Year 7 Geographers investigated bugs for the day at the Bug Farm, Pembrokeshire

Year 7 Geographers investigated bugs for the day at the Bug Farm, Pembrokeshire. Here is an account of the day written by our superstar Year 7 students.

“On Friday 8th March we went to a Bug Farm that specially bred bugs for humans to eat. We learned how bugs will be the foot for the future because the global population is growing and we may not have enough land to produce food.” (Marcel 7N)

“At the Bug Farm we did four amazing activities. My personal favourite was when we got to see some amazing bugs and insects. We also got to hold cockroaches and stick insects and we’ve got to eat some too! My favourite bug that I saw was the soldier ants as they were 10 times bigger than the rest of the colony. Not only did the stick insects crawl on our faces we also saw two of them mating. YUCK! The bug burgers were AMAZING and we also ate whole crickets. BEST TRIP EVER!”(Eddie 7N)

“My favourite bug was the cockroaches because they were so cute or even though they made me feel weird. I faced my fears and touched one. I also like the tarantulas. I loved the grub kitchen because I enjoyed eating the bug burgers and the bug cookies, they were so yummy! It was a wonderful experience trying new foods.” (Chloe 7N)

“I liked watching the ants because they had their own little pipe system to walk around. The bug zoologists told us that if they didn’t have a source of food they would try and escape in ingenious ways. This meant their tank was connected to several bushes they could go and collect the leaves from.
I really enjoyed the Bug Zoo because it was interesting to watch the bugs in the flesh and learn about them. The Ants were amazing! I also really like the stick insects even though I couldn’t see them half the time!” (Lydia 7N)

Above are Bug Burgers and Pakoras – you could see whole bits of mealworm in them if you look closely!

A delicious Bug Menu!

Miss White holding a cockroach in the bug-holding session.