Insects

Theme: Insects Activity Name: Pattern Worms Activity category: Math, fine motor Area of room: Small table Focus of Children and Rationale: According to common core children in Ms. B’s kindergarten class must learn one to one correspondence and be able to build simple patterns. Some students enjoy building with Legos (e.g. James, Malik, and Parte). Some girls like to use Legos to build a pretend houses and color coordinate blocks together. Although, the girl’s fine motor skills are more developed…

Amongst the flying insects, bees are also closely related to wasps and ants, known for their ability to pollinate and for producing honey and beeswax. Bees are a monophyletic lineage within the super family, Apoidea and are presently considered a clade, called Anthophila. There are nearly 20,000 known species of bees in seven recognized biological families. They are found on every continent except Antarctica, in every habitat on the planet that contains insect-pollinated flowering plants. Some…

the Nepenthes ventricosa affected the plant’s ability to capture prey. The results of the study displayed that the red coloration in some carnivorous plants may be an adaptive trait, as Nepenthes ventricosa with bright red coloration captured more insects than plants that were green. To counteract this, a study was done in 2014 on another carnivorous plant, Drosera rotundifolia, by G. Foot, S. P. Rice, and J. Millett. It indicated that the Drosera rotundifo[lia’s red trap color did not serve…

Most ant species are social insects, living in large cooperative groups called colonies. Two or more generations may overlap in a colony. These ant colonies are divided into three castes — males, workers and queens — and each caste perform certain tasks. Queen ants and males are part of the reproductive castes. They are the most important members of a colony because they ensure the survival of their species. Queen ants, regardless of species, often are larger than other members of their…

Albert Einstein once wrote that “if the bee disappeared off the surface of the globe, then man would have only four years of life left. No more bees, no more pollination, no more plants, no more animals, no more man.” (Goodreads). Insect pollinators are responsible for approximately one third of food crops (Greenpeace, 3) Most wild plants rely on indirect or direct pollination in order to reproduce and thus the environment and economy govern on successful pollination (Green Peace, 3).…

antitermitic activity without contributing to environmental pollution, creating insect resistance, or exterminating this species. Since many of these chemical methods have proven to be harmful, research has thus shifted to a more biological approach to antitermitic activities. Gupta, Sharma, and Naik (2011) discuss how essential oils have evoked interest as a natural product that holds promise for their potential insect management. In particular, they note that essential oils have been shown to…

Almost everywhere you look, you’ll find one or dozen of insects, they have fascinating lives and behaviors that we can learn from. They can adapt any situation they face. For example, bees and butterflies known for their strength and wisdom in their functionality. Although they are both holometablous, they are very different in their characteristics, such as wings, feeding, and harmness. Wings are important feature in insects, specially for bees and butterflies, it helps them with the…

is a species of small insect native to Japan that infests eastern hemlock (Tsuga canadensis) and Carolina hemlock (Tsuga caroliniana) trees in the Eastern United States. The insect was first discovered in the United States in Richmond, Virginia around 1954. The infected trees were part of a park located on the estate of an avid plant collector; it is speculated the insects were part of an infected shipment of ornamental plants from southern Japan (Souto, 1995). The insect spreads when their…

fertile soil. Venus is a plant, but it is also a carnivore, too, because it consumes insects to survive. As Venus Flytraps consumes insects, they dissolves in the catcher leaves, leaving the corpse behind and absorbs the liquid. The liquid provides lots and lots nutrition for the plant to live, so poor soil is needed. Rich soil may be rare, but dry soil is common, though. Secondly, the way Venus Flytrap captures insects is very interesting. Many people commonly think that a Venus Flytrap…

problems with dealing with pests. Unfortunately, people have unintentionally helped these pests evolve by applying artificial selection in the form of pesticides. The widespread use of pesticides has led to the evolution of pesticide resistance in insects(book). Through natural selection, they have inherited traits that make them more likely to survive and reproduce than those that do not have those traits. For example, each time chemicals are sprayed on a lawn to get rid of weeds and or…