[TN-Bird] Re: mealworms and science

James,

In my experience with mealworms, it is not true that if not killed they eat
through the stomachs of songbirds.  I have been feeding dozens of species of
birds (from leafbirds to woodwarblers) mealworms for fifteen years in both a
zoo and aquarium settings.

I cant wait till this feeder watch Tn-list period is over!  Enough already!

Kevin Calhoon 
Chattanooga, TN
> -----Original Message-----
> From: James Brooks [SMTP:comeback@xxxxxxxx]
> Sent: Saturday, January 18, 2003 9:52 AM
> To:   Tennessee Birds
> Subject:      [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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