Last week in science class we worked on our chairs. We are building chairs out of two pieces of plywood. One piece fits into the other and each piece faces opposite directions so it makes a strange chair. On Monday I worked on finishing my Interesting Insects project. On Wednesday I worked on my Insect project and marked out the cuts I needed to make on the plywood. On Thursday I cut and screwed my boards. On Friday I painted the base color on my

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I learned how to use a jigsaw, but it was really loud. I learned that the paint I was using was oil-based and didn’t come off my hands easily. I learned that giraffe weevils fight with their long necks. I’m very excited to finish painting my chair, because I’m doing something with some my friends. 

Why are giraffe weevils black and red?

Why are we building chairs?

What is the science behind how the chairs work?

Bonjour! I’m Craig! I am a Cuckoo Wasp and I live in Europe and Western Asia. My species lays eggs in the nests of host species like bees and wasps and our young eat the eggs and/or larvae of the host. We can roll into shiny balls and stick out our stingers to protect ourselves. We are about a half inch long. I hope to see you soon!

Hello! I’m Mylz, a giraffe weevil. I live in Madagascar only. Us males have necks that are 2-3 times the length of the females. We have extra long necks so we can fight other males and secure our place with a female. After we mate, the female lays one single egg on the end of a leaf and then uses her strong legs to roll the entire leaf up! After she rolls the leaf up she cuts it off of the plant and it drops to the forest floor. We can also fly! Our wings are hidden under our elytrons (our wing cases). See ya later!

Hey peeps, I’m a Gray’s leaf insect and my name is Gray. I spend most of my days just chillin’ on branches. I’m camouflaged to look just like a leaf, so it’s really hard to spot me. Shout out to evolution for making me look so leaf-like! My cousins and I are so well camouflaged that my cousin Lenny got put in a leaf collection book (we don’t talk about him much anymore)! My predators are birds, amphibians, and reptiles. I, unlike my predators, do not eat living creatures. Oh yeah, I’m Vegetarian (herbivore)! I live in the tropical rain forests of Southeast Asia and Indo-Malaya. So if you ever go there be sure to try and look for me!