Our last and one of the most fun lessons we get to do in our insect unit is
"How do insects eat?".
We learned about the three main ways that insects eat, the the type of mouths they have.
We began by talking about insects that have "straw mouths". These insects have mouths that act like straws, and they eat nectar or sweet juices.
Butterflies are great examples of "straw mouths".
Let's try it out....
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Next we learned about "sponge mouths" like flies. These insects' mouths soak up anything they land on; therefore, their food must be moist.
Meet my little sponge mouths.
Finally, look out for my "plier mouths"!
These insects are out to chomp their food with large mandibles that look and act like a pair of pliers.
For our afternoon snack we ate like butterflies with straw mouths.
Yummy nectar!
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