I've got that Geometry Bug!
Geometry
Bug Paper
Are you one of those people who jump
when you see that creepy crawler? My geometry bug creation is known as Crayola
tri-crawler. It is called the Crayola tri-crawler because on
the abdomen it is made out of triangles. It is a multiple colored bug that
lives in Crayola boxes. It is known to walk very high off the ground to step
over pencils, papers, pens, and other school utensils students leave on the
desks and tables. As you shall learn it is formed out of geometric shapes that
are important in this bugs daily life.
The Crayola tri-crawler is a bug that is formed of many different geometric
figures. It has triangles for the abdomen, pentagons for the thorax, heart
shaped (formed of triangles, rectangles and parallelograms) figure for the
head, and triangle like shapes for the legs. I made all these figures using the
geometric principles of origami, which is folding paper into many geometric
shapes, resulting in fascinating shapes.
This bug is made out of different colors and
shapes. The head is yellow with silver eyes that reflect off the sun to stun
potential predators for a few seconds, giving it an opportunity to get away.
The thorax is a red pentagon that is used to connect the head and abdomen that
also holds the front legs that are used to grab its food. The abdomen is
multiple colors and triangles. The triangles give it the hard outer shell that
is pointed and mimics the shape of crayons, so it can hide in a crayon box. In
the center of the abdomen there is one yellow triangle which identifies it as
poisonous. A potential predator will be stung if it attacks its back. The
different colored legs are very long, and are used to walk over desk and
tabletop clutter that is in the way. The two front legs are not used to walk
but to eat. It uses these legs to grab its food and bring it up to its mouth.
It walks by moving the legs attached at the abdomen. It can bend the middle of
the legs if needed.
Although
my bug is a creation of my imagination, it still has to face some challenges.
The one major challenge my bug has is its limited ability to climb a wall.
Therefore, my bug has to stay on the ground. It has problems finding a home in
a Crayola box. It has to find a place to hide in case of being attacked, if
there is no Crayola box around. The other challenge it has is hiding since it
is so tall. It can not fit into small areas.
A
day in my geometry bugs life is like any other bug’s life, except it lives in a
classroom. It wakes up in its Crayola box, because it mimics the crayons in the
box with its triangular tips and colorful shapes. It watches the morning class
before it decides to go for a late breakfast. It loves to eat the students’
homework left on the desk. Later on it walks through the classes snacking on
the pieces of paper and crayola shavings. When the student looks at the bug the
reflective eyes will stun the student for a second, allowing it to get away
before the student can scream. At the end of the school day winds down, the bug
takes a little nap before taking a walk through the halls looking for lost
homework. After his walk through the halls it returns to the Crayola box and
goes to sleep getting ready for another day of school.
You
may not jump when you see my creepy crawler, but want to pick it up because it
is so pretty but remember it is poisonous. So be careful!!!! You may never see
this bug because it blends in so well with the crayons, but it does exist. Did
you ever do your homework, but were unable to find it? Maybe a Crayola
tri-crawler had it for a little snack.
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