Project 2: Creepy Crawly is a project that requires the students to work with wires to create a 3-Dimensional insect. This 3-D insect model can be a combination of existing insects or solely imagination based–regardless, it has to be an original insect that doesn’t already exist. 

Personally, I combined a Picasso moth and a centipede to create the Chilopoda Picasso Moth (scientific name is Baorisa Scolopendridae). Since elementary school, I haven’t worked a lot with my creativity, so devising every part of the insect–from its physical appearance, name, habitat, diet, and lifespan to various interesting facts associated with this creature–was challenging. 

I actually began the making process using the wires before I got to finish researching; when I started building the actual model, it was much easier for me to guide my ideas. One of the ideas I was able to come up with while building the insect was to give the Chilopoda Picasso Moths a unique ability to roll up their long bodies to balance their weight when flying.

Through this project, I was able to learn not only how to work with wires–which I was unfamiliar with before–but also to push my creativity to its extent!