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Have you ever used a magnifying lens to look at a beetle, flower, or caterpillar up close?

What happens when you look through a magnifying lens?

You get to see the creature or the plant much closer and notice all of its wonderful details.

One day I saw a large bright red beetle on a milkweed plant in our yard. It was a milkweed beetle.

I leaned in close and placed a magnifying glass in front of it. I could see all the different

segments or pieces of its six legs, including what looked like tiny claws on its feet. I observed nine segments on each of its long,

curled antenna. I looked at the pattern on its red wings and could count six black

dots on the front and seven black shapes on the main part of its body.

Another day, I looked through a magnifying lens at a sunflower, and I saw thousands of

tiny individual florets at its center. As I looked at the single sunflower that was in front of me,

I was actually seen thousands of flowers on one flower head. This is called a composite flower,

and I was able to see this with the help of my magnifying lens. Looking at nature's

details is very fun, as we get to glimpse God's creativity. We can see how wise he is, as he made

every creature and plant with exquisite detail and precision.

God is the greatest artist, inventor, designer, and engineer.

You see, magnifying does not only mean looking closely at something. There is another meaning of the word

magnify, and that is to praise and worship. As we look closely at God's creation, we magnify and

worship our Creator God. Psalm 343 says, Oh, magnify the Lord with me, and let us exalt his name together.

Have you ever wanted to learn how to see nature's details up close or to become a junior naturalist

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