On the way to preschool today Will asked me if centipedes can bite. I told him I didn't know but that we could look it up on the computer after school. Thanks to Wikipedia we spent some time learning about both centipedes and millipedes (now I can tell the difference!). We learned that while centipedes can bite (and actually are venemous) millipedes cannot. We also learned that millipedes, as a defense mechanism, can secrete a chemical to repel bugs and birds. The chemical is fairly harmless to people, usually causing skin discoloration. Upon learning this Will declared that he wanted to hold a millipede so he could be tan!
Jerry could surely find a way to market Will's idea - "All Natural Tanning Lotion!"
Fall
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