Comments on: Mission #1 http://gaiagirls.com/blog/2008/07/05/mission-1-2/ For fans of Gaia and the Gaia Girls book series Wed, 01 Feb 2012 13:49:26 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: The Gaia Girls Blog » Blog Archive » Ugliest Bug http://gaiagirls.com/blog/2008/07/05/mission-1-2/comment-page-1/#comment-3871 The Gaia Girls Blog » Blog Archive » Ugliest Bug Wed, 10 Nov 2010 16:35:37 +0000 http://gaiagirls.com/blog/?p=253#comment-3871 [...] University are holding an Ugliest Bug contest! VOTE by December 15th! (Maybe they heard about the Summer of Gaia, “Ugliest Bug” week!) Let me know which bug you voted [...] [...] University are holding an Ugliest Bug contest! VOTE by December 15th! (Maybe they heard about the Summer of Gaia, “Ugliest Bug” week!) Let me know which bug you voted [...]

]]> By: Scout http://gaiagirls.com/blog/2008/07/05/mission-1-2/comment-page-1/#comment-2943 Scout Mon, 21 Jul 2008 12:34:31 +0000 http://gaiagirls.com/blog/?p=253#comment-2943 My bug was a.....GIANT SCORPION!! Just kidding. Actually I don't know what it was....this weird black thing that was small but long with two spikey things popping out its behind and it darted out from under my couch. My bird then chased it around the room while wolf whistling My bug was a…..GIANT SCORPION!! Just kidding. Actually I don’t know what it was….this weird black thing that was small but long with two spikey things popping out its behind and it darted out from under my couch. My bird then chased it around the room while wolf whistling

]]> By: adrie http://gaiagirls.com/blog/2008/07/05/mission-1-2/comment-page-1/#comment-2909 adrie Sat, 12 Jul 2008 12:53:49 +0000 http://gaiagirls.com/blog/?p=253#comment-2909 P.S.S. I wrote too many blacks. It's supposed to only have one black, and it's the one that says clack. P.S.S. I wrote too many blacks. It’s supposed to only have one black, and it’s the one that says clack.

]]> By: the5thgaiagirl http://gaiagirls.com/blog/2008/07/05/mission-1-2/comment-page-1/#comment-2908 the5thgaiagirl Sat, 12 Jul 2008 04:16:11 +0000 http://gaiagirls.com/blog/?p=253#comment-2908 I misspelled a couple words, back is supposed to be black, alsoo should only have 1 o and the is supposed to be them I misspelled a couple words, back is supposed to be black, alsoo should only have 1 o and the is supposed to be them

]]> By: adrie http://gaiagirls.com/blog/2008/07/05/mission-1-2/comment-page-1/#comment-2907 adrie Fri, 11 Jul 2008 23:54:52 +0000 http://gaiagirls.com/blog/?p=253#comment-2907 P.S. I typed black wrong. It says clack but I mean black. P.S. I typed black wrong. It says clack but I mean black.

]]> By: adrie http://gaiagirls.com/blog/2008/07/05/mission-1-2/comment-page-1/#comment-2905 adrie Fri, 11 Jul 2008 23:46:22 +0000 http://gaiagirls.com/blog/?p=253#comment-2905 I found the weirdest bug a few days ago. It was under a really flat rock and it looked kind of like a centipede. When I lifted up the rock all of the bugs that were under there went crawling away. I noticed my bug because it looked like it was slithering over and under the dirt. It was clack and had tons of black scales all over it's body. It was sooo creepy! I found the weirdest bug a few days ago. It was under a really flat rock and it looked kind of like a centipede. When I lifted up the rock all of the bugs that were under there went crawling away. I noticed my bug because it looked like it was slithering over and under the dirt. It was clack and had tons of black scales all over it’s body. It was sooo creepy!

]]> By: the5thgaiagirl http://gaiagirls.com/blog/2008/07/05/mission-1-2/comment-page-1/#comment-2904 the5thgaiagirl Fri, 11 Jul 2008 15:50:16 +0000 http://gaiagirls.com/blog/?p=253#comment-2904 I found my creepy bug in my Aunt’s tool shed. The corner was damp and dark. When I first saw it, it was just standing on the wall, but after a while it jumped onto the floor, but I didn’t stick around to see where it went next! The bug was a mix of brown and back and it had really big hind legs and 2 long antennae. The creepy crawler had no wings and I think I saw 6 legs, but I might be wrong, it also had a humpback, kind of like a camel! My Aunt told me the creature was called a camelback cricket and after I found that out, I did some research and found out some really cool facts! The cricket is practically blind so sometimes the bug jumps toward you instead of away from you if you try to shoo it away. Also, the camelback cricket likes damp, dark areas, so they are often found in sheds or basements. These crickets are alsoo nicknamed cave crickets, and my Aunt calls the sprickets because they look like a cross between a spider and a cricket. So there you go, thats my creepy bug, I had a lot of fun researching this bug, and I look forward to the next Gaia Mission! I found my creepy bug in my Aunt’s tool shed. The corner was damp and dark. When I first saw it, it was just standing on the wall, but after a while it jumped onto the floor, but I didn’t stick around to see where it went next! The bug was a mix of brown and back and it had really big hind legs and 2 long antennae. The creepy crawler had no wings and I think I saw 6 legs, but I might be wrong, it also had a humpback, kind of like a camel! My Aunt told me the creature was called a camelback cricket and after I found that out, I did some research and found out some really cool facts! The cricket is practically blind so sometimes the bug jumps toward you instead of away from you if you try to shoo it away. Also, the camelback cricket likes damp, dark areas, so they are often found in sheds or basements. These crickets are alsoo nicknamed cave crickets, and my Aunt calls the sprickets because they look like a cross between a spider and a cricket.
So there you go, thats my creepy bug, I had a lot of fun researching this bug, and I look forward to the next Gaia Mission!

]]> By: fluffykat33 http://gaiagirls.com/blog/2008/07/05/mission-1-2/comment-page-1/#comment-2903 fluffykat33 Fri, 11 Jul 2008 15:02:33 +0000 http://gaiagirls.com/blog/?p=253#comment-2903 I went out at noon to the creek near my house. I checked on trees, near trees, and under rocks. Finally, I saw a plant near a tree. On a leaf I saw a daddy-long-legs spider with a white body and black and gray striped legs. I have never seen a spider like this! I went out at noon to the creek near my house. I checked on trees, near trees, and under rocks. Finally, I saw a plant near a tree.
On a leaf I saw a daddy-long-legs spider with a white body and black and gray striped legs. I have never seen a spider like this!

]]> By: juliet http://gaiagirls.com/blog/2008/07/05/mission-1-2/comment-page-1/#comment-2900 juliet Thu, 10 Jul 2008 23:09:03 +0000 http://gaiagirls.com/blog/?p=253#comment-2900 Hi, I'm not sure if this is where I'm supposed to blog, but I couldn't find anywhere else to do it, so here it is! I went out and found my bug in the evening, around 6:30 PM. I found my bug (which I think is some sort of beetle) munching on a hollyhock leaf in the front of my house. It was not alone; there were many of the same-looking bugs all eating together. My bug is about 1 centimeter long, and is actually quite pretty, if beetles can be pretty! It has a deep, dark green head and a coppery, orange-ish body with a black line running down the middle of its back. Its whole body, including its head, has an iridescent shine and shimmery glow. Even its bottom side is shiny! It has four legs, two pinchers on its sides, and no antannae or wings that I could see, although the wings could be tucked in and not easy to see. It is a somewhat common bug, but I think that even common bugs can be interesting, fasinating, cute, comical, or even beautiful if one takes the time to look at it and admire it and what it does. . . like eat the hollyhocks--for which my mom definitely doesn't admire it! Hi,
I’m not sure if this is where I’m supposed to blog, but I couldn’t find anywhere else to do it, so here it is!

I went out and found my bug in the evening, around 6:30 PM. I found my bug (which I think is some sort of beetle) munching on a hollyhock leaf in the front of my house. It was not alone; there were many of the same-looking bugs all eating together. My bug is about 1 centimeter long, and is actually quite pretty, if beetles can be pretty! It has a deep, dark green head and a coppery, orange-ish body with a black line running down the middle of its back. Its whole body, including its head, has an iridescent shine and shimmery glow. Even its bottom side is shiny! It has four legs, two pinchers on its sides, and no antannae or wings that I could see, although the wings could be tucked in and not easy to see. It is a somewhat common bug, but I think that even common bugs can be interesting, fasinating, cute, comical, or even beautiful if one takes the time to look at it and admire it and what it does. . . like eat the hollyhocks–for which my mom definitely doesn’t admire it!

]]> By: hawaiiangaiagirl http://gaiagirls.com/blog/2008/07/05/mission-1-2/comment-page-1/#comment-2897 hawaiiangaiagirl Thu, 10 Jul 2008 16:44:49 +0000 http://gaiagirls.com/blog/?p=253#comment-2897 My bug was a Pink Striped Oakworm Moth. His body was yellow and fuzzy , he had 6 legs , 2 purpleish wings , and eye spots on the wings. The wings are supposed to be pink and yellow, but he was going to die soon , so they faded. He was fluttering around on the cement infront of my Grand-Daddy's house in Folkston , GA. We found his name on an awesome Web Site called North American Moth Photograpers. My bug was a Pink Striped Oakworm Moth. His body was yellow and fuzzy , he had 6 legs , 2 purpleish wings , and eye spots on the wings. The wings are supposed to be pink and yellow, but he was going to die soon , so they faded. He was fluttering around on the cement infront of my Grand-Daddy’s house in Folkston , GA. We found his name on an awesome Web Site called
North American Moth Photograpers.

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