tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34524946.post4267616571528122994..comments2023-10-30T03:58:56.784-04:00Comments on from Archaea to Zeaxanthol: How many legs does an insect have?Jim Lemirehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14000051293978203511noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34524946.post-88942993399753322522008-04-06T21:22:00.000-04:002008-04-06T21:22:00.000-04:00So I said "6", but then my always contrary teenage...So I said "6", but then my always contrary teenager said "what about caterpillars". Oh my! I was stumped.<BR/><BR/>Thank goodness for google,<BR/>http://www.backyardnature.net/caterpil.htm<BR/><BR/><BR/>... six jointed legs... those other legs on caterpillars just look like legs and function like legs but are not legs because they're not jointed (prolegs). Hmm. It gets pretty particular.<BR/><BR/>(I also had to google centipedes: they're not insects. Its not easy to have a teenager.)kathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10947233901412406068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34524946.post-43140373340902243962008-03-11T16:41:00.000-04:002008-03-11T16:41:00.000-04:00And your 1st grader... she just looked at me and s...And your 1st grader... she just looked at me and said "six" and then asked me "Why did you ask that" in this tone that was almost like "Why did you ask me how many legs I have... that's such a stupid question, of course I know the answer."Linda B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09508737586663900593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34524946.post-70471229086700523432008-03-11T16:00:00.000-04:002008-03-11T16:00:00.000-04:00Well, I asked Jack... he thought 8. Your 3 year o...Well, I asked Jack... he thought 8. Your 3 year old isn't so smart... Best start educating him. I'll go ask your first grader.Linda B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09508737586663900593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34524946.post-35619418391508567342008-03-11T13:34:00.000-04:002008-03-11T13:34:00.000-04:00Hailing the Queen -we soon shall, once the Obama i...Hailing the Queen -<BR/><BR/>we soon shall, once the Obama insurrection is dispatched. Why am I haunted by vision of Ouroboros?Gibbon Jockeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12965196795654179035noreply@blogger.com