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Brown Recluse Spiders

PMBlockStudent — Sun, 25 May 2008 10:06:04 CDT

Common Name:Brown Recluse Spider

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Snakes

PMBlockStudent — Fri, 16 May 2008 12:37:16 CDT

Have you ever seen a Hognose Snake? If you didn't know anything abouut them they are a type
of Colubird Snake. The Hognose Snake Will Play dead If Threatened. Do you Think you may have seen a Hognose Snake? I hope you know a little more about Hognose Snakes Now!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

bluejay

PMBlockStudent — Thu, 15 May 2008 14:43:52 CDT

common name:Bluejay
scientific name:cyanocitta cristata
Blue jays measures up to 9 -12 in.(22-30cm.)
The Blue jays wing span is up to 13-17 in.Blue jays could lay up to 4 eggs in one nest.

Dogs

PMBlockStudent — Thu, 15 May 2008 14:40:30 CDT

Common Name: Dog

Scientific Name:Canis lupus familiaris

Basic Information about the Species:
Dogs are related to wolves. They are common aminals to be kept as pets and have been domesticated over thousands of years. Dogs have about 12 puppies in one sitting.

This image shows a poodle, just one breed of dog out of hundreds. The name poodle comes from the German word pudelhund, which means splashing dog.They are elegant in show ring and have taken top honors in many shows.

References:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dog

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poodle

Mosquitos

AMBlockStudent — Fri, 09 May 2008 10:00:58 CDT

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Common Name:Mosquito

Scientific Name:Diptera Culicidae

Basic Information about the Species:It is an insect that the genders eat diffrent foods, the female drink blood the males drink plant sap.

References: The world book encyclopedia

The Mosquito is a insect that suck's blood except for the male mosquito the male only drinks plant sap the female mosquito drinks blood the female lays her eggs in the water when they hatch thier not really a mosquito yet their a pupa and then as the mosquito grows it turn to a shell it is now a larva and then later the larva breaks open and slowly the mosquito comes out of the larve the mosquito carrys very bad virus's like malaria,yellow fever and have know too kill people and killed soldiders during wars the mosuito has diffrent types but the most poisones one is the tiger mosquito.The reason we put all of these pesticides out is to kill the mosquitoes but all we are doing is letting them develop a structual adation so that later they will be adapted to all these pesticides and will develop resistency to these pesticides.Also later we will spend so much money to help get rid of these pesticides and we won't be able to get rid of them because they would of already build a structal adaptation.

Snails

PMBlockStudent — Sat, 26 Apr 2008 20:38:25 CDT

Common Name: Snail

Scientific Name: Molluscan

Basic Information about the Species: Snails have hard shells that can help protect them from preditors such as lizards,ants and termites. Snails can be found in a wide range of different environments from ditches to deserts to the abyssal depths of the sea. The great majority of snail species are marine. Many others are terresteial, and numerous kinds can be found in fresh water, and even brackish water. Many snails are herbivorous, though a few land species and many marine species are omnivores or predatory canivores.bab

References: www.wikipedia.com/snails

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Tadpole

PMBlockStudent — Sat, 26 Apr 2008 20:26:23 CDT

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Box Turtle

AMBlockStudent — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 09:12:14 CDT

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Common Name:Box Turtle

Scientific Name:T. Carolina Carolina

Basic Information about the Species:
The box turtle can commonly live up to twenty years, with verified cases of lifespans as long as 40 or 50 years. There have been unverified cases of box turtles living as long as one hundred years and more.

References:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Box_turtle#Diet

North American Box Turtles are Omnivores.There sharp eyes and ken sense osf smell help them in finding food such as snails,insects,fungi,slugs,worms,roots,flowers,fish,frogs,salalmanders,snakes,birds,eggs and ,
various rodents.During their first five to six years the young are primarily carnivorous while they grow.Adults
tend to be mostly herbivorous,but they don't eat green leaves.Box Turtles have been known to eat road-kill.
Babies and young turtles need more protein and prefer a carnivorous diet, and then include more plant matter as tehy get older.

Nature Guide Home

msbirdsey — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 16:04:56 CDT

Welcome to the Nature Guide for Littlewood Elementary School's Environmental Center!

This site is maintained by a group of 5th graders at Littlewood. The slide show above features pictures taken by the students of different plants in our environmental center.

Here you can find information about the some of the plants and animals one can find at our school's environmental center. Each plant and animal we have identified has its own page or species profile. So if you wanted to learn more about a Garter Snake or a Live Oak, you can find it here. We pride ourselves on listing references on each species profile, so please visit those to get more detailed information.

This wiki is a 21st century version of a school yard field guide. A wiki is a Web2.0 tool that makes it easy for people to work collaboratively on a topic of their choice, making it an excellent resource for education since students can work on this site from anywhere. This wiki will focus on Florida's plants and animals, specifically the ones at our school. The beauty of a wiki is that it is constantly changing as its users add information, so please check back frequently for updates.

Parents, do you still have questions or concerns? Visit our Caregiver Information page to answer some of your questions.

Like what you see? Leave us a comment by posting a thread on any page or a general comment on our discussion page! The students welcome your involvement and participation.

Blackberry

AMBlockStudent — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 09:31:17 CDT

Common Name:Blackberry

Scientific Name:Rubus

Basic Information about the Species:
The blackberry has many long arching or trailing
(called canes)fruit is produce on two year old canes.The plant can reach up to 10 feet.
The canes are a dull green color and often have thorns;however,there are thornless
varieties.The blackberry leaves are arranged alternately along the stem with each leaf
consisting of three of five leaflets .The compound leaves are heavily tooth on the edges
somewhat prickley,and bright green colors.Blackberryand Rasberry plants may be
different to tell apart;however blackberry leaves are light green in color on the underside,while raspberry leaves
have a silvery undersides.

References: berryfarm.com

Cardinals

AMBlockStudent — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 09:26:26 CDT

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Common Name:Cardinals

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Gecko

PMBlockStudent — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 19:07:01 CDT

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Common Name: Leopard Gecko

Scientific Name: Eublepharus Macuiarius

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Red Tailed Hawk

AMBlockStudent — Sun, 30 Mar 2008 19:49:56 CDT

Red Tailed Hawk

Common Name:Red Tailed Hawk

Scientific Name:Buteo jamaicensis

Basic Information about the Species:This hawk has a wingspan of 110 to 115 cm. and weighs about 690 to 2000 grams.The hawk gains about 135 grams a day from eating cottontails, rodents, pheasants,quail, waterfowl, bats, shrews, lizards, crustaceans, insects, & occasionaly carp &catfish.

References: www.windkepia.com

Morning Glory

PMBlockStudent — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 14:16:36 CDT

Common Name: Morning Glory

Scientific Name: Ipomoea purpurea

Basic Information about the Species:Morning Glory flowers open up themselves in the morning to let the Humming BIrds and Bees pollinate them.
The flower typically lasts for a single morning and dies in the afternoon.

References:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morning_glory

Loquat

PMBlockStudent — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 13:59:33 CDT

Common Name: Loquat or Japanese Plum Tree

Scientific Name:Eriobotrya japonica

Basic Information about the Species: The loquat is a fruit-tree in the sub family Maloideae. The loquat has been cultivated in Japan for over 1,000 years!
It was common as a small-fruit ornamental in California in the 1870's.Loquats are one of the first fruit to be ripen in the spring, it has a cherry-like or pear-like flavor. The yellow fleshy edible fruits are eaten raw, cooked, or made into jelly!
(that's delicious)

References: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loquat

http://www.crfg.org/pubs/ff/loquat.html
http://www.gemworld.com/Loquats.ASP

Cat's Claw

PMBlockStudent — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 13:36:03 CDT

Common Name:Cat's Claw

Scientific Name:Uncaria tomentosa

Basic Information about the Species:Uncaria tomentosa is a liana deriving its name from hook-like thorns that resemble the claws of a cat.The leaves are elliptic with a smooth edge and grows in opposite whorls of two.There are two types of Cat's Claws, Such as Uncaria tomentosa and Uncaria guianensis.

References:http://www.wikipedia.org/

Pictures

msbirdsey — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 11:42:04 CDT

Bamboo

PMBlockStudent — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 16:33:25 CDT

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Common Name:bamboo

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Bamboo (disambiguation).

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Reference:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page

Bamboo

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Jump to: navigation, search

For other uses, see Bamboo (disambiguation).

Bamboo Scientific classification Diversity Subtribes

Bamboo forest in Kyoto, Japan

Kingdom:	Plantae
Division:	Magnoliophyta
Class:	Liliopsida
Order:	Poales
Family:	Poaceae
Subfamily:	Bambusoideae
Supertribe:	Bambusodae
Tribe:	Bambuseae Kunth ex Dumort.

Around 92 genera and 1,000 species

See the full Taxonomy of the Bambuseae.

Bamboo is a group of woody perennial evergreen plants in the true grass family Poaceae, subfamily Bambusoideae, tribe Bambuseae. Some of its members are giant bamboo, forming by far the largest members of the grass family. Bamboo is the fastest growing woody plant in the world. Their accelerated growth rate (up to 3-4 feet/day (1.5-2.0 inches/hr)) is due to a unique rhizome system and is dependent on local soil and climate conditions. They are of economic and high cultural significance in East Asia and South East Asia where they are used extensively in gardens, as a building material as well as a food source. In Filipino, they are known as kawayan, in Chinese as zhu (Chinese: 竹; pinyin: zhú), in Japanese as take (Kanji: 竹; Hiragana: たけ, take?), in Korean as dae (대) or daenamu (대나무), in Vietnamese as Tre /tʃe/, and in Indonesian as bambu[1]. There are 91 genera and about 1,000 species of bamboo. They are found in diverse climates, from cold mountains to hot tropical regions. They occur across East Asia, from 50°N latitude in Sakhalin through to northern Australia, and west to India and the Himalaya.[2] They also occur in sub-Saharan Africa, and in the Americas from the southeast of the United States [3] south to Argentina and Chile, there reaching their furthest south anywhere, at 47°S latitude. Major areas with no native bamboos include Europe,

Eastern Rattlesnake

PMBlockStudent — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 11:56:23 CDT

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Saw Palmetto

PMBlockStudent — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 11:43:46 CDT

Common Name:Saw Palmetto

Scientific Name:Serenoa repens

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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia...

"Saw palmetto extract is an extract of the fruit of Serenoa repens. It is rich in fatty acids and phytosterols, and has shown promise in treating benign prostatic hyperplasia [1]. Native Americans used the fruit for food, but also in the treatment of a variety of urinary and reproductive system problems. The European colonists learned of the use of saw palmetto."

References:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saw_palmetto