"Children do not need to be made to learn about the world, or shown how. They want to, and they know how." -John Holt

Wednesday, April 22, 2009

The Nut Weevil

Gabriel, our resident bug/spider/frog magnet, scored a new little critter today and identified it all by himself! After a mad dash to his room looking for a specific bug book, he had it all figured out.It was indeed, a nut weevil! But how he figured out that something that looks so monstrous...was actually this size:is beyond me! (Up close and personal for your viewing pleasure!)

2 comments:

Sam said...

Oh my gosh! My son has that exact book and loves every page! Way to score a nut weevil. Can't wait to show my son in the morning!

BTW have followed you for a long, long time, thoroughly enjoys your blog!

Anonymous said...

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