We quickly started loading pennies on to Grant's beetle and when his was able to go the twelve inches, we started to work on mine, but sadly, mine didn't move an inch! Soon, when mine STILL hadn't moved at all, we replaced it with another beetle, whose results were much more satisfactory. As soon as we put the second beetle down, he started running toward the edge of the paper like it was his job, and soon he was pulling six, then nine, then thirteen pennies! Grant and I were both happy with our data, and it was fun looking at how many times its own weight the beetle could pull. My particular beetle, whom we called Bingdoo II, could pull 16 times his weight! If I had the body of a beetle, myself being 95 pounds, I could pull over 1500 pounds! In addition to doing the bess beetle experiment, we also saw tons of other different insects, including so-called bird-eating spiders, and flesh-eating beetles! So if you ever pass by Missoula, remember to check out the Missoula Insectarium.
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5/9/2018 03:45:15 am
Is that a snake? I can't help but wonder when I saw it. I really can't tell from here if it's real of someone just did a great job with sculpture. I know the other animals are alive only because I read about it. I am not sure about this snake. I don't remember anything about a snake being mentioned. If it's real, maybe this is a really amazing experience for these kids. I can never imagine seeing something like this and not peeing my pants when I was a kid. It looks really scary yet you really can't help but admire them.
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Ryan
5/9/2018 05:22:28 am
It is a real snake that is being devoured by flesh-eating beetles! Luckily, the boys were pretty psyched about being grossed out (they saw it through a window and Carolyn brought it out so they could take a closer look).
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