Crustacean

living space and which they would consider as a more preferable home. Specifically, it sought to explore the question as to which type of material, hard or soft, would the pill bugs find more comfortable. Pill bugs, or Armadillidium vulgare, are crustaceans with adaptations that allow it to survive in a terrestrial lifestyle in comparison to marine isopods. John Cloudsley-Thompson, along with other researchers, observed these adaptations, specifically their walking legs. These flat appendages…

David Wallace’s article of “Consider the Lobster” is a very unique article and went above and beyond to grab the reader’s attention on a sensitive subject; the senses and feels of an animal that later becomes our food. The idea of putting yourself in the bodies of an animal that us humans later consume, is both a disturbing and difficult task. Wallace, an American novelist and professor, was assigned to cover the “Maine Lobster Festival” held in late July in the state’s mid-coast region, or…

Baleen Whales Baleen whales are the largest animals on earth, yet they feed on some of the smallest animals in the ocean. There are 12 baleen whale species divided into 4 families: Right, Pygmy right, Gray, and Rorqual. Characteristic baleen plates and paired blowholes help distinguish baleen whales from toothed whales. Whaling is definitely affecting the world's ecosystems. It has decimated the great whale population, especially in the southern hemisphere. The whales are vital to the food…

A defining feature of any collection, whether it be of curiosities, natural specimens, art works, or other objects, is the presence of an underlying system of thought — an episteme — that shapes the way in which a collection grows and evolves. Differences in these epistemes can vary widely across the centuries, and the present paper will discuss the differences between two genres of cabinets: the Wunderkammern, or “cabinet of wonders”, of the 16th century during the Renaissance; and the…

Introduction of Pink Dolphins Pink dolphins, also called Chinese white dolphins, which have a long life expectancy of up to 40 years, so it can see that pink Dolphins can live longer for themselves. Moreover, while the normal pink dolphins can live around 40 years, but in Hong Kong, most of Chinese White Dolphins can live into 30 years. So based on the comparison between dolphins in Hong Kong and dolphins in other places, the dolphins in Hong Kong have a shorter lifespan. Besides that, the…

What is Oil Pollution? Oil pollution refers to the release of oil into the ocean. The source of the oil is more often than not due to human activity. The term is usually used to refer to oil pollution in the oceans but can also refer to oil pollution on land. Why is Oil Insoluble in Water? Oil is composed of hydrocarbons. Hydrocarbons are insoluble in water because water is a polar molecule and hydrocarbons are non-polar. The general dissolving rule is that ‘like dissolves in like’, since…

August 3, 2010: on this day I, a curious 11 year old who had never left the United States, boarded my Cathay Pacific flight from New York to Hong Kong. I had been waiting for this day to come since I found out about the trip 3 weeks before. My dad frequently traveled there for business and I had seen his pictures and videos of Hong Kong and had wanted to travel like him. Here was my opportunity. My dad had already flown down earlier on Sunday, so it was just my mom and I. I awoke from my…

such as saw grass and pickleweed can tolerate fluctuating tidal waters, which are too salty for most trees and bushes. Like all marshes, tidal salt marshes are home to a wide variety of bird species. Small birds such as terns on fish, insects, and crustacean species found in the marsh. Ducks and cormorants are aquatic birds that rely on the grassy marsh for nesting sites as well as food such as fish, shrimp, and crabs. Even large raptors such as osprey are supported by tidal salt marshes.…

Introduction There are over several hundred species of sharks that range in size from less than 10 inches to over 20-30 feet long. The largest fish and shark in the world is the whale shark, which is believed to be a length of 30 feet long. Sharks are often stereotyped as dangerous and violent, and while in some cases this is true, but in today’s world they are captured and killed annually for a demand in their fins which leads to overfishing and illegal fishing, depleting shark populations…

filled with dark despair: cutout words and phrases drift: “EDUCTION ,” “mediocre,” and “wasn’t good enough” float with cutout images of a man’s face connected to a butterfly’s body, a dogface with a human arm and butterfly’s body, and floating crustaceans and a Barbie head. This disorder is a moving chaos, frenzied. The narration boxes recount smells of a hospital, clinical; dark rooms with formless people, unripe mind apples, a dance being an alley where babies die to name a few. In the center…