3/12/15-
We are down to about 20 bugs and no eggs. The ladybugs are not doing much and there are about 8 bugs still in the cup of hard food. We are scheduling a meeting with Mary Ann Hamilton to meet her and talk to her about our experiment. We put the bugs to bed at sunset which is now at 7:04.
Thursday, March 12, 2015
Thursday, March 5, 2015
9news
3/5/15-
Today the team was interviewed by 9news to talk to use about SSEP. The reporter's name was Maya Rodriguez and she asked us about a lot of questions on our experiment and our experience in SSEP and what we wanted to learn from this and a lot of other questions. When they interviewed us the all the team moms came and my mom brought the lady bug thank. It was really cool when the camera guy put a go-pro camera in the tank and then all the ladybugs were crawling all over it like it was a jungle gym. At one point when we opened the tank to reposition the go-pro a ladybug got out and few up to the ceiling. We ended up getting the one that flew out of back in the tank. Tonight we are also going to the board of education to present our presentation at the board meeting.
Today the team was interviewed by 9news to talk to use about SSEP. The reporter's name was Maya Rodriguez and she asked us about a lot of questions on our experiment and our experience in SSEP and what we wanted to learn from this and a lot of other questions. When they interviewed us the all the team moms came and my mom brought the lady bug thank. It was really cool when the camera guy put a go-pro camera in the tank and then all the ladybugs were crawling all over it like it was a jungle gym. At one point when we opened the tank to reposition the go-pro a ladybug got out and few up to the ceiling. We ended up getting the one that flew out of back in the tank. Tonight we are also going to the board of education to present our presentation at the board meeting.
After their long journey we turned the ladybug tank off at sundown which is at 5:45.
Tuesday, February 24, 2015
New friends in our home
2/24/15-
Sorry it has been so long! I was sick so i couldn't blog. A lot has been going on since I last blogged. I have seen some new kind of bug in our tank. We think they are nats and they fly around. We poked holes in the top of the landscape fabric so that we could use our squirt bottle to squirt water in the tank. We did this because when we opened up the tank to re water the cotton balls and to give them more food, they got out every time. And this is really effective. Give or take a few bugs the one in the picture are the only ones left. There are some crawling around everywhere else but they are mostly in the food. We need to to change out the food but I'm not quite sure how we will do that with all the bugs in it.
We put the bugs to bed at sundown. We have now decided to put the bugs to sleep at sundown so that we follow their normal schedule.
Sorry it has been so long! I was sick so i couldn't blog. A lot has been going on since I last blogged. I have seen some new kind of bug in our tank. We think they are nats and they fly around. We poked holes in the top of the landscape fabric so that we could use our squirt bottle to squirt water in the tank. We did this because when we opened up the tank to re water the cotton balls and to give them more food, they got out every time. And this is really effective. Give or take a few bugs the one in the picture are the only ones left. There are some crawling around everywhere else but they are mostly in the food. We need to to change out the food but I'm not quite sure how we will do that with all the bugs in it.
Thursday, February 12, 2015
Cannibalized eyes
2/12/15-
It was a depressing day, one died! He was eaten alive. The one ladybug was laying down like he was dead. Another bug came up and eat him. The dead looking one started to move his arms and shake but he couldn't move because he was on his back and somehow he got half way buried under the dirt.The one eating him just kept munching and munching but he wouldn't move, it is like he had to eat him. I needed to try to save him, I knew that if I helped him fast enough he might still have a chance to survive. So me and my mom opened the tank to get the rampage eater off the poor bug. When we opened the tank about 5 bugs got out of the tank. Once we got the bugs back in the tank I noticed that the eaten bug had moved to a different spot. I was so relived that he was alright and was still alive. When we got home from the post office i noticed that the eaten bug had moved again but then I realized he wasn't moving. At that point I was heart-broken. This death was so sad because I watched him get eaten alive and I cried during that moment.
So at 8:19 p.m. we put the ladybugs to bed at a sad note with one less soul in our happy cannibalized tank.
It was a depressing day, one died! He was eaten alive. The one ladybug was laying down like he was dead. Another bug came up and eat him. The dead looking one started to move his arms and shake but he couldn't move because he was on his back and somehow he got half way buried under the dirt.The one eating him just kept munching and munching but he wouldn't move, it is like he had to eat him. I needed to try to save him, I knew that if I helped him fast enough he might still have a chance to survive. So me and my mom opened the tank to get the rampage eater off the poor bug. When we opened the tank about 5 bugs got out of the tank. Once we got the bugs back in the tank I noticed that the eaten bug had moved to a different spot. I was so relived that he was alright and was still alive. When we got home from the post office i noticed that the eaten bug had moved again but then I realized he wasn't moving. At that point I was heart-broken. This death was so sad because I watched him get eaten alive and I cried during that moment.
So at 8:19 p.m. we put the ladybugs to bed at a sad note with one less soul in our happy cannibalized tank.
Wednesday, February 11, 2015
Day 6... Feeding time
2/11/15
The Ladybug Tank Landia light wast turned on at 7:30 a.m. Not much activity so far except for one bug that was eating the nectar. There's about 5 to 7 bugs in the top right corner. They moved to a different corner, it is the other top right corner right across for the other one.
3:00-
All the ladybugs moved back to the other corner! Seriously people, find a spot to stay and stay there come on people! 5 bugs are eating right now, I guess it is feeding time. Many bugs are crawling around the leaves and there are 2 in the aphid cup.
The Ladybug Tank Landia light wast turned on at 7:30 a.m. Not much activity so far except for one bug that was eating the nectar. There's about 5 to 7 bugs in the top right corner. They moved to a different corner, it is the other top right corner right across for the other one.
All the ladybugs moved back to the other corner! Seriously people, find a spot to stay and stay there come on people! 5 bugs are eating right now, I guess it is feeding time. Many bugs are crawling around the leaves and there are 2 in the aphid cup.
Also this morning there were tones of ladybugs on this one tiny leaf front and back.
We turned the light off at 9:00.
Tuesday, February 10, 2015
Day 5... "i'm starvining" said one, "yah food!" said another
2/10/15-
They got more food! We bravely put more food in the tank and we re-watered the cotton balls. A few got out but me being the bug wrangler got the ram-pagers back to to their cozy home safely and quickly. Once we did all of the opening and food and water some of the bugs moved from the corner. We turned off the light at 7:10 p.m. and the ladybugs will get well rested for another day of adventure in Ladybug Tank Landia!
They got more food! We bravely put more food in the tank and we re-watered the cotton balls. A few got out but me being the bug wrangler got the ram-pagers back to to their cozy home safely and quickly. Once we did all of the opening and food and water some of the bugs moved from the corner. We turned off the light at 7:10 p.m. and the ladybugs will get well rested for another day of adventure in Ladybug Tank Landia!
Monday, February 9, 2015
Day 4... uh oh
2/9/15-
We forgot to take recordings! Uh oh, we didn't put the nectar in. Hope they're not starving their faces off!
We forgot to take recordings! Uh oh, we didn't put the nectar in. Hope they're not starving their faces off!
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