Orb-weaver spider

include Major Tom, The Thin White Duke, and, his most famous, Ziggy Stardust. Ziggy was designed by Bowie to be the “perfect” rock superstar. Bowie projected his own personal struggles onto Ziggy in the album The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars which was released in 1972. The album touched on topics such as: Bowie’s sexuality, his addiction to drugs, his fears of disappointing…

Noonan), the local weirdo who collects rare and exotic spiders for his spider farm gathers crickets from around the contaminated water source, where the barrel of chemicals has come to rest. Joshua's visited at his spider farm by Mike (Scott Terra), the son of the town sheriff Samantha Parker (Kari Wuhrer). Joshua gives Mike a short tour of his extensive collection of spiders. Which includes Jumping Spiders, Tarantulas, Trapdoor Spiders, and Orb-Weavers. Both male and female and the prize of his…

I read about animal “sharpshooters.” This book talked about many animals that have interesting adaptations. They shoot substances (poison, gases, blood, feces, webs, their own organs, water, etc) to ward off predators or catch prey. I actually just picked a book off a shelf that seemed packed with information since I was open to learn and/or read anything. This book was really a good pick though. It included information about animals I never knew about or didn’t know a lot about. Did you know…

Engineering Genetics? Genetic engineering is when a living cell’s deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) is altered to improve it in nearly any way one wishes. Alterations may include: how the cell would look later on in life; tricking it into producing something it normally would not; and/or increasing the amount of resources produced. Even though not everyone agrees with how the research is done on genetic engineering, it does do one thing: it betters our society. Due to research of genetic engineering,…

Wednesday Journal: Today, we spent our time at the Audubon Center of the Northwoods in Sandstone, Minnesota. The weather was sunny with splashes of clouds and it felt especially humid. The first part of the day was spent contrasting the prairies we observed yesterday at Sherburne Wildlife Refuge with the newly restored prairie at Audubon. Historically, the new prairie was an old agricultural field; the team removed the old plants, sprayed to remove the plants, burned off the older vegetation…