Tuesday, March 4, 2014

Show and Tell 09/26/13

  • Tarantulas
    • highlight of the night
    • able to hold the tarantula
    • pre-digest their prey by injecting venom
    • has an exoskeleton
    • discarding of exoskeleton = molting
    • two types
      • Brazilian black tarantula
      • Bolivian tarantula
        • juvenile 

  • Froghopper
    • a froth hides nymphs from view of predators
  • Spittle bug larvae
    • spittle bugs can jump 100 times there length
  • Feathers
    • Coopers hawk feather
      • woodland hawk
      • mostly eats birds
    • Woodpecker feathers
Coopers hawk feather and woodpecker feathers
 
Unknown feathers

  • Brown snake
  • Rosie Boa

    • snake skin is much longer than the snake

    • snakes shed their skin to grow bigger, rid themselves of parasites, and make repairs
    • lens over eye gets scratched up so the new skin means a fresh lens



  • Duckweed
    • lives in water
    • underside is dark pink
    • has leaves and roots but no stem
    • tiny flower

  • Bladder wort
    • black spots = bladder
    • carnivorous

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