In the midst of brutal natural selection
Insects skillfully use "intrigue and trickery"
Fight for yourself even the slightest chance of survival
Hide the sky and cross the sea
Inchworm larvae mimic dead branches to confuse predators
Wait for work
Ant lions build funnel-shaped traps to catch ants
Borrow the corpse to return the soul
Parasitic bees kill locusts
Raise your own children with its corpse
Catch turtles in an urn
Anchor Apo fluorescent leaf beetles draw circles on the potato leaves
It is used to block the accumulation of toxins and then feed
Go for the top count
The foot of the infantry evolved to reach the foot
When things go wrong, they slip away
In the "Thirty-Six Strategies" class of insects, we will take stock of the strange behaviors of insects and explore the survival strategies behind them; listen to scientists tell how they discovered that "South American spotted divers use vibration duets to complete efficient gender communication"; we will also investigate the "Ecstasy Array" of ant lions, carry out small projects, and study the strange behavior of "ant lions using funnel traps to lure enemies deeper".
Instructor
1/2 Ph.D. in Insect Behavior, Chinese Academy of Sciences - Ge Yao
Ge Yan, Ph.D., is currently working at the Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences. He has been engaged in insect behavior research for a long time, and has guided the scientific research of Beijing high school students for many times, and the "Research on the Defensive Behavior of Bumblebee Worker Bees" guided by him in 2018 won the first prize of the Fortune Wings Science and Technology Competition and the title of Outstanding Science and Technology Teacher in Beijing.
2/2 China National Geographic Expedition Leader - Liu Yang
Yang Liu, National Geographic Expedition Leader of China, Ph.D. in Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences. He has led a team to the East African rainforest, Arjin no man's land, Ali Plateau, Xinjiang South Gobi, Hengduan Mountains, Xisha Islands, Leye sinkhole and other places to investigate, and also engaged in the taxonomic research of fig wasps, discovering and naming the new genus Scidiphaga of Chinese non-pollinating fig wasps.
Event Highlights
1/5 of the insect survival "thirty-six counts" large inventory
We will take stock with the children of the strange behaviors of the insect world and understand the extraordinary strategies behind these behaviors.
2/5 Scientists Decipher Insects' "Drumming Sounds"
Combined with laser vibration measurement technology, Ge Yan studied the vibration communication in courtship and mating of spotted flies in South America. This study not only systematically verifies and analyzes the role and characteristics of the vibration signal transmitted by the medium in the mating activity of dipteran insects, but also provides new ideas for the development of physical attraction for spotted flycatchers.
3/5 How does the ant lion wait for work and catch turtles in an urn?
The lion (the larvae of the antfly) builds funnel-shaped traps on the ground and waits for the prey to come to the door. This time, our field practice will focus on the unique predatory behavior of the lion.
4/5 Open-ended projects – learning to solve a problem
In the first three lessons, we completed a series of fixed topics with strong knowledge. This time, we adjust our thinking, and the children will try out open-ended project research, conceive their own solutions to problems, and find answers in practice.
5/5 Raise an ant lion and create a popular science article
Past activities: Wang Lang International Junior Camp
Children from Mexico are recording what they see and think
After the class, a lion was carefully raised and the observation and study of the development of the lion was completed. Combined with what you see and think in class, add your own scientific discoveries, and write a popular science article about ant lions in the form of pictures and texts. We will select the best articles to publish on the "China National Geographic Scientific Expedition" WeChat public account, and the young authors will receive the China National Geographic Scientific Expedition Certificate.
Course schedule
8:00-8:30 China National Geographic magazine report collection
8:30-9:30 Warm-up + Behavior Research Sharing Session (Research Cases)
10:30-12:00 Study on the Predation Behavior of Ants and Lions (Project Research)
13:30-15:30 Exploring other insect behaviors in the wild (wild exploration)
16:30-17:30 Insect survival "Thirty-six Counts" (knowledge expansion)
17:30-18:00 Presentation, end
Event information
Event Location:
China National Geographic Magazine (No. 11A Datun Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing), suburbs of Beijing
Event Time:
May 25 (Sat) 8:30-18:00 (all day)
Activity Fee:
468 yuan / person (95% off for members of Shan He Discovery Club)
Event Format:
Parent-child or family-based units, limited to 20 people, children are limited to 7-12 years old
The content design is a combination of depth and shallowness, and children who do not have a foundation in insect classification can also participate
Explanation of fees
The fee includes: transportation throughout the event, expert guidance, lectures, course aids, tickets, logistics support, public equipment, insurance, etc
The fee does not include: the transportation cost of each family to and from the meeting place and the dissolution place
How to register:
WeChat registration: Click "Read the original article", fill in the personal information, we will contact you by phone in time after receiving the information, and guide you to complete the registration.
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Text | Liu Yang
Autumn of the Editor's |
Photo | Ge Yao/Jingtian/Ran Hao/Liu Xinyang
Yuanyang/David Northcott/China National Geographic Network
The third event review | Large function of small organs
In the overview of the insect-themed activity "The Great Function of Small Organs", we learned about the basic body structure of insects, took stock of the structural diversity of insects' mouthparts, wings, feet and antennae, and explored the consistency of structure and function, in addition to expanding some special body structures, such as the gears of the elytra, the "arsenal" of the ass armor, the beak of the elephant armor, etc.
In the wild, we use traps, buckets, sweep nets, yellow plates and other methods to collect. For the collected samples, the morphological structure of some of their organs is studied, and the large functions of small organs are explored through observation and experimentation, and morphological diagrams are drawn. In the process, we studied several different types of mouth organs, wings, feet, and antennae.
Jiang Chunyan brought us the elephant beetle research sharing meeting. We learned about the specialized beak structure of the globinate and its important role in their feeding and reproduction, and understood the length of the beak, the location of the antennae, and the trade-offs between the masticatory muscles. More importantly, in the face of more than 60,000 kinds of elephant armor around the world, scientific researchers are not anxious, not passive, and meticulously carry out their work.
After a systematic understanding of the "morphology and function" of insects, we began the design of biomimicry. The bionics "inspired" lecture made it clear that there are still thousands of biological structures that have not been exploited, and that are valuable bionic materials, such as the "pistol" of the gun shrimp, the square tail of the seahorse, and the "yin and yang eyes" of the soy sauce. Then the children each came up with their own bionic ideas and showed them to everyone.
In the warm-up lecture, we are taking stock of examples of pattern convergence
Viewing the effect of yellow disc enticing
Trapping moles was unsuccessful, but there were traces of activity
Sweeping nets collects insects in the grass
"Conformity of Structure and Function" field practice
Field practice of "Conformity of Form and Function"
Elephant Nail Research Sharing Session
Bionic product design
Children's "deformable anti-traffic traffic" designed according to The Ball Horse Land