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Homemade
Ant Farm added 7-31-98 Original
Author Unknown
Use a clear plastic shoe box.
Heat a nail and press it against the box lid to make air house. Make
several holes. Find an area that has lots of ants and scoop them up along
with dirt or sand. Transfer them to box. Stuff cotton into the air holes
and securely tape on the lid. Then cover the box with a dark cloth. Once a
week, use an eyedropper to place a small about of jelly or honey mixed
with water through one of the air holes . Remember to replace the cloth
whenever you are not observing the ants.
Ants Picnic
added 9-9-98
Original Author Unknown
Cut about 4 shapes of picnic
foods 1-4" in size from construction paper. I use a chicken leg,
cookie, strawberry, and a watermelon slice. Using plastic ants, see how
many ants it takes to cover each food and record answer.
Bee Science
Fun added 9-9-98
Original Author Unknown
Roll a cotton ball (pretend
it's a bee) on a flower (a daisy works really well) see the pollen that
collects. Bees collect pollen when they land on a flower and carry it back
to their hive in their pollen baskets. Pollen is mixed with honey and fed
to the baby bees (it's called bee bread).
Observing
Bugs added 3-5-99
Original Author Unknown
If you plan to observe bugs
over a period of time, please make sure to feed them properly. Do not keep
them caged any longer then you have need to.
Here's a few feeding tips:
~Ants - drops of honey or bits of raw meat, apples and bananas.
~Grasshoppers - fruit and vegetables
~Praying Mantis - fruit flies
~Lady Bugs and Beetles - fruit and boiled potato
~Crickets - raw vegetables, fruit, dog biscuits and crackers
~Bees and Butterflies - should be set free to find flower nectar.
All insects need water.
Place a few drops of water on a leaf, inside the cage, daily.
Cricket
added 5-24-99 Original
Author Unknown
Snapple bottle caps make neat
cricket sounds. The snapple cap is vacuum sealed. When you remove the cap
the center pops up but you can press it down and let it go to make the
cricket sound.
Fuzzy Caterpillar
added 5-24-99 Original
Author Unknown
Need:
1 old tennis ball, 1 tube sock, string, soil, grass or bird
seed, Styrofoam meat tray
Directions:
Fill length of sock with soil and seed. Place tennis ball into toe of sock
and tie with string. Tie it into segments and leave it on a ledge in
the sun. Place on meat tray and water your caterpillar daily. Watch your
caterpillar become hairy, you may even need to give it a haircut.
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