Monday, July 22, 2013

Good, Bad and Beautiful Bugs

Today Ms Chris taught the class all about bugs!.  They started in the garden, where she identified lots of bugs, both good and bad.  Chris and the gardeners found bean beetles, lacewings, lady beetles - and the dreaded squash vine borer.


Bug patrol
 

looking at bug damage on a leaf

 The students learned the parts of an insect, and that you can tell a lot about a bug by the damage left behind.  Bugs have different types of mouth parts - some bugs chew, others pierce and suck. 

Bugs were hungry!
the parts of an insect

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