EUREKA, Ill – 50, 30, 10, Touchdown! As the crowd went wild number nine, Tanner Wiegand, made his touchdown dance. Quarterback, Mac Cooper, had made a sharp left turn around the Heyworth stings defense and threw a 25 yard pass that ended the game last Saturday. The Eureka Hornets were down by three with 30 seconds left on the clock when Wiegand and Cooper made the play to save their team and their record.…
A invasive species is a species that is not native to a certain area. A invasive species is also most likely to cause enviromental harm. The Asian Long Horned Beetle is invasive because it was accidentally shipped to America and it is causing enviromental harm. like all plants and animals, the Asian Long-Horned Beetle has amazing characteristics; it also has negative and positives on North America. The most effective removal method is to start cutting down all the trees, since the Asian Long-Horned Beetle feeds on them.…
Sugar gliders phylum is Petaurus, and their scientific name is Petaurus Breviceps. They are omnivores, and don’t have any population problems, they have a stable population. Some of their characteristics they have and their needs are that that they are very loving, and get their name from eating sweet foods. They get along with house pets like dogs. They usually need big cages and need at least another sugar glider with.…
Stingrays: The Ocean Stingers Stingrays, specifically southern stingrays, are scientifically called dasyatis Americana. They are a member of the genus Dasyatis, and the family Dasyatidae. They are a member of the family Dasyatidae because they are stingrays with a certain type of tail. Southern stingrays are members of the genus Dasyatis.…
Honey Badger: Fierce and Wild What animal looks like a skunk and is not afraid of a lion? It is the honey badger. Honey badgers are a type of weasel in Africa and western Asia. They have a long whitish-gray stripe down their backs and a gland below their tails that squirts a stinky substance. They are a bit larger than skunks, yet small compared to other mammals.…
According to Andrew Ng “to address the problem,the state's fish and wildlife commission is sponsoring” “it first ever python challenge.” Andrew ng goes on to say prizes will be Awarded in 2 divisions one for novices and the other for people who already have a python hunting license. They can grow up to 23 feet and can weigh about 200 pounds they can get out of a cage. Ultimately the burmese python can eat anything it can get to. For example, it unique hinged jaws lets it eat some thing 5 times the size of its on head.…
For my final write up, I will be talking about interesting adaptions of the Great Blue Heron. From my research, I found that Great Blue Herons are foragers. They usually hunt alone, and can be found across much of the United States. The Great Blue Heron is the largest of the North American herons and can live up to 17 years of age. This species is often seen wading slowly through shallow areas of water, or standing absolutely still, staring into the water for prey such as fish and frogs.…
Barred Owls eat a large variety of prey, including: mice ,voles ,shrews, moles, rats,squirrels, chipmunks, rabbit, opossums, bats, birds (including smaller owls), frogs, salamanders, lizards, snakes, crayfish,insects, slugs, and fish. Also horned owls are generalists and opportunistic feeders and have one of the broadest diets among North American owls. They take an exceptionally wide variety of prey, ranging in size from scorpions and small rodents to larger hares and rabbits as well as large birds, including ducks, geese, and herons. Barn Owls eat most small mammals, particularly rats, mice, voles, lemmings, and other rodents; also shrews, bats, and rabbits. Most of the prey they eat are active at night, so squirrels and chipmunks are relatively…
Area Found: This pill bug was found on campus, under a few rocks along the sidewalk. There were multiple specimens found in the same area. It was living in dirt on a rainy night. Habitat: Native to the Mediterranean and since introduced all over the world.…
Savannas are bumpy grasslands with distant shrubs and trees. They are normally in a warm climate year round, with only two seasons, very long and dry season and the wet season. Roughly the temperature stays above 70 degrees F all year. This is a generic description of a generic savanna, but the Oregon Oak Savanna in Oregon is no where near generic. The Oregon Oak Savanna is home to many plants and animals that are massively influential on the human race.…
Scientists have claimed that mutation and evolution has saved the lives of many Hawaii crickets. Let's be honest, Evolution is a very controversial subject. Many people believe it, and many people do not believe it. However, let us take a look at how some scientist say the lives of Hawaii crickets were saved because of it. WHAT MUTATION IS Basically, a mutation is a natural process that changed the sequence of DNA.…
• Honeybees only swarm once or twice per year, but Africanized bees often swarm at least 10 times annually. Africanized bees have small swarms, sometimes no bigger than a softball; honeybees have much larger swarms. • When selecting a nesting site, honeybees look for cavities that have a volume of approximately 10 gallons. They nest in protected, dry, clean locations that are above ground. Africanized bees tend to nest in smaller cavities, sometimes places that have volumes of as little as one or two gallons.…
The Burmese python can grow up to a length of 23 feet and weigh up to about 200 pounds. In South Florida these astonishingly enormous snakes can be found in parks, backyards, or even a person's house! The Burmese pythons were not brought here by mistake. When the python gets too large, some pet owners will let their python free. Burmese pythons have invaded Florida’s ecosystem in the Everglades.…
As depicted in The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd and…
Clouded Leopards eat a variety from food. They eat mainly deer, wild pigs, birds, monkeys and other small mammals. Some biotic factors of the rainforest, or rainforests, of Indonesia are jaguars, anteaters, lemurs, and many others. Some plants of many plant species are bamboo, banana trees, and rubber trees. Water, rain, rocks, the ground, the sky, and the climate, temperature, and weather are some abiotic factors.…