Dr. Mildred Dalton Henry Elementary School
Session 2019-033

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Connected on 2019-12-03 15:30:00 from San Bernardino, California, United States

• 3:08 pm
• Bugscope TeamHi Ashley, we're just setting up some presets now.

• 3:15 pm

• 3:23 pm

• TeacherSounds good.

• Bugscope TeamHi Ms. Johnson!
• TeacherHello
• Bugscope TeamHello!
• 3:28 pm
• Bugscope TeamWe are pretty much ready to roll
• Bugscope TeamAshley has control
• Bugscope TeamReady when you are!
• Bugscope TeamThis preset is from a yellow-winged butterfly
• Bugscope TeamHi Ms. Johnson!

• TeacherHow do I view the different slides?
  Bugscope TeamWe give you control, which we just did -- you have a star next to your name
  Bugscope TeamThat means you can click on any of the presets to get the microscope to drive to that position
• Bugscope TeamBTW they aren't "slides." They're particular places to point the scope at. From there you can zoom in or pan left/right/up/down...
• TeacherGot it, thanks!

• Bugscope Teamnow we're looking at the mapuchea, not sure what that is
• Bugscope Teamand I am sorry -- the contrast and brightness are difficult for this one
• Teacherokay
• 3:33 pm

• Bugscope Teamnow we're back at the yellow wing scales
• Bugscope TeamYes, you can click on any one.

• TeacherCan I click on whichever slide I want?
  Bugscope Teamyes

• TeacherI am trying to look at the trap jaw ant.
• Bugscope TeamShould be there in a second...
• Bugscope TeamI'm sorry -- it's sitting still for me right now as well.

• Bugscope TeamVoila.

• Bugscope TeamHere we are
• 3:38 pm
• Bugscope TeamDo your students have any questions for us here?
• Bugscope TeamWhat we're looking at are insect/arthropod samples on a 1.75-inch-diameter stub. You should be able to change the magnification, contrast/brightness, and focus.
• Bugscope TeamHere we can see the head of the trapjaw ant, plus its thorax, its jaws, and its antennae and some of its legs
• Bugscope TeamThere are many types of trap jaw ants, and this is just one...
• TeacherJust saw your chat.
• TeacherThey asked, What is trap jaw?
  Bugscope TeamSo the trap jaw is set in an open position and then when a trigger hair gets ‘triggered’ the jaws snap shut! Very fast biological response (maybe the fastest?) its good for either catching food or for throwing their bodies out of danger
• Bugscope TeamThere are many species of trapjaw ants -- sometimes you see them in videos in the NYTimes. Most of those videos were taken here.
• Bugscope Teamthis is one of the compound eyes
• Bugscope Teamof the trapjaw ant
• 3:43 pm
• Bugscope TeamThe individual facets of the compound eye are called ommatidia. Each is like an individual small eye
• Bugscope TeamThe crud on the eye is pollen, I think.

• TeacherNice
• Bugscope TeamNot sure, yet, what we're seeing on the surface of the eye
• TeacherCan you zoom back out to the entire image
• Bugscope TeamCamille and Teppie can tweak the focus, up close. They're at the microscope
• Bugscope TeamThat looks like a mold spore. The tiny things look like bacteria
• Bugscope TeamYou can do that yourself, click on the minus next to "Mag", below the image.
• Bugscope TeamCamille fixed the astigmatism for us.

• 3:48 pm
• TeacherGuess Iwas just being impatient. Thanks!
• Bugscope TeamHow's that?
• TeacherPerfect!
• Bugscope TeamMs. Johnson the controls are running very slowly -- we're for sure impatient.
• TeacherThey are drawing the picture.
• TeacherI will have to end the seeing in 5 minutes.
• Teachersession*
• Bugscope TeamNow we can see the mandibles.
• Bugscope TeamWe'd love it if you send us some of the pictures you draw! We have quite a collection from over the years...
• Bugscope TeamThe images will be caught on the page associated with your Bugscope session.
• 3:54 pm
• Bugscope TeamI'll drive the microscope to the bee eye now.

• Bugscope TeamTell you what, even after you're done, we'll keep going to the other presets so they still show up in the archive of our sessions.
• TeacherOkay, I am going to have to end here. Our attention span is not very long. Thank you very much for your time.
• Bugscope TeamThank you, Ms. Johnson!
• Bugscope TeamThank for you for joining us
• Bugscope TeamThank you!
• TeacherDo I just logout?
• 3:59 pm

• Bugscope TeamAssassin bug.
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• 4:10 pm

• Bugscope TeamMoth proboscis.

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• Bugscope TeamAnt antenna comb, which it uses to clean its antennae.
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• Bugscope TeamAnt claw, covered in mold.

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• Bugscope TeamCollapsed bug, unknown species.

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• 4:15 pm
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• Bugscope TeamLily pollen.
• 4:20 pm

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• Bugscope TeamBee eye with setae.

• Bugscope TeamFlea head.

• Bugscope TeamFlea claw.

• Bugscope TeamAnother flea claw.
• 4:25 pm
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• Bugscope TeamCompound eye.

• Bugscope TeamPollen.

• Bugscope TeamPollen at 11000x.