Elisabet O. Orville
Objectives:
To examine four different insects to see how they are adapted to the pollination of flowers.
Materials:
Dried honeybees, bumblebees, butterflies, moths handlenses, dissecting microscope, slides of insects
Procedure:
A. Observe as much as possible (using a handlens) about the following features. Then draw and label.
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HONEYBEE: antennae, mouthparts, compound eyes, furry body, pollen baskets,stinger
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BUMBLEBEE: same as honeybee but observe longer mouthparts and more powerful body
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BUTTERFLY: antennae with knobs, long tubular mouthparts, compound eyes
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MOTH: feathery antennae, long tubular mouth-parts, compound eyes.
B. Examine the microscopic slides of insect parts. Draw what you see and label