My last observation was Tuesday, so it’s been just two days since my last observation. I was concerned about the water levels so I’m double checking those today.\
- Mini-habitat #1 We have lost both of our original adults, so now all the milkweed bugs in the habitat are the offspring of those two. It’s a pretty impressive number of offspring. (See photo)
- Mini-habitat #2 The remaining adult in this habitat has also died. Lots of nymphs and they are all offspring of the first two bugs we started with. (See photo)
- Mini-habitat #4 We still have two adults in this bag. The nymphs are maturing and getting larger. I wonder when we will see mating again? (See photo)
- Mini-habitat #5 I noticed another clutch in this habitat. I think we only have one adult left in here, but I’m not 100% certain (See picture)
- Mini-habitat #7 Still one adult all alone. (See picture)
- Mini-habitat - Extras - At the bottom of this habitat I can see the molted exoskeletons of milkweed bugs. It’s hard to get a good picture but they look like black milkweed bugs, but it’s really just their old, too-small, exoskeletons. (See pictures)
I will make more observations on Sunday of this week…watch your email for a notification of when I post.
Don’t forget to turn in your work on Friday and share pictures of your projects - plants, pinhole cameras, etc…
Stay safe!
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Remind: text @497h7k to 81010
Email: mmckellar@lowell.k12.ma.us
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