Insects

in certain environments/habitats, these adaptations are crucial for the survival of an organism. Group 2 - Insects Insects are able to survive on land or in water. Both land insects and aquatic insects do the same gas exchange process however both have different adaptations that allow them to live in either land or water. A diving beetle and a mayfly are both good examples of how insects have adaptations that allow them to live in the water and be fully submerged without drowning. Diving…

Germany offers their anteaters a mix of honey, diced fruits (including apples), boiled eggs and other proteins. In the United States, zoos feed their anteaters soft pellets made specifically for insectivores. Insectivores are animals that primarily eat insects. When a Giant Anteater feels threatened, it stands on its hind legs, hold its arms out wide with its claws spread. To keep their claws sharp, they walk on their knuckles with their claws tucked under. Can you flick your tongue in and out…

In The Metamorphosis, a novel by Franz Kafka, the protagonist Gregor Samsa Wakes up to realize he is an insect. The tragedy of a working man that maintains his family and that later turns into a useless insect can symbolize the typical male figures worst nightmare, being unable to support his family financially. The figure of an insect can symbolize a similar “disease” that the protagonist on “The Yellow Wallpaper” by Charlotte Perkins Gilman was suffering from. In the “Gender and Pathology In…

The lesson called Home Grown Caterpillars is a lesson about the transformation of a caterpillar to a butterfly (life cycle process) while creating a three dimensional piece of art to express idea, experience, or story. The story associated with this lesson is The Very Hungry Caterpillar. The art piece is a replica of the caterpillar during a butterfly’s life cycle made out of grass seed, soil, stockings, pipe cleaners, and googly eyes. This lesson would be considered an art enhanced lesson…

a beetle doesn't eat? They are ravenously hungry insects that seem to view everything as a source of food. Trees are excluded as they are the target of wood boring beetle. Garden plants can be completely consumed by leaf beetles. When it comes to carpet beetles, nothing is safe as they will eat anything in sight. About the only thing they are good for is cleaning objects that a museum curator may wish to preserve. If these voracious little insects were to be let loose, nothing would be safe.…

greater gliding possums uses its tail to balance wile gliding. The greater gliding possum is one of the many spices of possums, the greater gliding possum is a nocturnal creature which means that they are active at night. The feed themselves out of insects, small snakes, fruit and even eggs they do not need to worry about food because they are not picky eaters. Greater…

bubonic plague.Cases of malaria fell from 400,000 in 1946 to virtually none in 1950. DDT is still used today in South America, Africa, and Asia for this purpose.And also the year it was banned was 1972.DDT also is highly toxic toward a wide variety of insects as a contact poison that apparently exerts its effect by disorganizing the nervous.The reason it was banned was because it was discovered to be dangerous to wildlife and the environment and they…

HOW TO GET RID OF BED BUGS FAST Bed bugs are flat, small and wingless insects that mostly feed on blood. You can find them in homes and you can easily transport them to different places through luggage, clothing and furniture. These tiny insects hide easily from view during the day when they are not active. Their preferred habitat is usually our homes. They hide in mattresses, bed frames and bedding, furniture, carpets, clothing and other household furniture. Bed bugs are parasites that operate…

little flying insects in their house, especially if they’re already in front of your face or flying around your food. These insects are small, usually long-legged, are considered as weak fliers and are called a gnat. These insects have many names like ‘fungus gnats’, ‘vinegar flies’ or even ‘fruit flies’. Why are there little flying gnats in my house? Know why there are gnats inside your house, you need to understand first what they are and how to identify them. Gnats are flying insects,…

Oak trees (genus Quercus) may possess a behavioral defense against acorn predators. Data collected from many oak species shows a common trend that several years of relatively low acorn production are followed by a year with an exceptionally large production of acorns. The term “mast” is used to refer to the amount of acorns produced per year, and the phrase “mast year” is used to describe the year in which acorn production is exceptionally high. Mast years seem to be synchronous within a given…