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Le léthocère d'Amérique

S1 E4
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2020

Émilie learns about the American water strider, also known as the “giant water bug.” Bill shows her how to set up a small aquarium so she can see how this insect breathes underwater and hunts its prey. He also introduces her to some strange water striders.

Levels:
Elementary Grade 1 Grade 2
Subjects:
Science and technology Life Systems
Skills:
Self-Directed Learning Communication Critical Thinking
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E1 : La cigale

Émilie finds the remains of cicada larvae. Together with Bill, she makes a cicada sing and measures the intensity of the sound it produces. Bill also shows us a giant cicada!
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E2 : Le cloporte

Émilie discovers little creatures that are sometimes found in our homes: woodlice. Did you know that they are not insects but crustaceans?
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E3 : La mante religieuse

Émilie finds a praying mantis. This magnificent insect is a hunting specialist!
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E4 : Le léthocère d'Amérique

Émilie learns about the American water strider, also known as the “giant water bug.” Bill shows her how to set up a small aquarium so she can see how this insect breathes underwater and hunts its prey.
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E5 : Le dolomède

Émilie brings Bill a huge spider. It is a dolomede or water spider. Bill has a tarantula make a silk thread.
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E6 : Le vice-roi et le monarque

Bill and Émilie are interested in a small caterpillar that looks like bird droppings. It is the caterpillar of the viceroy butterfly, which mimics the monarch.
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E7 : La longicorne noir

Émilie catches a small insect with very long antennae. It is a black longhorn beetle. Bill shows her other insects with surprising antennae.
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E8 : Le grand saturnidé

Émilie discovers a large moth that seems to have owl-like eyes on its wings. Bill shows Émilie other magnificent Saturniidae moths and introduces her to the longest of them all: the Madagascar comet moth.
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E9 : Le hanneton et le scarabé

Émilie brings Bill a big white larva. It’s a cockchafer larva, an insect from the beetle family. Bill shows Émilie his cockchafer farm and introduces her to a whole host of beetles, each one more amazing than the last!
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E10 : La libellule

This week, Émilie is interested in dragonflies. Bill reveals to her the secret behind their spectacular flight. Then he shows Émilie a dragonfly larva, a surprising little creature that has a mask.
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E11 : La guêpe

This week, Émilie is learning about wasps. Bill shows her the inside of a wasp nest and introduces her to different kinds of wasps. He also teaches us how to tell a bee from a wasp and what to do if you get stung.
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E12 : Le dyptique

Émilie discovers one of Canada's largest beetles, the diving beetle. This insect loves to dive underwater! Bill shows Émilie how to tell the male diving beetle from the female, and invites her to feed her new—and very voracious—companion!
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E13 : Le mille-pattes géant

Émilie discovers a giant American centipede. Do these creatures really have 1000 legs? Bill shows Émilie an even longer African relative. And also a venomous centipede that attacks its prey like some snakes do. Don’t touch it!
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E14 : Le grillon

Émilie brings Bill a female cricket. You can tell it’s a female by its ovipositor, which she uses to lay her eggs in the ground. It looks like a stinger. Bill shows Émilie other insects that have ovipositors, including the strange giant ground beetle.
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E15 : Le phasme

Émilie discovers a common stick insect. It looks like a living twig. This insect is a type of stick insect. They’re masters of camouflage! Bill shows Émilie some other stick insects, including one that looks like a tree leaf. Amazing!
    Levels:
    Elementary Grade 1 Grade 2
    Subjects:
    Science and technology Life Systems
    Skills:
    Self-Directed Learning Communication Critical Thinking