Oklahoma Ugly Bug

The Oklahoma Ugly Bug contest is held annually by the Oklahoma Microscopy Society. 1 bug/school due in September 2021! Win microscopes & presentations!

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And the final contestant is this Silverfish from Oolagah Upper Elementary School. Good luck to all ... results coming soon

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Here is a lovely Ring-Legged Earwig from Oklahoma Connections Academy in Bartlesville

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Wow, look at those eyes on this Cicada Killer sent by Sayre Public Schools!!

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This Horned Passalus Beetle from Jefferson Elementary School in Norman, OK looks well armored!

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Can a Cow Killer really kill a cow? This one is from Washington Elementary School in Norman. Maybe they know.

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Yikes! Another Wheel Bug! This one is from Rattan Elementary School in Rattan, OK Here's lookin' at ya!

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How about this Robber Fly from Marlow Elementary School in Marlow, OK??

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@JEOLUSA Millipedes have two legs per segment whereas centipedes have one leg per segment (I presume it would alternate sides), so this looks like a millipede to me. (cute one, too!)

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Here is Tuttle Intermediate School's bug for 2020, A Widow Skimmer Dragonfly!!

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And now, from Terra Verde Discovery School in Norman (OK), an Assassin Bug! Is it one of the Ugliest Bugs in Oklahoma for 2020???

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The next candidate for OK Ugly Bug of 2020, a beautiful Female Rhinoceros Beetle submitted by Casady School in Oklahoma City!

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And who is this, but a WONDERFUL Wheel Bug, submitted by Whittier Elementary School in Muskogee Oklahoma ... is it the ugliest bug in all of 2020?

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Even scarier ..... a Robber Fly collected by the students at Emmanual Christian School in Enid, OK. NICE LOOKIN' AT U!!!! Good Luck!

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The NEXT nominee for OK Ugly Bug: a Dragonfly Nymph submitted by Art Goad Intermediate School in Chelsea, OK!!

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Blue Dasher & Prey submitted by Metro Christian Academy in Tulsa OK

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Competitors for 2020 Ugly Bug Contest!!! Blue Dasher & Prey submitted by Metro Christian Academy in Tulsa OK
https://t.co/prq97LrsXL

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Have a look at the Year 2020 Ugliest Bugs in Oklahoma. Will it be Blue Dasher & Prey collected by Metro Christian Academy in Tulsa? https://t.co/prq97LJ3Pj

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Oklahoma Ugly Bug contest: Any Oklahoma K-6 school can enter and compete for a microscope. (1) Do science, (2) Learn about bugs, (3) Collect, characterize & send ONE bug, (4) We take SEM picture, (5) Everybody votes, (6) we give out microscopes! https://t.co/ifyGyEuqFR due NOV 20

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How This Uncrushable Beetle Can Survive Being Run Over by a Car https://t.co/6wbshXQkcP via @gizmodo

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Oklahoma Ugly Bug Praying Mantis would like to announce the 2020 OKLAHOMA UGLY BUG CONTEST. It is for K-6 schools in Oklahoma. Enter by October 30 (postmark is fine!). See https://t.co/gLeZUGNoBC for details, entry form and visit last year's winners.