First Day WIth Nature

When  I was four years old I was in my backyard with my family in Wilmington NC. My mother and my sister was working on the garden when i saw some insects in the garden. My mom said these were Rolly Pollies and they roll up. Most field guides call these arthropods pillbugs and they are crustaceans. I was fascinated by these insects and began to keep them in jars. The critters did not survive the night and died the next morning. At that time I was afraid of bees, wasp or anything it files but I had an fascination with beekeeping. The noise of the male Carpenter Bees along our wooden fence scared me, especially when they dive after their rivals or a passing person. Later that year I wanted to have an ant farm because I also liked watching ants as they move across the sidewalk. From that year onward I began to enjoy nature and wanted to have a career involving nature.