[TN-Bird] mealworms and science

Anyone considering raising mealworms for a continuous supply of bluebird 
food can spend a delightful part of this cold morning  checking this 
website and reading the experiments performed on mealworms by a second 
grade class on such subjects as color preference, light and dark 
preference, right and left turn orientation, reverse inducement, all 
leading to some occasionally unlooked for conclusions, such as: "When a 
mealworm bites it only hurts for about 10 seconds."
With second grade scientists like this I have great hopes for our 
nation's education system.
 For any of you who are teachers, this is wonderful stuff, and for the 
serious scientists there is even a test to take to determine if you've 
been paying attention.
All this for the benefit of bluebirds:

http://www.wayland.k12.ma.us/claypit_hill/saylor/mealworms/mealwormsonweb.html

James Brooks
Malone Hollow
Jonesborough, TN

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