when we mount them for the microscope

• Studentis this the rhinoceros beetle?
• Studentwhat does it eat?
  Bugscope TeamThe big rhinocerus beetles in the tropics eat fruit
• Bugscope Teamnow we are back on the face of the rhino beetle
• Studentwhat are those hairs?
• Studentwhat is this
• StudentWHAT ARE THOSE HAIRS
• StudentWhat is it?
• Studentwhat are the spiky things
• StudentWhere is there habitat
  Bugscope TeamThey live in the forest
• Studentso what colars can they be
• TeacherDid the horn of the beetle survive the mail?
  Bugscope Teamit is on the other side of the head, and we cannot see it
• StudentWhat's the spikes on it?
• StudentWhat is that stuff in the lower right hand corner?
• Studenthi
• Studentwhat are the spikes
• Studentwhat is on the top right
• Studentwhat insect is this
  Bugscope Teamwe are still on the rhinoceros beetle (the beetle with the horn)
• Studentwhat is the thing in the lower right
• StudentHi
• Studentwhere does it live
• Studentwhat bug is it

• StudentWhat are the spiky things on the bug
• Bugscope Teamthe things that look like spikes are setae -- tiny hair-like bristles that insects use to sense their surroundings

• Studenthow big is it?
  Bugscope Teamabout 2 cm long
• Studentwhat is that
• Studentwhats that on the right
• StudentWhat type of beetle is it?
  Bugscope Teamit is a rhinoceros beetle
• Studentthis is part of what

• Studentwhat is the spiky things

• Studentwhats that thing that looks like a leaf
• Student the hair things are weird
• StudentWhatn are the lines
• Studentis that the horn
• StudentHow does it eat
• Studentwhere can you usualy find it
  Bugscope Teamyou can find rhinoceros beetles in the woods, amongst rotten vegetation
• Bugscope Teama lot of the spikey things are hair on the beetle
• Student whats that on the left
• Studentdoes it have ears
  Bugscope TeamRhinoceros beetles do not have ears that we know of. They detect sound using fine setae all over their bodies. Not many insects have ears, actually.
• Studentis that a horn
• Studentwhats that horn
• Studenthow does the horn help the beetle
  Bugscope TeamThe males use the horns to compete for access to female beetles
• Studentweres theres the habbitat
  Bugscope Teamthey are said to live, around here, in American Tropical Forests

• Studentis that a hand
  Bugscope Teamyes! that is one of the hands of the mole cricket
• Studentwhat is this?
  Bugscope Teamwe are looking at the end of the leg of a mole cricket
• Studentis that the face
• Studenthow long is it
• TeacherThe student who caught the mole cricket is in this class.
• Studentis that a leg
• Studentwhat that
• Studentis that a hand
• Studentis it the horn
• Studentwhats the thing that looks like a foot
• Studentwhy is it spiky
• StudentWHAT ARE THOSE SPIKES ON THAT?
• Studentwhatare the spikes for?
  Bugscope Teamthat is how it digs in the dirt
• Studentwhat is the thing that looks like a hand with claws?
• Studenthow big was the insect?
• 9:13 am
• Studentare those horns
• Studentwhat is that
• Studentwhat are the two extra fingers for
  Bugscope Teamit is likely that they are touch sensors
• StudentHow big are these crickets on average?
• Studentcool that is my jerusulum cricket. why do you call it that
• StudentWhat does it eat
• Studentwhat are the things in the backround
  Bugscope Teamthe background is the aluminum stub Cate put the samples on, with carbon doublestick tape on it
• StudentWhere do you find the crickets
  Bugscope TeamMole crickets live in the soil, usually around the edge of streams and ponds
• Studentis it the end of the leg
• Studentill that is nasty
• Bugscope Teamthe mole cricket looks very much like a mole
• Studentwhat is its habbitat
• Student WHERE IS ITS HABITAT
• Studenthi
• StudentHow big is it
• Studentwhat does it eat

• Studentwhy do you call it a jurusulum cricket
• Studentet
• StudentIs that the leg
• Studentwhat do they eat
  Bugscope TeamThey eat roots of plants and decaying vegetation. They are decomposers/omnivores
• Studenthow do they sence things?
  Bugscope TeamThat is a very good question. Because they live underground, they probably don't have very developed sense of sight. I believe they sense vibrations (sounds) and they probably can detect other crickets by smelling them
• TeacherCan you give the control to Cori and Katelynn?
• Studenthow cool
• Studentwhat are those dots for?
  Bugscope Teamthe dots are little bubbles in the tape
• Studentwhere did you get it
• Studentwere can you find the cricket
• StudentWhat do they eat?
• Studentis that hair
• StudentAre the dots sperecals
  Bugscope Teamthe dots in the carbon tape are just a feature. As far as I know, they aren't anything special
• Studentdo they have compound eyes or regulur
  Bugscope Teamthey have compound eyes but they are very smooth
• Studentwhat are the little bumps
• Bugscope TeamCori and Katelynn are now the supreme rulers
• Studentwere can you usualy find this cricket?
  Bugscope TeamYou can find them in burrows near streams and ponds
• Studenthow much feet and hands do they have
  Bugscope Teamit should have 6 legs, some may be missing though because limbs tend to fall off easily once they are dead

• Studentare those hairs on there leg
• Studentare those the legs

• StudentWhats that???

• Studentis that a leg
• Bugscope Teamthis is a roach
• Studentwhat part are we looking at now
• Studentcan they live in water
  Bugscope TeamNope, they cannot, as far as I know
• StudentWhat is that
• StudentAre those the legs in the lower left?
• StudentWhat do the criickets eat?
• Studentwhat is this
• Studentare those hairs
• Studentis that the hair
• Studentdo they have pinchers

• StudentWhat are the hairs for?
• Bugscope Teamwhen you click to drive you also need to click to stop. and you just click once
• Studentwhat are the hairs for
• Studentwhat are those dots for?

• Studentwhat are the hair for
• Studentis that water
• StudentWHAT DO THE HAIRS DO
• Bugscope Teamyou may also click on one of the presets, and the microscope will drive to that place on the stub
• Studentwhat is the part of the roach]
• Studentwhat are those dots

• Studentwhat does it eat
• Studentdo they have pinchers
  Bugscope Teammost insects have claws at the end of their legs which they use to grab on their food or other things
• StudentWhat part is that from the bug?
• Studentcan they bite you?
  Bugscope TeamThey could try, but they would but unsuccessful. Their mouths are not designed to bite things that are people sized.
• Studentdo thay have teeth
• Studentcan they see in color or in black and white

• Studentcan you find them in houses

• 9:18 am
• Studentis that a atenae

• Studentis that the face
• Studentis that the tounge
• Studentis this the head
• StudentIs that the face?
• Studentare those eyes
• Studentao they have pinchers
• Studentwhat do they eat with
  Bugscope TeamThey use that pointy proboscis to eat...they have an entirely liquid diet--like drinking out of a straw all the time
• StudentIS THAT THE HEAD
• Studentwhat are the two bumps on its eye
• Studentdo they have a tonge
• Bugscope Teamwould BE unsuccessful..sorry for the typos
• Student are those the eyes on the side
• StudentAre those the jaws
• Studentare those the eyes in the sides?
• StudentAre they posinous?
  Bugscope TeamThis is not a poisonous or venomous insect
• Studentwhat is this
• Studentwhat is the ball thing near the mouth
• TeacherWhat are the tube objects?
  Bugscope Teamthere is a central tube that provides suction. and the smaller tubes, like on the left, are broken-off antenna bases
• Studentwhere are there eyes
• Studenthow many eyes does it have
• StudentAre they helpful to the enviorment
  Bugscope TeamSome stinkbugs are helpful and some are considered pests. They can eat other insects (so that is helpful). Other species feed on seeds and fruits, and those are considered pests.
• Studentdo they have a nose
• StudentDo these insects have compound eyes?
• Studentcan they dig underground
  Bugscope TeamStinkbugs can dig underground, but don't make it a habit.
• Studentwhat are the things on the lide of the head?
• Studentwhat is that line across the head
• Studentwill it bite you
• Studenthow many are there in the USA
• Studentcan they hurt you
  Bugscope Teamthey can bite and it would hurt since they aren't just chomping down on you, they are poking their proboscis in you
• Studentis that it's nose
• Studenthow do they smell
  Bugscope TeamThey smell using hairs that detect different odors
• Studentin the middle
• Studenthow many eyes does it have
  Bugscope Teamit has two compound eyes, and there are probably a few hundred facets (ommatidia) on each one
• Studentwhat are the things on the side of the head?
• StudentDo they live out of the US to??
• Studentwhat other species is there of them
• StudentWhat does it eat?
• Studentwhat do they eat
• Studentwhats that tube for?
  Bugscope Teamthat is called a proboscis, and that is its mouthpart it uses to poke into either plants or other insects to drink the liquid inside
• Studentdoes it survive in cold or hot
  Bugscope TeamMost insects have some way of surviving through the cold. Most hibernate--like a bear. Some hibernate as adults, and some over winter as eggs or larvae

• Studentare the things on the side of the head are they eyes?
• Studentdoes it have rough skin
  Bugscope Teamit has a kind of rough exoskeleton. insects don'
• Studentwhat is sthat
• Studentwhat are those holes
• Studentare those the legs
• StudentWhat are those
• Studentis this rare
• Studentare those the feet
• Studentwhat is that
• Studentare those claws
• Studentwhat is this?
• Studentwhat are those four tubes for?
  Bugscope Teamthose are where legs fell off. Once an insect dies, it gets dry and makes it easy for legs to fall off
• Studentwhere is it normale fond
• Studentwhat is that
• TeacherCan you give the control to Miriam and Clarissa?
• Studentwhat are the holes
• Studentwhat is that in the middle
  Bugscope Teamin the middle of the body is the proboscis, which is a piercing mouthpart
• Studentdo they have claws
  Bugscope Teamyes they have claws at the end of their legs
• Studentare these legs?
• Studentwhat are those tubes for?
• Bugscope Teamthe four things we see in the square are the bases of the legs
• Studentwhat is there habitate
• StudentThe tube is a mouth?/?/
  Bugscope Teamyes that's right
• Studentdid the legs brake of?
  Bugscope Teamyes unfortunately the legs fell off sometime after it died
• Studentwhats that thing in the middle
• StudentWhy do they have stipes?
• 9:23 am
• Studenthow big is their eyes
• Studentwhat is that
• Student.does the it have antinas
  Bugscope Teamthey do have antennae, although we do not always see them
• StudentIs that hair
  Bugscope Teamyes there is a lot of hair that kind of looks weird because it has some gunk stuck in it
• Studentis that the mouth
• Studentwhat is this?
• StudentAAre
• Studentare they fast
  Bugscope Teamthey are pretty slow, getting around

• Studenthow big is the bug
• Bugscope Teamclaw!
• Studentare they dangerous two other insects
• Studenthow big is it
• Studentis this still the cricket?
• StudentWhat part of the bug is this?
  Bugscope Teamthis is the whirligig beetle, which lives in the water
• Studentwhy does it have horns
• Studenthow big is the claw?
• Studentare thoses penchers
• Studentis that the claws
  Bugscope Teamyes this is a claw
• Studentis that the foot.
• Studentis that a claw
  Bugscope Teamyes it is!
• Studentare they dangerous
• Studentcan they hurt people
  Bugscope Teamthe claws are pretty small, I dont think they would hurt you- you might not even really feel them
• StudentAre they indangered?
  Bugscope TeamThere are some species of whirlygig beetles that are considered threatened...but not endangered. I think the correct term is "species of special concern"
• Studentwhat are those spikes for
• Studentwhat dose it use the claw for?
  Bugscope Teamclaws are used to grasp things, much like we use our hands
• Studentdo they have teeth?
• Studentare they rare
• StudentWhat bug is it again I forgot
  Bugscope Teamwe are on the whirligig beetle. This beetle is found on the surface of water
• StudentWhat are those big spikes
• Studentis still the cricket?

• Studentcan they hurt people
• Studentcan it go underground
  Bugscope Teamwhirligig beetles can dive underwater, and they take a bubble of air with them to help them breathe
• Studentwhat are those ridges

• StudentIs this a beetle?
  Bugscope Teamyes it is a kind of beetle
• Studentwhats that
• Studentdo they pinch hard
• Studentis this still the cricket?

• Studentwhat is that

• Studentis that the skin
• Studentcan this type of beetle fly
• Studentare those spikes
• Studentwhats that crack
• Studentwhat kind of beetle is this?
  Bugscope TeamThis is a whirlygig beetle...these are the kinds of beetles that swim and jiggle around on the surface of ponds.
• Studentwhat is that line on the right top coner

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

• Studentwhere do they live and how long is it
• StudentDo you guys love your job
  Bugscope Teamyes this is so much fun! we are lucky to be able to work with cool microscopes
• Studentis that the mouth
• Studenthow much do you get paid
• Studentwhat is this
• Studentis that the mouth
• StudentIs that food in the middle?
• Studentwhat are those things that look like spikes

• Studentwhy is there spikey things
  Bugscope Teamthe curved things are the jaws. these beetles eat insects that fall into the water, among other things
• StudentCan they servive in cold weather?
  Bugscope TeamYou know, they can survive in pretty cold weather...they can't swim on ice though.

• Studentis that the mouth
• Studentwhere those the teeth?
• StudentAre those the jaws?
  Bugscope Teamyes, quite sharp
• Studentia that hairs or spikes
• Studentwhat are those little hairs for at the top?
• Studentdo you guys have alot of fun doing the bugscope
  Bugscope Teamyes it is our favorite thing to do
• TeacherWe're going to switch classes in a minute. This group will log off and another group will be loggin in.
• Studentare those spikes
• Studentis they that the upper lip?
• Bugscope Teamit has a bunch of hair in front of its mouth like it has a mustache
• Studentwhat is that kind of insect
• Studentis that hair on the top
  Bugscope Teamkind of - much like hair
• Studentwhat are those lines in the moulth
• StudentHow huge is the bug and the microscope
  Bugscope TeamThe microscope is about the size of a large desk, and it is tall as well, about 6 feet tall
• Studentbye this was cool!
• Studentdo you like working with the microscope

• Bugscope TeamWhirlygig beetles are predators, they filter little invertebrates from the surface of the water
• StudentIs that hair on the top
• Studentdoes it bit
• Studentthanks alot!!! bye
• StudentThanks for answering all our questions
• Studentgood by
• Studentdoes it have pinchers
  Bugscope Teamno pinchers on this beetle
• StudentHow can you tell it's a beetle?
  Bugscope Teamif you saw it you would think, from the shape, that it might be a beetle. there are a huge number of species of beetles
• Studentbye this was
• Studentbye
• Bugscope Teamthank you for all your great questions
• Studentgood bye!!!
• Studentfun
• Bugscope TeamThey have long legs that they use to sweep water into their mouths
• Bugscope Teamlong front legs
  Bugscope Teamyes we could see the long front legs, and the rear legs are kind of stubby, more like fins
• 9:34 am
• Bugscope TeamBye!
• Bugscope TeamHi Bob!
• Bugscope TeamAnd Hello Mrs Mitchell!
• Studenthi
• Studenthi
• Studentheelllllloooo
• Studentdo u like a you job?
  Bugscope Teamthis is super fun for us
• Studentso hows ur job doing
• Bugscope TeamHi Zach and Braydon, and Reilly and Araceli!
• Studenthow do you guys like your job
  Bugscope Teamwe get to see pretty cool stuff almost every day
• StudentHi this is Reile and Sami
  Bugscope TeamHi Reile and Sami!
• Studentare you a student?
  Bugscope Teamnot any more! We have graduated into the world of work.
• Studenthow do u know wat to do
• Studentwhat kind of bug is this on the screen
• Studenthi this is bianca & mariah...=3

• Studentzach says is it fun :)
• Bugscope TeamI did that...
• Studentdo u like touching bugs
  Bugscope Teamnot that much
• Studenthold on a second
  Bugscope Teamokay
• Studentdo you only work with bugs or other things
  Bugscope Teamwe work with other things, like self-healing plastics, bacteria, acid mine waste samples, flexible silicon...
• Studentwhat is this picture your showing us
  Bugscope TeamThis is a grain of pollen on the surface of an insect
• Studenthi my name is mariah
• Studentdo u like this job?
  Bugscope TeamI like my job very much....I am an entomologist and I get to work outside, discover new things, and learn about insects, which I love!
• Studenthow long have u been there
  Bugscope TeamBugscope has been running for 10 years. I have only been part of it for 4 years
• Studentdo you like your job
• Studentdo you like your job
• Studentwhat kind of bug is this
• 9:39 am
• Studentwhat are we lookin at???
  Bugscope Teamthis is a pollen grain on the exoskeleton of a stinkbug
• Studenthow is your job
• Studenthow big is your microscope
  Bugscope TeamIt is about the size of a tall desk
• StudentWhat is that?
• Studentwhat kind of pollen?
• StudentWhat kind of bug is this?
• TeacherWho has control of the microscope?
  Bugscope TeamOops, You Do Now!
• Studenthow do you like your job?
• Studentwow
• StudentIs the micorscoop that your using exspencive?
  Bugscope Teamabout $600,000
• Studentscot do u like to look at bugs
• StudentHow do you like this job?
  Bugscope TeamI like my job a lot. I never get bored because there is always something new to look at under the microscope
  Bugscope Teamit is great
• Studentwhat are we looking at right now2
• Studentwhat is this
• Studentare u the boss or a student
  Bugscope Teamwe are more like the bosses
• StudentWhat are we looking at
• Studentannie do you like your job
  Bugscope TeamI do like my job...I am an entomologist and I study insects. It is very interesting
• Studenthow long have you worked
• Studentwhat kind of bug is this???
  Bugscope Teamthis is on the surface of the shell of a stinkbug

• Studentwhat are the spikey things?

• StudentWhats your favorite bug?
  Bugscope TeamMy favorite are longhorned beetles--they are large beetles with long antennae
• Studentare u a student scot
  Bugscope Teamnot anymore, but I am always learning...
• Studentwhats your name??? =3
• Studentis your job hard
  Bugscope Teamsometimes it is hard when machines break
• Studentis your jab a lot of work/
  Bugscope TeamYes, but I like what I do, so it doesn't feel like work (usually)
• Studentwhat do you like best about your job
• Studenthoo are we talking to
  Bugscope TeamAnnie the entomologist, Cate the electron microscopist, and Scott, also an electron microscopist
• Studentcool
• StudentHow do it work?
• Studentopps i mean job
• Studentscot do you lik

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

• Studentwhat is your name
• Studentdid you make this web sight

• Studentis this a fly
  Bugscope Teamthat was a moth
• Studentr u a girl or boy

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

• StudentDO U HAVE A CLASS TO TEACH IN SHCOOL THERE
  Bugscope TeamNone of us teach classes
• Studentcool.

• Studentwhat is this picture your showing us
  Bugscope Teamthis is the head of the moth. it is a live image, not really a picture
• Studentwhat is the main thing you work with
• Studenthow big do you think the biggest bug is
  Bugscope TeamThe largest insect is called the titan beetle, it is a type of longhorned beetle that lives in the Amazon--it is up to 14 cm long. The heaviest insect is a goliath beetle, and the longest insect is a type of stick insect that lives in the rainforests of east Asia
• Studentwhat is this
• Studentscot what is your favorite bug?
• StudentAre you a student or a professer
• Bugscope Teamamong others
• Studentcate how long does it takes to look up.
• StudentWhat is this?
• Studentis that a fly
  Bugscope Teamthis is the head of a moth
• Studentdo you guys all live there
  Bugscope Teamno. Scott and I are down the hall from eachother and Annie is in California
• 9:44 am
• Studentdo you know how many eyes moths have
  Bugscope Teamprobably a couple thousand per side
• Studentdo you guys like studying bee's
  Bugscope TeamThere are lots of entomologists studying bees....I would rather learn about other insects.
• Studentwhat bug is this

• Studentwhat is this? Scot
  Bugscope Teamthis is a place where we found the fruiting bodies of the mold spores on this roach
• Studenthow fast can a moth fly
  Bugscope TeamMoths are generally not very fast fliers...
• Studenthow many eyes dose a fly have?
• StudentWat is this !?
• Studentwhat is it now
• Studentis this dna
• StudentWhat is the name of the moth
• StudentWho are we taling to
• StudentThey live in this?
• Studentwhat are we lookin at???
  Bugscope Teamthose are mold spores

• StudentAnnie- is the micorscoop that your using excpencive?
• StudentLines.?
• Studenthoo are we talking to
  Bugscope TeamScott and I work in the lab at the University of Illinois with the SEM and Annie is in California and is an entymologist
• Studentis your job hard
• Studentwat is the bigest bug u have look at
  Bugscope TeamThe biggest insect that I have collected was this giant moth in Costa Rica--it was giant--I bet its wings were 10 inches across.
• Studentso what is your favorite bug to look at?
  Bugscope Teamone of my favorites is earwigs
• Studentdo you like your job
• Studentthe roach was my teachers she has a lot of them
  Bugscope Teamuh oh
• Studenthave you guys ever found a steel blue cricket hunter
• Studentwhat is the horn lookine thing 2 da right

• Studentis that a head
  Bugscope Teamthat is a spiracle, which is a breathing duct insects have
• Studentyah they are huge!
• Studentdo you guys look at all kinds of bugs
  Bugscope Teamwe've seen many different kinds of insects among other things like bone material, clam sections, clay samples, etc. We dont just look at bugs all day (maybe Annie does)
• Studentare you a student
• StudentWhat is this?
• Studentearwigs? what are earwigs???? =3
  Bugscope Teamearwigs are those insects that you see sometimes around plants, but sometimes in the house, and they have pincer tails

• Studentdo you have to ware lab coats?
  Bugscope TeamNope, thankfully.

• Student=] This Looks Weird.
• Studentare you a student
• Studentwhat is the biggest bugs you have ever experimented with?
• StudentIntreestiong
• Studentwhat is this now
• Studentwhat is this? it looks like a head!
• StudentInteresting8
• Studentwhat is this
• Studenthave you guys ever found a steel blue cricket hunter
  Bugscope Teamno do you have them there?
  Bugscope TeamI have seen those around quite a bit...they are a type of sphecid wasp.

• StudentWhat is the smallest bug in the world?
  Bugscope TeamThe smallest insects is a fairyfly, which is actually a tiny wasp
• Studentwat is the best bug u have look at
• StudentWhat is this?
  Bugscope Teamthis is the proboscis of the stinkbug, which is a true bug (Hemiptera)
• Studentscot what is the smallest bug you've goten
• Studentyes
• Studenthow big is your lab
• Studentthat bug looks mean
  Bugscope Teamit can be mean and bite
• Studentare we talking to Cate.
  Bugscope Teamyes I am one of the people. You can see who is logged in by looking to the upper left under "Who's Online?"
• 9:49 am
• Studentya i have one
  Bugscope Teamawesome. are they big?
• Studenti dont know
• Studentwhat is the smelliest bug?
  Bugscope TeamUgh, that is a good question...dung beetles and carrion beetles are pretty stinky. But there are lots of these beetles called darkling beetles that will squirt a smelly juice at you if you bother them, and those are really smelly...and cockroaches are really really smelly--when there are a lot of them it smells like dead fish,
• Studentso who are you
• Studentwhats this???? ^ ^
  Bugscope Teamthis is the center of the piercing mouthparts of the stinkbug
• Studentannie do you like bugsc
• Studenthow can you tell if a bug is a girl or a boy?
  Bugscope Teamsometimes it is easy, and sometimes you can't tell from the outside
• TeacherGive the controls to reile and sami
  Bugscope Teamok they have conrtol
• Studenthi
• Studentwhat is the coolest bug you have ever seen?
  Bugscope Teamwe had a really cool looking weevil with a super long snout. actually kind of cute
• StudentThis Looks Cool(:
• Studentgross but in a cool way. ^ ^
• Bugscope Teamcontrol even
• Studentstink bugs how big is the biggest you ever have seen
• Studentwhat dose the tube lookink thing do
  Bugscope Teamit is jabbed into either plants or insects where the bug drinks up the liquid inside. The tube is called a proboscis and acts like a straw (like when you use a straw to stab into a caprisun juice)
• Studentwhat is the most unwanted bug in the world?
  Bugscope Teambed bug
• Studentwhat is that
• Studenthow can you tell from the outside? =/
• Studenthave you guys ever found a centipede
  Bugscope Teamyes we have, and people have sent them to us. one had lots of mites on it
• StudentWhat bug is this
• Studentwere are you people
  Bugscope TeamCate and Scott are at the Beckman Institute at the University of Illinois. I am in California.
• Studenthow much do u get payed

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

• Studentwere did you find this
  Bugscope Teamone of your fellow students found this and your teacher sent it
• Studentit looks like a hand
• Studentwat is the smalllest bug u hav look at
• Studentthis is a good picture
• Studentwhat is your job?
  Bugscope TeamI help people figure out how to make their samples work in the microscopes
• Studentwhat is that spikey thing :]
• Studentthis a cool website a like how we can ask questions
• StudentWhat is the cooleast bug you have ever seen?
  Bugscope Teamweevil
• Studenthow big is this animal
  Bugscope Teamthis is a few cm long
• Studento
• StudentWhat does it look like?
• 9:54 am
• Studentwat is the bigest and best bug u have ever ever ever look at
• Studentwhat is the longest centipede you looked at
  Bugscope Teami don't know about centipedes, but we once got a big millipede that looks like a small snake. When we put it in the microscope we found mites all over it
• Studentis it ugly
• Studentwat is it cauld
• Studentit looks big
• Studentis this the arm of the bug or what??? =3
  Bugscope Teamthat was the tip of one of the arms, or legs
• StudentCool :)
• Studentwhat is this

• Studentwat is the biggest beetle you have seen
  Bugscope Teama Goliath beetle someone had collected
• Studentwere are you from
• StudentMrs. Phelps, we are enjoying your bugscope pictures. Thanks, Mrs. Stuart's class
• Studentwat is the uglyest bug u have seen
  Bugscope TeamThey are all cute in their own way....the ugliest ones are the ones that are rotten and missing large pieces
• Studentcool
• Studentr thoas hairs
• StudentWhat is this part of the bug
• Studentwhat bug do you like.
• Studentwhat does this bug eat?
  Bugscope TeamThis is a mole cricket and it eats plant roots and decomposing vegetation
• Studentwhat is your favorite pissition when you are working with bugs? =3
• Studentwhat is this picture your showing us
• Studentit is hairy
• Studentthese bug are sooo cool :)
• Studenthave you ever got stung by a steel blue cricket hunter
  Bugscope Teamno we don't seem to have any around here and are jealous
• Bugscope Teamwe get house centipedes sometimes - those kind that look like a running mustache
• Studenthow big was the beetle
  Bugscope Teamit would cover the palm of your hand
• Studenthas youknow have the h1n1
  Bugscope Team a few students here have had it

• Studenthaha arunning mustache.
• Studentthat a head
• Studenthave you ever seen a queen bee
• Studentwhat bug is this it likes cool
• Studentthats big
• Student!
• Studentis that a face
  Bugscope TeamNope, this is a spiracle. It is like an insect nostril
• Studentdo you like this job
• StudentWhat is this?
• Studentscot what do you think the coolest bug you've seen
• Studentwhat does a centipede eat?
  Bugscope TeamCentipedes are all predators, they eat anything smaller than them
• Studentwat is this
• Studentwhats this a hole??? =3
• Studentdoes a bug eats a hole day???
  Bugscope Teamsome of them seem to feed all day
• Studenthow big is a bed bug
  Bugscope Teammaybe the size of your pinkie fingernail, or a little smaller
• Studentwhat is the hole looking thing on this bug
  Bugscope Teamthat is a spiracle, which is what insects breathe through
• Studentcool. =3
• Studentkool:)
• Studentcan it have
• Studentwhat is the smallest bug

• Studenthave you ever been poisined by a bug scot
  Bugscope TeamI used to get spider bites when I went fishing on the canal in Washington DC
• Studentcan it have baby
• 9:59 am
• Studentis this a cool and fun job:)
• Teachergive the contntrols to alex and chris
• Studentwhat is the scientiffic name for a bed bug
• StudentOMG! That is so cool
• Studentwhat was the most biggest bug you ever got to see? =3

• Studentwhats the biggest bug you seen?
  Bugscope Teama lobster
• Studenthave you guys ever seen a queen bee
  Bugscope Teamyes, I have seen them in observation bee hives
• Studenti know right it is cool :)
• Studenthave you ever been poison by a bug scot
  Bugscope Teamnot badly
• Studentbut do all bugs eat all day???
  Bugscope TeamNo not all insects. They only feed when they are active. So, mosquitos feed at night, because they are not active during the day. Bed bugs feed at night because they are not active during the day. Bees feed during the day because they "sleep" at night. And some adult insects don't feed at all!
• Studentthats cool
• Studentwhat is the biggist bug
  Bugscope Teamlobster!

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

• Studentchaos is your job fun to work
• Studentwhat is the best bug or you favorite bug we sent?
• Studenta lobster is not a bug write
  Bugscope Teamsure!
• Student is it gay
• Studenthave you ever seen a queen ant
• StudentWhat Do Bugs Do For A Living?
• Studenthave you ever seen a honey pot ant:}
  Bugscope TeamI have never seen one in person--but I have seen them in photos
• Bugscope TeamSCOT!
• Student;what are thesse???
• Studentwhat is the longest bug you seen ???
  Bugscope TeamI have seen some specimens of some walking sticks from Asia--they can be almost a foot long
  Bugscope Teamwalking sticks
• Studentby
• Studentbye
• Bugscope Teamyou can think of a lobster as being a close relative to an insect
• Studentbye i got to go
  Bugscope TeamNo!
• Bugscope Teamwe should clarify that I was joking about lobsters, which are crustaceans, not insects
• 10:05 am
• Bugscope Teamyay Mrs Phelps is still here!
• Bugscope Teamhere is where you can see the text and images from this session: http://bugscope.beckman.illinois.edu/members/2009-110/
• Studentis this fugi?
  Bugscope Teamthat was fungi, yes, before I clicked away, sorry

• Studentis this some kind of mold
• Studentwhat is the biggest bug you have ever seen
  Bugscope Teamum a king crab?
• Studentwhat is this
• Studentwhat is that
• Studentcool!
• Studentyes
• Studenthow been a scientist?
• Bugscope TeamCrab are not insects
  Bugscope TeamI think they are.
• Studentbig bug
• Studentwhat is it like being a scientest
• Studentcrock roch
• StudentHow much Fungi do you see in a day
• Studentit looks really hairy! why?
  Bugscope Teamthe things that look like hair are called, often, setae (see-tee), and they are in many cases sensory
• Studentis this a bug
• Studentthat is so cool
• Guestdo you like this
  Bugscope Teamyes we love doing this
• Bugscope TeamThey do not have six legs, two antennae...or wings
  Bugscope Teamthey have at least six legs, though, and they have an exoskeleton
• Bugscope TeamInsects don't live in the oceans
• 10:11 am
• GuestCan you tell us what we are seeing in this picture of the fly's head?
• Bugscope TeamInsects HAVE to have ONLY six legs...no more! And ONLY two antennae...no more!
• Studentwhy is it hary?
  Bugscope Teaminsects have an exoskeleton, which is like wearing a suit of armor -- they don't have skin like we do, with nerve endings in it. So insects have tiny hairs, or setae, that stick through that armor and let them sense their surroundings, for example through touch, and smell, and hot/cold
• Studenthow big are they
  Bugscope TeamYou can see according to the scale bar, that the head of this fly is about 1 mm wide
• Studentis this a animal
  Bugscope TeamYes this is a type of fly
• Studenthe just answered that
• Studentwhy do flies have hair?
• Studentthis is so cool
• Studentwhy is it so hairy
• Studentwhat was the hairest bug you ever seen
• Studentwhat is the most interesting thing that you have seen/
• Studentwhat part is the head of the fly
• Studentthats not a question
• StudentWhat type of fly head is this?
• Studentyes this is a typ of fly
• Studentwhy does it look so big
  Bugscope Teamwhen looking at things under the electron microscope, things looks a lot bigger than under a light microscope because it can magnify things a lot higher
• StudentDo u like your job
• Studenta fly!
• StudentIs this algi
• Studenti dont knoe
• Studentwhat is that thing on the top of the hairy thing?
• Studentis that the inside of the head to
• Studenthow
• Studentwhat is your favorite bug
  Bugscope TeamI like weevils, especially, today
• Studenthow big are they
• Student\
• Studenthow much zoom is it on and how big ?s it realyy
• StudentWhat type of fly is this?
• Studentis this a flys head?
  Bugscope Teamyes this is the head of a fly
• Studentwere do most flies live
• Studentwhat is your favorite bug
  Bugscope TeamMy favorite insect is a longhorned beetle
• Guesthow many legs does it have
  Bugscope TeamSix. All insects have six legs--no more, no less.
• Studentis this a fly?
• Studentwhat are we looking at
• Studenthow long do bug grew
• Studentdo you think your job is hard
  Bugscope Teamsometimes it is hard, but this part is fun
• Bugscope Teamoops not now
• Studentis the whole picture the head of a fly
  Bugscope Teamnot any more -- the microscope is movin' to another area
• Studentwhat is this?
• Studentis it like a house fly?
• Studenteww how hevey is it pretty lite i bet!!
• Studentwhat does a weevle look like
  Bugscope Teamthey have a big "snout" that has its mouth at the end. They are kind of look like an anteater
• Studentwhat exactly is a weevel? I've heard of it but i'm not sure if I know what it is.
• Studenthow much does the fly weight
• Studentwhat is this?
• Studentwhat kind of insect are we seeing
• Studentwhat is the bag type thing
• Studentwhat kind of bug is thisd
• Studentnot that much i guess
• Studentwhat is that
• Guestwht is this
• StudentWhat type of fly are we looking at?
• Studentwhat is going on
• Studentwhat is that
• Studentwhat is that
• Studenthow many legs does it have
  Bugscope Teamif it is an adult insect it will have six legs
• Studentwhat do stinkbugs eat
• Studenthow do you do this?
• Studenthow do they smell
• 10:16 am
• Studentwhat's the biggest bug you 've ever seen
  Bugscope TeamThe largest insect that I have ever collected is a big "witch" moth in Costa Rica. It had a giant wingspan...like 10 cm. I have seen lots of giant dead insects though--goliath beetles, titan beetles, etc.
• StudentWhat is this
• Studenthow big is it
• Studentdo stinkbugs carry H1N1
  Bugscope Teamno and I dont think mosquitos do either (which carry some pretty nasty diseases)
• Studentwas is the littles you had
• Studentis it a house fly???????
• Studentwhat is this
• Guestwhat is this
• Studentwhat is that
• Studenthow many legs does it have if it is not fully grown?
• Studentwho is doing this?
• Studentcan a fly smell
  Bugscope Teamyes, they use their antennae to smell
• StudentWhat was the biggesst ghrasshopper you have ever seen
  Bugscope TeamI have seen lubber grasshoppers that are 3-4 inches long
• StudentDo you know what type of fly this is?
• Studentdo bugs get sick?
  Bugscope Teamyes. Honeybees are a good example of that since a lot of are dying off from a virus
• Studentis this a fly?
• Studenthow do they look
• Studentis that a fly!!!!!!!!!!!!

• Studentwhy does it have wrinkly lines across his back
• Studenthow big can they grow???
• Studentis that a bellybotten
• Studentis this a tic
• StudentWhat is that?
• Studentwhat is it
  Bugscope Teamthe pole going down the middle is a proboscis, which is like a drinking straw for this bug. and the holes around it are where legs fell off
• Studenti love that one what is it
• Guestis this a eye
• Studentwhat is this
• StudentDo they have antennas
  Bugscope TeamAll insects have one pair of antennae
• Studentis that some type of skeleton for something that is dead?
• Bugscope Teamsorry -- someone had clicked to drive and then did not click to stop
• StudentIs it a stink bug?
  Bugscope TeamYup, it is
• Studentthere is a thing calles a bot Fly that come from Africa and it is very nasty
  Bugscope TeamHa HAH! We have bot flies in the US!!!!!
• Studentwhat part is this?

• Studentwhat is that
• Studentwhat part of the body is this
  Bugscope TeamThis is the head of a stinkbug

• Studentdo you like bugs
• Studentis oh we do!!!
• Studentis that the head
• StudentWhat is that? It looks like a caterpillar.
• TeacherCan you give controls to Perla and Frida?
  Bugscope Teamgot it
• Guestgood-buy
  Bugscope Teambye gg!
• Studentis this the hissing cockroch?
  Bugscope Teamno, is that what you sent us? Baby hissing cockroaches? I know adults are very large so we wouldn't be able to fit them
• StudentCan it harm people?
  Bugscope TeamNo, other than making a sort of stinky smell, it can not harm people
• Bugscope TeamOooh..Perla is a very nice entomological name!
• Studentstink-bug/
• Studenthow many lenses are there in a compound eye
  Bugscope Teamit depends on the insect. from several to thousands
• Studentbut the misquito gives us the bot flies babes not the bot fly right?
  Bugscope TeamYes! The larvae of the human bot fly are vectored by a mosquito...the female bot fly catches a female mosquito and lays eggs on the mosquitos underside. When the mosquito lands on a human, the bot fly eggs sense the heat, hatch, and burrow into your skin!!! GGwwwa ha ha!!!
• Student stink bug?
• Studentwhat part is this
• 10:21 am

• Studentis this some kind of butterfly
• Studentwhat is this
• Studenthow many legs do they hav
• StudentIs this mold?
• Studenthow many diffrent bugs are there in the world
• Studentdoes it feel weird to toach a bug
  Bugscope Teamno

• Studentis that the legs?
• Studentdo bugs have brains
  Bugscope Teamyes. they are fairly simple compared to those of other animals
• Studentis that the legs of a bug
• Studentdo these bugs eat other bugs

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

• Studenthow much legs does it have
  Bugscope TeamAll insects have six legs
• Bugscope TeamBut on the opposite spectrum, they can get quite small to the size of a small cricket- praying mantis
• Studentwhat is this
• Studentwhat is the bigest bug in the world
• Studentwhen do they shed their skin
• Studentwhat is that Annie
  Bugscope TeamThis is fungus
• Studenthow long can a stick bug can grow
  Bugscope TeamSome can be nearly a foot long
• Studentbys bot flies comn
• Bugscope Teamspiracles are breathing pores in the exoskeleton
• StudentWhat are mold spores?
  Bugscope Teamthey are like little seeds that more mold can grow from
• Studentdo you think that we are giving you to many questions?Should we stop?
  Bugscope Teamno we like questions but just cannot answer all of them
• Studentis this bacteria
  Bugscope TeamThese are mold spores
• 10:26 am
• Studentare those veins Cate
• Studenthow big can a fly grow
  Bugscope Teammaybe as big as your thumb. crane flies, though, can be bigger still
• Studentar e those cells
• Studentwhat are the fuzzy balls
• Studentwhat are the puffy balls
  Bugscope Teammold spores
• Studentwhat are mold spores
• StudentIs mold an extension of a cockroach's life
  Bugscope TeamNo, the mold is decomposing the cockroach...it is the end of a cockroach's life
• Studentdo you like your job?
  Bugscope Teamyes this is fun
• StudentWhere are mold spores located on a roach?
  Bugscope Teamthey most likely got on there after it died and was left anywhere remotely moist
• Studentdo you like studying entomology, Annie?
  Bugscope TeamI do. It is fun to discover new things and work in the field
• Studenthow long can a moskito live
• Studentare those bacteria
• Studentdo you like your job?
  Bugscope Teamwe get to see lots of cool stuff when we help people run the various microscopes
• Studentwhat are those puffy balls
  Bugscope Teamthose are mold spores; if there were bacteria we could see them as well
• Studentis it true that you can't crush a cockroach
  Bugscope TeamNo, that is not true. I have crushed many cockroaches...come back the next day and the dead cockroach was still there
• Studentwhat is the uglyest bug you seen?
• Studentare those eggs
• Studentwhat are mold spores
• Studenthow do they eat
• Studentwe need to let one person at a time so the Scientists can answer our questions lets try that
• Studentdo pray mantis have cells
  Bugscope Teamyes everything that lives except for viruses has cells
• Studenthow do they eat
• Studentwhat are those strings
• Studenthow long do junebugs live with it's head cut off?
  Bugscope TeamI am not sure if anyone has conducted that experiment. Probably not very long...junebugs don't live very long as adults anyway.
• Studentall animals have cells idwin and jerry
• Studentno
• Studenthey scot how long have you been doing job?
  Bugscope TeamI have been a fulltime microscopist for 26+ years

• Studenthow many lenses are in a compound eye
  Bugscope Teamit varies from several to thousands, really thousands in some insects
• Studentthat is so crazy
• Studentwhat is your faviriot bug to handle
• Studentis that a hand???
• Studentwhat is that
• Studentdo they have spikey horns
• Studentwhat are those spikes
• Studentis this a hand
  Bugscope Teamit is sort of like a hand
• Studentthat scared me its so scary!!
• 10:32 am
• Studenthow big is the foot
• Studentwhat is that
• Studentis this a cricket foot?????!!!!
  Bugscope Teamyes! It is made to look like the foot of a mole. Hence its name: mole cricket
• Studenthow long have you been a sciencest
• Studenthow much people are the lab?
  Bugscope TeamI think we have five fulltime down here
• StudentIS this a hand
• Studentyes its a crickeet foot
• StudentScot who many bugs do you see in one day?
  Bugscope Teamit depends; we don't always do this
• Studentcan the mole cricket carry diseases
• Studentwhen did you got this
• Studentwhat is the most poisonious insect
  Bugscope TeamThe insect with the most painful sting is a kind of ant called a bullet ant. There are many other ants that also have painful stings. There are wasps called tarantula hawks that are also supposed to have very painful stings as well
• Studentwhy do the cicket's have long claw's
• Studenti didn't know crickets had 8 toes!! lol
• Studentis your job fun?
• Studentscot why don't you?
• Studentwhat are those hairs
  Bugscope Teamthe little spikes attached to it that you see near the top of the screen are actually hairs called setae
• Studentwhat are those two little toes in the middle of the foot
• Studentit looks creepy
• TeacherCan you give the control to Alexys and Danielle
• StudentWeres there habitat
• StudentCate does a mole cricket dig
  Bugscope Teamthey burrow into the dirt
• StudentThats cool Annie!
• Studentif they brake a finger will that grow back?
• StudentLuis and zach : can mold crickets carry dieases
  Bugscope TeamWell, not really. I guess if you ate one, and it had been crawling through dirt with a bunch of bacterial, you could get sick....but that seems pretty unlikely

• Studentdo mosquitos carry malaria
  Bugscope Teamyes, you can only get malaria from mosquitos. There is no other way, in the whole world, to get malaria

• StudentHey Scot why don't you see bugs every day
  Bugscope Teamsorry it is that we do not always work with them
• StudentHow do they comunikate
  Bugscope TeamI believe they communicate by sound--and probably by smell.
• Studentbye
• StudentWhydo cicket's have extra toe's on the top
• 10:37 am
• Studentit looks like hole
• TeacherWe are getting ready to leave. THank you
• Studentbye scott. we have to go
• Studentthis was fun bye!
• Bugscope TeamThe mole cricket can also fly
• Bugscope TeamBye!
• Studentbye!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1
• Bugscope TeamThank you all for the questions
• Studentbye bye bye bye bye
• Bugscope TeamThe common American mole cricket eats insect larvae and earthworms, and also damages the roots of grass, potatoes, turnips, and peanuts.
• Studentyour welcome
• Studentsee ya
• Bugscope TeamThank You!
• Bugscope Teamhttp://bugscope.beckman.illinois.edu/members/2009-110/
• 10:42 am
• Bugscope TeamMrs Mitchell!
• Bugscope Teamwe are going to shut down and let someone else use the microscope
• Bugscope TeamThank You.