Connected on 2012-02-08 09:30:00
from Cook, Illinois, United States
- 7:48 am
- Bugscope Teamsample is pumping down
- Bugscope Teamthis is a view of the vacuum chamber. you can see the Mexican jumping bean standing up toward the back and slightly to the right
- 8:08 am
- Bugscope Teamstarting to make presets
- 8:14 am
- 8:22 am
- 8:27 am
- 8:32 am
- Bugscope Teamwe are ready!
- Bugscope Teambe right back!
- 8:44 am
- Bugscope Teamalright we are back and ready to go
- Bugscope Teamthis are pollen grains from one of those large stargazer lilies
- Bugscope Teamor *these* are pollen grains, sorry
- 8:49 am
- 9:00 am
- Bugscope Teamnow we're on to checking out the antlion's abdomen, looking at porthole like spiracles\
- Bugscope Teamand a claw
- Bugscope Teamand now the surface of the exoskeleton with microsetae on it
- 9:17 am
- Bugscope TeamGood morning!
- Bugscope TeamWelcome to Bugscope! (Welcome back!)
- TeacherGood Morning! My class should be down at 9:40 a.m. I was just getting the lab set up for them!
- Bugscope TeamSounds great!
- 9:39 am
- Bugscope TeamHello Rotechco!
- Bugscope Teamwelcome to Bugscope!
- TeacherSorry! That was me seeing this on my laptop. :) The classroom teacher and her class should be down shortly.
- TeacherI love the new look of Bugscope!
- Bugscope Teamwe have plans to modify it further, sometime
- 9:45 am
- Bugscope Teamthis is a super tiny ant, and it may be a fire ant but I was careful not to let it crawl on me
- Bugscope Teamnot all ants have stingers; some have little volcano-looking apparati here that project formic acid
- Bugscope TeamHello! Welcome to Bugscope!
- Studenthi
- Studenthi
- StudentHello!
- StudentHey
- Studenthi
- Studenthi
- Studenthi
- Studenthello
- Studentgood morning
- Studentsup
- Bugscope TeamPlease let us know when you have questions!
- StudentHi
- StudentHi
- StudentHey Scott
- Studenthello Scot
Bugscope Teamhi Jack!
- Studentnice to meet you
- StudentHi1
- StudentHi
- StudentWhats up???
- Studentsup
- Studenthow are you doing
Bugscope TeamGood!
- StudentGood morning
- Studenthi scot
- StudentHelloooo
- Studenthey scot
Bugscope TeamHey Dylan!
- Studenthey whats up
- StudentWhat am I looking at?
- StudentHey
- Studenthello scot
- Studenthi
- Studenthow are you doing today?
- StudentWhat is this a picture of?
- Studentya what is this picture
- StudentWhat is this picture of?
Bugscope Teamthis is an ant's abdomen, also called a 'gaster,' and we are looking at its stinger
- StudentWhat is this
- 9:50 am
- Studentwhat is that
- Studentis this dust
- Studenthow could you explain this picture
- Studenti like cookies
- Guesto thats cool!
- Studentcool
- Bugscope Teamthese are ants that Scot captured last summer
- StudentHeyy
- Studentawsome
- Studentheyy
- Studentit looks strange
- Guestthey are really wierd!
- StudentIm Eilis
- StudentAgreed they are weird
- Studentis this a girl ant or a guy ant
- Studenthow are you
- Studentwierd ant
- Studentis this a boy ant or a girl ant
Bugscope TeamDon almost all ants you see, except those with wings that are not the queen, are female
- StudentIs it fun to be a scientist/
- Studentboy or girl
- Studentthats so cool
- StudentDoes it smell bad???
- Studentsoo
- Guesthow is being a scientist? is it fun?
- Studentwat does it smell like??
- Studenthow large is it?
- Studentwhat do you do when you are a scientist
- StudentTexas is a cool state
- Studentwhat bug is this
- Studentso this is a fire ant
- Studentdoes the stinger have venume
Bugscope TeamI think it hurts quite a bit when they sting you, but I was careful catching it.
- StudentI like science
- Studentare you on break?
- Studentcool pic
- Studentcool
- StudentI like tht pic
- StudentGood Job Scot you must be good at catching ants
- Studentnice ant
- Guestheyy let the scientist talk!
- Studenthow much legs does it have
- Guestsheesh
- Studentit looks hairy
- Studentdo they have hair???
- StudentIs it fun to be a scientist?
Bugscope Teamit is super fun because we get to work with lots of people who are doing research, right at the cutting edge
- Studentthat
- Studentyummy
- Studenthow much legs does it have?
- Studentr they hiary
- Studentwhat is the pointy thing
- Guestthat sounds fun!
- StudentGood i wouldnt want you to get hur ive gotten stung before and it hurts!!!
- Studentit looks like spikes
- Studentcan you tell me were you might this bug?
- Studentwhat are so other things you look at
- Studentcan it hurt people
- Bugscope TeamCate and I train grad students, mostly, to use microscopes, including the one you are using today, to conduct their research
- Guesti didt know ants sting!
- Bugscope Teamthe hairs are there to help the insect sense what is going on around it. It can't feel things through its exoskeleton, like we can with our skin.
- Guestwowwww
- Studentis it fun being a sientist or no
- Studentdo you like bugs???
- Studentwhats that thing at the top
- Studentor re they yucky???
- Studentthat image in the middle looks like a spine is it?
- Studentis it alive
- Studentdo you like being a scientist or no
Bugscope Teamit is totally cool. of course things break and their are sometimes problems, but we are lucky to have this cool stuff to work with
- Studentwhy would they sting a person
Bugscope Teamto defend itself or its colony
- Studentbuuuggggggsssss
- Studentis it alive
- Studenthow many ants do you catch
- StudentDo you enjoy your job?
- Guestwait what is an exoskeleton?
- Studenthow much legs does it have
Bugscope Teamall insects have 6 legs
- Studentthats really cool!!! about the hair feeling things!
- StudentCoooool
- Studentis it slimey?
- Studenthave u ever eaten a bug
Bugscope Teamnot that i know of, but you never know what you sleep :)
- Studentwhats your favorite bug
- StudentPlease answer!!!
- Studentcool what kind of cool stuff
- Studentare thouse things pointy
Bugscope Teamthe pointy things are hairs
- Studenti like ants!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!
- Studentis this dead
Bugscope Teamyes they are dead
- StudentHello??
Bugscope TeamHello Ellis!
- StudentIs i dead?
- 9:55 am
- Studentdoes it have venem?
- StudentHi!!!
- Studentis it slimey?
Bugscope Teamthis does look a little slimy. I think it exuded a little oil after it died
- Studenthi scot
- Studenthi don
- Studentwhat do they eat
Bugscope TeamI think they are omnivorous -- they eat about anything that is edible
- StudentMy name is irish!
- Studentwhy is it hairy?
- Studentwhat is that?
- Studentwhat is your favorite wasp to look at
- Studentwhat are we looking at
- Studentwhat is this
- Studentits ugly
- StudentDo you get visited by student that were at your lab?
Bugscope TeamSometimes we do; kind of cool.
- Studentwhar are we looking at
- Studentwhat part of the body is this
- Studentwhat type of body is this
- Studenteeeeeeeewwwwwwwww
- StudentcOoL
- Studentwhat type of wasp part are we looking at ?
- Guestthoses pics are GROSS! haha
- Studenteggs
- Studentits nasty
- Studentwheres sj
- Studentis that pointy
- StudentIs this picture of dead fish?
Bugscope TeamMaggie this is the tongue of a wasp.
- Studentcan you explain what this is?
- Studentthat is so cool
- Studentwhat is it
- Studentthats a tongue!!!!!!
- Studentis that a face
Bugscope Teamit was a wasp face. We are on the tongue
- StudentNASTY haha jk its cool!!!
- Studentthat gross
- Studentthat sweet
- Studentwhat
- Studentnow that looks gooooooood
- StudentOMG
- Studentnevermind that qestion i know i spelled it wrong
- Studenti think it looks wierd
- Bugscope Teamthese are images that are being sent live to your classroom from the electron microscope
- Studentoww that might hurt
- StudentOMG COOL!
- Studentis it slimmy?
- Studentchange the pic
- StudentDo bugs have teeth?
Bugscope Teamno, but they have mandibles that open out like a gate, instead of how our jaws work, and they work to chew or bite into things
- StudentARE YOU GOOD AT SCIENCE?
- StudentWhat do they eat???
- Studentummm, why is it hairy?!?!
- Studentor feelers?
- Studentewww
- Studentthats nnaassttyy.
- Studentwhat is that
- Studentlooks like a cave
- Studentwhy is it hairy?
Bugscope Teamso they can feel things, or sense temperature changes, or taste/smell things. Cat whiskers are similar
- Studentsorry if im writting down a lot of things
- GuestWhat do wasps eat?
- Studenthow many bugs are their
- StudentI don't like bugs do u like bugs beacase i dont
- Studentis this the leg
- Studentoooh ahh
- Studentlooks like seaweed
- Studentso you look at germs?
- Studentwhy is it flaky?!?!
- Studentdoes it have hair
- Studentwhats there favorite food
- Studentit looks like a fish
- Studentis it fun to be a sientist
Bugscope Teamyea there are a lot of fields you can be a scientist in. There's a field of study for everyone
- Studentvirus cant you get sick
- StudentMaritan this is not a bee it is a wasp!
- Studentthis is weard
- Studentthis is sssssooooo awsome
- Studentsounds cool
- Studentis it dead
- Studentis the wasp alive
Bugscope Teamno they are all dead. The things we look at in the microscope have to be dried out because we put them in a vacuum.
- Studentaaaaaaaaaaawwwwwww
- StudentCarzy animals out there
- StudentIKR
- Student:) :)
- Studentdo you look at anything other things than bugs
- Studentyes i argree with bob
- Studentthats cool Scot!
- GuestWhat do wasps eat?
Bugscope Teamwasps can eat a lot of different things. They can eat garbage, which is why you see them hanging around picnic benches
- StudentIs bugs what you majored in when you went to college?
- Studentis that a utter?
- StudentWHAT DO THEY EAT??????????
- Studentis that thing in the corner a eyeball?
- Studentis that leges
- Guestgross i would never eat garbage!
- Studentit looks like a spider
- Studentthese pictures are GROSS but i like it
- Studentis this a type of bone?
Bugscope Teaman insect's exoskeleton is made of chitin, which is more like what our fingernails are made of
- Studentmy friend ate a zacayta is that bad
- Studentumm, is that an utter
- Guesteilis they eat garbage
- 10:00 am
- Studentyes Connor
- Studentis it a termight
- Studentthis is cool
- StudentAgreed garbage is gross
- Studentdo they live with their family for a long time
- Studentyhis is an ant head right
Bugscope Teamyes it's upside down, and it is also rotting -- they didn't dry well
- Studentis that the eye
- Studentaaaaaawwwwww
- Studentwhat happens if you multiply this to 1000x?
Bugscope Teamthis microscope can magnify to 200,000x! But there isn't always somthing interesting to see at that magnification
- Studentis this an utter
- Guesti hate wasps!!!!!!!!!! :D
- Studentthis is awesome
- Studentlooks like the eye
- Studentnlsnnnsjk
- Studenti see the eyeball!!!!!!!!!
- Student:D Me too!!!
- Studentwhats that thing that looks like an eyeball?
- Studentis this an ant head
- Studenthow old is that
- StudentI got stung by one before
- StudentPlease answer me!!!!!!!!
- Guesthello my name is sophie lynn lawrence
- Studentwhat is the ants natural habatat
- Studentthats close
- Studentwhat is that
- Studentwow the hair of an ant
- Studentdo u like bugs
- Student[=
- Studentthats so cool
- StudentWhy would you multiply it to 200,000 if you can't really see anything
Bugscope Teamin some cases, with some samples, you can see something
- Guest:(
- StudentI used to think it was a spider
- Student hello????
- Guestwhat do germs look like?
Bugscope Teambacteria can be around 2 microns big and are usually rod shaped. That is what e coli looks like. We don't always see bacteria on insects. Viruses are even smaller in the nanometer range and are very hard to see with this microscope
- Studentis it bad to eat a bug
- Student(:
- Studentdo red ants bite?
- StudentIs that hair
- StudentDo you like writing to kids?
- Studentare those hairs feelers?
Bugscope Teamyes and some also smell the air, and some sense hot/cold
- StudentDO YOU LOOK AT ANYTHING OTHER THAN BUGS
- Studentdoes this ever get boring?
Bugscope Teamwe have been doing this since 1999, and it never gets boring, especially when you all ask so many questions!
- Studentis this a bug
- Studenthi don
- Studentis that hair or spikes
- Student;]
- Studentwhat is the most powerfull microscope you have
- Studentcould it kill something
- Studentgoody
- StudentOMG
- StudentDon ants habitats can vary!
- Studenthi mairtin
- Studentthats AWSOME
- StudentWhat do scoprions eat?
- Studentwhat things do you want to look at that you never seen before or herd of
- Studentwhooooaaaaaaaaahhhhhh
- Studentthat will hurt a lot
- Studentcan scorpins kill someone
- Studentwhat are those hairs for
- Studentis it poines
- StudentGROODY
- Studentdo red ants bite?
- Studentit looks like teeth its cool!
- Studentis there back teria on the it
- Studentya its poisoniss
- Studentpinchy pinchy pinchy
- Studentwhat is the hardest solid a scorpion could break
- StudentDo you like ireland are there bugs there????
- Studentwhy are there holes in the claw
- Studentwhat is the most powerfull microscope you have
Bugscope Teamthe TEM, and also the AFM -- atomic force microscope
- Studentis it ponty
- StudentOMGG
- Studentdo you ever get hurt when your looking at a posin bug?
- Studentpinchy pinchy pinchy
- Studenthow many legs does a scorpion have??
- Guestonce a bee stung me and i was just standing there! i thought they only stung when you bothered them.
- Studentwhy do they sting
Bugscope Teamthey sting when they feed threatened or if you get too close to their hive. They should leave you alone (unless you have food) if you leave them alone
- Studentit looks razor sharp under the magnifying microscope does it hurt?
- Studentcan scorpins kill someone
- Studenthow long do they live???????????????????????
- Studentwhat is the hardest solid a scorpion claw could break
- Studentis that pointy
- Studentwhats the stuff in the backround?
- Studentis it green
- StudentYou guys are smart! I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHERE SCORPIANS COME FROM
- Studentwhat do they eat
- Studenthow close does the most powerful microscop get
- Guestnice maggie
- 10:05 am
- Studentscot is a cool name it rihymes with knot
Bugscope Teamhaha yeah
- StudentdO ThEy HaVe HaIr????
- Studenti want controll please
- Studentare ypu allergic to any insect/
Bugscope Teami'm not, but it can be bad if you are allergic to bee or wasp venom.
- Studentplease write back
- Studentdo they like cheese?
- Studenthi
- Studentwhat do they eat?
- StudentScot do ever get bored doing your job?
- StudentOOMMGG
- StudentOne time I got stung on the tongue!
- Studentis it bad to eat a bug
- Studentdo they eat cheese?
- Studentscot, what does the TEM and AFM go up to, times wise
Bugscope Teamyou can see things at the atomic scale, so in Angstroms, which are a tenth the size of nanometers
- Studentthis is preety cool
- Studentthats awesome
- Studentdoes the hair hurt if you touch it?
Bugscope Teamno, they just feel a little rough usually. Not very soft. Maybe almost like a brillo pad
- Studentare they vegitarians
- StudentConor stop saying OMG we are asking science questions!!!
- Studentare bigger scorpians worsethan little scorpians??????
- Studentthats cool scot
- Studentdo they sting
- Studentoka stop ingoreing me!
- Studentwhat is this
- Studentewwwwww thats close peter
- Studentwhat is this
- Studentwhat are we lookin at?
- Guestonce a bee was in my grandpas drink and he drank it and it stung the roof of his mouth!
- StudentWowwwwwww COOOOOOOOOOL!!!!
- Studentis this dust
- Studentis this fluff?
- Studentput it to 7000
- Studentis there fuz on that thing
- StudentOh okay
- StudentCan you get sick from a bug?
- Studentor someting like that
- Studentwhere do you find the bugs
Bugscope Teamsometimes it can be as easy as lifting a rock
- Guestwhat is that pic
- StudentBACTERIA
- Studentwhere who this bactera come from
- Studentwhat r thouse curcall
- Studentcan I have contol? Pleas!\
- Studentlooks like a jelly bean
- Studentwhere did the spesimin come from
- Studentthat looks very cool
- Studentmy friend made a chocalate covere zacayta and ate it
- Studentewww gross
- Studentwhere would this bactera come from
- Student,;l
- Studentso this is bacteria
- Studentwhere did this bacteria come from?
- Studenthow do you guys get all these stuff /do you buy them?
- Guesti LOVE the name scott its cool!
Bugscope TeamThank you, Sophie!
- StudentCan I have contorl 4 a while please???
- Studentare small scorpians worse than big ones????
- StudentWhen you are looking at germs under the micropscope do you ever get sick?
Bugscope Teamwe usually look at fixed cells when using electron microscopes. But if someone brings in something like live e. coli you have to be careful to wear gloves and not touch the sample
- Guestoooo thts a cool pic!
- Studentdid you ever eat a bug
- Studentthats a cool picture
- Studentdo do do
- Studentwhere would this b
- Studentis that a beehive?
- Studentdo all ants live underground?
Bugscope Teamsome do. I think there are also ants that live in trees
- Studentis the dusty rhings back teria
Bugscope Teamthe small things that looked like capsules...
- Studentmoth head
- Student what am i looking at
- Studentit looks like cheese almo!st
- StudentCool
- Studentno eilis
- Studentis that a fishes insides?
- Studentis this a bug
- Studenthi kieran
- Studentis that a centepede
- StudentCHIPS!!!!!!
- Studentis that thing laying eggs?!
- Studentello?
- Guesti dont know y
- StudentSame
- Studentwhy do they have holes?
- Studentit looks so wierd
- Studentif not do you have centepides
- Studentwhere is this moth from
- Studenthi kiren
- Studentare those marshmallows???
- Studentwhat are the bumpse on it
- StudentI SEE RUFFLES CHIPS!!!!!
Bugscope Teamthose are wing and body scales, which are the 'powder' you feel when you rub a moth's wing
- Studentyummy
- Studenthi martin
- Studentis that its skin
- Studentcool i like this
- 10:10 am
- Studentdelicious
- Studentsup don
- Studentare those marshmallows?!?!
- StudentIt looks like chips are they chips?
Bugscope Teamthey're scales
- Studentthat so cool!
- StudentWhat is the most poisinous bug?
Bugscope Teamthe harvester ant is pretty venomous.
- Studentso this kinda looks like a clown fish im doing a book projcet about clown fish
- Studenttheyre scales!?
- Studentit looks like a hill
- Studentit looks like eggs
- Studentit is a moth
- Studentno it is not Don!!!
- Studentits fluffy
- Studenthow do you get these bugs
- Studentmoth head
- Studentthats cool moth head
- Studentmoth head
- Studentlooks like a lys eye
- Guestwhat is that?
- Studentdoes it eat cheese
- StudentWhat do you think of Cicada Season?
Bugscope Teamit can get pretty loud especially when the 13 or 17 year cicadas emerge
- Student(=
- Studenti see wrinkles on the marshmellowy stuff what is it?
- Studentwhat do they eat
- Studentwhat are the holes for
- Studentthe stuf on the side looks like grass, what is it
Bugscope Teamthat is the vestiture -- the microsetae that form patterns on the head
- Studentit looks like a fly's eye
- Studentthey look like fish eggs
- StudentWhat are those bumpy things at the bottom left?
- Studentcool so it is a mexican moth
- Studenthow long do they live
- Studentwhere did you find this
- GuestWhat is that?
- Studentits a marshmallow????
Bugscope Teamgood comparison. They are ommatidia, or the individual facets of the compound eye
- Studentwhat is this
- Studentwhat is that
- Studentwhatr is this
- StudentI remember one time i went hiking and it was during cicada season so bugs were strewn all across the floor of the forest!!!!
- Studentit this a hole
- Studentcave
- Studentits a hole to the center of the earth
- Studentcool
- Guestwell duh siobhan
- Studentabout how many bugs do look at a year?
- StudentGroos i hate Cicadas. Do you ever study them?
Bugscope TeamMaggie they are so big nothing else would fit in the 'scope. And so far, not that interesting.
- StudentTRAP DOOR!
- Studentwhat seriously is that?????
- Guestwhat is this?
- Studentcooooooool
- Studentlooks like a never ending dangerous pit
- Studentdoes it jump
- Studentcan i jump in it
- Studentis the trap way tinyer then it looks?
- StudentOMG
- Bugscope Teamthis is the exit hole the moth made when it was ready to come our
- Bugscope Teamout...
- StudentI don't understand this picture Is it of a MEXICAN JUMPING BEAN? Or a Trapdoor
- Studentwhats in it
- Student can it jump
- Studentis this even a bug???
- Studentits all black
- Studentit does not look like a bean it looks more like a hole
- Studentwhats in it
- Studentcan i jump in it
- Studentwhat is a mexican jumping bean?
- StudentIs anything living there?
Bugscope Teamno not anymore. The moth came out
- Studentcan i eat it
- Studentdo they jump
- Studentwow
- StudentWhy do they call it a mexican jumping bean?
Bugscope Teamthat's where they come from. They jump when there is a larva in it and you warm up the bean
- Studentwhat are the flakes on the side?
Bugscope Teamthose are scales from the moth
- Guesteww thanks thats gross
- Studentwow thats weird
- Studentwhat made you want to look at bugs
- Studentpopcorn!
- Studentso this a mexican jumping bean
- Studentooooooooohhhhhh
- Studentyou can EAT THEM!
- Studentwait things liuve in there???!!!!
- Studenthow did the trap door get there
- Studentcxan u eat them
- Studenthave you ever caught a exzotick butterfly
Bugscope Teamno we haven't. But sometimes we get some interesting ones from other people
- Studentcan i eat it
Bugscope Teamnot so tasty, kind of like paper
- Studenthow high can they jump
- TeacherCan Amanda N have a turn with the microscope?
- Studenta bean that jumps from mexico
Bugscope Teamexactly :)
- Studentdo you look at butterflys
- StudentSCOT I LOVE PEPPER!!!!!
- Studentit looks like a black hole
- 10:15 am
- StudentCan moths lose skin???
Bugscope Teamthey lose scales, for example when they fly into a spider web. but that helps them escape. they don't really have skin like we do
- Studentare you able to eat them
Bugscope Teami havent heard of people eating them. The beans I saw were kind of old and didn't look very edible
- Guesti hate moths do they actually eat clothes?
Bugscope Teamsome do, in the larval stage
- Studentdid you ever ate a bug? If so how did it taste?
- Guesto cool thanks scott
- Studentwhy is it hairy?
- StudentSO MANY FEELERS!!!!!!!!!!!!!
- StudentOh so are those flakes the moths skin?
- Studentwhat are we looking at
- Studentis that the stinger
- StudentDo any of the Scientists you work with hate bugs?
Bugscope Teamnot everybody likes bugs. I don't like seeing some insects alive even. They can be pretty gross
- StudentIs that a tounge?
- Studentit looks like a moutrh
- Studenta wasp stinger
- Studentno
- Studentare they poisonuos
Bugscope Teamthe beans aren't poisonous i don't think
- Studentit looks like a tongue!
- StudentAgreed Bugs are gross. I can't stand to see them alive or dead
- Studentthats a wasp stinger?
- Studentyummy
- Studentare those hair or spikes
- Studentthey hurt
- StudentI sthat stinger really sharp!
- Studentcan you eat it??
- Studentskrumpshish
- Studentthis so yuck
- Guesti really dont like bugs! :(
- Studentthats worried
- StudentAgreed Sophie, Bugs are GrOsS
- Studenti never got stung by a wasp
- StudentI would feel the same way Cate :)
- Studentdoes it hurt?
- Studentskrumdidliumptious
- Studentdid you ever had a hard time with a bug?
- Guestthanks maggie
- Studentthat looks realy realy gross
- StudentBugs can sometimes be scary???
- Studenthow does this stinger form
Bugscope Teamit grows as hardened chitin, as the wasp develops
- Student is that hair
- Studenthi
- TeacherCan Amanda have control of the microscope pleae?
Bugscope Teamshe has control
- Studentawsome thanks
- Guestive only been stung twice both when i was 3
- Studentis it fun to work with bugs
Bugscope Teamyes it is!
- Studentis that hair or spikes scot
- StudentThats goose
- Studentcan you anwser?
- Studentare there like other kinds of jumping beans
Bugscope Teamthe beans come from one type of tree in a region of mountains
- StudentCan Eilis have conrol after Amada??
- Studentnasty
- Studenton the sides of the stinger are those mini stingers?
- StudentI got stinged befor s0 I hate wasps
- Studenthow do you get a job like this?
- Studentgooey
- StudentHave any of your bugs ever escape?
Bugscope Teamyes... we had some super itchy mites walk across sticky tape like it was a brick road
- Studentcan i be under cantroll please:)
- Studentbugs are awsome
- StudentI have a question for Cate, Has a bug ever bit you or Scot and you got sick??
- Studentwhat is this
- Guestya do u study other things?
- Studentthose r just lines
- Studentwhat is that
- Student When you first got the job Cate were you scared?
- Studentdo you you ever looked at any other bugs
- Studenthow do you get a job like this?
- StudentAre any of the bugs you inspect re dangerous?
- Studentplease
- Studentdoes it hurt if you get stung
Bugscope Teamyes stings hurt. The stinger is like getting a sliver of wood stuck in your finger. The venom itself hurts too
- StudentIs that the front or the back?
- Bugscope Teamwe also work with food scientists and lots and lots of biologists
- Studentare they antani
- Studentwhat are the thing around the thing in the midle
- Studenthow do you get a job like this
- Studentit looks like a hand
- StudentBUGSCOPE!!!!!
- Studentcool
- Studentcan you get really sick from these bugs
Bugscope Teamprobably not these, unless you are allergic
- Studentvat is dat
- Studentis that a spider web behind it
Bugscope Teamthe background is carbon tape that we stick the insects on
- 10:20 am
- Studentscrumdidilieyumpshis
Bugscope Teamhaha
- StudentHow come you like this job?
- Studentno peter thats bees
- Studentis it sticky
- Studentwow
- Studentdo wasps die if they sting someone
Bugscope Teamno they can sting repeatedly. honeybees die only when they sting mammals and their stinger gets pulled out
- StudentIt looks like a statue almost!
- Studentooh yummy yummy
- Studentwoooaaahhh
- Studentis it a living thind?
- StudentThis picture looks kind of like a spider covered covered in spider web
- StudentWhat are those swirly lines???
Bugscope Teamthat is the carbon tape. it sometimes has little designs that it makes
- StudentLOL
- Studentdo bees or wasps sometimes leave their stingers underneath the skin
- Studentit looks like a tornado
- StudentWhere is your Lab? What State?
Bugscope Teamwe are in Illinois, in Urbana, at the University.
- Studentwhat is this? It looks like sticks piled up?
- Guestcool!
- Studentwhat are those string things
- Studentdo you like being a sintic sorry i am not a good speller
Bugscope Teamyes I like it. There is always something new to look at in the microscope
- Studenthow big is this inceke?
Bugscope Teamit's about 5 or 6 mm long, very small
- Studentthere is alot of fat
- Studentthats grose
- StudentI thought you said Champain?
Bugscope Teamthe campus goes through 2 cities. We are actually in the Urbana part
- Studentwhat are those cracks]
- Guestwhy does the tape have lines on it?
- StudentO ok it must be really big!!!
- Studentwhat is the hair for
- Studentlooks like a plant
- StudentA re any of the bugs you inspect dangerous?
Bugscope Teamsometimes we look at scorpions, and sometimes bedbugs, which are hugely annoying more than dangerous
- StudentDo you like playing with bugs Scot???
- StudentDo you inspect any poisonous Bugs?
- Studentwhat larva is this
- Studentcan you explain what this is?
- Studentis it dead
- Studenthow do you get all these pictures and samples of bugs
Bugscope Teamwell we are getting pictures as we look at the insects. You are seeing live images as you control the microscope. The insects we either find ourselves, or someone else sends them to us
- Studentthose r just broken lines
- Studentwhat is the hair for
- Studentthats so cool how do you find these bugs
Bugscope Teamafter doing this for awhile people have started bringing them to us
- StudentSo do, bedbugs ever escape and annoy you!
- Studenttanks
- Studentseeya thankz
- Studentthank you
- Studentbye bye
- StudentThank YOU SO MUCH i g2g bi!!!
- Studentthank you for answering the questions
- Guesti have to go thank you SO much you are awesome goodbye!
- Guest)
- Bugscope Teamsome cultures keep insects as pets, like certain beetles or grasshoppers or praying mantids
- Guest:)
- StudentThank you?
- Studentby
- Studenti like pie goodbye
- Studenti miss u
- StudentThank you good bye.
- Studentdo you kill the bugs
Bugscope Teamwe freeze them, usually
- StudentTHANKS SOOOOOO MUCH!!! I LOVE THIS SITE
- Studentbye nice knowing you
- Studentthank you good bi
- Studentthanks for answering our questions
- Studentill miss you
- Studentbye
- Studentbye
- Studentfairwell good friends!!:{ )
- StudentI know how you feel scot ;)
- Guestyou are awesome! bye!
- StudentPS charlie loves penutbutter
- Studentwhere do ladybugs come from?Thanks for answering my quiestions!
- Studentthank you i have to leave bi have a nice day
- StudentILL BE BACK!!!!
- StudentBye! Thank you so much for your time with us!!!!!!!!! I will try to viset you again>
- Studentthank and by.
- Studentby see you next time maybe
- Studentgtg
- Bugscope Teammosquitos are the most dangerous insect. They can carry many diseases
- Studentbye
- Studenti like chicken bye
- StudentARE U IRISH!!!
- Studentg2g (got to go) bibi
- StudentGtg bi!
- Studentthanks Cate
- Studentg2g bye
- Bugscope TeamThank You Everyone! We wish we could've answered all of your questions.
- 10:25 am
- Studentand scot too
- Studentbye /are you french
Bugscope Teamno we're not
- Bugscope Teamthank you for all your great questions
- StudentI bet you are glad we are leaving bye!
Bugscope Teamwe like working with you, Maggie!
- Bugscope Teamthat is great to hear
- TeacherThanks so much for your help. The students really enjoyed it!
Bugscope TeamThank You!
- TeacherWe'll hopefully see you next year! Thanks for providing us with such an awesome opportunity.
Bugscope Teamgood to see you!
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