I am totally and utterly amazing at this photo! I tried all the different settings, Macro, Supermacro, flash on, flash off…I took probably a dozen photos of the nymph today. All blurry. And you, future entomologist, Math Whiz, Monarch Butterfly Watcher, YOU take this FANTASTIC CLOSEUP OF THE GREEN DARNER NYMPH! ARGGHHH! I am so impressed with your photo and so frustrated with my lack of photographic skills. *sigh* Nonetheless, here is your photo, Malachi. Truly amazing. And a photo of you as we get ready to move our 2nd 12-spotted skimmer to a safe place for the evening. I hope the weather is better tomorrow and we can release her. I hope for some sunshine. I hope…
Emily,
Aquatic means: of the water. So the nymph lives in the water and it’s an aquatic insect.
the green darner nymph looks pretty awesome!
Ms.Lenahan, does the green darner nymph eats fish?
@emily,
Emily,
Yes, the green darner nymph really is pretty awesome! Dragonfly nymphs love to eat fish and insects that are in the water. I have even seen dragonfly nymphs eat other dragonfly nymphs!
Do you have anymore questions for me?
Sincerely,
Ms. Lenahan
@Mary, Ms.Lenahan, I do have more questions.
does the green darner nymph drink juice from flowers?
Green darner nymphs as well as all dragonfly nymphs live in the water. It is there that they eat smaller aquatic (water) insects and even small fish!
@Mary, What is an aquatic?
Very coooool! I can’t wait until we get the Green Darner Nymph in the Spring. Ms.Lenahan, does the Green Darner Nymph bite people?
@Emy,
Emy,
I can’t wait until we go to the swamp and net all kinds of dragonfly and damselfly nymphs!! 🙂
Nymphs don’t really have teeth, so they can’t bite. Adult dragonflies don’t bite people either–just other insects!
People sometimes think dragonflies are dangerous and that they have stingers, but they are harmless to people.
Great question! Any others?
Your teacher,
ML
@Mary, Yes, um…. are we going to get a praying mantis?
We might raise praying mantises again this year. The female praying mantis lays an egg casing that contains hundreds of eggs! It is very cool to watch the baby mantises come out of the egg casing.
I hope you feel better, Emy!
@Mary, thanxs a lot! c u 2morow!
the dragonflies are cool. were did melicie find it? why did he bring it in your classroom?
paola gonzalez
Paola,
Malachi did not find the dragonfly. If you read the article more carefully, you will read that we raised the dragonflies in the classroom! The dragonfly then came out of the water, climbed onto a branch and split from its exoskeleton! It was very cool to see the dragonfly emerge from the shell of the nymph, much like a butterfly coming out of the chrysalis.
I hope you get to see this happen this Spring!
Any more questions?
~M Lenahan
i wish i could see you ms.lenahan! i really miss you!
love, Letisha
I miss you miss lenahan. I love your pictures you took. I really miss you all. I am doing ok. Bye!
I greet you from afar!
Mrs. Lenahan how do you make another category at the to pof the page were it says about Mrs. Lenahan.
Adam,
Leave me your password for your blog and I will see if I can add it. Don’t worry–I will delete your comment so nobody knows your password.
I love the photo of you. Did you just get your hair cut??
ms.lenahan I have my blog!!It’s called leelee10.edublogs.com
Dear Ms.Lenahan, My blog is called Sedrick and Peanut 101 because I want it to be about us or about all of our adventures at least but anyway I want my blog to be called Sedrick and Peanut 101
I just made a new blog. The name is
Kelly’s Adventures.
The website is:
http://kellkell.edublogs.org
Hi Ms.Lenahan my blog is called elijah102.edublogs.org.
http://tripleintelegent3.edublogs.org/
Stephanie’s,Destiny’s,and Dariel’s blog.
Ms.Lenahan, now I have my own blog. My blog is called nathaniel56.edublogs.org
I made a blog it’s called hachiko.edublogs.org
Ms.Lenahan Lee’Sa and I have made our blog! it is called http://butterflylovers.edublogs.org
~Ameena
Ms.Lenahan me,Stephanie,and Dariel just got our blog ready.It is called http://www.tripleintelegent3.edublogs.org
P.S this is Destiny
@tripleintelegent3, please put me on your links. djlove98.edublogs.org
Malachi,
I’m blown away by your photo. Ms. Lenahan, I’m blown away by the world you’ve opened up for your kids!
@inkedlibrarian,
Thanks, Ruth! I am blown away by what my kids can do! They really are quite amazing. Now if I can just get them to SPELL! LOLOL!
Mary
Insects are the among the most important lifeforms on this planet. Does anyone know why?
@John,
I do! I do! *grinning*
An entomologist is a person that studies insects.
An entomologist is a zoologist who focuses specifically on the study of insects. That is what a entomologist is.
An entomologist is a person who studies insects.
A entomologist is a person who speifically study bugs!
Ms.Lenahan I think an entomoligists is a scientest who studies about insects.
Entomologist-the scientific study of insects.
The dragonfly is SO BIG!It is also very beautiful! Is it a male or female?
@Ameena,Lee’Sa,
It is difficult to tell if the nymph is a male or a female. The characteristics don’t usually show until the nymph has entered the adult stage.
Ms. L
Hello Ms. Lenahan. An Entomologist is a scientist who learns and studies insects and bugs
Thank you ,Ms.lenahan, for showing the picture I took yesterday. It also looks very cool.
WOW WOW WOW and I thought I was a good photographer. Great picture Malachi! You are very talented. I look forward to seeing more of your pictures!