Bug-Tastic Friday!

We were lucky enough to have an up-close and personal experience with Ruud Kleinpaste after an awesome assembly presentation-although for me it was almost too up-close as a writhing, wriggling bug landed in my lap.

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My favourite thing he said was about his son, Tristan getting a praying mantis called Manti to eat beef and chicken.I also  learnt about how a sloth goes to the toilet. (Joe)

Today we had a visit from Ruud Kleinpaste, “The Bug Man”, in assembly. He taught us a lot of things and afterwards, we were chosen to have a special classroom visit that no other classrooms got from him. He brought and showed us a huhu bug, a cricket and a very excited beetle. Plus, his pet, Manti, the praying mantis. My favourite part was when I held the huhu bug. It was my favourite because I’m usually terrified of bugs and although the huhu bug is only very little and wouldn’t hurt me, it took up a lot of courage to hold him. I learnt that sloths are so slow because they eat the toxic leaves of a tree and if they eat more than two they kill themselves. So, basically they only eat a leaf a day which results in a lack of energy. Below are a few of bug-tastic photos from the experience.