Guess what we fund in the playground today?... our first sign from nature that Christmas is indeed on it's way. We discovered a Christmas beetle in the sandpit. The boys were completely fascinated by it and captured it in a plastic container. Close observation followed as the boys jostled for the best view point.
"His back is really shiny" said Fletcher
"He is a bit big, we don' have beetles that big at our house" said Oliver
"He can fly!" said Charlie excitedly
"How do you know that?" asked the teacher
"Because some wings came out when we shaked him" said Sam
"I can't see any wings" said the teacher
"It's under the hard bits on the top, like on a ladybug" said Alex
"Why does he have those?" asked the teacher
"So things can't get him and break them, like a lizard or a bird" said Alex
We will release our Christmas beetle tomorrow and look forward to him returning to us closer to Christmas with a dark green shiny back like a Christmas tree!
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