Tuesday, May 8, 2012

Pond Skater What I chose to research was the amazing Pond Skater. They are known water spiders, magic bugs, water scooters, water skippers, and Jesus Bugs. Some people think their cool and some don't think the same. Here are some characteristics of why some like them and some don't. What They Look Like They have 2 antennae's and four segments on both antennae's . They have short, stiff bristles in the 3rd segment. The segments combined are no longer the head. The thorax is long, narrow, and the size is small. The thorax ranges from 1.6 mm to 36 mm long. Some bodies are rounder then other ones. Where They Live These amazing creatures live in calm water or fresh water areas. Pond Skaters prefers a environment with insects and a place that has a lot of rocks and plants to lay eggs on. They want water about 25 degrees and under 22 they don't want. What They Eat They eat whatever falls in the water like spiders or any insects. It will usually share big kills with other insects. Conclusion!!!!!!!!!!! This is why i chose pond skaters. I learned really interesting facts and thought they were really cool. By: MR
The Ladybug The ladybug is black, The ladybug is red, The ladybug has antennas on its head! The ladybug has a red elytra with black dots on it. Under the elytra is a wing. And under the wing is the abdomen. Under the abdomen are the legs. The ladybug is also known as the scientific name Coccinellidae. Ladybugs prefer warmer weather but they can live anywhere! Fact: Ladybugs only live 1-5 months. By: KR

Photinus Pyralis

Photinus Pyralis A Photinus Pyralis is a firefly and glows at night.Each firefly flashes its light in a pattern to tell its species. A Photinus Pyralis lives in a warm environment.Photinus Pyralis lives in Asia or America.Photinus Pyralisis mostly found in drier areas,they are found around wet areas that have moisture. Females put there eggs in the ground.Scientist do not know how fireflies turn there lights off and on.Lots of people call fireflies glow worms.Underground larvae feed on worms and slugs by injecting them with a numbing fluid. By:MM

The Blue Morpho Butterfly

The Blue Morapho Butterfly Butterflies are one of the most prettiest incests alive. There wings have awesome designees. When they fly they are so pretty. The Blue Morpho Butter fly can be lighter blue are darker blue. They have wings like all ButterFlys. Most of the Blue Morpho ButterFlys have black out lines on there wings. Butterflies all have different wings but some of the Blue Morpho butterflies have the same wings. The Blue Morpho Butterfly's live in the rain forest in south america or mexico. You will most likely find the Blue Morpho Butter flies on the floor of the rain forest. The Blue Morpho Butter flies eats different things in it's different stages of life. The adult Blue Morpho Butter fly can not chew so it drinks it's food. It drinks from rotting fruit. It also drinks wet mud. A baby Blue Morpho Butterfly can chew so it eat's anything. THe Blue Morpho Butter fly is so pretty. By:GH

Monday, May 7, 2012

The Ulysses Butterfly

The Ulysses Butterfly Butterflies are beautiful insects, all though they are pretty, they are also fisty. They hardly ever leave the sky and the air.They go through four stages in their life,Egg(first),Larva(second),Pupa(third), then an Adult(fourth). My butterfly is a ulysses butterfly. it is also known as The Blue Mountain Swallowtail,The Blue Emperor,and The Mountain Blue. It has sort of an Italian Bluish color.It lives in Tropical Rain Forests. They hardly ever come to where we are, they have to stand on wet land, not dry land. They are usually found in Australia,Indonesia,and other near by places. Their wingspan is about five and a half inches long. When people hunt down these beautiful butterflies, if they get caught, they can get in alot of trouble, like JAIL trouble. These butterflies sound interesting, don't they? I hope I can go see one someday:) By:MMY:D

Peru

I want to move to Lima, Peru. I would go there because my mom's part of the family is over there. I also, want to go there because of the food and places there is. I would go there because of the tasty, food like sliced hotdog with curly fries and chicken. There is also, salad with fish. They give you that with soda called "Inka cola". Not all of there foods are from Peru like the curl fries,but they still use it as a side dish. The places in peru are beautiful, like a places made out of crystals. I want to explore there to. I would go to peru, machupicu to explore This is where I would go anywhere in the world.