Imperial Moth and Monday

Today at school we had our 8 period day (each for about 45 minutes except for fifth period which was an hour).  No flex/homeroom on Mondays.

AP Biology got ready to start on our biochemistry study tomorrow.  We changed the planarian water and put our dark/light classroom data on the board.

Selected Topics worked on their regeneration lab by cutting their planaria into two parts.  On Wednesday we have a lab called Molecules of Importance.

In Computer Science several students started our fourth problem called Pick the Corn.  Students continue to define their own instructions using the five primitive commands.  We will check and grade problems after Pick the Corn.

Tonight, there was an Imperial Moth (Eacles imperialis, about a 4" wingspan) on our porch.  Their larva use maple, oak and sassafras trees for a food source.  As adults, they only live a few days to mate and lay eggs.  They have reduced mouth parts as adults and do not eat, living on reserves from their larva form.  This one was at the end of her adult life but still beautiful with an owl-like face.