Information provided by the Livermore Valley Joint Unified School District—
Through the generous support of the Rancho Las Positas Elementary School PTA, third grade students at the school experienced savenature.org's Insect Discovery Lab.
The one-hour Insect Discovery Lab showcased arthropods from around the globe. The students were able to handle, touch, and/or observe a giant thorny phasmid from Malaysia, the eastern lubber grasshopper from Florida, an Australian walking stick, a giant hissing cockroach from Madagascar, a whiptail scorpion from Arizona, a darkling beetle from California, and a giant African millipede.
The presenter discussed the biomes that these organisms thrive in
and the adaptations that they have made to survive in those habitats. She also compared and contrasted the anatomy of insects and arachnids. The students were thrilled and amazed that there are living insects and other arthropods larger than their hands. It was a fabulous hands-on experience in the science lab.
Additional information can be found on the website savenature.org.
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