{"id":4641,"date":"2020-05-06T12:06:08","date_gmt":"2020-05-06T16:06:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/schools.wrdsb.ca\/environmental-education\/?page_id=4641"},"modified":"2020-11-03T17:00:36","modified_gmt":"2020-11-03T22:00:36","slug":"wrdsb-backyard-bug-blitz-2020-3","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/schools.wrdsb.ca\/environmental-education\/citizen-science\/wrdsb-backyard-bug-blitz-2020-3\/","title":{"rendered":"BUG BLITZ"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>The BUGBLITZ has finished up for this year !<\/h1>\n<p>On behalf of the Outdoor and Environmental Education Department of the Waterloo Region District School Board, thank-you for your participation in the first ever Backyard Bug Blitz! Your submission was one of over 720 insect and invertebrate lists that were compiled by students, teachers and families. Participants in the Bug Blitz saw over 100 species! What an amazing effort! We learned a lot and had a great time, we certainly hope you did as well.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/dbLUFDhzihU\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><br \/>\nWe encourage you to continue with your enthusiasm for citizen science, and we hope that you have found a hobby that you can enjoy for the rest of your life.<\/p>\n<p>As David Attenborough said, \u201cIt seems to me that the natural world is the greatest source of excitement; the greatest source of visual beauty, the greatest source of intellectual interest. It is the greatest source of so much in life that makes life worth living.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Thank-you.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Results:<\/h2>\n<h3>The BIG numbers!<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/spreadsheets\/d\/e\/2PACX-1vSeSgXUQ5voPB1fh19QPrnVdv0hILt0NNmpjrRTd2umM09ROr3yKL748kueWmHKrQGT2v0UWv3efn-a\/pubhtml?gid=1577343291&amp;range=a1:c2&amp;single=true&amp;widget=false&amp;headers=false&amp;chrome=false\" width=\"730\" height=\"80\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; 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width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>The Top Ten!<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/schools.wrdsb.ca\/environmental-education\/files\/2020\/06\/Bug-Blitz-2020-Top-Ten-Tablecrop.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4750\" src=\"http:\/\/schools.wrdsb.ca\/environmental-education\/files\/2020\/06\/Bug-Blitz-2020-Top-Ten-Tablecrop-408x330.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"408\" height=\"330\" srcset=\"https:\/\/schools.wrdsb.ca\/environmental-education\/files\/2020\/06\/Bug-Blitz-2020-Top-Ten-Tablecrop-408x330.png 408w, https:\/\/schools.wrdsb.ca\/environmental-education\/files\/2020\/06\/Bug-Blitz-2020-Top-Ten-Tablecrop-150x121.png 150w, https:\/\/schools.wrdsb.ca\/environmental-education\/files\/2020\/06\/Bug-Blitz-2020-Top-Ten-Tablecrop-165x133.png 165w, https:\/\/schools.wrdsb.ca\/environmental-education\/files\/2020\/06\/Bug-Blitz-2020-Top-Ten-Tablecrop.png 599w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 408px) 100vw, 408px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2><a href=\"http:\/\/schools.wrdsb.ca\/environmental-education\/files\/2020\/06\/Top-Ten-Reported-Species-Proportion-of-Checklists-for-Top-Ten-Species-1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4744\" src=\"http:\/\/schools.wrdsb.ca\/environmental-education\/files\/2020\/06\/Top-Ten-Reported-Species-Proportion-of-Checklists-for-Top-Ten-Species-1-612x330.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"612\" height=\"330\" srcset=\"https:\/\/schools.wrdsb.ca\/environmental-education\/files\/2020\/06\/Top-Ten-Reported-Species-Proportion-of-Checklists-for-Top-Ten-Species-1-612x330.png 612w, https:\/\/schools.wrdsb.ca\/environmental-education\/files\/2020\/06\/Top-Ten-Reported-Species-Proportion-of-Checklists-for-Top-Ten-Species-1-150x81.png 150w, https:\/\/schools.wrdsb.ca\/environmental-education\/files\/2020\/06\/Top-Ten-Reported-Species-Proportion-of-Checklists-for-Top-Ten-Species-1-165x89.png 165w, https:\/\/schools.wrdsb.ca\/environmental-education\/files\/2020\/06\/Top-Ten-Reported-Species-Proportion-of-Checklists-for-Top-Ten-Species-1.png 688w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 612px) 100vw, 612px\" \/><\/a><\/h2>\n<h3>Overall:<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Who:<\/strong>\u00a0Over 720 Checklists were submitted by students, staff and families.<br \/>\n<strong>What:<\/strong>\u00a0Over 100 species of insect and invertebrate were observed.\u00a0 The most frequently observed species were Ants!<br \/>\n<strong>Where:<\/strong>\u00a0Most of our observations were in suburban backyards but we found bugs EVERYWHERE!<br \/>\n<strong>When:<\/strong>\u00a0Everyone shared checklists all week long and we saw lots of great pictures on social media.<br \/>\n<strong>How:<\/strong>\u00a0While most participants looked around with their eyes, lots also turned over logs, dug in the dirt and tried advanced techniques like using a drop cloth!<\/p>\n<p>See the data on our <a href=\"http:\/\/schools.wrdsb.ca\/environmental-education\/wrdsb-backyard-bug-blitz-2020\/results-totals\/\">Results<\/a> page.\u00a0 If your a teacher and want to have the data for some fun math activities please contact one of the OEE staff.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Resources:<\/h2>\n<p>While the count is over for this year the resources are here for your use whenever you might need them.\u00a0 We will continue to check the &#8216;Share a bug&#8217; feature, we are happy to help young entomologists at any time of year!<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Watch the <a href=\"http:\/\/schools.wrdsb.ca\/environmental-education\/wrdsb-backyard-bug-blitz-2020\/bug-videos\/\">\u2018how-to\u2019 videos<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Read the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/schools.wrdsb.ca\/environmental-education\/wrdsb-backyard-bug-blitz-2020\/backyard-bug-blitz-instructions\/\">instructions\u00a0for participants<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Get to know the bugs that live in Waterloo by visiting our Project on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.inaturalist.org\/projects\/waterloo-region-invertebrates\">iNaturalist<\/a>.\u00a0 Over 370 invertebrates can be found in Waterloo during the month of May, iNaturalist has them all!<\/li>\n<li>Take a picture of any bugs you find and share them with us using our &#8216;<a href=\"https:\/\/forms.gle\/fBr5kkzspSKwTu6LA\">Share a bug<\/a>&#8216; button Below. We will email you back with an identification!<\/li>\n<li>Try out <a href=\"http:\/\/www.inaturalist.org\">iNaturalist<\/a>, it is free and will help you identify what you have found using the camera on your device.\u00a0 If your not sure how to use iNaturalist check out these awesome <a href=\"https:\/\/www.inaturalist.org\/pages\/video+tutorials\">tutorials<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>If you don&#8217;t want to (or are too young) to sign up for an iNaturalist account try out <a href=\"https:\/\/www.inaturalist.org\/pages\/seek_app\">SEEK<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>And of course&#8230; Practice.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Here is a Checklist of the most common invertebrates that you can find in Waterloo in May.\u00a0 Find a printable version in our <a href=\"http:\/\/schools.wrdsb.ca\/environmental-education\/wrdsb-backyard-bug-blitz-2020\/print-resources\/\">Print Resources<\/a> page.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/presentation\/d\/e\/2PACX-1vQgC0reLBdj4R0g5ElmOdssCdxOhA_8t8gg9EqBgMqutMJ9JwD9_ijHmkhmIvoxQpn-xnadDVNyXo2C\/embed?start=true&amp;loop=true&amp;delayms=3000\" width=\"1056\" height=\"845\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>If you want help identifying a &#8216;bug&#8217; please send us a photo by clicking our &#8216;Share a bug&#8217; button below.\u00a0 We will get back to you with our &#8216;best guess&#8217; as quickly as we can (probably 24 hours).<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/forms.gle\/fBr5kkzspSKwTu6LA\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4687 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/schools.wrdsb.ca\/environmental-education\/files\/2020\/05\/Share-a-bug-Button.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"416\" height=\"99\" srcset=\"https:\/\/schools.wrdsb.ca\/environmental-education\/files\/2020\/05\/Share-a-bug-Button.png 416w, https:\/\/schools.wrdsb.ca\/environmental-education\/files\/2020\/05\/Share-a-bug-Button-150x36.png 150w, https:\/\/schools.wrdsb.ca\/environmental-education\/files\/2020\/05\/Share-a-bug-Button-165x39.png 165w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 416px) 100vw, 416px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Thank you!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The BUGBLITZ has finished up for this year ! 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