There is a family of beetles who live inside the bell and if you are unlucky enough to be
standing below the machine when it rings, you can be sure of a slight shower of little black
and green beetles down your back which is most uncomfortable. The beetles don't like it much
either; when brushed off they swarm up the wall and into the bell again thoroughly annoyed at
being disturbed from the cosy dark cover. There is also a big brown spider who shelters in the
works of the bell. He must have a very good sense of time because a minute before the unreliable
contraption explodes in sound, the spider clambers on to the ledge and scampers to the far end
to escape the deafening racket and vibrations. Many other creepy crawlies creep and crawl inside
this ancient relic of engineering, but soon all the warmth and comfort of the school bell will
disappear for these unfortunate creatures and they will have to move to some other post that
appeals to them, because a new inter-class bell system is being installed and the old rusty
noise maker will fade into oblivion.