Final Thoughts

Jan 25
Initially, I thought insects were still kind of gross, but I appreciated their evolutionary standpoint. Throughout this class I have really come to love and find a lot of interest within these creatures. It is amazing that insects are so widely used in medicine, for example cockroaches are used in cancer research. I have learned many facts about insects in this class, how these creatures live, and how they tolerate the winter. It is amazing that these creatures can bare the harsh conditions of the cold. These insects are fascinating by their different tactics of overwintering. Supercooling made me appreciate these creatures even more. I learned just how successful in life these creatures truly are. Taking this class opened up my eyes to the world in a whole new light, when I go outside I now see if I can find insects in their mysterious hiding places - they're everywhere. At the end of the class, I chose to do my bug collection, and I chose this because I wanted to see how many I could find and how just up close and personal I can get to these creatures. It's cool to look at the insects I caught with a microscope and be able to study their anatomical structures. This class made me appreciate the insects and want to discover more about the natural world.