Sow bugs also prefer dark, damp, covered places because it keeps them hidden from most of their enemies, according to Pill Bug Biology: A Spider’s Spinach, But a Biologist’s Delight. The overall class observation
The mucous tube insulates and prevents the glow worm from dehydration. At night inside the tube it moves back and forth breaking through the tube to repair its web or to feed on trapped insects. During the day the glow worm hides inside its safety haven to avoid daylight predators. Ironically the glow worm is not actually a worm but a larvae. Early settlers from the British Isles applied the common name 'glow worm' as a substitute for the English glow worm Lampyris noctiluca, which was actually a beetle.
The horsefly does that by swinging its tail to prevent the bugs from coming closer. The flapenguin gives the horsefly a shelter by letting it live on its body. The flapenguin doesn’t do it on purpose because the horsefly is too small for the flapenguin to see it. * If the horsefly were to become extinct, then the flapenguin would encounter more diseases. The horsefly is the one that keeps most of the disease carrying bugs off the flapenguin.
How does the “Cotesia” protect its worm in young tobacco hornworms? A: The mother wasp injects the eggs as part of a soupy mix. The eggs depend on the soup for their survival: if you take out the eggs, clean off the soup, and then put them directly into a caterpillar, the host's immune system rages full tilt and mummifies the eggs. The parasite survives thanks to millions of viruses swimming in the soup. 6.
“Frankenfish” entire diet mostly contains other fish, as well as plants and insects. Every now and then, they also enjoy human flesh. (Urbanlegends.about.com). Parent Snakeheads are known to over protect their young. In one instance, the parent attacked a human who approached their babies.
Today, this term raises fears and panic among the masses. A. WNV was first found in 1937 in an adult woman living in the West Nile district of Uganda. Today the virus is most found in Africa, Eastern Europe, the Middle East, and West Asia. (Marguiles, Phillip 30-35) B. In 1999 the virus appeared in North America for the first time and in the next year spread to 12 states killing 8 people and sickening 80 others.
Fred Thompson Zoology 2/19/13 Heart Rate of Blackworms Experiment Introduction Blackworms are a species of worm that typically lives in shallow water habitats. They feed on microscopic organisms and organic matter. The scientific name for Blackworms is Lumbriculus variegatus and their classification is as follows: Kingdom: Animalia, Phylum: Annelida, Class: Clitellata, Subclass: Oligochaeta, Order Lumbriculida, Family Lumbriculidae and Genus: Lumbriculus (Svahn, 2009). An adult black worm can have anywhere from 130 segments to 250 segments. These segments are capable of forming a completely new black worm when detached from the host body, and in most Blackworms is the primary for of siring offspring.
Spider (Agelenopsis) 5. Rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus) ------____________________________________________________________________ Interactions and Adaptations: 1 animal & 1 plant adaptation that is used for energy · the fly uses waste from other animals for food/energy. · the plant gets water from the creek and helps the plant grow. 1 plant & 1 animal adaptation for protection or survival · the ducks is able to hold its breath underwater for a longer amount of time so it can collect bugs. · the plant has poison on it so scavengers do not eat it.
Julia decides on an embroidery project – the Life Cycle of a Silkworm. She likes the idea because it’s not American like the flag, but it’s not Korean either. Julia finds out that you have to kill the creatures inside the cocoon, or the silk thread
Active lizards such as peacock day geckos use their sight and speed to not get caught by their predators.They can hide under stones or in the ground when they are not active.The predators of the peacock day gecko are large birds like owls, snakes and other large animals. Peacock day geckos can lay two to three eggs at a time. They lay their eggs in sheltered areas, such an an area of moss or under any other sheltered plant.Peacock day geckos feed thier babies daily.They spend their days leaping around looking for insects, lapping up necter and juices, getting pollen and overripe fruits. The peacock day gecko is not an endangered species. The smallest lizards are geckos.