Yesterday we headed out with our Insect Grids from Barb's Outdoor Hour Challenge September Newsletter . We had already spent last week observing ants, but were determined to complete as many items on the grid as we could. Wielded with our clipboards, grids, and new "Homeschooler by Day, Ninja by Night" t-shirts, we set out on our adventure at the local park. Here was our destination. At first there were no insects to be found. But we did come across this ... Then, "Hey! Here's an insect!" Nope, it's a spider. How do we know? It has 8 legs instead of 6. After following a passageway, we found a huge web covered in insects! I put a clipboard behind it so that the insects could be seen well. Many were still alive and struggling for their freedom, like this guy in red. The old railroad tracks had some red ants. Don't get too close! We stood on the bridge and tried to find insects in the pond. We couldn't see an...