https://padlet.com/msamirah/h1modsm3kfmx Observations made about our mealworm en-us 2017-07-04 00:08:21 UTC 2024-12-20 02:57:39 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Moderncam.png https://padlet.com/msamirah/h1modsm3kfmx/wish/177985386 Ms Amirah
Week 1
Mealworms are tiny, one is shedding its skin]]> 2017-07-04 00:42:04 UTC https://padlet.com/msamirah/h1modsm3kfmx/wish/177985386 https://padlet.com/msamirah/h1modsm3kfmx/wish/177985438 They are all feeding on the carrot        
They are very tiny]]> 2017-07-04 00:43:02 UTC https://padlet.com/msamirah/h1modsm3kfmx/wish/177985438 https://padlet.com/msamirah/h1modsm3kfmx/wish/177985451 Mealworms!!!

]]> 2017-07-04 00:43:24 UTC https://padlet.com/msamirah/h1modsm3kfmx/wish/177985451 https://padlet.com/msamirah/h1modsm3kfmx/wish/177985544 2017-07-04 00:45:09 UTC https://padlet.com/msamirah/h1modsm3kfmx/wish/177985544 https://padlet.com/msamirah/h1modsm3kfmx/wish/177985590 2017-07-04 00:46:24 UTC https://padlet.com/msamirah/h1modsm3kfmx/wish/177985590 https://padlet.com/msamirah/h1modsm3kfmx/wish/177985593 2017-07-04 00:46:27 UTC https://padlet.com/msamirah/h1modsm3kfmx/wish/177985593 https://padlet.com/msamirah/h1modsm3kfmx/wish/177985618 2017-07-04 00:46:55 UTC https://padlet.com/msamirah/h1modsm3kfmx/wish/177985618 https://padlet.com/msamirah/h1modsm3kfmx/wish/177985702 2017-07-04 00:48:16 UTC https://padlet.com/msamirah/h1modsm3kfmx/wish/177985702 https://padlet.com/msamirah/h1modsm3kfmx/wish/177985709 They are tiny
😄😄😄😡]]> 2017-07-04 00:48:21 UTC https://padlet.com/msamirah/h1modsm3kfmx/wish/177985709 https://padlet.com/msamirah/h1modsm3kfmx/wish/178059992 Week 1 
They are still long and thin. 
They are eating their carrots]]> 2017-07-04 22:30:27 UTC https://padlet.com/msamirah/h1modsm3kfmx/wish/178059992 https://padlet.com/msamirah/h1modsm3kfmx/wish/178112980 3 are fat, 2 are tiny.
And ants are raiding their carrot.]]> 2017-07-05 14:25:42 UTC https://padlet.com/msamirah/h1modsm3kfmx/wish/178112980 https://padlet.com/msamirah/h1modsm3kfmx/wish/178301703 2017-07-08 12:34:20 UTC https://padlet.com/msamirah/h1modsm3kfmx/wish/178301703 https://padlet.com/msamirah/h1modsm3kfmx/wish/178301741 My mealworms ate up the carrots and I have placed lettuce now.
One mealworm already shed the skin]]> 2017-07-08 12:35:53 UTC https://padlet.com/msamirah/h1modsm3kfmx/wish/178301741 https://padlet.com/msamirah/h1modsm3kfmx/wish/178319123 2017-07-09 04:32:00 UTC https://padlet.com/msamirah/h1modsm3kfmx/wish/178319123 https://padlet.com/msamirah/h1modsm3kfmx/wish/178319140
Left with 4 fat mealworms. They loved to hide under the leaves and have been eating carrot and oats. 

They have grown longer and fatter.

]]> 2017-07-09 04:32:32 UTC https://padlet.com/msamirah/h1modsm3kfmx/wish/178319140 https://padlet.com/msamirah/h1modsm3kfmx/wish/178321599 After six days the mealworm shed skin and grew by 1cm 


]]> 2017-07-09 07:20:48 UTC https://padlet.com/msamirah/h1modsm3kfmx/wish/178321599 https://padlet.com/msamirah/h1modsm3kfmx/wish/178344917
The 2 worms shed skin during the night while we sleep. Exciting! ]]> 2017-07-09 22:29:38 UTC https://padlet.com/msamirah/h1modsm3kfmx/wish/178344917 bsupardi https://padlet.com/msamirah/h1modsm3kfmx/wish/178382111 Lucius' mealworm
Worms are longer and bigger. They eat more and become darker in color. There are a lot of small dot particles.]]> 2017-07-10 10:47:32 UTC https://padlet.com/msamirah/h1modsm3kfmx/wish/178382111 https://padlet.com/msamirah/h1modsm3kfmx/wish/178382877 The three mealworms are still trying to grow by eating carrots daily. One of the mealworm is still small and thin while the biggest mealworm has turned its skin into a darker brown colour compared to the rest. I have added a leaf to keep them comfortable. Hope it helps!!!

]]> 2017-07-10 10:59:55 UTC https://padlet.com/msamirah/h1modsm3kfmx/wish/178382877 https://padlet.com/msamirah/h1modsm3kfmx/wish/178394497 Smallest died and one shed its skin. Fruit flies raided their carrot]]> 2017-07-10 13:54:16 UTC https://padlet.com/msamirah/h1modsm3kfmx/wish/178394497 https://padlet.com/msamirah/h1modsm3kfmx/wish/178561281 Hungry mealworms feeding on 2nd batch of carrots. 2 of them has already shed their skin]]> 2017-07-12 12:58:45 UTC https://padlet.com/msamirah/h1modsm3kfmx/wish/178561281 https://padlet.com/msamirah/h1modsm3kfmx/wish/178791674 The 4 worms are still alive. Waiting for their changes. ]]> 2017-07-16 14:57:28 UTC https://padlet.com/msamirah/h1modsm3kfmx/wish/178791674 msamirah https://padlet.com/msamirah/h1modsm3kfmx/wish/179084502 I hope that most of you are able to see the changes that is going on with the mealworms. Do update us with anything fascinating that you observe! - Ms Amirah]]> 2017-07-20 01:37:53 UTC https://padlet.com/msamirah/h1modsm3kfmx/wish/179084502 bsupardi https://padlet.com/msamirah/h1modsm3kfmx/wish/179118096 The worms are bigger, fatter and longer. Day by day they grew healthier and eat more too. Everyday they are given small pieces of carrot.]]> 2017-07-20 10:59:43 UTC https://padlet.com/msamirah/h1modsm3kfmx/wish/179118096 https://padlet.com/msamirah/h1modsm3kfmx/wish/179184851 3 of my mealworms died. The other 2 have grown longer and fatter.]]> 2017-07-21 12:33:38 UTC https://padlet.com/msamirah/h1modsm3kfmx/wish/179184851 https://padlet.com/msamirah/h1modsm3kfmx/wish/179185217 Benjamin's Mealworms photo]]> 2017-07-21 12:40:48 UTC https://padlet.com/msamirah/h1modsm3kfmx/wish/179185217 https://padlet.com/msamirah/h1modsm3kfmx/wish/179236155 All have shed their skin and grew to about 2cm]]> 2017-07-23 00:37:46 UTC https://padlet.com/msamirah/h1modsm3kfmx/wish/179236155 https://padlet.com/msamirah/h1modsm3kfmx/wish/179309524 One of my Mealworm has shed its skin. All three of them are still alive and growing.

]]> 2017-07-24 11:00:14 UTC https://padlet.com/msamirah/h1modsm3kfmx/wish/179309524 https://padlet.com/msamirah/h1modsm3kfmx/wish/179401150 4 of the mealworms are healthy and alive.                                         One of them have shed its skin.                             
 They have grown fatter and longer.
They have been hiding under the leaves.They are very active.]]> 2017-07-25 11:15:19 UTC https://padlet.com/msamirah/h1modsm3kfmx/wish/179401150 msamirah https://padlet.com/msamirah/h1modsm3kfmx/wish/179488312 Ms Amirah's mealworms are growing fatter! No pupa yet. Let's keep watching!]]> 2017-07-26 10:03:35 UTC https://padlet.com/msamirah/h1modsm3kfmx/wish/179488312 https://padlet.com/msamirah/h1modsm3kfmx/wish/179608704 2017-07-27 23:32:35 UTC https://padlet.com/msamirah/h1modsm3kfmx/wish/179608704 https://padlet.com/msamirah/h1modsm3kfmx/wish/179625513 2017-07-28 03:16:52 UTC https://padlet.com/msamirah/h1modsm3kfmx/wish/179625513 https://padlet.com/msamirah/h1modsm3kfmx/wish/179649140
I have just put in apples and leaves.I added oats 2 days ago,my mealworms seem to love eating the oats. They have grown longer and fatter.

]]> 2017-07-28 14:32:00 UTC https://padlet.com/msamirah/h1modsm3kfmx/wish/179649140 https://padlet.com/msamirah/h1modsm3kfmx/wish/179649338 2017-07-28 14:35:56 UTC https://padlet.com/msamirah/h1modsm3kfmx/wish/179649338 https://padlet.com/msamirah/h1modsm3kfmx/wish/179681243 The worms have grown fatter and longer. One of them has shredded its old skin]]> 2017-07-29 13:43:48 UTC https://padlet.com/msamirah/h1modsm3kfmx/wish/179681243 anitau https://padlet.com/msamirah/h1modsm3kfmx/wish/179692946 Cyrus' mealworms 
There are 4 mealworms. One has moulted and you can see it's brown exoskeleton. ]]> 2017-07-30 01:22:03 UTC https://padlet.com/msamirah/h1modsm3kfmx/wish/179692946 https://padlet.com/msamirah/h1modsm3kfmx/wish/179701822 All four have grown fatter n longer on the 7 weeks 

]]> 2017-07-30 10:10:51 UTC https://padlet.com/msamirah/h1modsm3kfmx/wish/179701822 https://padlet.com/msamirah/h1modsm3kfmx/wish/179750547 Damien's mealworm. 

One of the worm had transformed into a pupa. And we are separating it from the other 3 worms. So exciting]]> 2017-07-31 06:34:52 UTC https://padlet.com/msamirah/h1modsm3kfmx/wish/179750547 https://padlet.com/msamirah/h1modsm3kfmx/wish/179751083 2017-07-31 06:42:28 UTC https://padlet.com/msamirah/h1modsm3kfmx/wish/179751083 https://padlet.com/msamirah/h1modsm3kfmx/wish/179751097 A close up picture of the pupa!]]> 2017-07-31 06:42:39 UTC https://padlet.com/msamirah/h1modsm3kfmx/wish/179751097 https://padlet.com/msamirah/h1modsm3kfmx/wish/179751252 2017-07-31 06:45:01 UTC https://padlet.com/msamirah/h1modsm3kfmx/wish/179751252 https://padlet.com/msamirah/h1modsm3kfmx/wish/179751340 3 of my mealworms are still in the larva stage. They have grown bigger and fatter. They like a shady environment.]]> 2017-07-31 06:46:12 UTC https://padlet.com/msamirah/h1modsm3kfmx/wish/179751340 https://padlet.com/msamirah/h1modsm3kfmx/wish/179764005 Out of 4 mealworms, 2 survived. This 2 are growing pretty well but a little slow. They came out of their skin last night. They loved the apple slices that i fed them.]]> 2017-07-31 12:11:54 UTC https://padlet.com/msamirah/h1modsm3kfmx/wish/179764005 https://padlet.com/msamirah/h1modsm3kfmx/wish/179841018 All 4 of my mealworms are alive. I believe 2 or 3 have shed their skin.
They are doing well.]]> 2017-08-01 08:02:24 UTC https://padlet.com/msamirah/h1modsm3kfmx/wish/179841018 https://padlet.com/msamirah/h1modsm3kfmx/wish/179949221 Now that I have new mealworms their healthier and almost all my worms have shed their skin.
There are more mealworms under the dried oats.

]]> 2017-08-02 13:46:49 UTC https://padlet.com/msamirah/h1modsm3kfmx/wish/179949221 https://padlet.com/msamirah/h1modsm3kfmx/wish/180245864 My first pupa]]> 2017-08-07 07:06:21 UTC https://padlet.com/msamirah/h1modsm3kfmx/wish/180245864 https://padlet.com/msamirah/h1modsm3kfmx/wish/180246035 2017-08-07 07:09:38 UTC https://padlet.com/msamirah/h1modsm3kfmx/wish/180246035 https://padlet.com/msamirah/h1modsm3kfmx/wish/180246036 Three mealworms and one pupa. They are eating a lot. Other than that, they have grown fatter and longer.]]> 2017-08-07 07:09:39 UTC https://padlet.com/msamirah/h1modsm3kfmx/wish/180246036 https://padlet.com/msamirah/h1modsm3kfmx/wish/180249367 One of my pupa has turned into a beetle! It is quite small.Very exciting!]]> 2017-08-07 08:25:37 UTC https://padlet.com/msamirah/h1modsm3kfmx/wish/180249367 https://padlet.com/msamirah/h1modsm3kfmx/wish/180325154 Ms Amirah, can we keep the beetle and watch it reproduce???]]> 2017-08-08 01:59:04 UTC https://padlet.com/msamirah/h1modsm3kfmx/wish/180325154 https://padlet.com/msamirah/h1modsm3kfmx/wish/180325694 Hi]]> 2017-08-08 02:05:32 UTC https://padlet.com/msamirah/h1modsm3kfmx/wish/180325694 https://padlet.com/msamirah/h1modsm3kfmx/wish/180567623 Second pupa.Two mealworms.Two pupas]]> 2017-08-10 04:37:35 UTC https://padlet.com/msamirah/h1modsm3kfmx/wish/180567623 msamirah https://padlet.com/msamirah/h1modsm3kfmx/wish/180568205 So nice to see the mealworms turning into pupa!

-Ms Amirah]]> 2017-08-10 04:41:54 UTC https://padlet.com/msamirah/h1modsm3kfmx/wish/180568205 https://padlet.com/msamirah/h1modsm3kfmx/wish/180795581 My pupa has turned into a beetle]]> 2017-08-12 05:48:11 UTC https://padlet.com/msamirah/h1modsm3kfmx/wish/180795581 https://padlet.com/msamirah/h1modsm3kfmx/wish/180795598 2 mealworms and 1 pupa.]]> 2017-08-12 05:50:33 UTC https://padlet.com/msamirah/h1modsm3kfmx/wish/180795598 https://padlet.com/msamirah/h1modsm3kfmx/wish/180795692 2017-08-12 05:53:43 UTC https://padlet.com/msamirah/h1modsm3kfmx/wish/180795692 https://padlet.com/msamirah/h1modsm3kfmx/wish/180795704 2017-08-12 05:54:59 UTC https://padlet.com/msamirah/h1modsm3kfmx/wish/180795704 msamirah https://padlet.com/msamirah/h1modsm3kfmx/wish/180795710 Beetles are emerging! So exciting! 🐞. - Ms Amirah]]> 2017-08-12 05:56:04 UTC https://padlet.com/msamirah/h1modsm3kfmx/wish/180795710 https://padlet.com/msamirah/h1modsm3kfmx/wish/180816026 My pupa have turn into beetle 

]]> 2017-08-12 23:57:11 UTC https://padlet.com/msamirah/h1modsm3kfmx/wish/180816026 https://padlet.com/msamirah/h1modsm3kfmx/wish/180824998 2017-08-13 08:32:02 UTC https://padlet.com/msamirah/h1modsm3kfmx/wish/180824998 https://padlet.com/msamirah/h1modsm3kfmx/wish/180828076 We have 3 beetles + 1 pupa. 

The beetles are very active]]> 2017-08-13 11:24:11 UTC https://padlet.com/msamirah/h1modsm3kfmx/wish/180828076 https://padlet.com/msamirah/h1modsm3kfmx/wish/180907732 The five Mealworms died. I bought new ones. Hope they can change to pupas soon. They love burrowing under the oats ]]> 2017-08-14 12:15:09 UTC https://padlet.com/msamirah/h1modsm3kfmx/wish/180907732 https://padlet.com/msamirah/h1modsm3kfmx/wish/181388295 2 pupas at last]]> 2017-08-17 06:51:57 UTC https://padlet.com/msamirah/h1modsm3kfmx/wish/181388295 https://padlet.com/msamirah/h1modsm3kfmx/wish/181610901 My pupa turning to a beetle. By the way, this is my third beetle]]> 2017-08-18 12:56:09 UTC https://padlet.com/msamirah/h1modsm3kfmx/wish/181610901 msamirah https://padlet.com/msamirah/h1modsm3kfmx/wish/181712549 So wonderful many beetles coming up! -Ms Amirah]]> 2017-08-19 04:24:44 UTC https://padlet.com/msamirah/h1modsm3kfmx/wish/181712549 https://padlet.com/msamirah/h1modsm3kfmx/wish/181747013 Finally all my 4 pupa turn into bettles


]]> 2017-08-20 06:21:47 UTC https://padlet.com/msamirah/h1modsm3kfmx/wish/181747013 https://padlet.com/msamirah/h1modsm3kfmx/wish/182765655 It is taking forever for my mealworms to turn into pupas.
They are all healthy and eating a ton.

]]> 2017-08-25 09:34:17 UTC https://padlet.com/msamirah/h1modsm3kfmx/wish/182765655 https://padlet.com/msamirah/h1modsm3kfmx/wish/182972678 2 beetles at last]]> 2017-08-27 12:33:37 UTC https://padlet.com/msamirah/h1modsm3kfmx/wish/182972678 msamirah https://padlet.com/msamirah/h1modsm3kfmx/wish/183271747 You can keep your beetles and watch if they continue to lay eggs.
Do share with the class if there is anything interesting. - Ms Amirah]]> 2017-08-29 00:24:15 UTC https://padlet.com/msamirah/h1modsm3kfmx/wish/183271747 https://padlet.com/msamirah/h1modsm3kfmx/wish/185096210 The beginning of the journey...]]> 2017-09-06 13:11:05 UTC https://padlet.com/msamirah/h1modsm3kfmx/wish/185096210 https://padlet.com/msamirah/h1modsm3kfmx/wish/185097069 Changed the type of food to cucumber.]]> 2017-09-06 13:13:03 UTC https://padlet.com/msamirah/h1modsm3kfmx/wish/185097069 https://padlet.com/msamirah/h1modsm3kfmx/wish/185097722 Which food do they prefer? Carrot or Bread? Vegetables or Carbohydrates?]]> 2017-09-06 13:14:35 UTC https://padlet.com/msamirah/h1modsm3kfmx/wish/185097722 https://padlet.com/msamirah/h1modsm3kfmx/wish/185098780 Turns out they preferred the carrots.]]> 2017-09-06 13:17:21 UTC https://padlet.com/msamirah/h1modsm3kfmx/wish/185098780 https://padlet.com/msamirah/h1modsm3kfmx/wish/185099212 How about a different carbohydrate? 

Cheerios!!!]]> 2017-09-06 13:18:20 UTC https://padlet.com/msamirah/h1modsm3kfmx/wish/185099212 https://padlet.com/msamirah/h1modsm3kfmx/wish/185099893 Week 11
Maybe I am feeding them too well and they prefer to be worms.  Still no beetles just worms and they are super fat!! 

I think my mealworms are going to explode. ]]> 2017-09-06 13:19:52 UTC https://padlet.com/msamirah/h1modsm3kfmx/wish/185099893