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adventure with brine shrimp
So I ordered dragonfly larva and damselfly larva and
brine shrimp as a possible science *experience* for a boy I am tutoring this summer. Putting them in my deck pondlet to hang out and grow for the summer, then will use the turkey baster to get some out into a traveling container when it is their turn in the curriculum. The brine shrimp.... AK! Should have been acquainted with their care and feeding before I ordered them so I could be ready (next time) but I ended up with this huge bag and... it slipped and I had brine shrimp EVERYWHERE! The dog wouldn't even lap them up. So I had two of the three kids in the kitchen trying to save the brine shrimp and wondering what was on the counters and floor that I'm sure wasn't good for them. Daughter said ten years ago this would have been fun - harkening back to the days when we harbored all sorts of critters in the house... she doesn't know I have a praying mantis egg case waiting to hatch - bwa, ha, ha! The children have to grow up, the mom doesn't! k :-) |
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On Fri, 20 Jun 2008 16:47:18 EDT, kathy wrote:
So I ordered dragonfly larva and damselfly larva and brine shrimp as a possible science *experience* for a boy I am tutoring this summer. Hehe-- Be sure to tell him how gullible we were as kids- and some of us believed they were trainable! http://www.sea-monkeys.com/html/abou...atarethey.html Where'd you get the Dragonflies? I found Damselflies here- but I'd really like to mix them up a bit. I'm hoping to do all my mosquito control with insects. -snip- of critters in the house... she doesn't know I have a praying mantis egg case waiting to hatch - bwa, ha, ha! The children have to grow up, the mom doesn't! Way cool. I haven't seen one hatch in a while but a couple years ago I discovered several around my garden. Jim |
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http://www.carolina.com/
A teacher supply site. My next order will probably include the rotting log kit... k :-) |
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kathy wrote:
The brine shrimp.... AK! Should have been acquainted with their care and feeding before I ordered them so I could be ready (next time) but I ended up with this huge bag and... it slipped and I had brine shrimp EVERYWHERE! The dog wouldn't even lap them up. So I had two of the three kids in the kitchen trying to save the brine shrimp and wondering what was on the counters and floor that I'm sure wasn't good for them. Daughter said ten years ago this would have been fun - harkening back to the days when we harbored all sorts of critters in the house... she doesn't know I have a praying mantis egg case waiting to hatch - bwa, ha, ha! The children have to grow up, the mom doesn't! They didn't make their own civilization, eventually ending their existance by means of a nuclear war, did they? Oh wait - that was a South Park episode.... -- + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + Chris Barnes AOL IM: CNBarnes Yahoo IM: chrisnbarnes "Usenet really is all about standing around and hitting the ground with clubs, on a spot where many years earlier a dead horse lay." |
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Did you see the Mythbusters where they nuked cockroaches,
fruit flies and flour beetles? http://tiny.cc/LWbrZ That was here. The flour beetle actually survived the biggest dose. Everyone was really excited (a community full of nerds and geeks here) and the kids of the employees got to go see the Mythbusters team and ask questions. k :-) |
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On Mon, 23 Jun 2008 15:18:03 EDT, kathy wrote:
The flour beetle actually survived the biggest dose. Which begs the question: What will flour beetles live on when there are no people to grind the grain to flour? ;-) ~ jan ------------ Zone 7a, SE Washington State Ponds: www.jjspond.us |
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I'll have to think on that one...
Speaking of food - Ted Allen will be hosting a food type of Mythbusters show on the Food Network. Starts around the end of July titled Food Detective. One of the myths is how long it takes gum to digest in the stomach. |
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hallelujah.... I am already jonesing since top chef is done for the year.
On Thu, 26 Jun 2008 20:10:52 EDT, kathy wrote: I'll have to think on that one... Speaking of food - Ted Allen will be hosting a food type of Mythbusters show on the Food Network. Starts around the end of July titled Food Detective. One of the myths is how long it takes gum to digest in the stomach. |
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adventure with brine shrimp
We loves Top Chef here, too.
(Even bought the cookbook!) k :-) |
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