Connected on 2011-01-25 12:30:00
from Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States
- 11:42 am
- Bugscope Teampumping down
- 12:11 pm
- Bugscope Teamnow we're setting up...
- Bugscope Teamsample took awhile to pump
- 12:17 pm
- 12:24 pm
- 12:30 pm
- Bugscope TeamHello Mrs. V!
- TeacherHi! We are starting to log on. Please let us know when you are ready for us.
- Bugscope Teamwe should be ready soon, just finishing
- Studenthi
- Studenthello
- Studenthi
- Studenthow is your day
- Studenthi everyone, was up
- StudentHow does the electron microscope receptor work?
Bugscope Teamwe beam electrons at the sample, and 2ndary electrons come back as signal. the signal is what we are looking at, in black and white
- Studentheyyy
- Studentwaz up beieber fans
- StudentI hate justin bieber arman
- 12:35 pm
- Studentwhat is the up
- Studentthats not very nice ua
- Bugscope Teamthe samples are coating with gold-palladium to make them conductive, so they actually look silver
- StudentIt's the truth
- StudentThanks, but is there a receptive film that turns black and white when the electrons hit it?
Bugscope Teamthere is a detector: black is no signal, white is a lot of signal, and of course we see a full scale of greys
- Studentyes
- StudentThank you
- Studentdo u like the bugscope
Bugscope Teamyes it is the most fun we have during a week
- StudentAround how much would it cost to buy this microscope?
- Studentthese are cool bugs
- StudentHi, is this a spider
- StudentGuys it's maing me sick to talk about Beieber
- Studenthi sj
- Studentwhat bugs are you showing
Bugscope Teamhissing cockroach parts only, since it was so huge; moth; leafhoppers; fly; stinkbug
- Studentwhat body parts are you showing
Bugscope Teamspider fangs
- StudentHow do you focus the microscope on the different parts of the insect? How do you catch the electrons being reflected off the bug?\
- StudentBugs are amazing
- Studentwht else do u do
Bugscope Teamwe train people to do their own research using a variety of microscopes, including this one
- StudentI like bugs
- TeacherLook up at the top left above the picture to see a caption (what it is)
- Studentin my opinion they are okay
- Studentsometimes they are awesome
- Studentno
- Studentthat is so cool
- Studentdo u have any rare bugs
Bugscope Teamwe've looked at them, but not on a day like this
- Studenthow do u work this mr.v
- Studentthis must be really fun job
- Student*mrs.v
- Studenti know right
- Studentwhat about ms.v
- Studentwht?
- StudentWhy do you coat the insects in gold?
Bugscope Teamthey need to be conductive or the electrons will go into them instead of running off
- Studentbugs are pretty cool
- Studentthis si really cool
- Bugscope Teamwho would like to drive?
- 12:40 pm
- Studentwhoops i meant is not si
- Studentme!
- StudentWow, this is a lot of detail!
Bugscope Teamthis is really fun for us too
- Studenthow do u get the gold
- Studentthis is so cool
- TeacherThe presets look great! I am especially excited about the roach mite. Aidan to drive, please.
- Studentdo u hav to use gold or can you use silver
Bugscope Teamwe use an alloy of gold and palladium, and it is only a few nanometers thick
- Studentwhat do u mean
- Studentwhy does the backround change on the left
Bugscope Teamnot sure what you mean. is it still doing that?
- Studentwhat is that is it a moth
Bugscope Teamthat is a male skeeter
- Studenti've been on this website before
- Studentwhy is there small holes
Bugscope Teamthose holes are from the carbon tape that the samples are sitting on
- Studentcool
- Studenthow big is the microsope?
Bugscope Teamabout the size of a large long desk, with a 6' column on one side
- Studentwhat r we looking at rite now?
Bugscope Teamthis is a male mosquito you sent us
- Studentbugscope is from illonois, chicago
Bugscope Team132 mi south of Chicago
- StudentIs that a parisite?
Bugscope Teamnope, though the females do feed off our blood
- StudentAre the there more than one types of microscopes that you can use? Or can you only use one type?
Bugscope Teamfor Bugscope we use only this one. although we have used the microCT to see inside of owl pellets
- Studenti can't wait to control the microscope
- Studentcould we possibly see its blood sucking tool
- Studenthow long does it take to make a slide
- Studenthow many years ago was this website made
Bugscope Teamwe started it in 1999, in March
- StudentAbout how much do these microscopes cost?
- Studentyes
- Studenthow do u keep them preserved
- Studentyes u can
- TeacherCan you remind us how the driver should move the image around? Should he click on the part he wants to move to the middle?
Bugscope Teamyes click on the thing you want centered
- Studentwht is this
- StudentWhat is the one bug in the top left?
- StudentIs that a head of another insect
Bugscope Teamno that is the whole insect, though the legs and abdomen are gone it seems. So I can understand with getting it confused with a head
- Studentthey put it inside their bodies=
- StudentI am clicking on the presets and I am not getting it to work.
- Studentyes
- Studentl;'
- Student;;;;'
- Studentits fine
- Studentdo mosquitos carry diseases?
Bugscope Teamyes very deadly diseases like malaria and west nile virus
- Studenthow big is this
- 12:45 pm
- Studentaiden do something interesting
- Studenthow big is what sara?
- Studentwhy is its head so much bigger than its body
- Studentthank u
- Studentthis is amayzing
- Studentthe animal
- StudentIs that base the slide?
Bugscope Teamin a way, but we arent using a slide to put the insects on, we are using an aluminum stub with double stick carbon tape
- StudentWht is this?
- Studenti think bugs are creepy crawly things
- Bugscope Teammale mosquitoes do not bite -- only the females do
- Studentcould it possibly be missing some parts or is it tucked up
- Studenthow do u you put the bugs into the micro
- Studentwhat is the oldest bug
- StudentI was just reading about how mosquitoes carry plasmadonium which causes malaria!
- Studentdid i mention that bugs are nice
- Studentits fine
- StudentWhat type of spider is that?
- Studentthis is good nice and fun
- StudentHow come we can't see the gold when we magnify the bugs?
- Studentis this bug only have 1 eye ball?
- StudentHow do you focus the electrons on one point on the specimen
- Studenthow big is a slide
- Studentisnt it
- Studentis this the eye
- Studenti agree emma
- Studentwht is the slide made up of
Bugscope Teamit's an aluminium stub, 1.75 inches in diameter, with carbon tape on it to stick the criiters to
- Studentthats cool
- StudentIs that an eye at the top
Bugscope Teamthe eye is the squished part beneath the donut looking thing, which is actually where the antenna comes out
- Studenthello emma\
- Studentmrs.v said that i can drive but her computer is not working so she told me to tell u
- Studenthello emma
- Studentthis is haxing
- StudentMrs. V did say that.
- TeacherBrooke to drive, please.
- Bugscope Teamoops critters, and someone had asked about silver: we do use silver paint to help stick the insects down
- Studentwho is emma?
- Bugscope Teambrooke has control
- Studentthats cool
- Studentreally
- Studenti think they do
- Studentthat eye is cool
- Bugscope TeamEmma is a guest who is watching today. She can comment if she would like.
- Studentwhat the
- Studentwhy is it doing it
- Studentdo the bugs have vains
Bugscope Teamno they have an open circulatory system, but they do have what are called wing veins that fill with hemolymph
- Studentwhat happen to the screen?
- Studentwhat happened to the screen
- Studentdu bugs have blud
Bugscope Teamyes they do, it's clear, though sometimes when you squish them the blood gets mixed in with other juices and can get a color like green added to them
- Studentit is loading
- 12:50 pm
- Studentduh
- Studentit is loading
- Studentthat is cool!!!!
- StudentBen you copy cat!
- StudentI'm alergic to mosquitoes so when i get bitten the bmps are like 3 times the normal size? Would that make a different effect if i got bittenand the mosquitoe had a disease?
- Student thats so cool that there blood is some times see through
- Studentto show the detail
- Studentik
- Studentwhat happend?
- StudentDid the comuter overload and temporarily stop working?
- Studenthow do you get the gold on the bugs[
Bugscope Teamwe have a sputter coater that pulls a vacuum, then we apply a current, and the atmosphere in the vacuum has argon in it, so the current makes an argon plasma that attacks the gold-palladium target and makes gold-palladium rain all over the sample
- TeacherHmmm. We seem to be having some technical difficulty. Brooke stopped clicking to see if that will help; any suggestions?
- Studentthis is cooler than the last time i was on it
- Studentbuterflies r bugs right?
- Studentwhat happened to the creen?
- Student*screen\
- StudentWhy are the bugs in black and white instead of color in the pictures?
Bugscope Teamwe are using electrons and not light to acquire the images. We are collecting the signal coming from the secondary electrons which just gives us a black and white topographical image, but we can always add false color to images later
- Studenthack the computer is mine
- Studenti agrei with marcus
- Studentkate what are you/ what is your job
- StudentDo you get new bugs everyday?
Bugscope Teamno, sometimes we collect bugs from our houses, and sometimes we get them from other people and schools
- Studentyeeahhhhh
- Studenthow long have you been working with bugscope
- Studentthis is COOL!!!!!!
- StudentWhy is the screen darker black?
- Studentwhat is that
- StudentO thanks
- Studentwhats dis?
- StudentWHAT THE IS THAT A BUNNY?looks evil
- Studentdid the microscope for the buggggggggggggggggggggggggggggssssssssssssssssssssssssssss break or is it malfunctioning?
- Studentwhere do u get the microscops
- StudentWhy are the mosquito's compound eyes dented?
Bugscope Teamthe mosquito shriveled up a little when it dried out because the eyes are a little soft
- Studentwhat r we looking at?
- Studentis it hard to ude the microscope
- Studentthis picture is weird
- Studentwhat part of the body is that
- Studentdats cool
- StudentIs this the moth's antenae
- Bugscope Teamthese are scales on a leg maybe
- Studentwhat be that
- Studenti once had a hissing cockroach as a pet!! too bad it died in the car
- StudentOr is this the cocroach's leg
- StudentThose moth scales r really cool!
- Studentwoooooooooooooowwwwwwwww
- Studentthat is very clos
- Studentis it hard to contole the microscope
- StudentHow far can you magnify with this microscope?
- Student that is awsome
- Bugscope Teamyes it is hard right now for some reason
- Student how cool is this?????????????
- Studentthat is super clos
- StudentCOOOOOOLLLL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
- Studentare those wings
- StudentAre those holes spiricals?
Bugscope Teamno those are where the scales fell off
- Studentthe moth looks like an artichocke
- Studentuh oh
- StudentYEAH !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
- Studentwiy is it wite???
- 12:55 pm
- StudentWhat's your favorie bug?
- Studentsame problem as befor?
- TeacherUh oh. THe screen went white again. Did we do something wrong?
- StudentWE DONT KNOW STOP ASKING
- StudentAre we still on the moth?
- Studentbrooke r u hittin 2 many butons
- StudentWhat jobs do you both have besides bugscope?
- Studentnone of us know nathan
- Studentwhat is going on
- TeacherYes, if you are clicking a lot it will have troubles.
- Studentwhere is this
- Studentwere is da bug
- Bugscope Teamhere is the cockroach head
- Studenthere it is
- Studenti have a picture yay
- Bugscope Teamthis is the cockroach leg
- Studentwhat is this
- Studentis this a claw
- Studentthis is really cool
- StudentIs that the end of the cockroaches leg?
- Studentgood question
- Studentwow!
- Studentwow wats on it
- Bugscope Teamthis was part of your pet
- Studentmaybe someone is hacking the computer
- Studentnathan is dis a claw
- StudentAre those claws
Bugscope Teamyes they are
- StudentWhy are there hary
- Studenthi sj r u scott
Bugscope Teamoh yeah, same
- StudentThere looks like there is a hole in the middle of the leg. Is there?
- Studentis scot and sj the same person
- Studentis scot and sj the same person
- Studentwhat kind of material is that claw?
- Studentit wite
- StudentWhat is that indentation in the middle of the claw?
Bugscope Teamthere used to be a puffy place in between the claws but when it dried out, it sank in
- Studenthow do you know oliver
- TeacherGood job driving, Brooke! You coped with difficulty well. :-) Nathan L-G to drive.
- Studentyay
- TeacherWe are looking at the inside of the scope now, kids.
- Studentis that the micrscope
- StudentIs that the inside of the microscope
- Studentyou have a really fun job like you control the microscope from another state and we can 2 from another state
- Studentwhat just happened
- Studentwow
- Studentidk
- Studentnow it is coming
- Studentphew
- Studentbugscope is awesome
- Studentthis is very interesting with all of these views
- Studentr the illonois workers loggwed on
- StudentIs that a moth
- Studentthats so cooooooooooooooooooooooooooool!
- Studentcan i be calling you be scott
Bugscope Teamnp
- 1:00 pm
- Studentomg
- Studentahhhhhhhh my screen is white
- Studentewwww
- Studentomg is right
- Studentbeatles r pinchy
- Studentthey can pinch us i think right sj
- Studentcool
- StudentCATE_, Do you have another job besides bugscope?
Bugscope Teamwe kind of, this is part of my job. I work in the lab on various microscopes. The scanning electron microscope is one of them
- Studentwhat r we looking at now?
- Studentcate wat is ur fav bug
- Studentcool beans
- Studentthis is really cool
- Studentik
- Studentwhy are there x's
- Studentwhat is this????????
- StudentWHOA!
- Bugscope Teamthis is the antenna of your pet
- TeacherGood job driving, Nathan!! Awesome image!
- StudentIs that a leg
- StudentThat picture is awsome!
- Studentwhat the heck is that thing
- Studentwoah that is really great!
- Studentgood job nathan l-g
- Studentlets go nathan
- StudentThat is cool
- Studentdarntootin
- Studentamazing
- Studentsorry
- Studentcate isn't repling to me is she ok
Bugscope Teamyeah she is typing another message
- TeacherWhere did the dermestid beetle larva come from? Cool! Did you have that at the lab?
Bugscope Teamwe saw it with your insects, they usually go after decomposing stuff
- Studentkk
- StudentIs that hair
- Studentsorry:(
- StudentAre they piosinus?
- Studentare the spikes bad
- StudentWhat is hapening, I just lost controll'
- Studentha ha ha ha
- StudentAre they wings
- Studentit looks like the map
- Student that cool
- Studentor a region
- Studenti agree evan this is sweet
- Studentare the spikes poisinis?
Bugscope Teamno those are bug hairs and they are responsible for feeling things around them in their environment
- Studentok who is controling it
- Studentis that the spericals
- TeacherNathan doesn't have the controls any more. Did something happen?
Bugscope Teamwe had to stop external control, I'm sorry
- Bugscope Teamthis is a fly wing
- StudentI am back
- Studentkk coolz
- Studentnathan l-g is driving
- Studentwho is is driving??????????????????????
Bugscope TeamOliver I am driving now, and from the microscope rather than the external controls
- Studentphew
- Studentflies are my favorite bug of all time \
- StudentAre those spikes
- Studentsame here ej
- 1:05 pm
- Studenti like bumble bees
- Studentwow
- StudentWhat is that?
- Studentamazing!!!!!!!!!!
- Studenthow long have you been doing this
Bugscope Team12 years in March
- Studentawwwww! It's cute!
Bugscope Teamyeah it is a cute little leafhopper
- Studenti like lotz of things
- Studentme too
- Studentben so random
- StudentWhy is the hand cut off
- StudentWhat is happening, I cannot go to a preset
- Studentthis is amazing
- Studentthis is really cool
- TeacherGood zooming!
- StudentWhat is that?
- StudentThat is an awesome view of the compound eye
- StudentCATE_, Was that picture a parasite?
Bugscope Teamnope, not yet- there are a couple mites here today
- Studentwow look at its eye
- StudentWhat are those
- Studentthis is very clear what kind of micrascope do u use
- Studentthis is very zoomed
- Studentis it in the same family as the grass hopper?
- StudentHow do you locate that on the insect/arachnid
- Studentwow thats pretty zoomed!
- Studentthe mosquito eyes look like eggs or bumble bee hives
- Studentwhat is that
- Studentthat is better
- StudentWhy are there hairs
- StudentWhy are there spikes
Bugscope Teamthose are little bug hairs
- StudentWhen you see these in nature they look like the things that you want to step on. With this microscope i think they're awsome! And cute!
- StudentWhat is that smeared on the eye
- Studentwhy do they have hairs on there eyes
- Studentcool bug hairs we are learning so much
- StudentCate why do they have hairs
- Studentis this in the same family as the grasshopper?
Bugscope Teamno these are more closely related to cicadas
Bugscope Teamthough they are green like them
- Studentwat is dat
- Studentthats cool!
- Bugscope Teamthis is a female housefly
- StudentIt's a Katydid!
- Studentis that an eye
- Studentit dosent look like any of the eye lenses are the same. why is that?
- Studentthats cool, cate
- Studentthats cool
- Studentit looks like a ballon bug am i right
- Bugscope Teamit is so dirty!
- Studentooh, what's that?!
- Studentcoral reef cool
- Studentthat is really amazing
- StudentIs this The flies eye
- Studentthats cool scot
- Studentwoooooooooooooh
- StudentAre those the compound lense
- Studentwhat is this?
- Studentits a mosquito co mpound eye
- Studentis that the compound eye
- Bugscope Teamoops yes this is a fly compound eye. the facets are called ommatidia
- Studentwho's controlon
- Studentdo you live in chicago, but work where ever you are
- StudentCan we see the stink bug head
- Studentare those spikes
- Studentare those claws?
- StudentScot r u controlling?
Bugscope Teamyeah
- 1:10 pm
- Studenttheir a head brooke
- Studentwhat are those flakes
- StudentWhat is the fibers
- Studentkk
- Studentwow what the heck is that
- StudentHey scot,
- StudentScot can we see the stink bug head?
- Studentcoo, exosletleton
- TeacherSo, we will just enjoy the pictures and ask questions. If we can drive again, Scot will let us know.
- Studentwoah
- Bugscope Teamhere you can see the claws, and the pulvillus, which has tenent setae on it
- Studentis that the exoskeleton
- Studentwhy is there dirt in the eyes
Bugscope Teamsome insects dont care if they get a little dirt on their eyes. If you watch a bee or fly, you will sometimes see them rub their arms over their heads, this is their way of cleaning their antennae and eyes
- Studenti meant cool exoskeleton
- Studentthere is not dirt in the eyes
- StudentCan the claws on the end of the leg move?
- Studentthis is fun i look forward to do this next year
- StudentWhat happened to the microscope so that you have to controll it from there?
- Studentcan you put the moth head
- StudentWhen the bugs arrive in the lab, do you have to kill them and how?
- Studentdon't they get sick with all of that gunk on them
Bugscope Teamsome of the gunk comes on them after death- oils coming through their pores. The stuff before doesn't always bother them.
- Studenthey scot what spiders do you have?
- Studentwhy is there pasta
- Studentdo you have lot s of bugs in chicago
Bugscope Teamthere are insects are here, but they aren't so diverse as ones in the south like texas for instance
- Studentwow what are those hairy things
Bugscope Teamthese are scales
- Studentdo u have big spiders??
- Studentit looks like pasta spegati
- Studentscot what is your favorite insect
- Studentspegetti
- StudentAre these the scales on the moth
- Studentis this the moth
Bugscope Teamy7es
- Studentthanks
- StudentScot, When was this machine developed and how?
- Studentbeautiful
- StudentCan you zoom in on the compound eyes?
- Studenttypo
- Studentthere is hair everwhere! bugs are awesome
- StudentWhen the screen turns white is that because too many electrons are hitting the sensor
Bugscope Teamyes it can be-- we are getting too much signal back. We usually tweak the contrast and brightness to fix it
- Studentwhy is its eye so hairy
- Bugscope Teamha even when we try to drive it centers and goes all white
- Studentdat haz huge fury eyes
- Teacher"Hair" even on the eyes.
- Bugscope Teamso we have to drive using the 'scope controls
- Studentis that long thing its proboscis?
Bugscope Teamyes it is
- StudentR those eyes?
Bugscope Teamyes they are!
- Studentr bumble bees poisonbois cate or scott
- Studentproboscis
- Studentwhat is a proosic
Bugscope Teamit's like an elephant's trunk
- Studentthose eyes are huge
- Studentthanks
- 1:15 pm
- Studenthey
- Studenti am
- StudentI can chat
- Bugscope Teamsometimes a proboscis is a nose, but with insects it's the feeding tube, more like an extension of the mouth
- Studentif so y is it almost above the eyes?
Bugscope Teamit is very long, when the proboscis isn't in use, it is rolled up like a garden hose, and it can be quite big, so i assume it's so far up so that when it's rolled up, it won't be hindering any head movement
- Studentscot bro what be the happs
- Studentsome people are having troubal chatting
- Studenti can chat
- StudentSome of us here are having trouble chatting
- Studentsome of us are havening trouble chatting
- StudentWhat are those small holes under the proboscis and between the eyes
- Studenty r the 2 eyes different colors?
Bugscope Teamone is getting back more signal than another
- Studentsome of us are having trouble chatting
- StudentThanks Cate
- Studentthat liiks like a waterslide
Bugscope Teamyes it does, but it works more like a straw
- StudentWhat are we looking at right now
- StudentCan u go to the beetle larvea?
- Studentthat looks likelittle mountains
- StudentI still see the last picture
- Studentwaves
- Studentwhere do you guys live
- Studentbugs r not slimy
- Studentthat was from me bro
- Studentthat looks like waves
- Studentis that the spine?
- Studentnow I am two behintvfio
- StudentThat was from Ben
- Studentthank you guys bye
- StudentI have to go, Bye Scott and Cate
- TeacherWe will be switching classes in a minute.
- Studentno that was from me bro bro dawg
- TeacherAidan says to say "Thank you!"
- Bugscope TeamThank You!
- Bugscope TeamWe are sorry for the problems, which are new to us as well.
- TeacherSpider head here? Is this the wolf spider?
- TeacherHey, I'm sorry about the evacuation yesterday! Stuff happens. ;-)
Bugscope Teamyes I guess so!
- Studenthow much does it cost just to cover one bug in Gold
Bugscope Teamwell we usually charge users $7 per coating
- Bugscope Teamthis is your wolf spider head
- Bugscope Teamyou can see eight eyes if you look carefully
- 1:20 pm
- Studenthey was up and wat r we lookin at?
- TeacherFantastic! I was just going to comment on the 8 eyes.
- Studentcool!
- StudentIt looks like a ...
- Studentew WOLF SPIDER!!!!!!!! :S
- Studentshutter\
- StudentWhat type of bug is this?
- Studenta lot of hair
- StudentCockroach leg!
- Studentwolf spider
- Studentnot cockroach leg it has been saying that
- Studentwhat this?
- Studentwow!
- StudentWhat kind of spider is it?
- Studentwhats that little hole?
- StudentWOLF
- StudentWould that be its jaw?
- Studenti think
- TeacherSorry, someone wasn't aware of what the initials "STD" stand for. :-) He will be Taylor now.
- Student-.-
- Teacher I cannot believe how hairy it is! Any reason wolf spiders are soooo fuzzy compared to other spiders?
Bugscope Teamsometimes spider hairs, especially those of tarantulas, can be used as a deterrent against other things. The spines on the hairs can cause itchiness to humans, but to other insects it could be poisonous. This could be one reason. Another reason is they use those hairs to feel vibrations in their webs/traps
- StudentCool! it looks very hairy
- StudentEW
- Bugscope Teamspider spinnerette
- StudentThat looks so cool
- StudentStill near the spider head?
- Studentwhoah, I never knew that's what it looked like!
- Studentwow! crazy
- Studentwhy does it look feathery?
- Studentare those the mandibles
- Studentcool spinerets?
Bugscope Teamyes they are used to send out the silk thread and manipulate where they go
- Studentsoooooo wat r we lookin at now?????????
- Studentso hairy xD
- StudentMrs. V, i think it is hairy because of the name
- Bugscope Teamabdomen
- StudentWhat are we looking at currently?
- Bugscope Teamof the spider
- Studentwhat is that?
- TeacherCate, urticating hairs?
Bugscope Teamthat's exactly what I was going for
Bugscope Teamsome caterpillars have urticating hairs as well
- Studentlike a river it looks like ripples
- Studentwhat is that
- Studentwhat is that
- Studentwhy is it so ripply
- Studentwhat is the purpose of the hairs?
- Studentnow it looks like a cactis
- StudentI can really see the joints
- 1:26 pm
- Studentare these the antennae
- StudentWhat are we looking at now?
- Studentwhat is that?
- Studentwe are near the head right?
Bugscope Teamthe spinnerets are near the tip of the abdomen
- Studentwhat are we looking at?
- Studentis that an eye
- Studentwhat is it?
- Studentcorn
- Studentare those the eggs?\
- StudentIT's bubbly!
- StudentCorn
- StudentThat looks like a compund eye
- Studentwhat is this?
Bugscope Teamthese are the compound eye facets of the mosquito
- TeacherLooks like compound eyes. Neat close-up!!
- Studentwow! neat
- Studentit's so cool!!!
- Studentwhy are they crushed
- Studenti hate peas\
- Studentsquished peas
- Studentcorn
- Studentpeas
- StudentWhat are these?
- Studentwow
- Studentthey look like scales
- StudentWhat is that
- Studentew wat in earth is that and has a dent in the EYE
Bugscope Teamthey are like beanbags because as they dry up they shrivel a little. They used to be perfectly rount
- Studentit looks like a plant
- Studentit looks like a venus flietrap leaf
- Studentoh kk
- Studentwhat is that
- Studentwow nice
- StudentAre we looking at one of the facets in the compound eye
- Studentlots of lens
- Studentcompound eyes?
- Student'
- StudentThose lenses are so cool up close
- Studentit looks like beanbag
- Studentlooks like sand hillls
- Studentwhy are some of the facets missing?
- Studentbread
- Studentsquished peas and scales
- Studentwhat is that?
- Studentwierd
- Studentwhat is it
- Studentwhat is it
- Studentwhat is it?
- StudentBISCUTS OR CRESCENT ROLLS R SOO YUMMY AND THAT IS WHAT THEY LOOKS LIKE OR WHAT IT DID!
- Studentwat is the thing that looks like an eye
- TeacherIf it is possibly, could we look at the mite from the cockroach? or the dermestid beetle larva?
- Studentscales
- Bugscope Teamthese are more scales- on the mosquitp
- Bugscope Teammosquito
- Studentwow
- Studentis that a eye
- Studentscaleys haha
- Bugscope Teammites!
- Studentwhat type of spider is this?
- Studentwow cool\
- Studentkoo;
- TeacherOooooh, thanks!
- Studentweird mitee
- Student zoom
- StudentWhat type of mite
- Studentis this
- 1:31 pm
- Studentthat's a mite?
- Studenteight\
- Studentit is an arachnid
- Studentthats kool
- Studentit looks like a tick
- Studentit is a mite not tick
- Studenthow big are they really?
- Studenti despise ticks. ugh
- StudentDo they feed off of the cockroach?
- Studentit is a mite
- Studentwhats behind the thing?
- Studentcrazy cool
- Teacheryou can see them easily on the live roaches.
Bugscope Teamyes they are very big, when we usually see mites they are much smaller and simpler. This is very cool
- StudentI can see the jaw
- Studentit is hairy and GROSS bc og the individual HAIRS ew shutter
- Studentthe head
- Studentwhoa u can see the hairs on its legs and fangs
- StudentwooooOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOooooooooooow
- TeacherFrom what I read, they are harmless; any idea why they are there? Commensalistic relationship?
- Studenta lot of hair
- Studenthow big are they really?
Bugscope Teami think these were less than a millimeter, if we took down the mag we could see the databar compared to the mite
- Studentthose are fangs. i never knew there could be hair on them
- Studentis this still a mite
- StudentO_O wierd
- TeacherStudents, we can look at the live mites in class if you want.You can't see any details but it would show you how big they are.
- Studentit looks like hairy leather
- Student().()
- Studentlots of legs!
- Studentthis is wierd and cool @_@
- Studenti got logged out automatically!
- Studentit has hair on its fangs?
Bugscope Teamthe mites are very blind, these hairs help them feel around
- TeacherI had to take them off of the dead roach with a piece of pipe cleaner. It wasn't easy to get them into the container. I'm glad you managed to find one and put it on the stub.
- StudentWhat is the mite laying on?
Bugscope Teamthey are lying on carbon tape
- Studentew and FRWEAKY \
- StudentI can see the links in the joints!
- TeacherBlind mites; I didn't know that. Pretty neat.
- Student?
- StudentInteresting
- Studentwat is the bug laying on
- Studentis that a leg?
- Student??
- Studentwhat is that?
- Studenthey scientist who knows GOOD bug jokes?
- Studentwho knows bug jokes!!!!!!\
- Bugscope Teamstill on a mite
- Studentcan you show us a stinkbug?
- StudentWhat are "Enchilada Claws"?
- Studentplease?
- Studentcan we look at the stink bug
- Bugscope Teamif this is like the other ones we have seen, they do have eyes, but they're on the top side of the body
- 1:36 pm
- Studentwhy do you use carbon tape? why not paper or something else?
Bugscope Teamthey help ground the samples. The tape is also useful for helping stick the insects on it
- StudentInteresting question JW
- Studentcool
- TeacherAwesome picture!
- Bugscope Teamhere's the stink bug
- Studentawsome!!!^_^
- StudentIt looks a llot like a robot!
- Studentugly but cool
- Studentthats pretty kool!!!
- StudentIs this a Brown Marmorated Stink Bug?
- StudentIt looks a lot like a robot!
- StudentENCHALADAS r yummy (mm) but enchalada claws???
Bugscope Teamit was 'cause it looked like an enchilada
- Studentcool eyes
- Studentawesome
- Studentwhy are there holes all over the shell?
- TeacherYes, this is a BM stink bug. Aidan caught it and we sent it in.
- Studentwhat is this
- Studentwhat are the dents in the exoskeleton used for
Bugscope Teamwe think they use them to help get rid of the smell so they don't have to smell it themselves
- Studentthe eyes look weird on the side of the head
- StudentWhere did he catch it Mrs. V?
- Bugscope TeamI will drive to the dents and show you
- Studenti never knew the eyes were on the side of its head
- Studentwere is the mouth
- Studentwow
- Studenti alway thougth they were on the top of the head
- Studentwhat is it?
- Studenta stink bug once landed on me and my brother it was scary haha lolz we screamed
- StudentWhere are we now
- Bugscope Teamthese are the dents
- Studentwhat are those things on the inside of the holes?
- StudentHow much does carbon tape cost?
Bugscope Teamthe spools we use for the carbon tape cost around $130. It has a lot of uses to it
- TeacherHmmm. I'm not sure where he caught the stink bug. He brought it in from home. However, it was the same kind we had everywhere at the time.
- Bugscope Teamon the head near one of the eyes
- StudentWhat are those objects
- Studentwow! that is cool
- Studentdents
- Studentwhat are the buubles
- Studentwhat si thid?
- Student $130 is it because it is made out of carbon?
- Studentwhat are those little bubles
- Studentare those the hole to get rid of the smell??
Bugscope Teamthese here are thought to help soak up the smell
- Studentwher are we
- Studenti love BUBBLES bc that is what the picture looked like
- Studentwo
- Studentwow is that a eye
- Studentis that an eye?
- StudentIs this the eye?
- Studentare those the lenses of the compound eye
- Studentis that the eye
- Studentwhat are the bubbles?
Bugscope Teamthis is the compound eye
- Studentthe picture looks like honey combs
- Studentit looks like a honey comb
- StudentCan we see the beetle
- Studentcan we see the domestic beetle
- Studentcan we please seee the domestic beetle larvae
- Studentlets see a beetle
- StudentCan we see the Fly tongue please
- Studentjelly fish feet
- Studentwhat are they
- Studentflippers!
- 1:41 pm
- Studentcan we see the fly tongue?
- Studentwhat are they?
- Student._.
- StudentWhat would that be?
- Studentwhat are those?
Bugscope Teamthese are a close up of the special hairs that are thought to help soak up the stink smell
- Studentcool
- Student().()
- Studentwow head O_O
- Student:C B like a little nerdy face haha lolz
- Studentwhat are we looking at exactly?
- Bugscope Team--.--
- TeacherReally interesting shape to those special stink-soaking hairs! Too bad they don't have more of them. :-)
- StudentX/
- Student:-O
- Studentrox on
- StudentThis is the Leafhopper Proboscus
Bugscope Teamyes!
- Bugscope Teamgot it, Noah
- Studentcool *_*
- Bugscope Teamit's very spikey
- Student:)
- Studentsword
- Studentit looks very sharp
- Student:()
- Student?
- Student:o
- Bugscope Teamchemoreceptors so it can smell its food
- Student:O
- StudentReally?
- Student>>>cool
- Studentwhat are those tentacle things
- Bugscope Teamprob'ly goes into leaves
- StudentI would have never thought it was sharper then a bee or wasp stinger
- Studentis that dust on it?
- Student_hairs?
- Studentor it did
- StudentWhy is the picture in black and white?
- Studentcadidid?
- Studentwhat is that
- TeacherSeriously, that is a wicked looking thing. Does it need to be so pointy because plants "skin" can be tough?
Bugscope TeamI found this one surprising because the other plant eating probosces I've seen are shorter and dont look so sharp
- StudentKatydid
- Studenthissing cockroach?
- Studentis this the fly tongue?
- Studentwhat rthose little spikes/hairs/
- Bugscope Teamfly tongue
- StudentWhy is it in black and white?
- Studentis it a cadidid
- Studentis that it's mouth?
- Studentcool
- StudentWhat is this
- Studentnvermind
- Studentwhat is that??
- Student cool
- StudentWhy is it in black and white?
- Studentwhere are we
- StudentVery interesting indeed
- Studentthey look like marshmallows
- Studentit looks like BRAIN
- TeacherNature never ceases to amze with its variety!
- Studentare those teeth?
- Studentawesome
- Studentit looks like teeth
- Studentand SLIME
- Studentnot a toung
- Studenthow big is the tongue
- Bugscope Teamsorry the other computer does not let me type very well
- 1:46 pm
- Studentare those teeth?
- Studentthat looks cool up close
- Bugscope Teamthose are kind of like zippers at the tongue of the fly, which is spongy and moist
- StudentWhy is it in black and white?
- StudentCan we look at the leafhopper claw?
- Studentconfuzzilation wat r wez talkin bout?
- Studentohhh
- Bugscope Teaminsects do not have teeth, but they do have hardened jaws, sometimes
- Studentlets see the legs
- TeacherI meant amaze. And I wonder if the proboscis of a plant eater is adapted to certain plants? I just figured leafhoppers were generalists; are they more picky in their food choice?
- StudentA fly tongue is a weird specimen
- Studentwhos
- TeacherA fly tongue is REALLY well-adapted to the way it makes its living.
- Bugscope TeamWho knows maybe that leafhopper was built for a different plant
- Studentwhat is it?
- Studentthats kool xD
- Studentwhat is this
- Studentis it the fly?
- Studentis this the leafhopper claw?
- StudentIs this still the fly tongue?
- Bugscope Teamthose are fly claws
- StudentWhy is it in Black and White instead of color
Bugscope Teamwe are using the signal coming from the electrons to gather this image. Color is from the light waves
- Studentik
- Studentserious bug heads
- Bugscope Teamand you can see the pad full of sticky setae that help the fly stick to surfaces, even glass
- Studentwow, it looks like it is manmade
- Studentlike a cloth
- TeacherUnderstand why they can walk on the ceiling? :-)
- Studentso cool
- Studentim back!^_^
- Studentcooloz 8-)
- Studentcool
- Bugscope TeamKlingon
- Studentwhat is that suction cup thingy
- Studenthaha
- Studentthis is wierd!@_@
- Bugscope Teamactually the guy who looks like this was just here
- Studentwhat is it
- Studentbeetle!!!!!
- Studentbeetles
- 1:51 pm
- Studenti don't like beetles very much
- Studentwhy is this in balck and white?
- Studentcool!!!!*_*
- Student(\/)_(\/)
- Studentawesome
- StudentWhy is it in black and white instead of color?
- Studentcool!xD
- Studentis that HAIR COMING out of its eye but t or face
- Studentwhat is the weirdest bug you've seen?
Bugscope TeamI always thought true bugs in general have funny looking heads. True bugs are insects like cicadas, assassin bugs, ambush bugs, and leafhoppers
- Student(-:-(
- TeacherHead is at top, I think.
- Student(V)_(V)
- StudentWhy is this in black and white instead of color?
- Studentis that the head or butt
Bugscope Teamthis right now is the head
- Studenthead!
- StudentWhat is the only bug that can turn its head from side to side?
- Studentwow!!@____@
- StudentI can see the jaw perfectly!
- Studentwhat do domestic beetles eat/
- Studentis that its head
- Bugscope Teamweevils are cuter than leafhoppers, even
- Studentwhat does it eat???
- Studentwhat do domestic beetles eat
- Studentx| xP
- TeacherWas this a specimen you had?
Bugscope TeamI think this one hitched a ride with your insects
- Studentwhy are the tips flat?
- Studento.0
- TeacherAwesome!!
- Studentnasty HAIR COMING OUT OF BUTT ewww
- Bugscope Teamthey are called dermestid beetles
- Studentwat does the dermesstic beetle eat?
Bugscope Teamthey eat decaying insects.
Bugscope Teamwell I should say decaying things, they can also feed on dead animals and humans
- Bugscope Teamthis larva has simple eyes
- StudentWhy is it in black and white instead of color?
- Bugscope Teamthose are the round bumps
- Bugscope Teamthe bumps are stemmata -- eyes
- Student...................................................
- TeacherSo, it makes sense that this was a passenger in our lot. I did include a couple of bugs I found laying around the room.
- Studentthe hair looks like wheat stalks!1
- StudentWhat is this?
- Studentlook like plants
- Studentthey look like trees
- Studentit looks like ferns in the ocean
- Studentwhat are these?
Bugscope Teamthese are the dermestid setae (bug hairs)
- Studentscot or cate what does it eat???
Bugscope Teamthe dermestid eats decaying things
- Student no one answers my questions!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Bugscope Teamsorry Saif I am driving and Cate has to answer everyone she can
- Student(whew)
- 1:56 pm
- Studentcool thx cate
- TeacherBe patient, kids! They are working on it. Plus Scot has to drive the scope for us.
- Studentwhy do they look like trees?
- Studentok scot!
- Studentwhat insect is this again?
- StudentWhy is it in black and white instead of color?
Bugscope Teamwe are using electrons not light to get the images. Sometimes, like with a pesticide commercial, you will see the insect images in color, but they were taken with a microscope like this and later false colored
- Studentcan we pelase see the fly wing?
- Studentcan we see the fly wing?
- Studentcan we see the spider head
- Studentwhat does the adult look like?
Bugscope Teamit looks more like a beetle and less like a worm :)
- Studentcan we see the fly wing
- TeacherLucy, if you remind me, we can find a picture of the adult in class.
- Studentis that a mite?
- Studentwow cool
- Student a lot of hair!
- Studentweird! yet cool!
- Studentwhy does the carbon tape have the bubbles and cracks on it?
- Studentcan we please see the fly wing?
- Studentcooloz
- TeacherWolf spider head. Look for the eyes.
- Studentso cool!!!
- Studentare those eyes?
- Studentya Lucy, weird, but cool
- StudentIs that its fangs?
- Studentare those the teeth coming out of the spider head
- TeacherGood question, Josh.
- Studentwierd eyes!@_@
- Studenty not Joshie
- StudentAre those hairs setae?
- Studentthe hairs are bumpy
- Studenthairs!a lot of hair!
- Student*|*
- Studentsoooooooo conffuzzled
- Bugscope Teamwe cant see the fangs from this view unfortunately. There is another spider on here where we can see them better
- Student*:-)
- Studentsoooooo much hair!!!!!!
- Studentcan we see the fangs?
- Studentsaifs thing is upside down!!!cooloooooooooooooz
- Bugscope Teamhere is another spider
- Bugscope Teamthese are the fangs with lots of hair in between them
- Bugscope Teamthey curve inward towards the spder
- 2:02 pm
- Studentthis is so cool
- Studentwhy are they curved?
- Studentcool fangs
- Studenti am witing sideways now u can read my smiley faces
- Student''((((((((((((((((())))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))
- StudentCan you zoom in so that we could see the cells please?
Bugscope Teamwe can;t see the cells or the atoms with this microscope. When we hike up the mag it just looks featureless when looking at insects
- Studentis there some advantage towards the fangs being curved inwards?
- Student:CB
- StudentOh, okay
- Studentwhat are those?
- Studenthissing cochroach leg please?
- TeacherIf you can, could we please see the fly wing?
- Studentfly wing?
- Studentwhy are the fangs curved inwards? does that have an advantage?
- Student()_()
- Bugscope TeamYou guys we are going to have to stop because we have other people in the lab to help. I will drive to the fly wing, though...
- Studentis there an advantage towards the fangs being curved inwards?
Bugscope TeamOnce they are sunk in the prey, the inward curve would help keep the prey from slipping away
- Studentohh
- Studentkk
- Studenthi chas
- Studenthey chas :)
- TeacherOK. We are just about out of class time, too! Thanks so much for your help!
- Studenthello chas!
- Studentbye
- Studentbye
- Studentb b
- Bugscope TeamHi Saif! Lucy
- StudentBonsoir means good evening in FRENCH
- Student we have to go
- Studentzai tian! (goodbye in chinese)\
- Studentadios my friends it was nice talking to you!!!!:)
- Studentau revoir
- Bugscope TeamThank You!
- Studentzai jian- good bye
- StudentBye! *:-) :-)
- Studentsalut
- Bugscope TeamThis is the fly wing!
- StudentZai Jian (Good Bye in chinese)
- Studentbye
- Bugscope TeamBye all
- Studentau revoir goodbye in french
- StudentBye!
- StudentAu revoir bye in french
- Student>.
- Studentthats so harry
- Student;-)
- Studentbuh bye ;(
- StudentBYE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
- Student;( it's over
- Studentbye
- StudentBye Bye. Thank You for Showing us the Insects
- Studentbye bye
- Bugscope TeamThanks, You All!
- 2:07 pm
- Bugscope TeamI have to go work with someone. Thank you, Mrs V.
- TeacherThank you so much! Even with the issues with the scope it was still a great learning opportunity and a blast!
- TeacherAnd thanks for thpatience answering the kids' questions. :-)
- TeacherBye!
- 2:12 pm
- 2:18 pm
- 2:25 pm
- Bugscope TeamHello Bracktt
- 2:31 pm
- GuestHello, is it fully functional?
- Bugscope TeamYes, feel free to try it out. I just gave you the controls
- Bugscope TeamAre you our 2:20 test session?
- Bugscope TeamUnfortunately I had to remove the presets from the session that concluded because there was a technical issue, but you should see the controls up above the microscope image
- Bugscope TeamClicking anywhere in the image will re-center the image on that point, so you can move around
- GuestI have played with the controls on the top, but don't see a change when I click inside.
- 2:36 pm
- Bugscope TeamCan you try clicking towards one of the corners? That will move it the most
- Guestso it moves a little on each click, and i can keep clicking for more movement?
- Bugscope TeamYes. If you'd like to move larger distances, you can zoom out first, then each click will get you further
- Bugscope TeamWe've had a continuous-drive option in the past, but with the delay of going through the internet it often times got out of control
- Bugscope TeamThe focus increments also change with magnification, so if you need to make large changes it's easiest at lower mag
- 2:42 pm
- Guestanything else I should try?
- Bugscope TeamDuring a real session there will be a larger list of thumbnails to the left that you can click on to jump to "presets". Areas of interest we marked ahead of time
- Bugscope TeamYou could try clicking on the one test one I've got there
- Bugscope TeamA couple other things I can point out: Above the controls is some text that tells you roughly where you are (which preset you're nearest to)
- Bugscope TeamThe "More Info" link will overlay the microscope's data bar, so you can see all the current parameters
- Bugscope TeamDown below the image, to the left, is the scale bar. That's going to update to show you the size of features in the image, like the scale bar in a map
- Guestit says I'm near the test preset; I assume there will be more presets in the actual session?
- Bugscope TeamYes. There was an issue with the presets from earlier this morning so they had to be deleted, I didn't get a chance to recreate more before you got on. There will probably be ~8-15
- Bugscope TeamYou can use those to jump to interesting things then explore around from there
- 2:48 pm
- Bugscope TeamThat's about it. Just let me know if you've got any questions
- Guestcool; I still don't notice a real difference when I click in a corner but my computer says it has downloaded a new image
- Bugscope TeamLet me give it a go here, I'll click on the top middle
- Bugscope TeamSo I clicked in the middle of the top of the image and it recentered that for me. Is that not how it's working there?
- Guestcould you do one more,I was distracted
- Bugscope TeamOk, you just upped the mag. I'll click to the middle right on the joint of hte leg
- Bugscope TeamOk, so it re-centered the on the leg joint. Can you try clicking say in the top left corner of the image?
- Guestbig change, let me try straight down
- 2:53 pm
- Guesthit left corner twice no apparent change
- Bugscope TeamHmm. It has to be within the image, the cursor should change to more of a target. Is that what you see?
- Guestit stays an arrow
- Bugscope TeamHm. Could you try hitting the reload button on the browser just to see if that fixes it?
- Bugscope Teamwe have a user who would like to use the microscope in a few minutes. Is that ok?
- Bugscope TeamScott, we're just checking to see if we can get the stage control working for him
- Bugscope TeamBut if we need to go, that's probably OK
- 2:58 pm
- Guestno prob, refresh didn't change the cursor but I don;t know what else to try. I'll log off, see you nex Tuesday and thans.
- Bugscope TeamNo problem. Cya