🌱 Conservation Corner 🌱

What can YOU do

to reduce your carbon footprint?

DRIVE LESS!

Driving a car is a major source of greenhouse gasses.

Driving less is one of the best things you can do to reduce your carbon footprint. Walk or bike when you can, use public transportation, carpool, and plan to do all your shopping and errands in a single trip.

YOU can make a difference!

📚 Learn with Linda 🪱

What is a MEALWORM? Mealworms are the larval stage of Tenebrio molitor, a type of darkling beetle. Mealworms hatch from tiny eggs you can't see with your eyes and a baby mealworm is only 3mm long! Mealworms molt as they grow, and then pupate before becoming beetles.

Are they worms? No! Mealworms are arthropods. They have an exoskeleton, a segmented body, and six jointed legs. Worms don't have an exoskeleton, body segments, or legs.

Why are mealworms AMAZING? They have a visible life cycle and go from egg to larva to pupa to beetle, all in just a few months. They are perfect for classroom learning! Mealworms are also easy to farm, have a small carbon footprint, are high in protein and healthy fats, create nutrient-rich frass, and can eat almost anything. That means mealworms are a source of food, fertilizer, and a recycling program - all in one tiny creature!

🗓️ Linda on the Loose 🗓️

Upcoming Events - September

• Book Launch Party: Invitation Only

  • If you an educator, librarian, government representative, or you represent a bookstore interested in partnering with Linda on book placement or author events, please send an email to events@lindaslab.org to request an invitation to the launch party. Linda is excited to partner with her community and improve science education for kids like her!