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Brains On is supported on part by a grant from the National Science Foundation.

Welcome to Save You Lots where you save so much we almost don't make a profit,

but we do. Don't worry, we actually make a lot of money.

Oh goodness, so much to buy, so much to buy. I might need another shopping cart.

Bob, is that you? Oh, hi Molly. Wow, you're buying a lot of food.

Are you stocking up before the next big snow storm? No, no, I'm getting supplies for my Bob party.

Bob party? Is that a party just for you? No, Bob, buddies of bugs. I'm throwing a party for all my

bug friends. I've got big jugs of nectar for my butterfly buds, fresh leaves for the grasshoppers,

and rotting fruits for the fruit flies. No, that's for me. I love spotty bananas and over

ripe canola. The mushy are the better I always say, but you're right. My fruit fly friends would

probably love it too. So you're inviting a bunch of bugs over to your house for a party.

You betty, because Bob is the best. He throws the most amazing parties.

Is that a dragonfly riding on your shoulder and a termite peaking out of your pocket?

Oh yeah, they always come shopping with me. You know what they say. Can't go shopping without a

pocket full of bugs. Don't forget the party hat, Bob. We need an extra 600 this time. The honeybee

high from next door is coming. 600 tiny party hats. It got it. We'll pick them up when we get the

karaoke machine and the bounce house. The bounce house for bugs? Yeah, just wait till you see all the

ants pile in. Last time they spent hours jumping around in there. I had to use a big slice of chocolate

cake to lure them out. Hey Bob, can we do face painting at the bug party?

In a cloud, in a magician, in a petting zoo? You bet bug buddies, Amali. I gotta run.

See you at the party later? And could you bring five chocolate cakes with extra frosting for the ants?

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