The Hill-James Field Journal

The things three boys are learning

Pet Beetles 24/04/2010

Filed under: Learning,Nature — jeremylukehill @ 10:09

Dad – We went on a beetle hunting expedition.  Ethan, what kind of beetles did we find?

Ethan – You tell it Dad.  I’m tired of telling it. 

Dad – Fine.  We caught a ground beetle.

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And a tiger centipede.

Ethan – But it’s not really a beetle.

Dad – I thought I was telling it.

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And a rove beetle.

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And a click beetle (we think).

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Ethan – And we  saw a garter snake.  I found it, and I touched it with my bug-brush.  But we didn’t get a picture.

Dad – Here is a movie we found on the internet instead.

 

3 Responses to “Pet Beetles”

  1. Lauren Says:

    Congrats on catching a beetle! Looks like a good one.

    That was tricky saying the post was about beetles and then sneaking a (horrifying) centipede in there. 🙂

  2. jeremylukehill Says:

    Lauren,

    We put in the centipede because it is an animal too. It is a really good thing. It doesn’t kill people. It just bites a tiny bit.

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