Winchester Thurston School
Session 2009-135

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Connected on 2010-01-11 12:30:00 from , PA, US

• 12:24 pm
• Bugscope Teamhi ramdoot, welcome to bugscope
• Bugscope Teamwhere are you from ramdoot?
• GuestChennai india
• Guestwhat are we seeing here
• Bugscope Teamwow! welcome, we are setting up presets for today's session in 30 minutes from now
• Bugscope Teamthis is an insect scale on a compound eye
• Guestcool!
• Bugscope Teamwe've never done a session in india before, but we'd love to
• Guestok, how do we go about that??
• 12:29 pm
• Bugscope Teamyou can apply on our website: http://bugscope.beckman.illinois.edu/apply, you can also find LOTS of info on how sessions go, what you need to do, etc.
• Bugscope TeamHi Mrs V!
• Bugscope Teamhio mrs. v! welcome to buscope
• Bugscope TeamWelcome to Bugscope!
• Bugscope Teami just unlocked the session mrs. v, you should now have control of the scope
• Guestthank you alex...will see if my son's school wants to do this....thanks...You are probably busy, Thanks Alex
• Bugscope TeamMrs V let us know when you have questions, of course.
• Bugscope Teamyou are welcome ramdoot, we are busy with the session, but feel free to email us with any questions at all: bugscope@beckman.illinois.edu
• TeacherHi everyone! We are very excited to participate today. I will have two classes; one is just coming in now.
• Bugscope Teamramdoot you can stay connected as long as you'd like -- to see how things work.
• Bugscope TeamThis is the compound eye of a grashopper.
• Guestthanks, was just thinking of doing that....
• Bugscope TeamHello everybody!
• StudentMeow!
• Bugscope TeamMeow, Alexis.
• Studentscot i remember you from last time!
  Bugscope TeamHope that is good, Hi Gabe!
• Studentmeow
• TeacherMayzie to drive, ,please
• Bugscope TeamThe thing that looks like a palm frond is a scale from another insect.
• Studentmah ha
• StudentM
• Student:)
• Studentwhat is that
• StudentHi everyone

• Studentit is thanks
• Studentwhat up my homies
• Bugscope TeamMayzie is the supreme ruler.

• 12:34 pm
• Studentcool
• Studentis that a leg
• Studentwhat is that
• Studentis tat a leg (:
• Studentfanks scot
• Studentthats disgusting :(

• Studentwhat is it
• Bugscope Teamthis is the end of one of the fruit fly eggs, with little what look like chicken feet

• Studentmax5?!?
• StudentIt looks like a boot
• Studentis thAT A FOOT

• Studentsweet! its freakn' awesome
• StudentWHAT DA HECK IZ DAT???
• Studentthats freakin awsome

• Studentthat's why asked if it's a leg
• Studentlooks like a leg meow
• Studentdont no

• Bugscope Teammaybe Rob knows what it is.

• Studentlook at that eye socket. gory

• Studentcool
• Studentthats swell
• StudentWAT DA HECK IZ DAT????
• Studentmazyie stop here

• StudentBILLSWORTH
• StudentWhat is this
• StudentLOL

• Studentthat's an eye socket?
• Studentno keep drivn
• StudentWAT IS DAT
• Bugscope Teamwe are somewhere on a fruit fly
• Studenthow do u know?
• StudentSWELL
• Studentdont go further in
• Bugscope TeamI'd guess the "leg" is for attachment to surfaces, but I'm not sure.
  Bugscope Teamyeah like on a chrysalis.
• Bugscope Teamthis is one of the fruit fly eggs
• Studenti hate swelling!
• Studentthat must be its belly er somethin
• Studentis this the thread to make and protect the egg?

• Studentthey look like pods
• StudentThat's so cool

• Studentshut up people
• StudentCOOL FRUIT FLY EGGS
• StudentIT MUST BE SMART
• Studentnooooo

• StudentLOOKS LIKE LETUCE
• Studentnoooo

• Bugscope Teamthis is the head of a stinkbug
• Studentit

• StudentEWW
• Studentnooooo

• Studentit's a head

• Studenteyeball
• StudentLOOOOOOOOOOOOKKKKKKKKK AT ITTTTTTTTTTTTS EYEEEEEEEEE
• Studentis that an eye
  Bugscope TeamYes, we're zooming in on the eye.
  Bugscope Teamyep, a compound eye, made up of hundreds of individual facets, called ommatidia
• Bugscope Teamand that's the compound eye
• Studentyucky
• Studentyuck
• Bugscope Teamwhich is a 'true bug' -- a hemipteran
• Studentwow a big pod
• Studentwats that
• StudentIT LOOOOOOOOKS LIKE ITTTTTS A STICH
• Studentwhoa
• Studentfrom wat bug
• StudentWat is this
• Studentwhat is coming out of the eye
• Bugscope Teameye covered with juju

• Studentwhats ju ju
• StudentWow
• Studentjuju?

• StudentWAT R THOSE THINGS ON ITS EYE?
• StudentWats JuJu
• Studenthe he
• Studenti already asked that wanyan
• TeacherPatrick's turn to drive, please.
  Bugscope Teamok, patrick, you've got control of the scope
• Studentdoes the bug see the juju
• StudentO FINE MAYZIE
• Studentis that a pimple
• Studentyes
• Bugscope Teamin this case the juju is likely hemolymph, which is insect 'blood'
• StudentEWW
• Studentits looks like that on the surface u can see circles
  Bugscope TeamRIght - each of those circles is an individual facet of the eye - actually, an individual eye itself.

• StudentDO U GET PAID???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????
  Bugscope Teamyes, we do, but we get paid for other work that we do here, not for bugscope
• Studentik
• StudentOk PaTrIcK hAvE fUn
• 12:39 pm
• Bugscope Teamyeah, great job driving mayzie!
• StudentWow this is so cool
• Studentoh no patrick has complete controll

• Studentye

• StudentWhAt Is JuJu?
  Bugscope Teamju ju is a term for dirt, grime, junk, stuff that's kinda just, well, you know.... ju ju...
• Studentoh how much
• Studenti want ur job
• StudentTHIS IS COOOOOOOOOOOOOOLLLLLLLLLLLLL
• Studentthat is thou mouth
• Studenthello
• Studentwow that looks cool ;)
• Studenthow old art thou

• StudentWAT IZ DAT?
• Studentis that a dessert
  Bugscope Teama dessert for a bird, maybe

• StudentWhat is that

• Guestthis is great...thank you for letting me observe. this is fun.

• Bugscope TeamWe're zooming in very close on the poison fang of a centipede.

• Studenti bet that is the hait

• StudentY IS IT SO FLAKY
• Studentwow are those claws
• StudentThats cool you can see so much detail
  Bugscope Teamyeah, it's an electron microscope, so it can magnify very high, up to 800,000x, although for bugs like this, we go from 40x-40,000x
• Studentcould those talons kill us

• StudentoK tHaNkYoU fOr AnSwErInG
• Studentits a cenipese head

• StudentCOOL
• Studentfar out

• Studentthat is thou compound eye
  Bugscope Teamtotally

• Studentwait so how many leds do a centipede have again
  Bugscope TeamThe name means "hundred-legs," but usually they have between 12 and 50.

• Studentptewie
• StudentWOW WAT IZ DIS NOW?
  Bugscope Teamthis is the compound eye of the centipede, which is not an insect
• Student"nice"
• Studentis it smart
  Bugscope TeamNot particularly.
• Studentcould a centipede kill us?
  Bugscope TeamSome centipedes are highly poisonous. I think there are a few deadly species, but I'm not familiar with them.

• StudentCool

• Studentis that the eye

• Studentgood
• StudentLOOOOKS LIKKKEEEE HILLLLLLLLLLLS
• Studentwhat bug is that
• Studentwow that is weird people says that they have hundreds of legs
• Studenti bet it has no brain he he
• StudentI thought centipedes had way more legs then that

• TeacherStill the centipede, I think.

• Studentya
• StudentO COOL
• Studentcool
• StudentI didnt know they were that dangerous

• StudentWAT IZ DIS?
• Studentthou claw

• Studentare those claws
• Bugscope Teamthis is a claw
• StudentBIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG CLLLLLLLAAAAAAAAAAAAAAWSSSSSSSSSSSSSS
• Bugscope Teamyep, claws
• Studentnow are those spikes or claws?
  Bugscope Teamwell, it's a claw with setae on it
• StudentO COOL GRASSHOPPER CLAW
• Studentcool
• Studentthat r the spiky things
• StudentWhAt Is ThE sPiKeS
• Studentwhoa
• 12:44 pm
• StudentAre those spike things still hair
  Bugscope Teamwell, not hair really, it's called setae (pronounced see-tee), they help insects to sense their enviornment
• Studentwhats a setae
  Bugscope TeamIt's another word for hair. In an insect, many of the hairs have nerves in them to help the insect feel, taste, and smell.
• Studentwhat a setae

• Bugscope Teamwe do have a crustacean on the stub -- the rolypoly is one
• Studentwhat is a setae
• StudentOh that explains alot
• Studentcool
• Studentcan that claw hurt a person
  Bugscope TeamNo, but on large insects you can definitely feel when they hold on to you!
• TeacherKids, why do you think the ends are like hooks?

• Studentew
• Studentcrazy
• Studentdisgustor
• StudentPUT SOME LOTION ON
• Studentare those antenae
• Studentis that a head

• Studentsweet
• Studentwat do centipedes eat?
  Bugscope TeamAnything they can catch. They are voracious predators.
• Studentya i think
• Bugscope TeamHere we've got a good look at a beetle mouth.
• Studentwhere is the jaw
• StudentHow big is this bug
• Studenti can ee the head
• Studentwe want to come back on fri
• TeacherAlexis to drive, please.
• Studentyes we do
• StudentDO THOSE LEGS HELP IT EAT?
• TeacherGood job driving, Patrick.
• Studentdo they beat plants
• Bugscope Teamalexis, you now have control!
• StudentRamdoot lets be freinds
• Studentpatrick
• Studentthe jaw looks like the leags. how related are they to the legs in body structure
  Bugscope TeamThey are all from the same template. The mouthparts are very similar to legs, but used for eating instead of walking.
• Studentdo beetles eat anything
  Bugscope TeamDefinitely. Some eat plants, others eat insects.
• Student*
• Studentok
• Studentsweet
• Studentawsome

• Student?
• Studentwhat is palp
• StudentHow big is thiis actuall bug?

• StudentWHAT IS A PALP
  Bugscope TeamA palp is a special part of an insect mouthpart that's full of taste hairs. It's how they can tell what they are eating.
• Student(was)
• Bugscope Teaminsects are invertebrates, meaning they do not have backbones, and actually they do not have bones at all. they have, instead, an exoskeleton, which is their shell, kind of like wearing armor all of the time. If you had armor, and wanted to feel things touching you, it might be helpful to have extensions of yourself sticking through the armor. Like one of those cars with the metal rods sticking out at the corners -- the curb feelers.

• Studentthat's a wasp eye

• Studentwhats that skipy thingy

• StudentLOOOOOOOOOOKKKKKKKKSSSSS LIKE HONNNNNNEY COOOOOOOOOOMBBBBBBBBBBBS THE CEREAL
• Studentdo all wasp compound eyes look like this
• Studenthumph
• Studentwow thats cool
• Studentr those hairs at the top
  Bugscope Teamnot hairs, they are called setae (see-tee), they help it to sense things, feel things, taste things, etc.
• Studentbutt
• Bugscope Teaminsects are a lot hairier than they seem
• TeacherMayzie, remember all of the mouth parts we saw in the grasshopper we dissected?\
• StudentCOOL PALP

• StudentITTTTTTS VIBRATINGH
• Studentspiracle
• Bugscope Teamso insects have setae compared to us. we have nerve endings in our skin that let us know when something is touching us, or is hot or cold, etc.
• Studentblow hol
• Studentdisgustor
• Studentdiscusting
• Bugscope Teamthis is how insects breathe air
• Studentthat circle thingy looked like the mark on the jigsaz guys fcae
• StudentSO THEY BREATH WITH THAT?
• Studentits gone
• Studentis it a mouth
• Studentis that its mouth
  Bugscope Teamthat is one of the spiracles insects use to control how much air comes into their tracheae.
• 12:49 pm

• Studenthairy
• StudentHAIR EYES

• Studentye
• Studentit is a spiracle

• StudentWHY DO THE SPIRACLES HAVE HAIR?

• StudentWhy does it have so much hair inside
  Bugscope TeamInsects lose most of their water through the spiracles - my guess is that the hairs help keep water vapor inside.

• Studentwhat are those hairs around it
• Studentdont no

• Studenthow big is it (the microscope)
  Bugscope Teamabout the size of a desk

• Studentthose look like antennae
• Studentup close

• Studentwow thats big
• Studentwow
• Studentgabe:)

• Studentwhy is it so bright, is it part of the microscope
• Studentdo all spiracles look like that
  Bugscope Teamwell, not just like that, but they are pretty easy to spot
• Studentgabe

• Studentlegal head
• StudentWHAT R THOSE BUMPS FOR?

• StudentSTOP SAYING GABE!!!!!
• Bugscope TeamAh, another beetle. This one is very different, because the mouthparts are all the way at the end of the snout.
• Bugscope Teaminsects can open and close their setae, or many of them can. some of us think the hairs within might function as a filter, as well

• Studentreally?
• StudentWHERE ARE THE EYES?
  Bugscope Teamdown a bit

• Bugscope Teama weevil, or snout beetle
• Studentmouthparts
• StudentWhat is that
• StudentLOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOKKKKKKKKKKKKKKSSSSSSSSSSSSS LIKKE A SAAAAAAAAAAAAAAWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW
• Studenti wanna see what those bubbles
• Studenthat is cool how does it felp it adapt to its world around it
  Bugscope TeamWeevils often feed on seeds, and the long snout helps them dig around inside the seed.

• Studentyuck

• Studentwhat's the long thing?

• Studentthe mouth I mean
• Studentwhat r those holes
  Bugscope TeamTHe snout is loaded with sensory pits and hairs.

• Studentare those wholes the spiracles
• Bugscope Teamyou can see pollen, or mold, now

• Studenti dont know

• Studentwow
• StudentWhat are those things sticking out
• StudentIT LOOKS LIKE BROCCOLI
• Studentwhats is that big blob
• Studentis that mold
• Studentit looks like fungus
• Studenthow long have you been here answering kids questions?
  Bugscope Teamwe have been running Bugscope for nearly 11 years.
• Bugscope Teamlooks like mold spores --- the little bumpy balls

• StudentWHAT IS THAT BROCOLLI SHAPED THIN?
• Studentye that

• StudentO
• Studentback to the dessert
• Studenti am driving next 8)

• Studentcool
• Studentlooks like scales
• TeacherThe weevils were sitting around for a while so they probably do have mold on them.
• Studentsilverfish scales
• Studentis that a leaf or a wing
  Bugscope TeamThese are scales that are on the body of a silverfish, which is a very primitive insect.

• StudentWHAT ARE SILVERFISH?
• StudentLOOOOOOOOOOOKS LIKKKKKKKKKKKKEEEEEEEE LLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAAAVVVVVVVVVVVEEEEEEEEEEESSSSSSSSSSSSS
• Studentare those scales

• Studentback it up
• Studentwhat is a silverfish and where is its habatat
  Bugscope TeamIt's a very primitive insect - before they evolved wings. They are fast runners and they often live in moist places like bathrooms (or under rocks, in the wild)

• Studentcool!

• Bugscope Teambutterflies, moths, skippers, mosquitos, silverfish, and very few weevils/beetles have scales
• Studentwow that looks cool really close
• 12:54 pm
• Studentlooks like shrimp
• StudentIT LOOKS LIKE A SHRIMP
• Studentlooks like shrimp
• StudentIT LOOKS LIKE SHRIMP
• TeacherI have never seen a silverfish up close. Cool.
• StudentIs this bug really small or big
• Studenti have never seen one like this
• Studentwhys it called a fish
  Bugscope Teami'm not sure, but another name for them is: carpet sharks
• TeacherI found this silverfish down in the science lab.
• Studentu have been answering questions sience wes was alive.......When did u persisonly start
• Studenthow big are they
  Bugscope TeamNo more than an inch.
• Studenthow big are silverfish
• Studentwats cellulose
• StudentO SO THEY ARE BAD FOR BOOKWORMS
• Studentso they are not fishes in the water?
  Bugscope TeamNo, I think the name comes because they wiggle like a fish out of water.
• Studentthey are small
• TeacherYep; I found it near a pile of books.
• Studentit eats books
• Studenti do NOT want to meet a silver fish i love books.
• Studentso they're like moths
• Bugscope Teami think they move kinda like a fish, so maybe that accounts for the name?

• Studenthow fast can they swim
  Bugscope Teamthey live in your walls, mostly. I don't think they swim at all.
• Studentwhat is in the backround
• Studentare they born in the water
• Studentreally fast and tiny is how far my expansive knowledge goes
• Studentof where the big is
• Studenttee hee

• StudentEWW
• Studentyaa
• Studentdisgustor
• StudentARE THOSE BUMPS EYES?
  Bugscope Teamyep, simple eyes
• Studentare those eggs
• Bugscope Teamgo ahead jordan, have fun controlling the scope

• Bugscope TeamNice. This is the head of a spider, above the fangs.
• Bugscope Teamit is likely, when an insect eats books, that it is eating the glue that binds the pages to the spine
• Studentare those eggs
  Bugscope Teamnope, they are eyes
• Studentbubles
• StudentLOOK LIKE BALLS
• StudentTHEY LOOK LIKE EGGS
• StudentYAH
• Studentare those hairs
  Bugscope Teamno, insects dont' haver hairs. they are setae (see-tee)
• Studente tree branches?
• Bugscope TeamYeah, Scot's right. Silverfish eat book binding, becayse they like glue. But they can also eat the pages themselves if they're very hungry.
• Studentpine
• Studentpine?
• StudentWhen you zoom in on it it looks weird because u never really thought you could see a bug this close up before
• StudentWhat are those little specks on the bug
• Studentblurry!
• StudentSO THOSE ARE SETAE?
  Bugscope TeamThey are!
• Studentcan spiders attach to fur and get in your bed when your cat speeps with you? becuase i get spider bits when my cats come to sleeep with me after being out side. and how do they cling to fur
  Bugscope Teamit is more likely you are getting flea bites. when I have been bitten by grass spiders I get a dome-like swelling that itches and does not have an obvious center
• Studentdont know
• Studentspeeps?
• Studentwats setae
  Bugscope Teamsetae are sensory receptors that stick through the exoskeleton
• Bugscope Teamdespite having so many eyes, spiders often do not see very well. they depend more on their ability to sense vibration, and that is what many of those plumose setae do.
• Studentgood job mA
• Bugscope Teaminsects have an exoskeleton, which has no nerves in it, so they can't feel anything with their exoskeleton. but those setae stick through the exoskeleton, to nerves underneath, and that's how they feel their environment. setae can feel, taste, smell, etc.

• 12:59 pm
• Studentdont know

• Studentdont know
• Studentwow wat we looking at

• Studentdont know
• Studentlets look at the jaws:)
• Studentok
• Studentwacht out
• Studentso like celia
• Studentdont know
• Studentthat is cool
• Studentit looks like they are going to eat me!
• StudentDO EACH OF THEIR EYES ONLY SEE 1 PICTURE/
  Bugscope Teamyep, each eye has a single lens in it, so yeah, one picture
• Studenti like spiders...except they when they bight my back off in my sleep
• Student?
• StudentThey have really big jaws
  Bugscope TeamYes, those are actually the fangs.
• Studentlook hind u
• Studentit has a mohawk
• Studentdont know
• Studenthow big are the jaws?
• Studentit does not have a mowhawk
• Studentare you located in the universaty of chicago
  Bugscope TeamWe are about 130 miles south of Chicago at the University of Illinois.

• Studenti think it does

• StudentHow big would a bite from this spider be
  Bugscope TeamIt's hard to say. The venom depends on the spider, and each person can have a different reaction.
• Studentme too

• Studentdont know
• Studentfanks scot the scientist
• Studentmy grandparents live close to u

• Studentwat is that
  Bugscope Teamthis is the head of the house centipede
• Studentwhat is that
• Studentoo

• Studentiped head

• Studentscot do you major in bugs?
  Bugscope Teamno, scott is an electron microscopist. rob is an entomologist, so he "majors in bugs".

• TeacherTrese, it was a small house spider if I remember right. So the bite from that wouldn't be too bad.
• StudentHOW LONG WOULD IT TAKE 2 HEAL FROM A BITE FROM THIS?
• Studentwats the difference between a house centipede and a regular one
  Bugscope TeamHouse centipeders have shorter bodies and longer legs than most centipedes. In fact, they pretty much look like they are nothing but legs!

• StudentAre we at a lower angle

• Studentwhoa i think that that is a head of beetle

• Studentactually its a centipede
• Bugscope Teamsome spiders, of course, like the brown recluse, can do a lot of damage. they can make your skin rot where the bite is.
• Studentos cate on
• TeacherAgain, this was a small centipede found here in the science room. Small centipede = small jaws. So probably not a bad bite.
• 1:04 pm
• Studentthat circle lookes like inside out tiger golf balls

• Studentjordan that is random
  Bugscope Teamthat's what I was thinking but maybe I just didn't quite get it.
• Studentit looks like a churro
• Studentwats a palp
• Studentis that a mouth
• StudentDo centipedes move really fast because they have alot of legs
  Bugscope TeamI don't think so, because millipedes have even more legs and they are super slow.
• Studentrob tell scot to aswer my question
  Bugscope Teamwill it may be that my answer went to the side, to the left of the chat box.
• Studentnice question
• Studentis cate on

• Studenti remeber u scot!
• Studentanswer wills qeustion before he gets cranky
  Bugscope Teamdid you see it?
• StudentSO DO I
• Studentwhat do u think is inisde
• Student8(
• Student8( = will
• Studentyou dont want to see will when hes angry
• Student8)
• TeacherSorry, it is WESA to drive.
• Studenthi scot tell rob thats swell
• Studentwho is wesa
• Bugscope Teamok, i gave control to WESA, wes?
• Studentwills getting cranky
• Studentwhat is plap!
  Bugscope Teama palp is like an accessory limb that is used as a mouthpart, to manipulate and/or taste food
• Studentscot, dont pay attencion to these freaks
• Studentdont crash or set the driveing thingy ion fire
• Bugscope Teamyep, WESA has control, put on yer seatbelt!
• StudentopPLAP?

• Studentopplap

• Studenthi rob
• Studenti am geting cranky rob tell scot!!!!!!!!!!!!
  Bugscope TeamDude was it the question about majoring in bugs? That is down the list now on the left side.

• Studentcareful wesa

• Studenthi scott

• Studento thats cool
• Studenthigh offense max not cool Man not c00lL
• Studentwhere is cate
• Studentscott will wants answers
• StudentJUJUJUJUJUJUJUJUJUJUJUJU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  Bugscope Teamgood, you are getting the hang of it now :)
• Bugscope TeamI'm here
• Studentomg
• StudentSTO
• Bugscope TeamScott and I are in our lab where the microscope is
• Studentjklsdsjklddjkl;dsjkl;lsdjkl;fsdjkl;sdjkl;sdjklsdfjklsdfsdjklsdjklsdfjkllsdfjklsdfjklsdfdjklsdffjkl;will is jealous of rob
• StudentYEA CATE TALKED!!!!!!
• Bugscope Teamand Alex too
• Studentsorry we're insane
• Studentwoo!
• StudentHHAAAA
• StudentDo you know the reason why they move fast
  Bugscope TeamCentipedes move very quickly, yeah. They have to catch their prey!
  Bugscope TeamMore powerful leg muscles and better joints, I suppose.
• Studenti dont think will likes scot
• TeacherOK, kids. Let's not get too silly here. Please ask appropriate questions!
• StudentCAN U PUT ME BACK IN CONTROL
• Studentis this the eye with jujuju?
  Bugscope Teamwell, yes, some of it is juju, but there are some scales on the upper left too
• 1:09 pm
• Studentgood for you
• Studentyes we're insane including "will"
• StudentSTOP SAYING DUMB STUFF AND TYPIN DUMB STUFF AND QUIT DOWN
• TeacherWESA's controls have disappeared. Help.
  Bugscope Teamtry refreshing
• Studentquite
• Studentwelp!
• StudentIS THIS THE EYE OF A GRASSHOPPER
  Bugscope Teamyes it is. grasshopper eyes, like those of mantids and crickets, often look smooth at first
• Studenti was bout 2 crash i thing
• Studentis that an egg
• Studentwow
• StudentSETTEL DOWN GABE MAX
• StudentI've seen alot of huge grasshoppers.How big can they grow
• Bugscope Teamyes, if the live image goes black, or you lose control try hitting refresh, F5
• TeacherControls are back. Who knows what happened.
• Studentwhat r the specks
• Studentno jodan

• Studentis this a simple eye
  Bugscope Teamthat was a compound eye but looked very smooth
• Studentwesa crasherd i had feeling of that

• Studentby rob it was nice meeting

• Studentokkkkkkk little to close
• Studenti see the mouth
• Studentsm ooth like satin
• StudentHow big can a grasshopper grow to be
  Bugscope Teamthey can be at least 3 or 4 inches long and have big wings
  Bugscope TeamWe've got some grasshoppers here at the university called "lubbers" that can be as long as five inches.

• Studentlike two inches
• Bugscope Teamoh cool, tenent setae

• Bugscope Teamthese are the things that help insects to stick to things

• Studentwhat is tenent setea

• TeacherWhat does it mean by "Tenent" setae?
  Bugscope Teamtenet means "to hold", so a tenent setae is a setae whos function is to hold onto things

• Studentbye will, this is rob
  Bugscope TeamIdentity theft is a serious crime, max. ;)

• TeacherOoh, great minds think alike.

• Bugscope Teamd'oh Alex beat me
• Studentwhats is this
• TeacherAre we looking at the legs here?
• StudentR THOSE LEGS
• Studentfine
• Studentwhos wea
• Studenthungery
• StudentRob what did you go to college for
  Bugscope TeamI majored in biology and computer science, but I am getting my PhD in entomology.
• StudentCool bugs are very interesting

• Studentita a weasel!!!!!!!!
• 1:15 pm
• Studentcdool
• StudentWHATS THAT
• Studentwhats etomolegy
  Bugscope Teamthe scientific study of insects
• Studentwe ate bugs
• StudentHow many bugs are edible
  Bugscope TeamMost edible insects are the ones that are colored like trees or dirt. If an insect is brightly colored, it's usually poisonous - the colors are a warning sign for predators.
• Studenthungery for bugs
• Studentcool
• StudentGUESS WHAT? WE ATE BUGS!!!
• TeacherGood driving Wes. Driving back to me as these guys must go to their next class.
  Bugscope Teamok mrs v. you are the master of the controls again
• Studenthow do u get a phd in bugs
• Bugscope Teametymology is the meaning of words, and the meaning of entomology is the study of insects

• Bugscope Teamgood job students!

• StudentC'YA HOMIES
  Bugscope TeamSee ya! Thank You!
• Studentill miss u guys untill fri
• Studentnow jion the darkside of the force!!

• Studentalex what do you major in
• Bugscope TeamGreat questions, guys! Thanks!
• Bugscope Teametymology is the study of words. entomology is the study of insects
  Bugscope TeamHa, yes. Don't confuse the two. :)
• Studentpeace out
• StudentPEACE OUT PEEPS
• Studenttehhee!! meow!! 8)
• Studentadios home slices

• Studentyou must be really smart
• StudentOh cool we ate different kinds of bugs in class
• Studentcate is awsome
• StudentBez
• StudentC'YA homes
• Studentpeace out thanks
• Studentseeya later thanks
• Bugscope TeamByE MaYzIe!
• Studentbibibibibibibibi
• StudentTHANKS FOR ANSWERIN OUR QUESTIONS!!!
• Studentwere coming back on friday so dont fear and... FFFAAAAAAANNNNNNNNNNNNNNKKKKKKKKKKKKSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
• Bugscope Teamyou are totally welcome
• StudentBye and thanks
• Studentthakyou rob and scot your smart
• Bugscope Teamyou all are way cool
• Studentill miss u guys
• Teacherclasses are changing. be right with you
• Bugscope TeamThank You All.
• Bugscope Teamsee you soon

• TeacherSorry. Overzealous clicking.
• Bugscope TeamWe're good.
• Bugscope TeamThat was fun.

• 1:20 pm

• TeacherJada top drive, please
• Bugscope Teamok, jada has control

• Bugscope Teamwelcome jada, harry, all, welcome to bugscope!
• Studenthey people

• Studentjada is in control!!!
• Bugscope TeamWelcome to Bugscope!
• Studenthi alex! :)
• StudentYEAH!
• Studentand scott!
• Student:)
• Studenthi alexa
• Studenthello alex and scott:)
• Studenthi!
• Studenthii alex
• Bugscope Teamhi kids, how is everyone today?
• Studenthello
• Studentscott i remmember u last year ahahaha
• Studenthii alexa and scott!!!
• StudentHi Cate, Rob, Scot, and alex!
• Studenti am great how r u?
• Studentthis is awesome man
• StudentHi everybody!!!!!!!!!!
• StudentHEy Im great having fun being in control hbu?
• Studentalex scott?

• StudentHI alex and scott

• Bugscope TeamThis is a spiracle, which is what insects use to control the air entering and leaving the body. Also, perhaps, called breathing.
• Bugscope TeamHi all!
• Studenthey peeps
• StudentThats soooooooo cool
• Studentwow thats cool!
• Studentthat is so cool
• Studenthey v-ca
• Studentthis is a cool website!!
  Bugscope Teamthanks!
• Studenthi amanda
• StudentI'm am so amazingly awesomerifical
• Studentyo
• Studentiik! :)

• Studentthis picture is wierd
• Studentare those hairs?
  Bugscope Teamthey are fine setae, or microsetae
• Bugscope Teamspiracles on most insects can be opened and closed
• Studentthis is so cool
• Studentit looks like seaweed
• Studentit looks likt hair in a cave!
• Studentwhat is this
• Studenthowd u guys start this?
  Bugscope Teamwe started by making a transmission electron microscope remote controllable, but they are not that interesting in the same way
• Studentthank you scott
• Studentwhat are those
• Bugscope Teambut yes they are also called hairs
• StudentVery interesting
• Studentwhat are they
• Studentthere is sandy stuff in there
• Studentwhat

• Studentare these real bugs
  Bugscope Teamyes, they are totally real, and these are live electron microscope images that you guys are controlling
• Studentoh i see that is awesome!
• Studentwhats that
• Studentis that a wing
• Studentwhat is this?
• Studentis that a head?
• Studentis that an eye
• Studentjada u r doing a good job!
• Studentgrasshopper head miiiiiiiinnnnneeee
• Studentwhat is this alex??
• Studentscott whats that
  Bugscope Teamthis, now, is the open end of a grasshopper palp, which is used to help taste and manipulate food

• Studentthat ethens
• Studentis that is an eyeball?
• StudentWhat is that?
• Studentewwwww so cool!! :)
• 1:25 pm
• Studentwoah! that is awesome
• StudentWhat is this
• Studentis that its head
• Studentwhat is that?
  Bugscope Teamthis is a palp of an insect. a palp helps it taste and move around food

• StudentWOAH!!

• Studentwhat is that?
• Studentit;s spiky
• Bugscope Teamthis is a palp, on a grasshopper
• Studenthow much magnification
  Bugscope Teamyou can see the mag by clicking on the scale bar in the lower left of the image
  Bugscope TeamHarry if you click on the micron bar, at the lower left, you will open a set of data that show up on the screen and let you know exactly the mag.
• Studentwhat is that
• Studentthats cool
• Studentit is spickey
• Studenthello?
• Studentwhat does this do scott??
• Studentwhat is a grasshopper palp
• Studentno ones answering
• Studentscot what is this? whatever it is it is aweso,e
• Studentcooloi that is really cool scot is that a foot?
• Studenthow does this microscope work?
  Bugscope Teamit uses electrons to gather the image, not light, that that's why it's black and white only, no color. color is a result of frequency of light, and since we aren't using light, no coloir

• Studentwhat is that?
• Studenthaha thats really cool
• Studentbeetle head
• StudentI have never seen anything like this
  Bugscope Teamcoolness...
• Studentcate what is a grasshopper palp
  Bugscope Teampalps have little taste buds on them to help taste food, they also act like a tongue moving around food in the mouth
• Studentalex will u answer my question? what is this?
  Bugscope Teamwell, we are moving around pretty fast, now it's a fruit fly egg
• Studentit looks like there are parasites on that
• Studentwat is that?

• Studentcool wut is that?
• Studentwoah that is serioulsy awesome
• Studentwhat is this
• Studenthow do you guys update this so fast
  Bugscope Teamwe send updated images from the scope to your computers live over the internet. it uses very new web technology to do it. chas conway built the website, and he's a genius

• Studentwhat is tht? please answer
• Studentohh thank you that is really cool
• Studentwhat is that with the legs
• Studentwut is that ANSWER
  Bugscope TeamNico this is part of the fruit fly egg, used to help it attach to a surface if it needs to.
• Studentit looks like they have gloves on
• Studentwhat is that cate please answer
  Bugscope Teamwe are on the fruit fly egg now
• Studentthose look like chicken legs
  Bugscope TeamYeah - I think it's used to attach the egg to where it's being laid.
• Studentthats soo cool but disgusting
• Studentit's godzilla
• StudentCool
• Studentthnmx alex
• TeacherPatience everyone. Remember that there are only four people there to answer your questions.
• Studentthanks that is so cooloi
• StudentI wonder what this is
• Studenthi
• Studentokey dokey :)
• Studentsrry every one who works there
  Bugscope Teamwe're cool np
• Studentok what is this?
  Bugscope Teamthis is the end of the fruit fly egg
• Studenthere comes the next one!
• Studenti appreciate for u anwsering all r questions!!
• Studentis that a leg scott?
  Bugscope Teamit was just a projection from the surface of the egg but looked like a chicken claw to me

• StudentAlex is that the inside of an egg
  Bugscope Teamum, no, these are now simple eyes, on a spider
• Studentis taht a foot on the fruit fly
• Studentthats interesting
• Studentspider eye!! :)
• Studentare those eggs
  Bugscope TeamThose are spider eyes!
• Studentis that an egg sack ?????
  Bugscope Teamwell, good guess, but no, these are simple eyes, on a spider
• Studento awesome thanx scott:)
• Studentawesome
• Studentewwwy!
• Studentwow how do u get the bugs for this?
  Bugscope Teamthis time you sent them, Mrs V did
• Studentyucckkkky!
• Studentdo u guys do this all day..if so thats cool
  Bugscope Teamwell no, we do other kinda of work when we aren't doing bugscope
• Studentspider eyes??!!
• Studentcool!
• Studentthats cool ive never seen anything like this
  Bugscope Teamtotally glad you dig it veronica
• Studentim scared of spiders :(
  Bugscope Teamme too, but Cate took all of the legs off of this one so no sweat here
• Studenti like this site
• Bugscope Teamsometimes we provide the samples
• Studentwhat are the eggs on?
  Bugscope TeamThe fly egg we saw earlier - that would be laid in rotting fruit or veggies.
• TeacherOops. Bunped something and got logged out.
• StudentCate How did you guys get the bugs did people just send them to you?
• Studentare those hairs on the spider eyes
  Bugscope Teamwell, not hairs, they are called setae (pronounces see-tee), and they help it to sense their environment
• Studentthey are hairy eyes

• Studentohh thats cool i didnt know that
• TeacherGreat driving, Jada! Maddie to drive, please.
• Studentzoom in more
• Studentscott, r u guys in college?

• Studentoh thats cool...u guys r very knowledgable!! (sp.)
• Studenthave fun MAddie!
• Studentsimpel eyes right scot?
  Bugscope Teamyes those are simple eyes, similar to caterpillar stemmata or ocelli -- the simple eyes on the top of a wasp, for example, head
• Studentthis is amazing
• 1:30 pm
• Bugscope Teamok, maddie, you now have control of the scope

• Studentit has little corn flakes on it
• Studentyeah maddie u rock! good job
• Bugscope Teamyou all are controlling the scope like little geniuses, good work!

• StudentWOW this is awesome
• Studentthank you!

• Student:)
• Studentis that a spider?
• Studentare those the fangs?
  Bugscope TeamYeah, those are the fangs coming out below the eyes.
• Studentwhat animal is this?
• Studentwut kind of spider is it
• Studentgood question amanda :) tee hee
• Studentewww i hate spiderrs
• StudentAlex are those little buds in the simple eyes that we saw earlier
  Bugscope Teamhmm, sorry, i'm not sure to what you are referring?
• Bugscope Teaminsects don't have hairs like humans do. they have a hard exoskeleton that can't feel. so those setae stick through the exoskeleton to nerves underneath. that is how they feel things
• Studentthis is awesome how did you guys put this all togethor
• Studentalex what kind of spider is that
  Bugscope Teamhmm, i don't know, mrs. valenty caught it, right?
• StudentDo you guys use a net or some kind of cage to catch the bugs
• Studenteww is that a traingela?

• Studento thats really cool! thanx scot and thanx sammy:)
• Studentreally that is so coolooi
• Studentawesome

• Studentmadde, jb? haha.
• Studentewww that is really scarry
• Studentsammy u mean taruntula?

• Studentwut ut is that
• StudentWhat kind of bug is this

• Studento ya sorry :(
• StudentSWEET
• Bugscope TeamWe're looking at a beetle mouth right now.
• Studentcool
• Studentit has five a clock shadow
• Studentwow look at the compound eye!
  Bugscope Teamno doubt, cool huh?
• Studentis that the mandible/
  Bugscope Teamyes!
• Studentits like a vampire bug it looks like it has fangs to suck your blood
• Studentoh ok thank you i can see now!
• Studentscot what is that?
  Bugscope Teamthis is the face of a beetle. you can see -- oops now it is a centipede
• Bugscope Teamsetae (those hair looking things) are all sensory, they can sense all kinds of things: movement, taste, smell, wind, etc.
• Studentitsd bumby looking hehehe
• Studentit looks like a crab!! hahaaa
• Studentit looks so hairy
  Bugscope Teamwell, not hairy, setae-y.. ;)
• TeacherI don't think beetles have fangs.
• Studentghave u touched one
• Studentit looks like a skelliten

• TeacherCool mouthparts, though.
• Studentoooooooooooooooooooooooohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
• Studentwut is that ????
  Bugscope TeamThis is a centipede head.
• Studentwhere do these bugs come from?
• Bugscope Teamthis is a centipede
• Studentwhats thsat? alex
• Bugscope Teamthe head area of a centipede
• Bugscope TeamThe poison fangs are curled underneath the head - those are what it uses to bite and capture prey.
• Studentdo you guys ever get hurt from poisonus bugs
  Bugscope Teamnot in the lab, usually
  Bugscope TeamI get bit all the time, but not by the bugscope bugs. They are quite dead.

• StudentAlex does it have a bone structure in its mouth parts
  Bugscope Teamgood question, but no, no insect has any bones at all. insects are invertebrates, meaning they don't have bones. instead they have a hard outer shell, called an exoskeleton
• Bugscope Teamoh cool, now this is a spiracle

• Studentwhat type of bug is this? whatever it is i like it..r these poisness?
• Studentno not me
• Studenti did that one 2 maddie! :)
• Studentis that a mouth
• Student?
• Studentwhat is that

• Studentthats is so weird? but cool

• Studentwhat is that
• Studentno one's answering me! wah wah wah!
• TeacherDo those of you majoring in entomology get to do much field work? If so where and looking for what?
• Studenthow were all of you able to make this website and make it so well
  Bugscope Teamwell, chas conway built it while working with ben grosser. they came up with the design, and based it off of bugscope 1.0, and used lots of new technology to build it. it's not too hard if you have time and energy.
• Studentdo you have specialists get them
  Bugscope Teammy mom sends me bugs

• Studentit is ok Jada
• StudentCate is this a very hard job to do scoping and helpinhg out with bugs
  Bugscope Teamno not at all. It's fun to talk to people who are as amazed as us by what these insects look like in the microscope. we all have fun
• Studentohh
• Studenthello? anybody?
  Bugscope TeamHi Sammy.
• Studentwhat is that it looks really strange oo now i no thanks:)

• TeacherOMG--we spent 9 weeks studying bugs. No bones. :-)
• StudentWhat is this
  Bugscope Teamthese are the tiny setae that help flies stick to the ceiling
• 1:35 pm
• StudentWHAT IS THAT
• Studentinteresting so do you guys have to like do a LOT of work
• Studenthiiii scott!!!!!!
  Bugscope Teamyay!
• StudentOMG!!!
• StudentHello
• Studenthelllo? anybody there?
  Bugscope Teamsure, what's up amanda?
• Studentomg omg what is that

• Studentthat looks like an anamane which i spelled wrong
  Bugscope Teamanemone
• Studenthello?
  Bugscope TeamHi Gali!
• Studentheylo?
• Bugscope Teamhi
• Studentwhat are those thing
  Bugscope TeamThe previous picture - the ones that looked like anemone tentacles - those were "tenant setae," which are hairlike things that let insects hold onto surfaces.
• Studenthey cate, rob, scot, and alexx!!! ypu guys really know about bugs
• Studenthiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii anybody there!
• Studenthey
• Studentscott ur nice :)
• Studentdo you have pictures and just repaet or do you quickly change
  Bugscope Teamyou are actually controlling the SEM from your classroom.
  Bugscope Teamno no no, these are LIVE images from an electron microscope. sure, it's still images for you, but when you are driving, you can go into live video mode, which is accessed via "click to drive" that is a live video feed from the scope to your computer
• Studentu guys r really good resources!
• StudentYou guys are cool
• Studenthi alex
  Bugscope Teamhi amanda

• Studentwhat is that
• Studentomg scot!!!! u r awesome and smartt
• TeacherGreat driving, Maddie. Controls to Sammy, please.
• Studentanybody there i feel so lonely :'(
  Bugscope TeamAwww, Jada.
• Studenthi scot!) this looks like a lobster!
• Studentdo you guys like looking at this
• Studentwhere do you guys use the bugscope?
  Bugscope Teamwe are in the basement of the Beckman Institute at the University of Illinois.
• StudentARe these claws
  Bugscope TeamThey are! They are called 'tarsal claws,' and they are at the tip of the insect leg. It helps the insect hold onto rough surfaces.
• Studenthello hello
• Studentwhat is that that looks like a v
• Studentit is cool
• StudentWHAT IS THAT!!??
• Studentwow this is cool what exactly is this? and do u specifie in spiders?
  Bugscope Teamthis is one of the claws of the grasshopper
• Studentit;s a lobster
• Studentsweet
• StudentWOW
• Studentcool
• Studenthello alex
  Bugscope Teamhi maddie
• Studentcan i be driver next?
• Bugscope Teamwe can't have live video to all computers at once, the internet isn't fast enough for that. so we only send still images to non-driving clients once every couple of seconds
• Studentwhat is that
• Studenthello hello\
• Studentwhere do you guys get those buggies!
  Bugscope Teamwe have a stash of bugs, but mrs. valenty sent most of these to us
• Studentohh thats cool scot
• StudentHEY ALEX WHAT IS THAT
  Bugscope Teamthis is a claw
• Bugscope TeamYou can feel the tarsal claws of large insects when they grab onto you. Most people don't like the sensation, but I think it's kinda cool. :)
• Bugscope Teamwe are not good at identifying spiders, in part because they have soft bodies and often dry up quite a bit
• Studenthey scot!!:)
• Studentwho else is here besides scot?
• Studenthey guys answer me
  Bugscope TeamNico this is a grasshopper claw.
• Studentscot is thaa claw
  Bugscope Teammany insects have similar claws, but if you move down the limb you can figure out whether or not it might be able to climb on a wall, or on a ceiling.
• Studenthwy Alex what is that
• StudentHEYYY PEOPLES
• Studenta claw of what animal??
  Bugscope TeamA grasshopper.
• Studentalex... is this a really fun job for you guys
• TeacherCan Sammy please drive when you get a chance to switch?
• StudentI have the best name ever
• Studentthis website is awesome you guys rock
  Bugscope Teamthanks eric, i will pass that onto chas, it's nice to hear good feedback
• Bugscope Teamok, sammy, you've got control now
• Studentbye you guys have fun!

• Studentsammy is leaving who is going
• Studentbye
• Studentcan i drive
• Studentemac has to be driver now because sammy has to leave
• TeacherOoh, our girls basketball team has to leave. So driver should be Emac.
• Bugscope Teamyou all did GREAT. we hope we've made you think more about the world you live in, well, the world we all live in together, with the insects too!
• Studentu guys rock this is one of the coolest websites ever
• Studentethan change the pic ture
• Bugscope TeamBye!
• 1:40 pm

• StudentEMAC DO A DIFERENT PICTURE

• Bugscope Teamemac, you have control now
• TeacherWe still have a few students here. We will be here for a little while longer.
• Studentoo cooloi thanks scot what is it now
  Bugscope TeamI am not sure where we are now. Oh now it is the face of the spider.
• Bugscope Teamok, no problemo

• Studenthi alex
  Bugscope Teamhi nico
• Studentwho is ramboot
• Bugscope Teamthis looks like a claw, but out of focus, and the brightness is too low

• Studentalex what is this

• Bugscope Teamcool, good work emac, this s a setae sticking out of the exoskeleton
• StudentthANXD EMAC
• Studentwhat now
• Bugscope Teamthat's how the insect feels things
• Studentethan do something else

• StudentWHAT IS THAT

• Studentumm who is ramboot

• Bugscope Teamthis is a pillbug, pillbugs are cool, i really like pillbugs
• StudentHEY ARE YOU A GRAD STUDENT?????!!!
• TeacherPillbug head.
• Studentwoah awesome what is this
• Bugscope Teamyou know pillbugs, those are the things that curl up when you touch them
• Studentcool
• Bugscope Teampillbugs are actually not insects, they are terrestrial crustaceans

• Studenti luv those :)
• Bugscope TeamWe called them roly-polies where I grew up.
• Studentalex is a pillbug a potato bug
  Bugscope Teami've never heard that term for a pillbug, i'm looking it up now

• Bugscope Teamthis is a spiracle, this is how bugs breathe
• Studentare all of you guys grad students

• Studenti have the best nickname ever
• StudentU GUYS HAV COOL JOBS
  Bugscope TeamYeah we think so.
• StudentRob what is that it looks really cool
  Bugscope TeamWell, right now we're looking at the spiracle - the hole where air enters the insect.

• Bugscope TeamI think I'm the only grad student here.

• Studentoo ok thanks
• TeacherRemember the holes on the sides of the grasshopper we looked at? These are the same thing, just closer.
• StudentI would love to do this it's awesome
• Studentis it awsome what you do
  Bugscope Teamyeah, i love my job

• 1:45 pm
• StudentRob whats that
  Bugscope TeamNow we've got a weevil head. It's a kind of beetle, with a long snout.

• Studentsome of these things look like they are from under the sea :)
• Studentcreeepy ewww
• Studentis that the head alex
  Bugscope Teamnot sure, we moved already

• Studentwhat part of the body is that
  Bugscope Teamthis is the tip of the snout of the weevil

• TeacherThis is a weevil I found in some unpooped popcorn.
  Bugscope TeamReally! I've never found one in my popcorn before.

• Studentwhats that
• Studentoo
• Bugscope Teami'm not sure what this is?
• TeacherNot unpooped LOL----UNPOPPED!
• Bugscope Teamha!
• Bugscope Teamgot cha mrs. v! heh, we all make mistakes
• Studentahahahahahahahhahaha that is so funny mrs. v
• Bugscope TeamWe're looking at the tip of the weevil snout. The mandibles are right there at the end.
• TeacherSo embarrassing!
  Bugscope Teamheh
• Studentdoz it sneeze
  Bugscope Teamwell, i don't think so, bugs don't have noses like humans do
  Bugscope TeamI've never heard an insect sneeze. But they will move air very quickly out of their bodies, which can make squeaking noises.

• Studentwhat is that
• Studentwhat is that
  Bugscope TeamDude this is a grasshopper, as Karolina said.
• Bugscope Teamoften when insects die, depending on how they die, they throw up, and it obscures their mouthparts
• Studentlooks like a grasshopper
• Studentthats emacs grasshopper
• Bugscope Teamthis is a grasshopper, good eye
• StudentWOW IT IS COOL
  Bugscope Teamyou can see the compound eye, which looks smooth until you get up close
• StudentI found that grasshopper in my yard he's mine!!!!!!!!!!!!! I brought it to class
  Bugscope Teamthat's cool. It must be neat to see something you sent

• StudentYAAA RYAN
• Bugscope Teamcheck out the compound eye, it's made up of hundreds of facets, called ommatidia
• Studentis that the compound eye
  Bugscope Teamyes, even though it looks smooth from here

• Studentgo closer!

• Bugscope Teamyeah, if you get close, you'll see the individual facets of the eye

• StudentRob what are those hairs on the body
  Bugscope TeamI don't see any hairs right now, but in general they are sensory organs. Each hair (or setae, as we call them) is used to help smell, taste, or feel the world around the insect.
• Studentsame it lookes really smotth
• Bugscope Teamtry another bum up in zoom
• Studentare those dust specks of dust

• Studentthis is amazing

• TeacherKeep zooming, please.
• Bugscope Teamwell, yeah, they are smooth compound eyes, but wait, now you can start to see the hexagons, right?
• StudentRob what on and around the eye
• Bugscope Teamlook for the hexagons
• StudentSA LEEF
• Bugscope Teamgrasshoppers, praying mantises, and crickets all have compound eyes that are very smooth like this
• Studentit's a leaf
  Bugscope Teamthose are scales from some other insect
• Studentwhoa it looks like there is a honeycombtexture
  Bugscope Teamwell, they are hexagonal in shape so the eye surface can be curved. you could have a curve eye if the facets were squares
• Studenti see them now!
• Bugscope Teamsee the hexagon shapes? those are the individual facets, or ommatidia
• 1:50 pm
• Bugscope Teameach one of those hexagons has a lens in it
• StudentAMQAZING !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

• Studentall of u guys r really nice
  Bugscope Teamit's because you all are so cool, it brings out the best in us
• Bugscope Teamfemale house fly

• Studentwhat is that it looks really cool
• Studentshe isn't very pretty
  Bugscope Teamnot to us, but maybe to Alex

• StudentA NICE BEARD\
• Studentwhat is taht
  Bugscope TeamI think we've zoomed in very close to the housefly's mouth - like Scott says, where it sucks up liquids.
• Studentaww thanx
• Studentthanks
• StudentITS BEARD LOOKS LIKE THORNS FOR HAIR

• Bugscope Teamthis is the part that sucks up liquids

• TeacherTransfer drivers to Nico. please. Great driving, Emac!
  Bugscope TeamNico is the supreme ruler
• Studentomg omg cooloi
• Bugscope Teamnothing is ugly in this world. it only takes a talented eye to see the beauty in everything...

• Studentewww what is that s t uff
• Studenti can see down its throught
• StudentIT LOOKS A BIT LIKE A CORAL REEF A BIT
  Bugscope Teamyeah, does
• StudentNico you logged out AHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
• Studentalex what is that
• Studentewwww ugly
• StudentI SHALL BE THE CAMRAMAN
  Bugscope Teamgot it
• Bugscope Teamis this a close up of the house fly?
  Bugscope Teamyes it is
• Studentnice
• TeacherNico 1 to drive. Sorry, he bumped something and got logged out.
• Bugscope Teami think this is a housefly
• StudentBY THE WAY I AM THE SAME PERSON AS NICO
  Bugscope Teamwe were reasonably sure that was the case
• Bugscope Teamnico1 has control
• StudentHHAHHAHHHHAHAHAHAAHA

• StudentGO NEEX GO!
• StudentNico stop zoooooooooooooming
• Studentit lookes likea brian
• Studentscott, Alex what is that
• 1:55 pm

• Bugscope Teamnow this is a stinkbug head

• Studentdid we just see the brain cate

• Bugscope Teamthe facets are easier to see here
• Studentup close and personal

• TeacherAnyone remember what a proboscis is?.
  Bugscope TeamI do!

• Studentwhat is the glowing thing

• Bugscope Teamheh, scoot
• Bugscope Teamscott, i mean

• StudentIt looks like a super mutant from the Ufo that crashed in DC and destroyed the human race ha
  Bugscope Teamyeah that's what I was thinking, no more school

• Studentyes it is almost like a straw that bugs use to drink nectar with

• StudentTRUE BUT IT BEATS SCHOOL
• Bugscope TeamHere is a really good view of an ommatidium.
• Studentcool, alex do u guys do this at school or at home
  Bugscope Teamwe are at our jobs, at the university of illinois

• Bugscope Teamcheck out the hexagons on this baby. they are killer hexagons

• Studentscott i would be forever gratefull for no school
• StudentFUN

• TeacherOK emac---back to bugs, please.

• Studentwut iz that
• StudentIt looks like a heart for lovvve
• Studentthats a lot of little hairs
  Bugscope Teamnot hairs, those are called setae
• Bugscope Teamdoes anyone know what the biggest proboscis in the world is? which animals has it?
• Studentbutterfly?
• TeacherVeronica to drive, please.
• Studentits ok but umm r we looking at a leg
• Studentit has hairy stuff
• Studentno clue
• Bugscope Teamthose little hairs are called microsetae, or microtrichae.
• Bugscope Teamok, veronica has control now
• Studentcooloi really
• StudentNHICO SWICHING OWT
• Bugscope Teamthis is a haltere, and it is a little deflated.
• TeacherWhat does "haltere" mean?
  Bugscope Teamnot sure what it means, exacty, but it is one of the modified wings that beats opposite the way the real wings beat
• StudentI MEAN NICO

• Studentr u guys in chacogo
  Bugscope Teamsouth of chicago, 130 miles south
• StudentA MONSTER tehehe

• 2:00 pm
• Studentwhat doz that meen samantha
• Studentlooks like mucus
• Studentoo all of my cuzins live in in chacogo
• StudentDo you guys go into the jungle armed only with your wits and take down the bugs and use them for scientific experiments with your hair all frizzy and playing the song Monster bash
  Bugscope TeamI don't like to go outside at all, but Alex does that.
  Bugscope TeamYeah, that sounds like my research.
• Studentu r in trubel emac

• StudentIt's so plain what is taht
• Studentwhy is only aleks answering

• Studenthaha emac

• Bugscope Teamwe, it was
• Bugscope Teamnow you can see over the edge of the sample
• Studentteheheheh emac
• Bugscope Teamthis is about the minimum zoom we can get 40x

• Bugscope Teamback to the compound eye
• StudentWOW COOL AMASING AWSIOME
• Bugscope Teamcool back to the ommatidia up close
• TeacherEric to drive, please.
• Studentscot how long hyave u been doing this
  Bugscope Teamum 11 years?
• Bugscope Teameric you are the designated driver
• StudentI LOV YOU COments emac
• Bugscope Teamclick again to stop eric
• Bugscope Teamthere ya go
• StudentEEEEEK ERIC

• StudentWARE IS KATE
  Bugscope Teamshe is probably doing something else
• Studentis cate still there?
• Bugscope Teamclickon a preset
• Studentdo u like it scot
  Bugscope Teamyeah I really like this
• Bugscope Teamif you get lost, just click on a preset

• Bugscope Teamthis is one of the most fun things we get to do during the week
• Bugscope Teamyeah I'm here. Miss me? :)

• Studentit would be fun talking to kids or audolts and answering questions
  Bugscope Teamyeah you can tell it is a riot sometimes, really
• StudentHi CATE I MISSED YOU

• Bugscope Teamwe schedule, during the time school is in session, three Bugscopes per week.
• Studentyup we miss u aton
• 2:06 pm
• Studentya kind of but we r fun
• Studentsee ya guys
• Studentwe are all lol
• StudentI LOV U CAKE BY
• Bugscope Teamyou all did excellent, thank YOU!
• Bugscope Teamcake, ha!!!!
• Bugscope TeamBye guys! Thanks for the questions!
• Studentsee yeah
  Bugscope TeamThank You!
• Bugscope Teami'm going to call her cake from now on, thanks nico1!
• StudentBYE THANK YOU!
• Studentthank you sooo much it is awesome!
• Studentby guys see yah
• Studentbye
• Bugscope Teamlater ryan
• Studentthank you guys you all rock bye
• Bugscope Teamchowzers
• Bugscope Teamby
• Bugscope Teamthat was a lot of fun
• Bugscope Teambye*
• Bugscope Teammrs. v, before you go....
• Studentwell i have to go thanks for answering our questions bye bye
• Studentlater
• TeacherCan I drive for a few minutes, please?
  Bugscope Teamsure!
• Bugscope Teamdon't forget your member page, it has all the chat and images from today's session: http://bugscope.beckman.illinois.edu/members/2009-135
• Studentbye bye
• Bugscope TeamBye!

• Bugscope Teamthat way you can review all the chat and images with your students anytime... http://bugscope.beckman.illinois.edu/members/2009-135

• 2:11 pm

• Bugscope TeamMrs V let us know if you need any help. Looks like you are doing fine.

• TeacherThanks. I am curious about the silverfish. I am tempted to click too fast, though.

• Bugscope Teamthat's cool
• TeacherWow! The kids are much better at this than me. I want to look at the mouth; am I headed in the right direction? (oh, bad pun)

• Bugscope Teamwell, a good technique is to zoom out, see where you are, and then zoom in

• Bugscope Teamtry zooming out a bit

• Bugscope Teamhmm,one more?

• 2:17 pm
• TeacherThanks. I am clicking too fast. No patience for the zooming out, I guess.
• Bugscope Teamok, so just above the middle, see the two horizontal twig like things?
• Bugscope Teamthose are palps, i think, and the mouth is behind it?
• Bugscope Teami think
• Bugscope Teamwell, sometimes there is lag in the internet, and you just have to wait
• Bugscope Teamor it could be lag in the browser, try clicking refresh (F5) and see if that helps
• TeacherOK. I see what I am guessing are the palps. Would the stumps at the top be where antenna broke off?
  Bugscope Teamyep, totally, broken antennae

• Bugscope Teamwait, one of them is still there

• Bugscope Teammrs. v i have to bail. but we can leave the session open for a bit longer, scott will come back in 10-15 minutes and close it down
• TeacherSo the one on the left is an antenna?
• Bugscope Teambut i have to leave now to go do other work. you can stay on, just logout when you are don't
• Bugscope Teamyes, the left one is one of the antenna
• Bugscope Teamleft, from our perspective
• TeacherOK thanks SO MUCH!
• Bugscope Teamgreat session by the way, your students were awesome
• Bugscope Teamchow

• 2:22 pm

• 2:27 pm
• TeacherThank you all so much!! It was a great learning experience as always! Looking forward to Friday!