Bug Vacuum
Supplies:
2
drinking straws, one larger in diameter than the other
Piece
of nylon stocking | Tape
Here's a
fun and harmless way to collect small insects on a bug hunt and inspection in a
bug box:
- Cut
the smaller straw so that it measures one-third of the length of the
larger straw.
- Place
the nylon over the smaller straw.
- Slide
the smaller straw, with the nylon over it, inside of the larger straw, but
stop just before the stocking disappears.
- Pull
the inside straw back slightly. Check to make sure stocking holes are not
stretched apart.
- Tape
the two straws together so that they do not slide, but are tight.
- Use
this just like a regular straw. Only instead of sucking up milk or a
shake, you will be sucking up tiny insects. The nylon will protect you
from swallowing the little critters.
Maybe you can keep the bugs you
collect for a while in a Bug Box. See how to make one in the next article in
this category on www.KidsGardenClub.org
THIS
ACTIVITY INSPIRED BY
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