Last Day -

Hi, everyone -

Well, I can't believe we did our last plot today - what an adventure that was! First, when we got out of the van, we had to cross a really long and shaky log over a deep creek. I love crossing logs - so I was really psyched! Ms. Lewis took this video of me crossing the log.

Then we had to whack our way through the underbrush....


On the way we saw these sawflies. Rebecca said you can always recognize them because they hold their tails up like question marks. They remind me of helmet head Lucy, what do you guys think?














In the end we found a LOT of caterpillars. Here I am with today's catch....


















We found a really cool one from the Notodontidae family - we haven't found one from this family before - its complete name is:
Symmerista Canicosta














Do you remember at the beginning of the expedition, when the lab rack looked like this?


















Now it looks like this! We have done an awesome job - here's how many we've done so far -





Homework Challenge: Choose one of the following:

1) Are sawflies caterpillars - (try googleing "Sawflies")?
Write down three ways to know if they are or are not caterpillars.

2) Look up Symmerista Canicosta
Write down at least 3 really cool characteristices, behaviors, or adaptations you find

Answers:
1) Hi Mrs.Feynman,
About the homework challange, Sawflies are mistaken for caterpillars because their larve resembales that of a moth or butterfly. But sawflies in adult stage look more like a wasp or bee.Yuo can tell the difference between larve because the sawflies have 2 stemmata instead of caterpillar's 6, also they have 6 or more prolegs rather than 5 or less on a caterpillar.
Sincerly,
Adriana