Please tell me this is what our worms look like. I could deal with this. No, you say?
Well, maybe we could refer to them as something other than mealworms? Like, "the gang." Just imagine...
Shelley: "How was the gang this weekend?"
Kendra: "Well, they didn't like the B-ball game as much as I thought they would..."
Katie: "Yeah, last time we hung out, all they wanted to do was eat."
Rebekah: "Well, I don't know what they did last time I had them, but there's suddenly a lot more of them..."
Erin: "Oh, dear."
Okay, maybe not a great idea, but I'm still adjusting to the idea of having over a hundred bugs in my apartment. VOLUNTARILY! Gross... I haven't even told my roommates yet. The things we do for education! Sheesh!
Well, I'm assuming I'll get used to it. And I actually think I might use mealworms in my class one day because I'm thinking that my plans to get two bunnies might get out of hand :)
Any suggestions for what sort of observations we should make? Number? Size? Color? Food preference? I'm guessing we'll need to do some research to figure out what stage of the life cycle we see them in. Here's a starter: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mealworm
Okay, I just read it and learned our mealworms become beetles. I didn't sign up for this! :) Actually, I believe Dr. Cantrell said they would never get past the pupa stage, or something like that. We'll see. Good luck!
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