Once upon a time, there was an archaeologist named Dr. Smith who loved to explore caves. One day, while exploring a cave, she found a strange larva that had a polychromatic shell. She was amazed by its beauty and decided to take it back to her lab to study it further.

At the lab, she used a lure to attract more of these larvae and found out that they were attracted to light. She used this knowledge to illuminate the cave where she had found the larva. As she explored the cave, she discovered that the walls were covered in Paleolithic drawings engraved in unison. She realized that these drawings had been created by early humans, Homo sapiens, many thousands of years ago.

Dr. Smith was determined to enhance her discovery and made multiple trips to the cave to study the drawings and the larvae. She eventually discovered that the larvae were attracted to the light because they helped to illuminate the drawings, making them easier for the early humans to see. This helped her to understand how important light was to our ancestors.

The end.

Reflections

1. Why did the archaeologist take the larva back to the lab?
2. What did the archaeologist find out about the larvae in the cave?
3. Why were the drawings easier for early humans to see with the help of the larvae?
4. How does the discovery about the larvae and the drawings help the archaeologist understand our ancestors better?