This summer, I went on a trip to Victoria and visited the Bug Zoo. I got to hold many different kinds of insects and I learned a lot about some very strange creatures.
This is a thorny devil. It is a kind of stick bug from New Guinea and the Solomon Islands. They eat leaves, not people, so don't worry. Why do you think this stick bug looks so thorny?
This looks like it might be a stick bug, too. Actually, it's a grasshopper! It's very good at blending in to its environment. Where do you think it might live?
I held some more dangerous creatures, too. This is an emperor scorpion. Even though it's really big, it actually isn't very harmful to humans. Our guide told us that getting stung by an emperor scorpion would feel like getting stung by a bee. Still, I wouldn't want to experience that! Andy was really excited to hold the scorpion, too!
This is a mexican red-kneed tarantula. She's really friendly! As you can see from the picture, I was a little nervous about holding her because I don't like spiders very much. I was surprised by how soft she was! It felt a little bit like I was holding a tiny kitten. A tiny kitten with a lot more legs than a normal kitten!
We had a great time at the Bug Zoo! Our guide was funny and he knew so much about every creature in the Zoo. He really, really loved bugs. This is a great picture of him with his bug-stache. That's a giant millipede! I held one, too .... but I didn't want it anywhere near my face!
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Did you encounter any strange animals this summer?
Did you go on a trip this summer?
Dear Miss. OC,
ReplyDeleteI went on a trip to the United States this summer. And I went swimming in the hotel and met some new friends. And I played at a pow-wow.
From your student,
Rain Sky
Dear Miss OC,
ReplyDeleteWere you nervous holding the tarantula?
Your student,
Brooke-Lynne
Dear Miss. OC,
ReplyDeleteHow was your summer?
Your student,
Brandon
Dear Miss OC,
ReplyDeleteWere you afraid of the scorpion?
Your student,
Katelynn
Dear Miss OC,
ReplyDeleteWere you scared of holding the tarantula? It scared me when you were holding it!
Your friend, Jaylee
Dear Miss .OC,
ReplyDeleteWere you afraid of the scorpion?
Your friend,
Jillie-Anne
Dear Miss oc,
ReplyDeleteWere you afraid of the spider?
Your student,
Preston
Dear Miss OC
ReplyDeleteWere you afraid of the spider?
Your Student,
Cole
Dear Miss OC,
ReplyDeleteWere you scared of the millipede??
Your friend,
Alexis
Dear Miss. OC,
ReplyDeleteHow come your boyfriend doesn't like bugs that much?
Your friend Riannon
@Rain Sky,
ReplyDeleteI went to a pow-wow this summer, too! I was at the Lytton River Festival pow-wow. Were you there, too?
Your teacher,
Miss. OC
@Brooke-Lynne, Jaylee, Preston, and Cole:
ReplyDeleteI was really nervous when I was holding the tarantula. I usually don't like spiders very much and this one was huge! I was really surprised that holding a tarantula was not so bad. It didn't bite me and it was really soft.
Your teacher,
Miss. OC
@Katelynn and Jillie-Anne,
ReplyDeleteI wasn't scared of holding the scorpion. I think scorpions are really cool. Did you know that scorpions glow neon colours under a black light?
Your teacher,
Miss. OC
@Brandon,
ReplyDeleteI had a great summer! I got to travel and spend time with my family. The Bug Zoo in Victoria was my favourite thing I did during all all of summer vacation.
@Alexis,
I used to work at Science World and we had a millipede in our animal gallery. I used to take it out to show people all the time, so I wasn't nervous to hold the millipede at the Bug Zoo. Millipedes aren't poisonous, anyways, they are vegetarians!
@Riannon,
Andy didn't hold any of the bugs at the Bug Zoo except the tarantula and the scorpion. He wasn't afraid of either of those! The rest of the bugs he didn't want to touch at all. I think he didn't want to because they were so huge!
Your teacher,
Miss. OC