Oct 22 2009
Peeler is where the wild things are!
Jonathan Green, Super Snake
We had such an awesome time at recess today! The kids found lots of different little critters to play with. The excitement all started when a group of students found a small green snake in the woods! The little guy was so cute. His name became Jonathan Green for some reason…. After getting a good look at him, we decided that he should go to the woods behind the soccer fields so he wouldn’t be trampled. Ansen was brave and carried JG on a stick all the way to safety.
Maria and the Mantis
Then there was shouting from another part of the playground! Some other kids found a rather large mantis near the Project Fit equipment. They were so excited because we had some baby mantises in our classroom last year!. Maria was brave enough to hold him on her elbow while I took a picture. We looked at our nameless friend (no one named him? That’s weird!) and Ethan took him to a safe place so he could have a peaceful day.
What IS this thing????
When we were about to go inside, we saw yet another interesting critter! The thing is, we’re not sure what this thing is! Does anyone out there know? We’d love to hear from you!
There’s always something going on in Mrs. Buckmaster’s class! Check back with us soon for more news!
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I’m so glad you put the creatures back! Their families will be happy too! Wonder what the snake eats out there by the soccer field? Any ideas?
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Hey Mrs.B. That was a little bit of a wild recess on Friday. I can’t belive how many critters they found. And was the catepillar poisonous?
bye-
Nadia
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apb324 Reply:
October 26th, 2009 at 11:05 am
I have no idea if it was poisonous, but I sure wasn’t touching it! It was fun finding all those crazy critters. I wonder what we’ll find next?
Thanks for commenting!
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The caterpillar may be an American Silkworm moth caterpillar. I have been looking for a match on the internet and that seems closest to your picture and to the two we found and brought inside. We have them in the “critter cage” where they created their cocoons. We will let you know what kind of “Peacekin” moths they turn out to be.
I would love to have a snake as a class pet but only if it ate crickets or other small insects. I guess i will have to settle for trying to find another kind of reptile.
Ms. P
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The white caterpillar will probably turn into some sort of moth. I cannot find an exact match in my insect identification guide, but I found a similar photo!
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