Meet Bob.  Bob came home one day after Jon went to the neighbors to help them haul leaves up the hill.  He was really quite overjoyed. I had mentioned that our mission for the week was to find a cricket or grasshopper.  He says – Mom  — then you have to go outside in the evening – that’s when they talk to each other and are easier to catch.  Well. Study done. 🙂 He brought one home to prove how ease they were to catch. 🙂

We sat down to work on our journal – he said he copied the picture – he didn’t sketch Bob. Bob wouldn’t have liked that.  . . .(mom rolls eyes).

Ewe!!! What is this black gunk?  Jon says it is an acid of sorts that they use – that it tastes really bitter – and it is their weapon.  We looked it up and he was right. No – I didn’t’ t ask how he knew it was bitter. . . .

Want to learn more observing Crickets, Grashoppers and Katydids in the evening around your fields? Hop on over to the Summer Study Observation Questions – and see if you can be challenged with such a common little insect!