[TN-Bird] Re: mealworms and science
- From: "Kevin A. Calhoon" <kac@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "'comeback@xxxxxxxx'" <comeback@xxxxxxxx>, tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sat, 18 Jan 2003 09:57:25 -0500
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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