RE: bugs

At the nature center, they stored a nest in a water bottle that they cut in
half, then taped back together... you know the large ones for the water
coolers. Keeps little hands from destroying it as well as helping to
preserve it.

Donna

>  I like to use slugs in the classroom.  Did you ever watch how big they
> get
> when left to crawl on a table, for instance?  My preschoolers love to
> watch
> them stretch out to maybe 4" and creep along!  I just brought a bald-faced
> hornet's nest into school.  It was way larger than a basketball!  It has
> papery construction on the outside and honey comb -like cells inside! What
> a
> work of art!  I spotted it in a friend's garden this past summer and asked
> her if I could retrieve it this winter. I was so excited to find such a
> large nest!  I have smaller ones, but his one is a gem.  Don't know where
> I'll store it however.  My classroom is jammed full of "interesting stuff"
> like this already!
> 
> Chris
> Long Island, NY
> Zone 7a (Average min temp 50 - 00)
> 
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