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Spiders (order Araneae) are air-breathing arthropods that have eight legs and chelicerae with fangs that inject venom.
The children painted with worms (rubber); made a squish painting to show the mirror image of what they painted; made a super cute tissue snail and an insect crayon rubbing. The children then explored several sensory stations. Magnets; rings; fidget toys; sensory bins were multi-colored rice with lizards, dinosaur skeleton dig, fresh made play dough. Other sensory tables items included gel spiders, stack wood beads on a stick, counting and picking up numerous insects, and sensory houses.
A 0.3mm long female Alaptus minimus parasitoid wasp of the Mymaridae family found in the garden. Additional pictures below. Note the 'hook-like' projection on lower edge of forewing, and line of 12setae on disc of forewing above the median line, and 2nd funicle segment is 4x as long as wide.
Dr. William Johnson, from the Galveston County Extension visited the library and brought some bug slides to show the kids!
Stick Insect clinging to the wall of a Cairns home, this is a small example of the Stick insect which can grow to enormous size.
-caterpillar
| Noctuidae: Eublemma accedens | ssp.
Adventive: Hawaii \ Note: Endemized
Plant - Hi'aloa
| M. > Sterculiaceae: Waltheria indica |
Native: Hawaii \ Ethnomedicinal
Orden:Passeriformes
Familia:Cardinalidae
Género:Cardinalis
Especie:C. cardinalis.
Lugar captura;Jardín Botánico de de Athens. Georgia.USA.
Ave de color rojo meno intenso que el macho, con tendencia de color crema rojizo poco intenso , con cara menos negra menos intensa. Cantora igual que el mach con cantos que son aprendidos y que varian de acuerdo a la región. El nombre de Cardenal deriva como una referencia a los cardenales de la iglesia católica,quienes usan prenda de vestir de color rojo y norteńo por distribución ya que es el único que habita en el hemisferio norte.
Fue una de las muchas especies descritas originalmente por Carlos Linneo en su obra del siglo XIX, Systema Naturae. El cual lo incluyó en el género Loxia, el cual contiene a los piquituertos;Pero 1838, fue cambiado al género Cardinalis y recibió el nombre científico Cardinalis virginianus, que significa "cardenal de Virginia". En 1918, su nombre científico cambió a Richmondena cardinalis en honor a Charles Wallace Richmond, un ornitólogo estadounidense, y en 1983 fue modificado de nuevo, por el actual Cardinalis cardinalis, cambiando el nombre vulgar a "cardenal rojo" o "cardenal norteño" para evitar confusiones con las otras siete especies denominadas cardenales.(wikipedia.).
La población esta estable, y anteriormete en EUA era una ave de Jaula,Lo cual se prohibió desde 1918 su venta como pajaro de jaula.Y es ilegal tomarlo, poseerlo, o matarlo y esta violación puede llevar a multa de hasta 15,000 dolares o prisión de hasta 6 meses.
Se alimenta de semillas , insectos, frutas y puede ,
Se reproduce entre 3-4 veces en el año con 3-4 huevos que incuba la hembra y muy rara vez el macho en 12-13 dias .
Es muy territorial y cuando estan emparejados viajan juntos.
The children painted with worms (rubber); made a squish painting to show the mirror image of what they painted; made a super cute tissue snail and an insect crayon rubbing. The children then explored several sensory stations. Magnets; rings; fidget toys; sensory bins were multi-colored rice with lizards, dinosaur skeleton dig, fresh made play dough. Other sensory tables items included gel spiders, stack wood beads on a stick, counting and picking up numerous insects, and sensory houses.
the first of two Woodland Dor fung beetles on the ride in Great Wood, picture below shows ventral view of this beauty
The children painted with worms (rubber); made a squish painting to show the mirror image of what they painted; made a super cute tissue snail and an insect crayon rubbing. The children then explored several sensory stations. Magnets; rings; fidget toys; sensory bins were multi-colored rice with lizards, dinosaur skeleton dig, fresh made play dough. Other sensory tables items included gel spiders, stack wood beads on a stick, counting and picking up numerous insects, and sensory houses.
Butterflies are brightly colored flying insects with four wings that vary in color and pattern according to species, the wings are covered with tiny overlapping rows of scales.
Butterflies in their adult stage can live from a week to nearly a year depending on the species.
Butterflies feed primarily on nectar from flowers. Some also derive nourishment from pollen, tree sap, rotting fruit. Adult butterflies consume only liquids, ingested or sip water from damp patches for hydration and from which they obtain sugars for energy, and sodium and other minerals vital for reproduction. Several species of butterflies need more sodium than that provided by nectar and are attracted by sodium in salt; they sometimes land on people, attracted by the salt in human sweat.
Butterflies are important as pollinators for some species of plants although in general they do not carry as much pollen load as bees. They are however capable of moving pollen over greater distances.
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The children painted with worms (rubber); made a squish painting to show the mirror image of what they painted; made a super cute tissue snail and an insect crayon rubbing. The children then explored several sensory stations. Magnets; rings; fidget toys; sensory bins were multi-colored rice with lizards, dinosaur skeleton dig, fresh made play dough. Other sensory tables items included gel spiders, stack wood beads on a stick, counting and picking up numerous insects, and sensory houses.
My first Skipper. Sunday 17 June 2012. 13:31. Hampstead Heath, London N6.
I'm not sure if its a big or small skipper. I'm going to plump for Large Skipper(Ochlodes venata). I've no idea what the other insect is. Update: Many thanks to Harryf2011 below for confirming it is a large Skipper www.flickr.com/photos/harrylepidopterist/
A male Drepanothrips reuteri found in Great Wood near Battle. Additional pictures below show 6-segmented antennae and the distinctive pair of black drepanae at rear end.