Tuesday, January 29, 2013

Science study for the day...

BigBoy: Did you know there are some caterpillars that have poisonous hairs? There's a bird that uses them to defend its nest.

Me: Does he pay them to stand guard?

BigBoy: No. It pokes them in just the right place to make them mostly dead but not all dead. Basically it builds a wall of zombie caterpillars to sting the rats that try to get in.

More than I ever wanted to know.

This is what happens when you let your kids read National Geographic for Kids. Correction: BigBoy says it was actually National Geographic Angry Birds: 50 True Stories of the Fed Up, Feathered, and Furious.

4 comments:

  1. SleenJan 29, 2013, 4:15:00 PM

    Thank you for sharing this. My son will LOVE it. "Zombie caterpillars..." hilarious. :D

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  2. Mama Bear, JDJan 29, 2013, 5:01:00 PM

    Oh how we have dog eared that book! Love the story!

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  3. midwestmom3Jan 29, 2013, 7:19:00 PM

    My little guy loves loves that book too. He has shared many useful and exciting details with the rest of us too. :)))))

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  4. AnonymousFeb 1, 2013, 9:32:00 PM

    I love the explanation, though I confess in the middle of it I had the thought...

    "mostly dead is slightly alive."

    GAAA. Now I feel the need to watch "Princess Bride." Inconceivable.

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