Ugly Bug Contest

Posted Date: 09/21/2022

Thackerville Elementary 

Is participating in the 26th annual

Rules:

1. Collecting bugs - Bugs must be native to Oklahoma. No spiders or scorpions allowed.

2. Pick the ugliest or most unique “bug” (only one entry per school!). Small insects make the best entries because photography is easier and the images are typically of better quality. 

Origin: Only ‘local’, or native Oklahoma bugs will be accepted so that students are ensured of the opportunity of observing the bugs in their natural habitat. Exotic bugs that might have been obtained from collections are not in accordance with the educational spirit of the contest. 

Size: SMALL BUGS ARE BETTER.(they don’t squash as easily!!! And they require smaller packages) The size of the bug's body is not as important as the size of its head, which should be 1/2 inch or less in diameter. Bugs with big heads are difficult to photograph in the scanning electron microscope (SEM). If the entire head cannot be photographed, the ‘ugliest’ part of the bug (a subjective opinion of the OMS member doing the photography) will be used for the contest. 

• We need all bugs in by Oct 15, 2022. 

We will look over each bug and decide as a school which bug we will send off to be examined under the microscope. Winning schools will receive a high powered microscope and their bug will be published on a poster

To learn more please visit OK Ugly Bug Contest