Re: bugs

I think I've already told you all my bug story. (You know my memory is shot.) Last fall I sent a praying mantis nest to school with my 9-year-old granddaughter with strict instructions for the teacher to take it home and not leave it in the classroom. She forgot to take it home, and hundreds of baby praying mantises hatched on her desk.. Brooke, my granddaughter, said it was very cool except for the fact that the babies were eating each other.
zem
zone 7
West TN
----- Original Message ----- From: "Donna" <gossiper@sbcglobal.net>
To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
Sent: Saturday, April 02, 2005 7:16 PM
Subject: RE: [CHAT] 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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