Butterflies go through a life cycle. There are four stages. The first stage is the eggs. This is where a girl butterfly lays eggs. She lays them on a leaf. The second stage is the caterpillar. This is where the eggs hatch. It takes about five days for the eggs to hatch. A caterpillar then comes out. At this stage‚ the caterpillar eats all the time. It also grows really fast. Once it is all the way grown‚ the third stage starts. This stage is the chrysalis. The caterpillar makes a chrysalis. The caterpillar
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Moths that fly by day are not properly to be called moths; they do not excite that pleasant sense of dark autumn nights and ivy-blossom which the commonest yel- low-underwing asleep in the shadow of the curtain never fails to rouse in us. They are hybrid creatures‚ neither gay like butterflies nor somber like their own species. Nevertheless the present specimen‚ with his narrow hay-colored wings‚ fringed with a tassel of the same color‚ seemed to be content with life. It was a pleasant morning‚ mid-September
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INSECTS An insect is a creature without a backbone and with a body divided into three main parts: the head‚ thorax and abdomen. Most insects have three pairs of legs and one or two pairs of wings. The ’feelers’ or antennae on the insect’s head are it sense of touch and smell. Some insects have a sting in the abdomen. We already know that there are over a million different kinds of insects‚ and many new species are being found all the time. Insects are by far the biggest group of creatures on
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Insect Collection Tanner Jones Honors Biology 1st period Page 1 American Oil Beetle The American Oil Beetle is a type of Blister Beetle. These beetles are referred to as oil beetles. They are called this because they release oily droplets of hemolymph when they feel threatened. When the beetle feels threatened or put under pressure‚ they will release a chemical called cantharidin‚ which creates blisters and will irritate the human skin. These beetles have a soft‚ and stout abdomen with
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The Forest Tent Caterpillars latin name is Malacosoma disstria Hubner and is native to North America. They can be found through forests that contain hardwoods and are most prolific in the eastern parts. Trees that the Forest Tent Caterpillar attacks in New York are basswood‚ ash‚ sugar maple‚ alder‚ cherry‚ elm‚ apple‚ aspen‚ birch‚ and oaks. Trees that are not hosts for this pest are conifers‚ red maple‚ and sycamore. The New York State of Department of Environmental Conservation also says that
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The hummingbird moth is a beautiful Moth that carries the same characteristics as a Hummingbird. They look very similar and also eat the same but live in their very own different ways. It is common to mistake this insect as a bird instead of its pure life form that it is. Even though they can be deceiving in the looks and the way they live‚ how the sphinx adapts in their living environment because adult Sphinx feed on nectar from many different flowers. Looking at these beautiful creatures you
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My piece is on Butterfly kid (girl) and this can be found at The Baltimore Museum of Art. This piece is surrounded by many types of information how it depicts one person covered with butterfly wings. It stands tall at about 6-7 feet in height. There’s so much to talk about the uniqueness of Butterfly Kid and why it stands out to me the most when I went over to the Baltimore Museum of Art. Getting the descriptions of the Butterfly Kid just right is a challenge in it of itself. This piece was released
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The monarch butterfly‚ as known as Danaus plexippus‚ is often called the milkweed butterfly because its larvae eat the milkweed plant. They are also sometimes called "royalty butterflies" because their family name comes from the daughter of Danaus‚ ruler of Argos. There are many other interesting facts about this butterfly including its anatomy and life cycle‚ where the butterfly lies on the food chain‚ the migration from Canada to Mexico‚ why the butterfly is being threatened‚ and lastly‚ what
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Admiral butterflies (genus Limenitis) are a particularly appealing system to address questions regarding wing pattern evolution and speciation. This genus is unusual among other butterflies in that mimicry has evolved multiple times and hybridization is frequent between wing pattern forms. An interesting fact of wing pattern evolution within this genus is the apparent differences between the largely stereotypic Paleartic fauna and the highly variable Nearctic forms of butterflies. Palearctic
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I. Hope for the Flowers This Easter I journeyed to San Diego to join the vigorous youthful dance troupe of EVEOKE for the opening of their spirited expression of Hope in dance. To see the dedication and energy of these women‚ so intent to express the important issues of our times‚ was truly an inspiration. I think some of the introductory words in the dance program are worthy of repeating here.” II. Trina Paulus Trina Paulus is very ugly‚ and she look like she is on crack‚ thats why lil wyane
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