Connected on 2013-01-29 10:30:00
from Jefferson, Illinois, United States
- 9:18 am
- Bugscope Teamhello! We are still coating the sample and will put it into the 'scope in a few minutes
- 9:30 am
- Bugscope Teamsample is now in the 'scope; we're waiting for the vacuum get down to the right level
- Bugscope Teamthen we'll do some quick alignments and start making presets
- Bugscope Teamalmost ready...
- 9:43 am
- 9:51 am
- 9:56 am
- 10:01 am
- 10:08 am
- Bugscope Teamwe are just about ready to roll
- Bugscope Teambe right back..
- Bugscope Teamk
- 10:19 am
- Bugscope Teamhello
- TeacherHello! We are logging in all of our computers. Our students will all be here at 10:30
- Bugscope TeamHello Everyone!
- Bugscope TeamWelcome to Bugscope!
- GuestHI
Bugscope TeamHi Amy and Taylor!
- Guesthi
Bugscope TeamHello Momo!
- Guestwhat the
Bugscope Teamhaha, Hello Dodo!
- 10:24 am
- Bugscope Teamwhat we are looking at right now is an elm bark beetle, which has a red elytra (the shell on its back, like where a ladybug has its spots)
- Bugscope Teamelm bark beetles are true bugs, which have piercing/sucking mouthparts
- GuestCOOL!
- Guestcool! where is the beetle from?
Bugscope Teamthis likely came from around here -- they get into your house in the wintertime
- StudentAWESOME!!!
- Guestyou*
- Bugscope Teamyou can see its compound eyes -- the bulblike things on either side of its head
- Guesthow do yuo prevent them?
Bugscope Teamthey are not bad, for us; maybe just annoying
- StudentwhAT IS THAT
- Guestok. how big can the bug get?
- 10:30 am
- Guestwhat is that?
- GuestEWWW!
- Guesthey
- GuestWhere do you find most of the bugs you get?
Bugscope Teampeople send them, even my mom..
- Guesthey
- Studentcan WE C A SPIDER NEXT?
- Guestwhats up andrew
- Guestwhats up
- Guesthi
- GuestCool
- StudentWHATS THE THING ON THE SIDE OF I HEADTS
Bugscope Teamits antenna, on one side
- TeacherOk the rest of us are slowly trickling in!
- GuestHello
- GuestWOWW THAT IS GROSS!!!!!!!!!
- Guesthi
- Guestwhat color is it
Bugscope Teamits back is red, and otherwise it is mostly black
- Guestis it poisoness
Bugscope Teamthey are not poisonous
- GuestIS THT A GRASSHOPPER
Bugscope Teamnope. this is a true bug. it has sucking mouth parts (most of them use it to get juices out of plants, although some can suck blood or eat digested innards of other insects)
Bugscope Teamgrasshoppers have chewing mouthparts
- Guestwouldn't wanna find THAT in my room!
Bugscope Teamit is very small
- Guestwhat is that?
- Guesthi
- Guesthi
- Guesth6i
- Guestwhere do they nest
- Guesthi
- Guesthi
- Guesthi
- Guestdid its leg break off or something?
Bugscope Teamits antenna broke off on the left there
- Studenthi
- Guestwhats going on
- GuestEWWW!!!!!!!!!!
- GuestWhat is that?
- Guestwhere does the bug guy work a5
- Guestim allergic to wasps...
- Guestwhat IS it?????????????
- Guestew
- Studenta head
- Guestwhat are those hairs on its arms
Bugscope Teamthose hairs on the arm are for sensing its environment
Bugscope Teamsince insects have a hard exterior (exoskeleton) they need the hairs (setae) to be able to feel things
- Bugscope Teamwe had a problem here with control of the microscope; I just fixed it
- Guestits a beetle
- Studentwhat type of bug is that?!?
- 10:35 am
- Bugscope Teamthis is a wasp, a parasitoid
- Student do they live HERE?
Bugscope Teamhaha yeah this is from Illinois
- Studenthi
- Guestis it a germ?
- Studentoh
- Bugscope Teamsee the bumps on the wasp's head?
- Guestsoooo gross!
- Guestyes
- Studentits a wasp
- Guestwhat are th ebumps on its head?
- Studentyea BUDDY
- Studentdo they sting or bite?
Bugscope Teamnot us.
- Guestwhat are the bumps
- Guestoh cool
- Teacherbeuatiful!
- Bugscope Teamthe larger ones on each end of the head are the compound eyes
- Studentok?
- Guestcan the sting kill you
Bugscope Teamno we are fine, and really they do not bother people
- Guestare they poisonous?
- GuestGROSS!
- StudentCAN WE SEE A SPIDER NEXT?
Bugscope Teamthe spider is kind of disappointing today, I am sorry
- Bugscope Teamspiders, because they have soft bodies, mostly, shrivel up when they die
- Guestwhat bug is next?
- Studentoh
- Bugscope Teamthe three smaller bumps are called ocelli, and they are 'simple' eyes
Bugscope Teamthese simple eyes detect changes in light gradient quite well
- Guesta spider
- Studentthanx scot!!
- GuestEWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW!!!!!!!!!
- GuestNAAAAAAAASSSSSSSSSTYYYYYYYYYY!
- Guestyou nasty
- GuestHoly shit
- Studentwhat is that bug?
Bugscope Teamthis is a spider. it is an arachnid.
- Studentcool
- GuestHow do you tell the gender of this small wasp?
Bugscope Teamwe can usually tell when we see its stinger, or ovipositor ('egg-depositor'), because that would mean it is a female
- Studentthats weird
- GuestIS THAT A SPIDER
Bugscope Teamyes it is but I am sorry it is hard to make out the features
- Guestthat looks gross
- Guestwhat kind of spider?
- 10:40 am
- Guestwhat kind of spider is that
- Bugscope Teamspiders are really pretty interesting
- Studentis it poisoness
- Guesti like spiders
- Bugscope Teamthey all produce venom, and most of them produce web
- Studentlooks likes a spider coming out of it's egg
- Guestthat is so gross! what kind of spider is it?
- Guest...
- Guestmy apoligies. I was not meaning to type this.
- Studentit looks cool
- Guestwhat kind of spider is it?
- Bugscope Teamthey feed by injecting venom into their prey, and the venom dissolves the insides of the prey, whereupon the spider sucks it all up like a milkshake
- Studenta mama is very happy
- Guestwhy does it look so weird
Bugscope Teamit's 'cause it is dried
- Studentis it dead?
Bugscope Teamyes it is
- GuestHow do you switch to a different bug?
Bugscope Teamyour teacher can do it
- GuestEEEEEEEEEEEEEWWWWWWWWWWW!!!!!!!!!
- Guestspiders must like milkshakes then
Bugscope Teamhaha Yeah
- Studentcool
- Studenthello
- Guestwhat kind of spider is it?
Bugscope Teamwe are not sure
- Guestwhats that?
- Guestit looks like a cactus...
- Studentwhat is that?
- Studenthello
- Guestwhat part of the spider was that?
Bugscope Teamthat was the body, and the legs, perhaps obviously
- Studentit is somthing
- Studentawesome
- GuestGROSS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1
- Studentno it is not
- Bugscope Teamyou can see its compound eyem and a few ocelli
- Guestwhat kind of fly is it
Bugscope Teamit is much like a small housefly, but otherwise I am not sure
- Guestone of these went into my food *shudder
Bugscope Teamewww
- Guestok
- Bugscope Teamits antennae are on the front of its head, to the left
- Studenta magnificent species
- GuestWhat is the purpose of the small hairs?
Bugscope Teamthey are sensory, many like cat or rat whiskers -- they sense touch and wind
- Guesti found one of these in my tea that i was currently drinking
- Studentbecause they do
- GuestThank you scot
- GuestWhy do the eyes have rivits?
Bugscope Teamthose are individual facets of the eye, called ommatidia; each is a lens
- Studentsomewere
- GuestThanks
- 10:45 am
- Guestwhere is the nose
Bugscope Teamthey do not have noses but can smell using chemosensory setae (what we are supposed to call the hairs)
- Studentis the fly turned upside down?
Bugscope Teamit is on its side
- Studentis it eating somone
- Guestwhy do flys like to get into food
- Guestwhat kind of fly is it?
Bugscope TeamI am not sure. It is like a small housefly.
- Studentoh
- Studentso why do flies have so much hair
Bugscope Teamthey need them to sense their environment.
- Studentto protect them
- Studentbecause their is
- Guestis it on its side?
Bugscope Teamyes it is
- Studentdo flys poop every time they land on somethin?
Bugscope Teamit seems like it, but not really
- Studentit has horns!
- Guestewwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
- Guestwhat is that
- Guesthorns!!!
- Guesta crane fly
- Guesthow tough is the skin on the fly
Bugscope Teamthey don't really have skin -- insects have a shell called an exoskeleton, which is actually why they need so many hairs
- Guestis this the same fly?
Bugscope Teamthis is one of those large flies that looks like a huge mosquito
- Guestit looks like it has goosebumps on its eyes
- Studenttis the minotaur of insects
Bugscope Teamhaha Yeah!
- Studentit's always watching
- GuestAre the fly's senses more acute than ours?
- Studentbecause it eats cranes
- Guestcan you put a cochroach on?
Bugscope Teamno cockroaches today, I am sorry
- Studentno
- Guestwhere did you find it
- Guestwhat are those things below its eyes?
- Studentwhy do i only see blood when i squish a flies head
- Guestwhat are those things between its eyes?\
- Guestwhy do flys have hair
Bugscope Teamthe hairs help them sense their environment
- Guestcan you put a praying mantis?
- Guesthe answered the hair thing a buch already
- Guest*bunch
- Studentbecause they do and that is how they dew
- GuestWhat are the tube like structures protruding just in front of the eyes?
Bugscope Teamthose are antennae, and the ends are broken off
- Guestcan u zoom in any more
Bugscope Teamsure!
- Studentits horns
- Studenti can not
- Guestwhat is this?
- Guesteggs
- Studentcool
- Guesta worm on the eye a while back?
- Guestare those eggs on it eye
- 10:50 am
- Studentis that the eye?
- GuestHow do these majestic creatures consume their food?
- Guestits a head!!!
- Studentlooks
- Guestwhat is that
- GuestAre all of the bugs you show dead?
Bugscope Teamyup. all the bugs are dead.
- Bugscope Teamthese are some of the ommatidia -- the facets of the compound eye, and to the right are microsetae, called the 'vestiture'
- Studentwhat is the point of having so many eyes? wouldnt it confuse the insect
- Guestwhat are those round things
- Studentis that hair
- Guestwhat are the eyes made of?
- Guestwhy are the eyes round
Bugscope Teamthey are a kind of lens, and it helps the eye collect light and images
- GuestWhat is the eye made up of?
Bugscope Teamthe surface is made of chitin, which is a protein kind of like our fingernails
- Guestahhh
- Guestare the round things its eyes
- Studentis that dandriff or is it decaying?
- Guestwhat are those things that look like scales?
Bugscope Teamthose are scales of the insect
- Studentis that a female?
- Studenthow long is it's needle mouth?
- Guestwhy does it look like that and what are the ball like things around its head
Bugscope Teamyou can see the compound eyes, which cover the head
- Studentis it true that only female mosquitos suck blood?
Bugscope Teamyes it is!
- GuestHow can you tell its a female?
Bugscope Teamby its antennae, which are not frilly like those of a male
- Guestwhere are its eyes?
- Guesthow long does it live
- Guesthow much blood do they suck
- GuestAre those anntenas
- Guestwhy does it hurt when they suck on u or bite U?
Bugscope Teamsometimes you do not feel it; but it is sticking a needle, kind of, into your skin
- Studentno they are a different species
- Studentmosquito eaters
- Guestdo they not have eyes?
Bugscope Teamthe head is covered with ommatidia -- the facets of the compound eyes
- Guestis this the head or the eye
- Bugscope Teamthe round things are the bases of the antennae, called pedicelas
- 10:55 am
- Bugscope Teamoops pedicels
- Guestwhy do they lay eggs in water
Bugscope Teamthat is part of their life cycle -- the larvae grow in water
- Guestwhere is the place they suck suck blood the most
- Studentwhat are the huge clumps above it's mouth?
Bugscope Teamsome of what we see are palps, which help taste the air
- GuestIs the structure of the female head different from that of a male?
Bugscope Teamyup. males will generally have more feathery antennae, and also their proboscis (that straw like appendage the female bites you with) is not equipped to piece our skin.
- Guestisnt the circle of life basically a stright line ur not born again?\
- Guestlike tadpoles?
Bugscope Teamkind of
- Studentis it sucking on a host, or is it dead?
- Studentdo they make noises?
Bugscope Teamthey make a whirring noise, and the males have special organs on their antennae that help them find the females from the noise their wings make
- Guestooooooooooooooooooooh
- Guestis that a tick?
- Guestwhere can they not be found in the world
- GuestIs this a flea?
- Guestis it true misquitos are attracted to water?
Bugscope Teamfor the most part, they're more attracted to the smell of standing water. from all the bacterial growth in the water.
- Guestits a beetle'
- GuestDo they suck blood to provide for their offsprings?
Bugscope Teamin a way; they suck blood because they need the protein to allow them to successfully lay their eggs
- Guestlook at the top
- Guestwhat do the beetles eat
- Studentis it squished
- Guestwhat is that
Bugscope Teamthis is a mite, and it has a lot of goo on it
- Guest.
- Guestgoo?
- GuestWhere can you find this beetle at?
Bugscope Teamit is a large black beetle; you could find them outside, in bark or in dirt
- Guestcan you show a praying mantis
- Guesthow far can you zoom in
- GuestWhat are the root like structures protruding from the base of the head?
- Student are they a harm to humans?
Bugscope TeamI don't think so, except they may give you allergies
- Guestattenae?
- Studentdo they eat people?
- GuestWhat is the material behind the insect
- Guestwhere did you find it?
- Guestno they do not eat people
- Studentdo bugs contain blood?
Bugscope Teamthey have a clear fluid that is called hemolymph, but it does not circulate through veins and arteries; it is inside of the body
- GuestWhat is the shell made of?
Bugscope Teamchitin
- Guestdo they bite people
Bugscope TeamI don't think this kind does
- 11:00 am
- Guestcan you show a butterfly? or unicorn?(:\
Bugscope Teamwedo not have any today, of either...
- Studentis that a stick?
Bugscope Teamit may be a sensory seta on the beetle's shell
- Guestdid you find in the woods or something?
- Studentwhat is the red that comes out when a flies head is squished?
- Studentcol
- Studentcool
- Guestwhat is that?
- Guestwhat is that
- Guestwhat is that
- GuestWhat is chitin composed of?
Bugscope Teamit is a protein that is much like the shell of a shrimp....
- Studentis this the bottom of the beetle?
- Guestpraying mantice?
- Guestcan show a bug that is found in africa?
- Guestwhat is the coolest thing u looked at
- Guestis that its back?
- Bugscope Teamthis shows where the mite is on the beetle -- right in the center here but quite small
- Guestdo you put a needle through them
- GuestWha are the bump like things along the back of the creature?
- Guesthow big can these get?
- Studentcan you show an ant?
- GuestIS THAT A MITE
- Studentdoes it have orans, how many? or does it just have a brain?
- GuestWhat is the mite?
- Guestwhat kind of microscope are you using
- Guest*organ
- Guestwhat part of the beetle is thi?
- Guest*this
- Bugscope Teamthis is the beetle that the mite is on, right in the middle, so small we cannot see it well
- GuestHow long does the beetle live?
- Bugscope Teamthis is the thorax and prothorax -- the 'trunk' part of the body
- GuestI see that it is only 42x magnified. Could you zoom in more?
- Guestwhere does it live?
- Bugscope Teamthe microscope is a scanning electron microscope (SEM)
- Guest where does the beetle live?
- Bugscope Teamthese are local beetles
- Studentwhat does it eat?
- Guestdo you have any non local beetles
- Studentcool
- Bugscope Teamnow we have zoomed in more, and you can see the mite we had seen earlier
- Guestis the stringy stuff bacteria
- Guestwhat is this?
- Studentwhat is the stringy material on it?
- Bugscope Teamno nonlocal beetles today, that i know of
- 11:06 am
- Bugscope Teambeetles eat a variety of things, my guess is this is probably a ground beetle, in which case, it eats other insects (predatory)
- Bugscope Teamsome of the stringy material is fungal hyphae -- fungus that is rotting the beetle
- Guestcool
- Guestso the mite lives on the beetle?
- GuestAre many beetles predatory
- GuestCan you tell how old they are by what they look like?
- GuestWHAT PART OF THE BEETLE
- Bugscope Teamthey are often opportunistic eaters, and they eat whatever is available
- Guestis this the same pic
- Studentis it the bacteria of the beetle or not of it?
- Bugscope Teamyes the mite lives on the beetle; the mite is blind
- Guesthow long do they live
- Bugscope Teamsometimes we have insects from out of the country, but not today
- Guesthow long do both of them live?
- Studentis it male or female? how can you tell with beetles?
- Guestwhy is the mite blind
- GuestIs the mite a parasite?
- Studentis it a parasite?
- Guestis the relationship between the mite and beetle parasitic?
- Guestyes probaly
- GuestAre they a bother to people?
- Bugscope Teamwe are not sure what mites eat; they either feed on hemolymph that comes through the exoskeleton, or they eat debris the beetle has stirred up
- Guestdoes the beetle know the mite is there??
- Bugscope TeamI am not sure if they are parasitic or not.
- Guestwhat is that
- Bugscope Teami would guess these are probably just hitching a ride
- Guesthow many eggs can a bettle lay at once
- Bugscope Team*the mites that is
- Studenthow big is this beetle
- GuestWhat part of the beetle is this?
- GuestWHAT IS THAT
- Guestthe fly! :)
- Studenta fly
- Guestwat is that white leg
- GuestWHAT IS THAT
- Guestnick, it says what kind of bug it is above the picture
- Guestwhat is this?
- Studentwhat are the wings composed of?
- Bugscope Teamso they're parasitic in the sense that they'll probably weigh the beetle down if there are enough of them, but other than that probably not that much harm to the beetle
- 11:11 am
- GuestWHAT IS THAT
- GuestIS IT FUNGAS
- Guestpollen nick -_-
- Studentwhat is that spicky thing?
- GuestWhat am I looking at?
- Bugscope Teamthis is a pollen grain
- Guestpollen
- GuestWhat is the spike like structure?
- Guestwhat is that spiky thing? sorry idk what else to call it...
- Bugscope Teamwe can take the mag down to see where it is
- Guestwhat is that used for?
- Studentwhat does the pollen do?
- Guestyea yea
- Studentis that a parasite?
- Guestwhat is the object in the lower left corner
- GuestWhat is the tube-like structure at the bottom left corner?
- Guestwhat is the thing at the top?
- Guestthanks sem!
- GuestWHAT IS THAT
- Studentthanks
- Studentmost of the questions are being asked by my accomplice shawn
- Guestwhat is that
- Guestthats cool1
- GuestIS IT POLLON
- Bugscope Teamthe tubelike structure was a seta that had broken loose from this cranefly's body
- Guestits what we saw a minute ago zoomed out more
- GuestThank you sem
- Studentis that why it died?
- Guestyes nick and sean
- Guestit is pollen
- GuestWHAT IS THAT WIERD LOOKING THING
- Bugscope Teamwe often see things we do not recognize right away; this is a piece of a plant
- Guestawsome
- Guestthat looks soo cool!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
- Guestdoes the pollen grain cover the whole body?
- Guestdo you know what kind of plant?
- Bugscope Teamthe background here is microsetae on the exoskeleton of the cranefly
- Bugscope Teamthe pollen is only in certain places where it stuck
- Bugscope Teamwe do not know what kind of plant
- Guestdoes anything feed on pollen
- 11:16 am
- GuestHow can you tell its a crane fly?
- Guestbees
- Studentwhat are the spikes
- Guestwhere do you find this?
- Bugscope TeamI can tell it is a cranefly only because I looked at it earlier
- GuestThank you Mrs. Gore!
- GuestWHAT IS A HAMULI
- Bugscope Teamnow we are looking at tiny wing hooks called hamuli
- Guestare those like the hairs on the fly we saw earlier?
- Guestwhat kind of venom do waspes have in them
- Bugscope Teamhamuli connect the fore- and the hindwings of bees and wasps
- GuestWhat type of wasp is this?
- GuestWHAT IS A HAMULI
- Guesthow long do these live?
- Bugscope Teamthis is a small parasitoid wasp; there are said to be parasitic (parasitoid) wasps for every insect and every life stage of every insect
- Guestlooks can be decieving?
- Guesthow do you catch these bugs do you set traps or something?
- Bugscope TeamI think the average lifespan is about 6 weeks
- Studentwhat are the wasp's stingers made of and is their a kind poision on them?
- Guestinteresting...
- Studentis it male of female?
- Bugscope Teamone of our microscopists used a trap that was like a net, and he used his car lights to attract insects to the trap
- GuestVery interesting
- Guestwhat part of the wasp is this?
- Guestthats really coool!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
- Guestinteresting indeed
- GuestITS THE HAMULI
- Bugscope Teamstingers are made of chitin as well, and their poison sometimes just hurts, sometimes paralyzes other insects/arthropods
- Bugscope Teamso this is on one of the wings -- I will take the mag down so you can see
- Guesti was stung by a red wasp and my face swelled up really bad
- GuestThey use their stingers to catch prey?
- Guestwhat do you usually do with the info. you collect
- Bugscope TeamWyatt and Brent I am sorry to hear that.
- Guestwhat are the eyes made of?
- GuestGRASSHOPP?
- Studentwhat type of wasp is that?
- GuestThat looks like a dragonfly.
- 11:21 am
- Studentcan it harm humans?
- Studenthamuli
- Bugscope Teamwhen we work with entomologists, like Joe, they save the info -- sometimes to tell species apart and sometimes to see how they collect pheromones, for example
- StudentWhat is the lifespan of a wasp
- Bugscope Teamusuallya few weeks, maybe 6 weeks as an adult; sometimes a whole season
- Guestit is 6 weeks
- Guestwhat do wasps eat?
- GuestWhere can they be found?
- Guestbeetle?
- Guestyep
- Bugscope Teamoften they like sugary stuff, like nectar from flowers
- Guestwhat kind of beetle?
- TeacherThank you for this wonderful opportunity!
- Bugscope TeamNick & Sean you are right, this is a beetle
- GuestWhat is the purpose of the spike-like structures on the beetle's leg?
- Bugscope TeamMrs Gore I am sorry not everything is working today, not sure why
- Bugscope Teamno clue.
- Guestit looks like a tail of a scorpain\
- Guestthats fine its still cool
- Bugscope Teamnormally I can click on someone's question to answer it alone, and also, the class can drive from place to place and control the 'scope
- Guestdo you have any scorpions that you could show us?
- GuestThis was still very interesting and beneficial
- TeacherWe are just grateful for the oppurtunity.
- Bugscope Teamsome of the spines/spikes we see are for proprioception, and some are to protect the beetle from getting bitten
- Guestthanks
- Guestthank you
- Guestnice to meet you
- GuestThank you!!
- Guestthanks forr the oppotunity bye
- Bugscope Teamoh this is a ground beetle
- GuestThank you sooo much for this amazing oppurtuinty :)
- GuestThank you for the oppurtunity, it was nice to meet you guys.
- Guestthank you for the opportunity
- Bugscope TeamThank You, Everyone!
- Bugscope Teaminteresting legs
- Bugscope Teamthanks!
- GuestThank You! Nice to meet you!
- StudentWe are thankful for the wonderful experience!
- Bugscope Teambye!
- Guestthanks!!!!!!!nice to be able to do this with u
- Studentyep thanks :)
- GuestBye!!(:
- Guestthanks! this was cool i like bugs a little better now this is soooo cool thank you joe, sem, and scot
- Bugscope Teamheh
- 11:26 am
- Bugscope Teamno problem, glad you guys enjoyed your time
- Bugscope TeamThank you!
- Guestbye and thanks!!!!
- Bugscope Teambye!
- Bugscope TeamBye everyone!
- GuestThank you for your time it really expanded our knowledge about entomologist such as yourself and about these wonderful mysterious creastures!!!!!!!!
- Bugscope Teamhttp://bugscope.beckman.illinois.edu/members/2012-091
- TeacherWe enjoyed working with you too, thanks again.
- TeacherOk now I need to fill out a survey? Correct?
- Bugscope Teamyes please..
- TeacherThis was so incredibly awesome! I cannot tell you how intrigued my students were!