Meet Marty

Clara Grace has very diverse interests. She has really been wanting to get a beetle for a long time. We decided that we would reward her with one if she passed all of the timed addition and subtraction drills that were first grade goals. Although she does very well with math assignments, she wasn't really motivated with the timed drills. Once we dangled the beetle in front of her, it lit a fire and she zoomed through them. Soooo, off to the store we went to get a beetle. She wanted to name it Martha, but after googling it, I discovered that the males were the ones with the big mandibles. So, it is Marty. Meet Marty.

He is huge. I haven't measured him, but I would estimate he is at least three inches long.