I led two groups of young people on nature hikes this morning. The first group went out when it was still chilly and not many bugs were active, but that made some of them easy to catch and study. When the second group went out, more flying bugs were around. Both groups were curious and asked some "sciency" questions, but they were clearly more enthralled by the insects' and wildflowers' beauty and the fact that many items they previously feared could be safely handled. The orange moth, for instance, was definitely alive, but was too cold to move. We handled it gently, but were able to look at top and bottom and inspect mouth parts, antennae and hairy legs without its escaping. We didn't try to handle the Ichneumon Wasp, but the kids were certainly intrigued by my story of its life style. Kind of creepy actually. Kids usually like creepy.
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