Hello! It's me again, Max the Madagascar! I am back at Glengary Elementary hanging out with the third graders and helping them learn about the structures of life. This time I decided to bring some of the younger members of our group. Mrs. Bond was surprised to see such little ones sent. I was hiding out in one of the tubes when she showed the class some of the smaller cockroaches. When the group of kids huddled around her later on, and she got me out, they all jumped back surprised at my size. It was hilarious. Even Mrs. Bond laughed. Many of the the kids were scared to hold me. They preferred the "babies" as they are calling them. They eventually got used to us. They weren't quite sure what to think about the mites that are crawling all over us. I do remember that my first year here at Glengary some of the kids thought the mites were our babies. Again...another funny memory!
To give you an idea of the difference in sizes, Mrs. Bond took a picture of me and one of the little guys. Here is the photo she took!
I think it would be great if the kids would research the life cycle of a Madagascar Hissing Cockroach and see if they are right. Am I hanging out with babies, or are they a bit older? It would be interesting to see if they can find out. Perhaps Mrs. Bond will let them add their facts to this blog.
That's it for now! Again, it's great to be back at Glengary!
Sincerely,
Max the Madagascar
