Our second graders met the owner and operator of Bug Safari last Thursday. He brought live spiders, scorpions and beetles with him, as well as dead specimens of butterflies, mantises (or is it "manti"?) and more. The kids had a great time, it only took an hour, and each second grade class had a turn. It was great he was able to come to us, and we didn't have a long bus ride to Pike Place Market, where his zoo is located. The kids loved learning about these creatures from someone who truly respects and honors them. We have a pet turantula in the classroom, and the Bug Man was able to inform us that, despite our prediction that it was a she, the spider was a he.
Having this kind of visual is great, and it's something that the kids will remember! This is a tree turantula - when a preditor approaches, they can jump - eek! They are built to survive the fall, unlike squat, round turantulas, whose exoskeleton could shatter from a big fall.
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