We have been using a digital microscope to take a closer look at some of the minibeasts we have collected. We have used it to make video clips and take photos.
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![An earthworm](https://glow-prod-er.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/er/public/mn14blog/uploads/sites/14831/2016/10/worm1-300x225.jpg?X-Amz-Content-Sha256=UNSIGNED-PAYLOAD&X-Amz-Security-Token=IQoJb3JpZ2luX2VjEAkaCWV1LXdlc3QtMSJGMEQCIEtMov%2Bm4Nv0FxYLBLa7cvAxL%2FKAhfItTH2ANQgtiTlzAiAxYwHTozscD0JOC3jJefe4c%2FLg6ZEusqvxBwmsGywvpCrCBQjS%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F8BEAUaDDI3MzU3MDE5NTQzMyIMmxVbs3lfe1J%2FI6hEKpYFEuy0PRUUy%2F9X%2Fgzl7jgu7gIar%2FxWNTDFPjQYN59EEgev9FNaKxYkuHhuVadxPiqIDAtSHJFKMq01%2BSUJY79p6t88pHhjBzHwDssfL0cdf9Ldk00ABk59a4y75JtGcJ1sj9I06aierEHHNcGQAoICRTZf1sW26GZHBroh4lrktLyLrhrtrq3JHOqMZTiFMyGdPuHrgCMeTAusIjGBxXJoZOfPnpnuQpVh6u7gibJP0FB8eZzO%2BBVrtuiIC4ecdAPIMdyQzJoHGEmzlUpRlmCU4PuePNyXVECRc2UtiKsUHo4B9KHspkTgF%2B0JOpuXeW2tQwWDIXgVqWkZ3ufQk2haHUyT5lR0R63wPIxmlTNMHSpz5LeDCUZtnHEG7nmz6gLk5eymD1rRBFPaBHuRip%2F8WQ4JMw9XUcohHxK2o33mKWVKLFve40MBsAqdQPf1VKTFhRzv%2FJHuN1QzZ41TKTL4mbnFxgpMJc%2BO0As6LYW3DKvQX46Lu3TjVwwF632q6jRe%2BSolZmZ%2Bpfw9JFPi8IqWEe8gdDnNLsxvuMlp4iNKrlDGKRlhLfQsPIMVjBNbfpnfW3bKAIXuGBJjztw4Qwl5N4zDAfs4UFraKMxZun8%2Bet3GG1zVikRGDg9P1A65G6UvDjpODlPCxorr3uzBhSGQxaf29xuJKtg8wtwDx%2FY%2FEDZA7oR7JdfYgFxvki2X4Jwk%2BjPVkL3di5Xk%2FVnODK6AjBJAyjir5gL5HohEzpIO27b9X3ZuDpe2EYX5pp4HVE55p3lE8Tm7%2Fj%2BCY%2FeFyOe4eBOXyGeXgsLGDDzA2B77b95m6iy3GYCutCRaST07Sw3FCQG1OhZNILuiXVQnfNC7mKFiZgoNwlA%2BIb%2BYsGxMDcIwx5yjztQw%2FuXYtAY6sgHn7oxTxnIFiBrFk0HGrOOcKMkOiZm08B7jKb83ZC3pASTHfccVTTC4850qUwM5qEB73tCMM5Ws92Sw8Djwea9a8w%2Flpp%2BVNiORjAUDW6pueVvJiBqjx0DIuRqp1MatNQpfr%2FBlCJGbOhgSMQQYwhVc3jiuC35r%2FXF4vA0WHpy6y4K70cr1qQ330hLMBSzSZsqrPSlntggitpO%2BV%2B4lFmFHBkQUs6nb5EId3DuH4LGtMPDx&X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&X-Amz-Credential=ASIAT7MQN47UZASSZZ73%2F20240716%2Feu-west-1%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&X-Amz-Date=20240716T092738Z&X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&X-Amz-Expires=900&X-Amz-Signature=b2b555e79603f8679cd6f23ac738d842645c7b344249c1486fa9da79717a6ad2)
Can you help us identify this insect? We’re not sure what it is – perhaps a Devil’s Coach Horse beetle?
Anyway, it behaved perfectly on its visit to school and has now gone back home to Ms Galt’s garden.