I want you to do two things with this blog assignment: 1) Reflect on what you learned by researching your organism. -what did you learn? - what surprised you? - what was cool? - what would you like to know more about?
2) Have a discussion with your fellow science students about what you learned
This assignment is due by Friday, May 15th.
I look forward to your discussions.
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First I am going to say I did the Black Swallower. For any of you who think it is a bird, you are wrong. It really is a fish.
What did you learn?
One thing I learned is that there are some animals and plants that sound new but most of the time it isn’t. I know this happened to me. I originally was researching the Degu as I continued I realized I had seen them before and that really threw me off. I also learned that finding an organism can be hard or it can be very easy. For some people it took them maybe 10 minutes finding and organism. For people like me I took over an hour looking.
What surprised you?
What surprised me is that the black swallower can open is own jaw open all the way or really close to it.
What was cool?
To me the cool part of my topic was, that scientist have found them dead in the ocean with fish that are 30 inches long when the Black Swallower is only 10 inches at the most.
What you would like to know more?
First I would like to learn more about the Black Swallowers’ body structure. I also would like to know more about any body else how possibly did the Black Swallower and what they learned.
1) I learned that the gonium pectorale is what makes water green. It surprised me that it gets bigger in water. I thought it was cool that it’s a living thing. Id likes to know what it eats.
Pretty pink prince: if the swalloer whas found 30 inches long after death do you think they grow after death
My Organism was the olm. Its basically a salamander. What did you learn? I learned that olm's are amphibians and that they live 99% of the time in the water. I also learned that olm's are simply "frozen" in its larval stage, not all of its body is developed. For example its eyes are under developed so it's left blind. What surprised you? what surprised me would probably have to be that its skin contains large numbers of tiny lateral line organs that are sensitive to water-borne vibrations. What was cool? Well what i found kool was that they mature at 7 years and have a life span up to 58 years! What would you like to know more about? I would like to learn more about what olm's do to survive because on their conservation status, it says that they are most vulnerable.
larularu1(7)3: why do you think that they are what makes green water?
1) What did you learn? I learned that just because you haven't heard of a organism doesn't mean you haven't seen. Fr example: I saw a Kodiak Bear at the zoo and didn't know it was one, then I started researching online and recoginized the breed of bear. What surprised you? I was surprised to learn that Kodiak Bears are the biggest bears in the world! I thought grizzly bears were the biggest, but all the websites I looked at said the Kodiak bear was the biggest. What was cool? I think it's cool that the goverment protects these bears and nt a lot of people each year can get a permit to hunt them. Also I thought it was cool to find out, that no one has been killed by Kodiak Bears in the past 75 years and usally only 1 person is injured each year by these bears. What would you like to know more about? I really would like to learn how Kodiak Bears originated. Also how have they have lived on Kodiak Archipelago (island south of Alaska) for so long, does the food keep growing or does the residents plant food for them?
2) Pretty Pink Prince: What does the Black Swallower eat? Does the fish live on the bottem of the ocean? What would happen if the fish got moved to a diffrent type of water? (fresh to salt, salt to fresh)
Larularu1(7)3: If you had a pet that lived in water (ex: fish) and you didn't clean it's bowl, is that the stuff n the sides that's green?
Chrissybrown08: What do the Olm's eat? What is their habit like when they are not in the water?
Sorry for reposting but I nticed I had a lot of spelling errors.
Organism: Kodiak Bears
1) What did you learn? I learned that just because you haven't heard of an organism doesn't mean you haven't seen. Fr example: I saw a Kodiak Bear at the zoo and didn't know it was one, then I started researching online and recognized the breed of bear. What surprised you? I was surprised to learn that Kodiak Bears are the biggest bears in the world! I thought grizzly bears were the biggest, but all the websites I looked at said the Kodiak bear was the biggest. What was cool? I think it's cool that the government protects these bears and not a lot of people each year can get a permit to hunt them. Also I thought it was cool to find out, that no one has been killed by Kodiak Bears in the past 75 years and usually only 1 person is injured each year by these bears. What would you like to know more about? I really would like to learn how Kodiak Bears originated. Also how have they have lived on Kodiak Archipelago (island south of Alaska) for so long, does the food keep growing or does the residents plant food for them?
2) Pretty Pink Prince: What does the Black Swallower eat? Do these fish live on the bottom of the ocean? What would happen if the fish got moved to a different type of water? (Fresh to salt, salt to fresh)
Larularu1(7)3: If you had a pet that lived in water (ex: fish) and you didn't clean it's bowl, is that the stuff n the sides that's green?
Chrissybrown08: What do the Olm's eat? What is their habit like when they are not in the water?
I did the long tailed pangloin (gee I wonder who it is...)
I learned that animals learn to adapt to their enviroment by genetic mutations. The LTP (long tailed pangolin) has scales made of modified hair. So what did they look like before they had scales? I will probably do more research to find out.
Somthing that surprised me is the fact that the LTP can stink, like a skunk and curl into a ball like a armadillo. It was almost like they mated and made this animal.
The cool part about this project was that I got to learn about a new animal I had never heard of. And now that I am an expert on this animal, I can do more research. Also, I thought it was cool that now that I know where they live, maybe I can help their survival.
First, I want to learn more about what the scales help prevent madicinaly. Then I want to learn how they found out. Did African tribes use them? What happend. Then, I want to learn is there anything that eats them? And if so , what?
WHAT I LEARNED: I learned a lot of interesting things about the vampire squid: its body glows (photophores), the adults have fins that look like ears, their eyes are red or blue, its eyes are larger relative to its body size, it has a small body (about 6 inches), it has skinny arms- with suckers on only half of it, a small head, it does have a central nervous system, they have jellyfish-like bodies, etc… (read my article to learn more) Technically, it’s all very interesting to me because NEVER in my life have I heard of this type of creature before.
WHAT SURPRISED ME?: What surprised me most about this creature (out of ALL of the things I learned…) would probably be the fact that it has a central nervous system.
WHAT WAS COOL?: What I thought was cool was that it’s covered entirely in light-producing organs called photophores that gives the squid the exceptional capability to “turn itself on or off” at will.
WHAT WOULD I LIKE TO KNOW MORE ABOUT IT?: I think that I would like to learn what “vampy” eats and what eats “vampy”. I think I would also like to learn how it reproduces, because I think I found one site where they explained it but I didn’t get it.
From doing research on Monito Del Monte, I learned that all or at least most animals adapt to changes, in their environment. For example, the animal that I researched stored enough fat in their tail, that even if it did not have food, it could still live. It is surprised me, that in such a little tail, it could save the animals life, if they ever ran out of food. I’m still wondering how this animal contributes to the environment, positively or negatively… does it do anything? Or is it just there? This animal is starting to become extinct, does it really matter? If the animal does go extinct, will it affect anything?
I am researching about Penicillium and it is a type of disease.
What did I Learn?
I have learned that penicillium is a organism that lives in filamentous fungi and that it usually lives in Southeast Asia ,also it can be found in soil, decaying vegetation and sometimes it can be flowing around in the air. I've also learned that in Southeast Asia penicillium infects bamboo rats which serve as reservoirs for human infections. I've also learned that penicillium has many species and some of the mostly used ones are Penicillium marneffei and Penicillium chrysogenum. Penicillium marneffei is a pathogenic fungus and specifically infects patients with AIDS who live at or visit Southeast Asia where the fungus is endemic it also was reported that the penicillium marneffei was in a patients that didn't have AIDS only if they were undergoing immunosuppressive therapy and if they had hematological malignancies.( Hematological malignancies are types of cancer that effects a humans blood, bone marrow, and lymph nodes.) One way you can get Penicillium marneffei is by via inhalation of it.
What Surprised me?
What surprised me is that penicillium marneffei has a cottony texture when you are looking close at it with a microscope.
What was cool?
When I was researching it i found out that the cell can change colors over time.
What I will like to know more?
I would like to know more on how the organism can survive off a human that is old or too young and can it still be able to fully develop in it's host.
i learned how dangerous the ocean and the world can be if you are unpreapared. the reason i did the scorpion fish when i fond it is because it lived in shallow waters.i thought the scorpion fish was cool becuse it can swim 30-40 miles per hour and can jab its foes with poiseness toxic spicks on its back,belly,arms and butt. the thing that suprised me and that iam glad of that there are none at my beach house where my little brothers swim.
i learned that the Tassled scorpionfish has a venomness spine. it suprised me that i could only find the debth informations in meters (not feet). i think its cool that the Tassled scorpionfish is also called the Scorpaenopsis oxycephala. I would like to know more about what it eats and what eats it.
larularu1(7)3: how does the gonium pectorale turn the water green? also do you have a link w/ pictures?
chrissybrown08: where does the olm live in the world? and can they be pets?
hello there !:what language is Monito Del Monte in? is it in french?
What did you learn? I learned that there is such thing as a goblin shark and no matter how long we know about something or how much we’ve studied it that doesn’t mean we’ve figured it out.
What surprised you? What surprised me was how illusive this shark could be that even though we’ve known about it for such a long time.
What was cool? The shape of the goblin sharks snout.
What would you like to know more about? I would like to know more about pretty much everything. I’m not usually so into animals but the fact that this shark is so secretive makes me want to know more.
I did the leiopelma frog species. These frogs are found in New Zealand
What I learnt
One Thing that I learnt in is that they only grow to be about 50millimeters or 2 inches. The leiopelma frog is an amphibian like all other frogs. They live in moist areas or small ponds. They lay their eggs on moist ground or a puddle, and when they hatch their parents leave them to fend for themselves.
What surprised me
That their are only four species left in the wild and they are rapidly decreasing because of human population.
What was cool
That they come in different types of colors like they can be gray, green, brown, yellow and a reddish color unlike normal frogs who are 1 color. The species of this frog used to be 100mm or more like 100 years ago.
What I would like to know more about
Their habitat in water. Why they are different from other frogs.
Chrissybrown08 What do they eat and the 1% time that they are out of the water what is their habitat like?
larularu1(7)3 How does the gonium pectoraale turn the water green?
chikachikaboomboom567 Where does the scorpion fish live?
1. I learned that my organism was found in Russia, scientists don’t know anything about it and that it is prehistoric. 2. Also what surprised me was that it was five feet long and can go up to Lebron James’s shoulder. 3. what was cool about it was that it was from the prehistoric times and that it resembles a horse shoe crab. 4. I would like to know the name of it and see if scientist know anything about it.
Pony Girl The Black Swallower eats a fish called a Bony wich is a type of perch. No the black swallower does not live on the ocean floor. It live in the alantic ocean and tropical water in generally deep places.
The Long Tailed pangloin reminds you os askunk and an armadillo. Then what does it look like. It is cool they adapt through genetic mutations. You clearly know what you are talking about.
ok to answer some questions... what do olms eat? Well they are small creatures them selves so their diet is basically smaller organisms than themselves.
where are they that 1% of the time? They will time to time climb up on a [limestone] rock, they didnt specify any reasons in particular of why they do this. But i will do further research... :)
From this assignment I learned that there are many endangered species in the Caribbean including the Leptotyphlops Carlae. I learned a lot about the Leptotyphlops Carlae and its habitat. What surprised me was that they may have been around for so long but they only discovered them this year. Also, when you look it up on Google images there are a bunch of copies of 1 picture and a few other pictures. I wonder why there are only about two different pictures for it. I thought it was cool that they are so small, but there are still a bunch of them that are alive. Also that the babies are some much larger percentage wise than the normal sized snakes. Some things I am still wondering are what are its predators and how much longer do scientists think thery're habitat will survive? Also, are there any other snake species that are that small or smaller?
The animal that I chose was the snow leopard. Before you start complaining about how I did a basic animal I just want to tell you that I knew nothing about them except for the fact that they are cats. What I Learned: I learned that they roam through the mountains of 12 different countries and 1230000 square kilometers Afghanistan, Bhutan, China, India, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz republic, Mongolia, Nepal, Pakistan, Russia, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan. What shocked me: I was shocked by how low the numbers that are still around are. I knew that big cat’s numbers are low but not that low. There is between 4100 to 6600 in the wild and600 to 700 in captivity. I was also shocked to find out that they can’t roar. What I thought was cool: What I thought was cool was how spread out given their numbers.
I agree with you on knowing the name. What kind of terrain does it live in? (i.e. oceans, mountains, desert) I think your organism is very interesting. How did you find it if it doesn't have a name?
I learned that habitat is very important to the organisms survival. For example, if you moved the Mexican axolotl to a different habitat, it most likely would not survive because it would be hard for the animal to adapt. They could adapt, but it would be hard since the animal has been in one place for a very long time.
Something cool that I learned was that the Mexican axolotl lives completely underwater. Most salamanders live near swamps or under soil near water. But, the axolotl lives completely underwater and rarely goes up to surface.
What surprised me was that Mexican axolotls have the ability to grow back lost limbs. That surprised me because I would never think of an animal doing that.
I would like to know more about how it grows. I would like to learn about this because since it retains its larval characteristics, how would its body still develop normally? If so, does it develop normally?
I learned that almost every organism needs an environment that they can adapt to. Also, some organisms may need a very specific environment (a cave with warmth and moisture) while others can live in any desert around the world. I did the chuckwalla and I was surprised that it can be many different colors (brown, black, tan, yellow or red). Also, I found it weird that they can be those colors because they don’t camouflage with their environment. I would like to know more about how they protect themselves. I learned that they go in between rocks and puff themselves up so that the predator can’t get them out. But, I would like to know how they hide from predators.
idk345- I think that it is cool also that the Mexican axolotls can grow back lost limbs. I did the chuckwalla and they can grow back their tail if it gets detached. I think that both of them are able to do that for protection. If a predator comes and rips off their limb it would be helpful for it to grow back.
The Skinless Wonder- I thought that it was weird that snow leopards cannot roar. How do they scare off their predators?
Bandcamp- Exactly how small is the snake you were describing? Is it the smallest snake in the world?
BY: MILKY MILK Hey Hedgehog; Can you send me a link to a site that has a picture a “Goblin Shark?” Also, does anything eat them?
Hey hello there !; I have to ask you this: Is a Monito Del Monte a mammal or an amphibian? Also, can you tell me a link to see this creature?
Hey kr.td.23; I just have to this…I was laughing when you said “Gee I wonder who it is…” Okay back to task on-hand, I was wondering if you did that extra research that Mr.A asked you to do, because I also wanted to know that stuff.
Hey Pretty Pink Prince; I wanted to tell you that I couldn’t believe that the fish you researched can open its mouth all the way. Can you send me a link were I could possibly see a picture of this fish with its mouth open? Or just normal (with the mouth NOT open)?
I researched the raccoon dog. I learned that raccoon dogs live in eastern Asia. I thought they lived in America. The raccoon dog is a carnivore. The raccoon dog was introduced to Europe. The raccoon dog likes to live in snowy places. They are part of the canine family. They look more like raccoon then a dog. What I found cool was that the raccoon dog lived in Asia. They can also have up to 15 pups at once. When they are threatened there hair stands up to appear they look bigger. What surprised me was that they are part of the dog family A.K.A canine family. They are a solitaire, which surprised me because dogs and wolfs usually like to stay in groups. I want to learn how and why they were introduced to Europe.
I learned that an organism doesn't need to be the biggest, fastest or the smartest to survive. For example my organism is usually around 2 feet long and is mostly a scavenger. But almost nothing can eat it because it adapted so well to its enviorment, by being able to produce slime that chokes other animals.
I was surprised by the fact that the hagfish hasn't had to evolve even though they have been alive for more than 500 million years.
I thought it was cool how hagfish eat their prey or findings from the inside out.
I would like to find out if the hagfish is really a fish. It looks more like some kind of worm, and it has tentacles, and its offspring are mini copies of their parents from birth. [a little bit like mammals]
Please post your opinion on if you think they are a fish or not.
I did two organisms the unicorn fish and the oarfish. I learned that the unicorn fish is active in the day time and lives 15 years. The most interesting thing about the oarfish is that it is the longest fish in the ocean and its gets to about 50 feet and 600 pounds.
I was surprised he oarfish is the longest fish in ocean and I’d never heard of it.
It was cool finding out that the unicorn fish fights with its tail not its horn.
I would like to know more about why the oarfish comes to the sandy shore when it is dying.
What did you learn? I learned that although The Olm has no color pigmentation, it still produces melanin. Also Olm’s bodies aren’t fully developed, for instance they have no eyes, which leaves them blind. Lastly, even though The Olm is blind it makes up for that by having an excellent sense of memory and sense of smell.
What surprised you? What surprised me was that The Olm can adapt to the darkness of caves and yet can still remember where things are. Also, The Olm can go ten years with out food but can only live to a maximum of 58 years. What did you find cool? What I found interesting was that people were scared of these creatures because they’re not that weird looking to me. To me, they look like any other salamander but are able to do more interesting things. What would you like to know more about?
I would like to know who their predators are and what they eat. I found a lot of interesting facts about them but none of the web sites showed their diet or their predators and I find those two aspects important to know.
Idk345: To answer your question, Kodiak bears are bigger in height and sometimes in weight, I can't tell you how much because not every bear is the same height and weight but Kodiak bears are probably a few feet taller in height.
I liked you’re reflection but could you explain more to me about how the ocean is dangerous if you are “unprepared”? What do you mean by unprepared? Also, how close can the scorpion fish come to shore?
2. Hedgehog:
I liked how you set up your reflection but I wish you were more specific in your answers to the questions because I found your living organism one of the most interesting ones. You mentioned that the shape of the Goblin Shark’s snout was cool but you never mentioned the shape of it, so what shape IS it?
3. The Skinless Wonder:
While reading your reflection I could tell you did a lot of research. I do have one question though; do you know why the snow leopard can’t roar? Also, do you know why they’re numbers are dropping?
I thought it was really cool that this little tiny animal could make itself, and its young all on its own. Building bamboo together, to create a home.
chrissybrown08: You said that the Olm was "frozen in its larval stage"... and I was wondering if there was any chance that in some cases it was developed? Making it look or act differently than a typical Olm?
kr.td.23: I was wondering exactly what the long tailed pangolim eats, because it has many traits that could help with hard to catch animals or plants....?
Joebeeb: Is there a reason that the oarfish is so long? Does this creature use this to its benefit in anything that it does?
The organism is researched is a microorganism call Escherichia coli (E. coli). Researching this organism was surprisingly fun because I had heard of E. coli before, but I didn't know what it actually was and what it did.
I learned a lot. It is in the large intestine of warm blooded animals. They help digest and break down food, and it protects against buildup of pathogenic bacteria (infectious germs that can disease). I learned so much more but here are the basics: It was founded in 1885 by a man named Theodor Escherich. It is included in the normal human flora. There are harmful species of E. coli like 0157 and STEC. One strain of E. coli is 3 microns long.
What surprised me is that they are harmlessly living in your large intestine right now.
What was cool to me is that scientist can take E. coli out of humans, and use it with feces to test for viruses/diseases, etc.
What I would like to learn more about is how people get the harmful kinds of E. coli. Do the normal strains get mutated? Are the harmful strains in the contaminated food?
Monito Del Monte is a spanish name, in spanish it means little mountain monkey.
Milky Milk -
Monito Del Monte is a MAMMAL. Its actually a form of opposum, Heres a link to a picture from google images : http://www.carampangue.cl/Biocarampangue/3-Monito-del-monte.jpg
My organism is the Perentie I learned that not only do animals change to adapt to their environment by genetic mutations, they also change their behavior to adapt to their environment to survive. For example the Perentie had to become very good diggers to dig burrows to escape the heat of their habitat. I also learned that animals are naturally colored to camouflage to their environment. For example the Perentie is brown, tan, and earth tone colored to camouflage into its rocky, sandy, hilly habitat.
It surprised me that some species of Perentie lay their eggs into insect hills so not only will the eggs have shelter, after the eggs hatch, the babies would have the insects to eat.
I thought it was cool that the Perentie can run very fast on just their hind legs.
I want to learn more about if and how the Perentie is venomous because I was very confused if the websites that I went to were saying that the Perentie is venomous or they just have venom glands.
1) I learned so many things about the Plumed Basilisk, and all Basilisks for that matter, through this assignment. I learned about what they eat, where they live, how they behave, how they defend themselves, how to take care of them and many other things I would have never known about them without this assignment.
2) I was really surprised to find out that the Plumed Basilisk’s tail is 2/3 of the length of its entire body, meaning that the head and torso of the lizard are only 1/3 of the body. I was also surprised to find out that the crests on the top of its head are actually there for a purpose. They are there because it scares away predators that the Basilisk may have that are bigger than it. When it sees the predator coming it stretches its tail and crests to make itself look way bigger than it actually is. The thing that I was the most surprised about was that they call it “The Jesus Christ Lizard” in Costa Rica. They gave it this name because of its unusual ability to walk on the surface of water for short distances like Jesus Christ. This really amazed me because I thought it was impossible for any organism to be able to walk on water. It can do this because it has long legs and toenails, and can sprint at a tremendously fast pace.
3) What I thought was really cool about the Plumed Basilisk was its color, diet, requirement for certain temperatures, and surreal ability to walk on water. A Plumed Basilisk is a really cool green/brown or green/light blue and I thought those were really cool colors for a lizard. I also thought that the diet was cool because it can eat almost anything. It’s an omnivore, meaning it eats plants and meat, so it can eat all sorts of things including wax worms, mealworms, crickets and some plants. The Plumed Basilisk also needs a certain temperature at certain times of the day to be as healthy as possible. For example their basking area needs to be between 95 and 105 degrees F, the cool area should be 80 degrees F, and the nighttime temperature should be 65-75 degrees F. I also thought it was pretty fantastic that it can walk on water, but who wouldn’t think that’s cool.
4) If I were to learn more about this organism I would definitely want to learn about their mating process, their genetic makeup and more about the MR.LSTRNGER things. Through all of my research I didn’t find much about that.
The Skinless Wonder: I know you said how many snow leopards there are but does that make them endangered?
Gmoser: I wanted to know why the eiopelma frog species is decreasing. I know you said it was because of human population but what about human population is what I want to know.
chikachikaboomboom567: I wanted to know how scorpion fish reach 30-40 mph.
Any relatives? There are no other relatives to olm's, the closest creatures that it is close to is the salamander.
Is there any chance that in some cases the olm was developed? Making it look or act differently than a typical Olm? The way you can really tell if an olm is itself or a salamander is that olm's are frozen in their larval stage. From what i have researched there are no cases wheer the olm becomes developed. I dont think that they are able to develope because they are not in the right habitat for that type life style. They live underground giving them close to no light at all! Leaving them light colored and under developed.
Idk345: That is an excellent question; it’s too bad I don’t have the answer…yet! I WILL research that for you as soon as I can. You know…I should’ve thought of that question to research myself. Huh…I definitely feel stupid right now. Don’t worry it’s not your fault, I just would’ve never thought of that.
pretty pink prince: OMG!!!!! That is sort of nasty! But, shocking-ling, it’s actually pretty… cool! Thanks for the site.
abc123def456; That’s a great question. I’ll tell you why. It’s because of the spikes on its tentacles. Here’s a site for you to see for your self: http://tolweb.org/Vampyroteuthis_infernalis/20084. Cool, right?
hello there !; AAAAAAAAAWWWWWWWWW!!!!!!!!!! THAT IS SO CUTE! IT’S SO TINNY LOOKIN’! I am SO putting that as my background. Thank you SO much for giving me the site.
Well fist on the list is I did the saiga antelope And It doesn't cool but its a pretty cool animal.
What did I learn? Well I learned that there are many different animals in this world and a lot of them are really cool. Also that there are a lot more endangered animals than I thought that there were I mean there are just Pages full of just one of species animal. Also I learned that a lot of animals are losing their habitat to us and that is driving them to extinction.
What surprised me? There are a lot of animals out there that are really cool but unfortunately a lot of them happen to be on the list of endangered animals. Unfortunately the saiga just happens to be hunted for its horns to be grounded up and sold on the black market leading it into endangered animal list.
He's checkin his list he's checkin it twice gonna find out who's endangered or not environmentalist is comin' to the woods.
What was cool? I found out because of where the saiga Its nose is extra big so the cold air is warmed by the time it reaches it's lungs so it doesn't freeze to death.
What would i like to know more about? Why is the saiga horn sought after so much on the black market I mean why is it popular? Also if Global Warming continues along with their habitat destruction could it drive this species to extinction?
I did the Tuatara, which like Gmoser’s animal, lives on New Zealand.
What I learned I learned that Tuatara live up to 100 years and are nocturnal. They also change color throughout their life from brick red, olive, and grey.
What surprised me What surprised me about Tuataras, is that they are called living fossils because their species has been around 200 million years ago during prehistoric times. Also, even though they resemble lizards, they are in their own subcategory of reptiles because they have a different anatomy.
What was cool I thought that their reproduction was cool. You probably think I’m sick, but I thought it was weird because the male has no external sex organ (a penis). Instead, the male and female have cloacal region which is how the male transfers sperm to the females eggs. This is called a “cloacal kiss”.
What would I like to know more about I would like to know why Tuataras are nocturnal even though they are cold blooded. I thought that nocturnal animals liked to just sit in the heat to warm up. I’d also like to know if they have mating calls or something.
I studied the Monito del Monte (Little Mountain Monkey.) You may think it's a monkey but it is really a South American marsupial.
WHAT DID I LEARN?
I found out many things studying organisms. First of all, names are never what they seem. The name of my animal, little mountain monkey, made me think immediately the animal would be a monkey. I was wrong. It is actually more like a rat than monkey. I also learned that studying an unknown organism is hard. If you are researching some unknown bacteria, it is very hard to find a lot of information on it. You may find bits and pieces but most of the time you will have to be willing to spend along time and look at many different sources to find information. I also learned that all animals have some adaptation that helps them in the environment they live in.
WHAT SURPRISED ME?
Immediately I was surprised that my animal wasn’t a monkey. It kind of goes with the saying, “don’t judge a book by its cover.” I was also very surprised and interested that the base of its tail can store fat for the hibernation.
WHAT WAS COOL?
I thought it was that the little mountain monkey, even though found in South America could be native of Australia. Tiny fossils were found on some farms in Australia being directly linked to the Monito del Monte.
WHAT WOULD I LIKE TO LEARN MORE ABOUT?
I want to learn more about its habitat. I want to find out why it lives in hot, humid dense forests. If it were native to Australia there would be no connection seeing as Australia is made up of a lot of deserts.
pretty pink prince:Good job! You expanded on your ideas very well. Like my organsm, yours also had a misleading name. I agree with what you said about researching an organsm can be easy or hard. What kind of water does it live in?
chrissybrown08:I thought you chose a vaery interesting animal. I am wondering what kind of habitat it lives in. Also, what does it eat and what eats it?
larularu1(7)3:I am wondering what the gonium pectorale is. Is it an animal or bacteria? What kind of water does it make green? Just salt or just fresh, or both?
my organism was jellyfish. i didn't learn much because my internet was down and i only had the wikipedia page. what i did learn was that our planners were wrong. this weeks cool fact was jellyfish are 95% water. there not there 90% water. I was suprised about all the differant types of differant types of jellyfish. ther were scyphazoa, staurazoa, cubazoa, hydrozoa and so on. and ther were at least 200 differant types of each. I would like to know more aboutthe life cycle. becuase the differant forms before a jelly fish seemed very strange and kind of creepy.
I learned a large quantity of information about this wonderful animal, all of which slightly shocking. For example, I learned that this particular panda does not resemble a panda at all, but looks like a combination between a cat and a raccoon. Also, I learned that the Red Panda is a cousin to the Giant Panda, the more famous of the two. Plus, I found out that the Red Panda is an endangered species, for it is hunted regularly for its pulchritudinous fur. And lastly, I learned that the little creature cannot handle hot weather conditions. When it is hotter than 77 degrees outside, the Red Panda must fall into deep slumber to regulate its body temperature; just as humans do when they are sick.
WHAT SURPRISED YOU?
A lot of the facts that I encountered surprised me, but something that really reached out to me was how alike humans and Red Pandas are. Though I am well aware that we are both mammals, I am stunned by the fact that civilized humans can be compared to wild animals. The way that we are analogous is how we go through the same chemical reactions and have the same “systems” in our body. A perfect match of the systems we share is the circulatory system. In the circulatory system, the blood is flowing through our blood stream. The blood then goes to the cells to give them food, energy and nutrients. If this did not happen, our cells would not function right, and we would die. This is identical to the Red Panda, for they need cells to live as well. (Just as any living organism does.) Another example of how the two relate is the reproductive system. In both organisms, the system goes as followed: two organisms (of the opposite sex,) must mate. Then, after a certain amount of time of the egg being carried, it is finally born. This cycle goes on over and over again, all over the world, so that there are: 4 births every second, 245 births every minute, 14,709 births every hour, 353,015 births every day, and lastly, 128.9 million births per year!
WHAT WAS COOL?
For me, everything that I learned about the Red Panda was cool, considering that fact that it was all new information. But, something that I thought was extremely cool is that you are allowed to own Red Pandas. Even though they are wild animals, if you care for them while they are young, and act as their mother, you can domesticate them, and make them become your pet. This, (strangely,) is another example of how pandas and humans relate; we learn from the people who raise us, and who bring us into the world. For example, if the Red Panda is bought at a very young age, and learns certain habits while it is still a baby, it will carry those behavioral beliefs throughout its life, because it doesn’t know of any other ways. This can be compared to a child eating vegetables. If they eat healthy food while they are young, (7 – 10 years old,)those are the eating habits that will be carried with them forever. But, if they eat unhealthy food as they become closer to a teenager, the bad eating habits that they learned while they were young will haunt them for the rest of their lives.
WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO KNOW MORE ABOUT?
I would like to know more about when the Red Panda was first found and the research that scientists formulated to determine what type of animal it was. I believe that if I came across this information, I would have a better sense of its history, and I would be able to tell if the animal’s characteristics have evolved over the years. This is an important aspect because I would be able to tell if weather/ earth conditions had changed any of the Red Pandas habits, or ways of life, which would result in differences between pandas.
The organism that I researched is called the Mantis shrimp.
Before I did this project on this organism, I knew nothing about it. But after I learned a lot, for example I learned what its habitat is and where you can find it, what it looks like, about its amazing vision and many other cool facts about it.
One of the facts that surprised me was about its eyes. They see much differently than we do. They have trinocular vision and we (humans) see binocular. It is the most complex system known so far.
One of the coolest facts that I found was how fast they can catch their prey. I learned that during a strike at a prey, the unfolding motion they make can occur in less then 1/125th of a second. This also happens at with the force of a small caliber bullet. Another cool thing I learned about this creature is what it looks like. It looks almost rainbow and has short eyes on top of its head. Its whole body is really small. It looks really weird but It is a really cool organism to research.
I would like to know more about what eats it and even more about its environment. Also I would like to learn more about how it communicates with another of its kind and/if a lot of the species lives together as a group or do they just live alone. I would like to know what kind of water tempatures it lives in, does it matter what the temperature is, or does it have to be warm or cold.
My organism is... the Box Jellyfish. What did I learn? One of the things I've learned is how the stingers work and the venom injection. People who watch spongebob would see that the jellyfish in that show make an electric shock. I always knew this wasn't how it works. This is how it works: Each tentacle has about 500,000 sindasites which are harpoon shaped needles that inject venom into the victim. That's why it hurts so much, like a bunch of needles (and poison) going into your skin. I also learned that these stings can kill you, but it is unlikely if you get medical attention quickly. And pretty pink prince: "I also learned that finding an organism can be hard or it can be very easy. For some people it took them maybe 10 minutes finding and organism. For people like me I took over an hour looking." Finding an organism was hard for me too, as first I was going to do trifolium repens, the scientific name of a clover, then mycoplasma, and then a shark, and then this. But I had already heard of Trifolium repens and the sharks and mycoplasma, so I searched for jellyfish. I learned that finding an organism that you have never heard of is pretty hard. What surprised me? That the stings from these jellyfish can kill you, and that they are the most deadly jellyfish, or also called "Ocean wasps". What was cool? How the stinging tentacles worked. Each tentacle has 500,000 needle-like "harpoons" that are called sindasites. These go into your skin if you're stung and inject the deadly venom into your skin. The best treatment for box jellyfish stings, and sometimes other jellyfish is vinegar. Putting vinegar on where you got stung for a minimum of 30 seconds helps stop pain and the venom. Also, something cool is that even if their tentacles are cut off, they will still sting. when people use the tentacles, they, put vinegar on them to kill the stingers.
What would I like to know more about? I would like to know why the tentacles will still sting even if they are ripped off from the jellyfish. I would also like to know how vinegar treats the venomous sting and how it kills the sindasites.
I did the Brazilian Tapir (Or South American Tapir.) It is a pig-like animal, but alot bigger. It has dark brown fur, and a low mane running from the top of it's head to the bottom of the neck. it is about seven feet in length and is three feet tall. It eats plants only, and has a flexible snout that it uses to get at plants. It is found near water practically anywhere in South America. It is an excellent swimmer, and leves about 30 years, if not eaten. It's predators are the jaguar, cougar, Crocodiles. I was surpised when i found out it mated underwater, and that it had fur. I though it was cool that it had the ability to run into water when it was scared. I would like to know more about it's numbers in the wild.
Dear pretty pink prince, I had the same problem that you had while trying to find an organism. It took me nearly two days to find an organism that I was not fimiliar with. I think you did a good job reflecting, but perhaps you could have stated more about what you leanred about the organism. Great Job!
Dear chrissybrown08, I think your relfection was very good, but I wish you could have said more about the Olm's features. Also, I also find it very cool that the Olm has a life span up to 58 years! Great Job!
Dear hello there !, You did a good job on the reflection, and the questions that you asked were fantastic. I can tell that you thought pretty deeply about the organism, and that you really wanted to learn. Great Job!
ajax555: Your reflection was really well written. Do they change colors or just different ones are different colors? What kind of environment do chuckwallas live in?
magentarocks: It's good that you found a lot of information. What does pulchritudinous mean?
The organism I did was the Kitti's hognosed bat, or bumblebee bat. If you would like to see the presentation I did on it go to this link: http://docs.google.com/a/pvconline.org/Present?docid=dd52sqv9_31g56bc54n
I learned that a lot of animals that I haven't heard of are endangered. It's pretty obvious why this is but I guess I never realized it until now. What surprised me was that the bumblebee bat doesn't have many predators. This surprised me because bumblebee bats are so small and pretty much defenseless. I thought it was really cool that there are so many animals that I've never heard of. It just kind of dawned on me how big our earth really is. I would like to know more about how bumblebee bats communicate.
I thought your reflection was really good and your organism sounds very interesting. I have just one question. What is trinocular vison and how is it different from humans vision?
Dear kr.td,23:
I really liked your posting. I thought it was really interesting that they had that genetic mutation that made them have hair. I was wondering, where do long tailed pangolin live?
Dear xcoolxoxbeansx:
I thought the plumed basilisk sounded really cool. I thought it was really awesome that they could walk on water. One question though, where does the plumed basilisk live.
I researched Trichophyton rubrum and I found some cool stuff about this organism 1) I learned that this is the most common reason for athletes foot, ringworm, and jock itch. 2) It is the most common of the Dermatophytes to cause fingernail fungous. 3) I think it’s cool that it is the most common reason for athletes foot, ringworm, and jock itch. 4) I would like to know more about how it starts.
The organism that I studied was called fusarium which is a bacteria that can be harmful to humans if eaten.
What I learned
what I learned while studying this organism was how fast fungus can spread and how easy it is for the rain to spread the fungus. I also learned that when fuarium is eaten it can make you very sick. fusarium can give you fevers and even bleeding.
what was intrusting about fusarium
what I thought was intrusting about fusarium was how much plants it killed last year it was estimated to be about 3 billion. I that the outbreak of fusarium in the UK was intrusting as well
I actually learned a lot from studying the flatnose batfish, like that I had never heard of such a thing before. There are a lot of things a learned while researching it like that: it lives in marine/tropical places and the depth range has to be between 0-305 m. They eat mollusks, fishes, crabs, algae, polychaete, and worms. Out of all the research I've done I haven't read about any of its predators except for people because we take them away from their habitats and placing them in aquariums and museums. They have weird shaped bodies and the tops of them look like coral rubble. Their feet look like they belong to ducks. They are usually from about 4-5 inches but some adult ones can be as long as 15 inches.
What surprised me was that in the things that I've read it said that they are harmless even though their features look terrifying.
I would like to know a little bit more of everything about them because the facts that I've read got me confused, so I never knew what it was I was looking for.
I did the Quetzal, a tropical bird from Latin America.
1.What did I learn? I learned almost everything there is to know about the Quetzal. The colors of the Quetzal (black, orange, white, green, gray, yellow, red, purple, and blue), their predators (Hawks, owls, kinkajous, squirrels, other birds, and weasels), their prey (frogs, insects, and lizards), and their behavior. The Quetzals make nests in woodpecker holes in all kinds of trees found in Latin America. Quetzals are weak fliers which is why they normally hide from their predators instead of flying away. Their skin is weak, which is why the developed a thick plumage of feathers to protect themselves.
2.What surprised me? Something that surprised me about the Quetzal was that they were weak fliers. I had never heard of a bird that was a weak flier, except for flightless birds, of course. Especially since they were tropical birds, I thought they would have to be strong fliers to fly in their damp, heavy aired environment, full of predators. That was another thing that surprised me, the amount of predators they had. So many different animals were predators of the Quetzal.
3.What did I think was cool? One of the thing that I thought was cool, was the name. Pronounced (Ket-zul), it uses Q and Z in its name. Those are two of the three most non-used letters in the Alphabet! Only if it was named the Quexzal. Then it would use all three of the most non-used letters! Or maybe the Xiquezl or Zixquel...The possibilities are limitless. Also the Quetzal was considered a god by the people of Central and South America, although the god was more of a Quetzal snake combo.
4.What would I like to know more about? What I would like to know is if any part of the Quetzal was found valued of useful to any group of people on earth.
my organism was the Halichoeres. I learned a lot about it. Some things that surprised me were how the younger fish didn't look anything like the adult fish. The younger fish are black with white strips on it and he adult is very colorful. What was cool about them was that they ate fish almost the exact same size as them or smaller. I would like to know more about what eats them though.
Anonymous-Where does the fusarium make you bleed? -What happened in the UK? -How can people eat fusarium? How does it get in their mouth?
Curlylocks123-How much do humans effect the whole species of the Flatnose Bayfish? -Where in the world do the Bayfish live? -Which humans are harming the Bayfish?
Killerinchworm23-I believe that bumblebee bats communicate like all bats, with sonar. They scream at high pitched frequencies that only other bats can hear. Dolphins also use sonar to communicate with each other.
Railroadfan-Great Reflection! I will answer your first question by saying that the poison in the stingers of the jellyfish will remain poisonous for awhile with the poison left in it. This poison is the thing that shocks us when we touch the stingers. The answer to your second question, How does vinegar help stings heal?, I found out that vinegar's acid neutralizes the jellyfish sting.
i did the tree kangaroo. and they live in new Guinea,and diminishing in Australia
what did i learn ? There are ten species of tree-kangaroos. They are endangered. there hieght is 37-70 inches (94-179 cm)and they eat lots of stuff likecarrots, yams, corn on the cob, celery, kale/romaine, high fiber monkey biscuits, tofu, hard-boiled eggs, and i dont know what monkey biscutes.
what surprised me? if females are isolated from all other animals after becoming pregnant, offspring almost always.
what was cool? tree kangaroos can leap 60 feet (18m) to the ground from trees without getting hurt. Young Matschie's tree kangaroos are called joeys.
curlylocks123- will you please send me a link of a picture of the Flatnose Batfish. I'd also like to know why it looks so vicious, yet it is not when their only predators are humans.
Ryley Clyde- From reading your reflection I learned that an olm has no eyes because it isn’t fully developed. So to make up for it, it has an amazing sense of smell and it has a very good memory. I also learned that they can adapt to the darkness and still remember where things are. Another thing that I found out about the olm that I found really cool was that it can go without eating for up to ten years. When I read that it made me wonder what it eats too. When I researched it I found that it eats small crabs, snails and sometimes insects. I also found out that it doesn’t chew its food, it swallows it whole. Here is where I found it: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olm
killerinchworm22- I learned a lot about the kitti’s hognosed bat/bumblebee bat from reading your reflection. Some of the things that I read that were really cool in your reflection was that they are really small and defenseless but have very few predators. My question is what are its predators and were does this organism live?
You asked me what trinocular vision is and how it is different from humans vision. Well the answer to your question the difference between humans eyes and trinocular vision is that humans have binocular vision which is when both eyes are used together. I tried to research trinocular vision and I couldn’t find anything but if I had to guess I would think it would have to do something with using three parts of an eye.
Hello there !- When I read your article about Monito Del Monte I learned a lot of information I never knew about. I learned that its little tail can store food so that if it didn’t have any it could still stay alive.
It was weird learning that even with the technology of today, some things are impossible to solve. MRAS, a type of ultra bacteria has caused a great scare to medical doctors everywhere. The bacteria can inflict lethal infections to average cuts and scrapes in only a matter of hours. The shocking thing is that antibiotic doesn’t stand a chance against these mean little bugs, in fact, antibiotic is what brought them to what they are now. Every time somebody uses sterilization creams and antibiotic to an open wound it’s true that it kills the existing germs around the appliance zone. But does it kill all germs? No, those few survivors mutate, advance, and become more resilient to the product then producing more of its mega kind. Scientists are trying to find an answer to this dilemma because every time the germs grow stronger, the old antibiotic becomes less powerful, thus forcing us to make the antibiotic stronger. Every time we strengthen the antibiotic, the bacteria only adapts, it’s a race that’s impossible to win!
Sorry I forgot to mention where the Plumed Basilisk lives. It lives in Rainforests near fresh water in countries like Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Honduras, and Panama.
MIlky milk why do are you so surprised that the vampire squid had a central nerves system? I also ran in to the vampire squid while doing my research they seem very interesting.
Kr.Td.23 Hey person that I have no idea is in reality, I found your reflection interesting. It’s weird in my opinion that one animal could posses so many traits that are common in other species. The “long-tailed pangolagen” seems like an amazing animal from the way you described it. I wonder how evolution brought us such unique animals that seem to be blends of others. Maybe I could do some research on the topic to see how it came to be. Madneard44 Wow, your species seems odd and cool from your descriptions. Its amazing that it hasn’t evolved over the last 500 years, to me that must mean it’s a perfect survival animal under perfect environmental conditions since it had no need to adapt. When I read your reflection I thought, “WHAT THE HECK?” now this is strange, “eating its prey from the inside out”. I guess this means it needs to be swallowed by its prey unwillingly to then chocking it to death. I would want to know why the hagfish didn’t evolve in the last 500 years. To me the hagfish is one of the coolest species I read about.
paintballmonkey8: I have a question…how do tree kangaroos get all this food? You wrote: “…like carrots, yams, corn on the cob, celery, kale/romaine, high fiber monkey biscuits, tofu, hard-boiled eggs…” Do they steal it from people who live nearby? And what are monkey biscuits?!
I'm responding to your comment to Kr. Td23. Almost all adaptions are in fact mutations. An animal sometimes has a genetic mutation randomly for the better then spreading it to more of it's kind. If the mutation is benificial, then it would become the dominant trait in that animal's genes.
madnerd44 said… Milky Milk why do are you so surprised that the vampire squid had a central nervous system? I also ran in to the vampire squid while doing my research, they seem very interesting.
To madnerd44: I have to answer you truthfully…I don’t know. Well I guess, because…it caught me off-guard, I suppose. I see you ran into “Vampy” while researching. That’s cool. What did you like most when you ran into “Vampy” (if you read it)? Was it the glowing organs? Or the spikes on the skinny tentacles? Come on…tell me quickly before this blog thing has to end tomorrow. Please, I would like to know.
First off, I'd like to say that I did the cookie cutter shark. Obviously it's a shark. But you wouldnt know it unless it opened it's mouth.
I learned that this assignment was harder then it looked because I didnt expect it to be so hard to find an organism. And it was hard to find something that I knew someone else wasnt doing. This caused a lot of stress for me.
What suprised me most about the cookie cutter shark was the way they eat. They eat by moving in a circular motion and cut out a chunk of flesh with their sharp teeth. It suprised me because the shark itself is so small, I didnt know it was capable of doing such gross things.
What suprised me was that the cookie cutter shark has the largest teeth in any shark species though it can only grow up to be 20inches.
What was cool was that scientists say that the cookie cutter sharks have probably taken a bite of every sea dweller. Exact words.
I want to know more about where it lives its predators and more details.
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First I am going to say I did the Black Swallower. For any of you who think it is a bird, you are wrong. It really is a fish.
What did you learn?
One thing I learned is that there are some animals and plants that sound new but most of the time it isn’t. I know this happened to me. I originally was researching the Degu as I continued I realized I had seen them before and that really threw me off. I also learned that finding an organism can be hard or it can be very easy. For some people it took them maybe 10 minutes finding and organism. For people like me I took over an hour looking.
What surprised you?
What surprised me is that the black swallower can open is own jaw open all the way or really close to it.
What was cool?
To me the cool part of my topic was, that scientist have found them dead in the ocean with fish that are 30 inches long when the Black Swallower is only 10 inches at the most.
What you would like to know more?
First I would like to learn more about the Black Swallowers’ body structure. I also would like to know more about any body else how possibly did the Black Swallower and what they learned.
1) I learned that the gonium pectorale is what makes water green.
It surprised me that it gets bigger in water.
I thought it was cool that it’s a living thing.
Id likes to know what it eats.
Pretty pink prince:
if the swalloer whas found 30 inches long after death do you think they grow after death
My Organism was the olm. Its basically a salamander.
What did you learn?
I learned that olm's are amphibians and that they live 99% of the time in the water. I also learned that olm's are simply "frozen" in its larval stage, not all of its body is developed. For example its eyes are under developed so it's left blind.
What surprised you?
what surprised me would probably have to be that its skin contains large numbers of tiny lateral line organs that are sensitive to water-borne vibrations.
What was cool?
Well what i found kool was that they mature at 7 years and have a life span up to 58 years!
What would you like to know more about?
I would like to learn more about what olm's do to survive because on their conservation status, it says that they are most vulnerable.
larularu1(7)3: why do you think that they are what makes green water?
Organism: Kodiak Bears
1)
What did you learn?
I learned that just because you haven't heard of a organism doesn't mean you haven't seen. Fr example: I saw a Kodiak Bear at the zoo and didn't know it was one, then I started researching online and recoginized the breed of bear.
What surprised you?
I was surprised to learn that Kodiak Bears are the biggest bears in the world! I thought grizzly bears were the biggest, but all the websites I looked at said the Kodiak bear was the biggest.
What was cool?
I think it's cool that the goverment protects these bears and nt a lot of people each year can get a permit to hunt them. Also I thought it was cool to find out, that no one has been killed by Kodiak Bears in the past 75 years and usally only 1 person is injured each year by these bears.
What would you like to know more about?
I really would like to learn how Kodiak Bears originated. Also how have they have lived on Kodiak Archipelago (island south of Alaska) for so long, does the food keep growing or does the residents plant food for them?
2) Pretty Pink Prince:
What does the Black Swallower eat? Does the fish live on the bottem of the ocean? What would happen if the fish got moved to a diffrent type of water? (fresh to salt, salt to fresh)
Larularu1(7)3:
If you had a pet that lived in water (ex: fish) and you didn't clean it's bowl, is that the stuff n the sides that's green?
Chrissybrown08:
What do the Olm's eat? What is their habit like when they are not in the water?
Sorry for reposting but I nticed I had a lot of spelling errors.
Organism: Kodiak Bears
1)
What did you learn?
I learned that just because you haven't heard of an organism doesn't mean you haven't seen. Fr example: I saw a Kodiak Bear at the zoo and didn't know it was one, then I started researching online and recognized the breed of bear.
What surprised you?
I was surprised to learn that Kodiak Bears are the biggest bears in the world! I thought grizzly bears were the biggest, but all the websites I looked at said the Kodiak bear was the biggest.
What was cool?
I think it's cool that the government protects these bears and not a lot of people each year can get a permit to hunt them. Also I thought it was cool to find out, that no one has been killed by Kodiak Bears in the past 75 years and usually only 1 person is injured each year by these bears.
What would you like to know more about?
I really would like to learn how Kodiak Bears originated. Also how have they have lived on Kodiak Archipelago (island south of Alaska) for so long, does the food keep growing or does the residents plant food for them?
2) Pretty Pink Prince:
What does the Black Swallower eat? Do these fish live on the bottom of the ocean? What would happen if the fish got moved to a different type of water? (Fresh to salt, salt to fresh)
Larularu1(7)3:
If you had a pet that lived in water (ex: fish) and you didn't clean it's bowl, is that the stuff n the sides that's green?
Chrissybrown08:
What do the Olm's eat? What is their habit like when they are not in the water?
I did the long tailed pangloin (gee I wonder who it is...)
I learned that animals learn to adapt to their enviroment by genetic mutations. The LTP (long tailed pangolin) has scales made of modified hair. So what did they look like before they had scales? I will probably do more research to find out.
Somthing that surprised me is the fact that the LTP can stink, like a skunk and curl into a ball like a armadillo. It was almost like they mated and made this animal.
The cool part about this project was that I got to learn about a new animal I had never heard of. And now that I am an expert on this animal, I can do more research. Also, I thought it was cool that now that I know where they live, maybe I can help their survival.
First, I want to learn more about what the scales help prevent madicinaly. Then I want to learn how they found out. Did African tribes use them? What happend. Then, I want to learn is there anything that eats them? And if so , what?
Vampire Squid
By Milky Milk
WHAT I LEARNED:
I learned a lot of interesting things about the vampire squid: its body glows (photophores), the adults have fins that look like ears, their eyes are red or blue, its eyes are larger relative to its body size, it has a small body (about 6 inches), it has skinny arms- with suckers on only half of it, a small head, it does have a central nervous system, they have jellyfish-like bodies, etc… (read my article to learn more) Technically, it’s all very interesting to me because NEVER in my life have I heard of this type of creature before.
WHAT SURPRISED ME?:
What surprised me most about this creature (out of ALL of the things I learned…) would probably be the fact that it has a central nervous system.
WHAT WAS COOL?:
What I thought was cool was that it’s covered entirely in light-producing organs called photophores that gives the squid the exceptional capability to “turn itself on or off” at will.
WHAT WOULD I LIKE TO KNOW MORE ABOUT IT?:
I think that I would like to learn what “vampy” eats and what eats “vampy”. I think I would also like to learn how it reproduces, because I think I found one site where they explained it but I didn’t get it.
From doing research on Monito Del Monte, I learned that all or at least most animals adapt to changes, in their environment. For example, the animal that I researched stored enough fat in their tail, that even if it did not have food, it could still live. It is surprised me, that in such a little tail, it could save the animals life, if they ever ran out of food.
I’m still wondering how this animal contributes to the environment, positively or negatively… does it do anything? Or is it just there? This animal is starting to become extinct, does it really matter? If the animal does go extinct, will it affect anything?
I am researching about Penicillium and it is a type of disease.
What did I Learn?
I have learned that penicillium is a organism that lives in filamentous fungi and that it usually lives in Southeast Asia ,also it can be found in soil, decaying vegetation and sometimes it can be flowing around in the air. I've also learned that in Southeast Asia penicillium infects bamboo rats which serve as reservoirs for human infections.
I've also learned that penicillium has many species and some of the mostly used ones are Penicillium marneffei and Penicillium chrysogenum. Penicillium marneffei is a pathogenic fungus and specifically infects patients with AIDS who live at or visit Southeast Asia where the fungus is endemic it also was reported that the penicillium marneffei was in a patients that didn't have AIDS only if they were undergoing immunosuppressive therapy and if they had hematological malignancies.( Hematological malignancies are types of cancer that effects a humans blood, bone marrow, and lymph nodes.) One way you can get Penicillium marneffei is by via inhalation of it.
What Surprised me?
What surprised me is that penicillium marneffei has a cottony texture when you are looking close at it with a microscope.
What was cool?
When I was researching it i found out that the cell can change colors over time.
What I will like to know more?
I would like to know more on how the organism can survive off a human that is old or too young and can it still be able to fully develop in it's host.
i learned how dangerous the ocean and the world can be if you are unpreapared. the reason i did the scorpion fish when i fond it is because it lived in shallow waters.i thought the scorpion fish was cool becuse it can swim 30-40 miles per hour and can jab its foes with poiseness toxic spicks on its back,belly,arms and butt. the thing that suprised me and that iam glad of that there are none at my beach house where my little brothers swim.
i learned that the Tassled scorpionfish has a venomness spine. it suprised me that i could only find the debth informations in meters (not feet).
i think its cool that the Tassled scorpionfish is also called the Scorpaenopsis oxycephala. I would like to know more about what it eats and what eats it.
larularu1(7)3: how does the gonium pectorale turn the water green?
also do you have a link w/ pictures?
chrissybrown08: where does the olm live in the world? and can they be pets?
hello there !:what language is Monito Del Monte in? is it in french?
What did you learn?
I learned that there is such thing as a goblin shark and no matter how long we know about something or how much we’ve studied it that doesn’t mean we’ve figured it out.
What surprised you?
What surprised me was how illusive this shark could be that even though we’ve known about it for such a long time.
What was cool?
The shape of the goblin sharks snout.
What would you like to know more about?
I would like to know more about pretty much everything. I’m not usually so into animals but the fact that this shark is so secretive makes me want to know more.
I did the leiopelma frog species. These frogs are found in New Zealand
What I learnt
One Thing that I learnt in is that they only grow to be about 50millimeters or 2 inches. The leiopelma frog is an amphibian like all other frogs. They live in moist areas or small ponds. They lay their eggs on moist ground or a puddle, and when they hatch their parents leave them to fend for themselves.
What surprised me
That their are only four species left in the wild and they are rapidly decreasing because of human population.
What was cool
That they come in different types of colors like they can be gray, green, brown, yellow and a reddish color unlike normal frogs who are 1 color.
The species of this frog used to be 100mm or more like 100 years ago.
What I would like to know more about
Their habitat in water. Why they are different from other frogs.
Chrissybrown08
What do they eat and the 1% time that they are out of the water what is their habitat like?
larularu1(7)3
How does the gonium pectoraale turn the water green?
chikachikaboomboom567
Where does the scorpion fish live?
for chrissybrown08
You said it spends 99% in water.
When are times when it has to come up.
1. I learned that my organism was found in Russia, scientists don’t know anything about it and that it is prehistoric.
2. Also what surprised me was that it was five feet long and can go up to Lebron James’s shoulder.
3. what was cool about it was that it was from the prehistoric times and that it resembles a horse shoe crab.
4. I would like to know the name of it and see if scientist know anything about it.
Larularu1(7)3
The black swallower wasn't thirty inches long. The fish inside of it was 30 inches. That is what caused it rise as it decayed.
Pony Girl
The Black Swallower eats a fish called a Bony wich is a type of perch. No the black swallower does not live on the ocean floor. It live in the alantic ocean and tropical water in generally deep places.
kr.td.23
The Long Tailed pangloin reminds you os askunk and an armadillo. Then what does it look like. It is cool they adapt through genetic mutations. You clearly know what you are talking about.
Good Job
ok to answer some questions...
what do olms eat?
Well they are small creatures them selves so their diet is basically smaller organisms than themselves.
where are they that 1% of the time?
They will time to time climb up on a [limestone] rock, they didnt specify any reasons in particular of why they do this. But i will do further research...
:)
From this assignment I learned that there are many endangered species in the Caribbean including the Leptotyphlops Carlae. I learned a lot about the Leptotyphlops Carlae and its habitat. What surprised me was that they may have been around for so long but they only discovered them this year. Also, when you look it up on Google images there are a bunch of copies of 1 picture and a few other pictures. I wonder why there are only about two different pictures for it. I thought it was cool that they are so small, but there are still a bunch of them that are alive. Also that the babies are some much larger percentage wise than the normal sized snakes. Some things I am still wondering are what are its predators and how much longer do scientists think thery're habitat will survive? Also, are there any other snake species that are that small or smaller?
The animal that I chose was the snow leopard. Before you start complaining about how I did a basic animal I just want to tell you that I knew nothing about them except for the fact that they are cats.
What I Learned: I learned that they roam through the mountains of 12 different countries and 1230000 square kilometers Afghanistan, Bhutan, China, India, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz republic, Mongolia, Nepal, Pakistan, Russia, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan.
What shocked me: I was shocked by how low the numbers that are still around are. I knew that big cat’s numbers are low but not that low. There is between 4100 to 6600 in the wild and600 to 700 in captivity. I was also shocked to find out that they can’t roar.
What I thought was cool: What I thought was cool was how spread out given their numbers.
Joe Montana
I agree with you on knowing the name. What kind of terrain does it live in? (i.e. oceans, mountains, desert) I think your organism is very interesting. How did you find it if it doesn't have a name?
chrissybrown08:
Is the olm related to any animals? If it is, what are they?
Pony Girl:
You said that the Kodiak Bear was bigger than the grizzly bear. What do you mean? Bigger by weight or height? Also, by how much?
Milky Milk:
When the vampire squid reproduces, at what time do the offspring start to glow or know how to glow?
My organism was the Mexican Axolotl.
I learned that habitat is very important to the organisms survival. For example, if you moved the Mexican axolotl to a different habitat, it most likely would not survive because it would be hard for the animal to adapt. They could adapt, but it would be hard since the animal has been in one place for a very long time.
Something cool that I learned was that the Mexican axolotl lives completely underwater. Most salamanders live near swamps or under soil near water. But, the axolotl lives completely underwater and rarely goes up to surface.
What surprised me was that Mexican axolotls have the ability to grow back lost limbs. That surprised me because I would never think of an animal doing that.
I would like to know more about how it grows. I would like to learn about this because since it retains its larval characteristics, how would its body still develop normally? If so, does it develop normally?
I learned that almost every organism needs an environment that they can adapt to. Also, some organisms may need a very specific environment (a cave with warmth and moisture) while others can live in any desert around the world.
I did the chuckwalla and I was surprised that it can be many different colors (brown, black, tan, yellow or red). Also, I found it weird that they can be those colors because they don’t camouflage with their environment.
I would like to know more about how they protect themselves. I learned that they go in between rocks and puff themselves up so that the predator can’t get them out. But, I would like to know how they hide from predators.
idk345- I think that it is cool also that the Mexican axolotls can grow back lost limbs. I did the chuckwalla and they can grow back their tail if it gets detached. I think that both of them are able to do that for protection. If a predator comes and rips off their limb it would be helpful for it to grow back.
The Skinless Wonder- I thought that it was weird that snow leopards cannot roar. How do they scare off their predators?
Bandcamp- Exactly how small is the snake you were describing? Is it the smallest snake in the world?
BY:
MILKY MILK
Hey Hedgehog;
Can you send me a link to a site that has a picture a “Goblin Shark?” Also, does anything eat them?
Hey hello there !;
I have to ask you this: Is a Monito Del Monte a mammal or an amphibian? Also, can you tell me a link to see this creature?
Hey kr.td.23;
I just have to this…I was laughing when you said “Gee I wonder who it is…” Okay back to task on-hand, I was wondering if you did that extra research that Mr.A asked you to do, because I also wanted to know that stuff.
Hey Pretty Pink Prince;
I wanted to tell you that I couldn’t believe that the fish you researched can open its mouth all the way. Can you send me a link were I could possibly see a picture of this fish with its mouth open? Or just normal (with the mouth NOT open)?
I researched the raccoon dog. I learned that raccoon dogs live in eastern Asia. I thought they lived in America. The raccoon dog is a carnivore. The raccoon dog was introduced to Europe. The raccoon dog likes to live in snowy places. They are part of the canine family. They look more like raccoon then a dog.
What I found cool was that the raccoon dog lived in Asia. They can also have up to 15 pups at once. When they are threatened there hair stands up to appear they look bigger.
What surprised me was that they are part of the dog family A.K.A canine family.
They are a solitaire, which surprised me because dogs and wolfs usually like to stay in groups.
I want to learn how and why they were introduced to Europe.
Pretty pink prince can the black sallower unhinge its jaw like a snake.
Kr.td.23 how does the long tailed pangolin produce the smell to scare away predators.
Hedgehog what is the shape of the goblin shark’s nose.
I learned that an organism doesn't need to be the biggest, fastest or the smartest to survive. For example my organism is usually around 2 feet long and is mostly a scavenger. But almost nothing can eat it because it adapted so well to its enviorment, by being able to produce slime that chokes other animals.
I was surprised by the fact that the hagfish hasn't had to evolve even though they have been alive for more than 500 million years.
I thought it was cool how hagfish eat their prey or findings from the inside out.
I would like to find out if the hagfish is really a fish. It looks more like some kind of worm, and it has tentacles, and its offspring are mini copies of their parents from birth. [a little bit like mammals]
Please post your opinion on if you think they are a fish or not.
I did two organisms the unicorn fish and the oarfish. I learned that the unicorn fish is active in the day time and lives 15 years. The most interesting thing about the oarfish is that it is the longest fish in the ocean and its gets to about 50 feet and 600 pounds.
I was surprised he oarfish is the longest fish in ocean and I’d never heard of it.
It was cool finding out that the unicorn fish fights with its tail not its horn.
I would like to know more about why the oarfish comes to the sandy shore when it is dying.
My Living Organism: An Olm (salamander)
What did you learn?
I learned that although The Olm has no color pigmentation, it still produces melanin. Also Olm’s bodies aren’t fully developed, for instance they have no eyes, which leaves them blind. Lastly, even though The Olm is blind it makes up for that by having an excellent sense of memory and sense of smell.
What surprised you?
What surprised me was that The Olm can adapt to the darkness of caves and yet can still remember where things are. Also, The Olm can go ten years with out food but can only live to a maximum of 58 years.
What did you find cool?
What I found interesting was that people were scared of these creatures because they’re not that weird looking to me. To me, they look like any other salamander but are able to do more interesting things.
What would you like to know more about?
I would like to know who their predators are and what they eat. I found a lot of interesting facts about them but none of the web sites showed their diet or their predators and I find those two aspects important to know.
pretty pink prince
thank oyu for your comment. A link to a gerat pangolin is here :
http://www.mammalwatching.com/Afrotropical/Images/Ghana/Long-tailed%20Pangolin%20Walking.jpg
Thanks
Idk345:
To answer your question, Kodiak bears are bigger in height and sometimes in weight, I can't tell you how much because not every bear is the same height and weight but Kodiak bears are probably a few feet taller in height.
gangsta joe
the long tailed pangolin secretes the smell out of glands in its anal cavity. Sorry, oyu asked.
Milky Milk
Heres a link pretty cool right.
http://homologue.files.wordpress.com/2009/03/chiasmodon_lg.jpg
The Leptotyphlops Carlae is just under 4 inches (10 cm)
1.Chikachikaboomboom567:
I liked you’re reflection but could you explain more to me about how the ocean is dangerous if you are “unprepared”? What do you mean by unprepared? Also, how close can the scorpion fish come to shore?
2. Hedgehog:
I liked how you set up your reflection but I wish you were more specific in your answers to the questions because I found your living organism one of the most interesting ones. You mentioned that the shape of the Goblin Shark’s snout was cool but you never mentioned the shape of it, so what shape IS it?
3. The Skinless Wonder:
While reading your reflection I could tell you did a lot of research. I do have one question though; do you know why the snow leopard can’t roar? Also, do you know why they’re numbers are dropping?
( add on to my response ) :
I thought it was really cool that this little tiny animal could make itself, and its young all on its own. Building bamboo together, to create a home.
chrissybrown08:
You said that the Olm was "frozen in its larval stage"... and I was wondering if there was any chance that in some cases it was developed? Making it look or act differently than a typical Olm?
kr.td.23:
I was wondering exactly what the long tailed pangolim eats, because it has many traits that could help with hard to catch animals or plants....?
Joebeeb:
Is there a reason that the oarfish is so long? Does this creature use this to its benefit in anything that it does?
The organism is researched is a microorganism call Escherichia coli (E. coli). Researching this organism was surprisingly fun because I had heard of E. coli before, but I didn't know what it actually was and what it did.
I learned a lot. It is in the large intestine of warm blooded animals. They help digest and break down food, and it protects against buildup of pathogenic bacteria (infectious germs that can disease). I learned so much more but here are the basics: It was founded in 1885 by a man named Theodor Escherich. It is included in the normal human flora. There are harmful species of E. coli like 0157 and STEC. One strain of E. coli is 3 microns long.
What surprised me is that they are harmlessly living in your large intestine right now.
What was cool to me is that scientist can take E. coli out of humans, and use it with feces to test for viruses/diseases, etc.
What I would like to learn more about is how people get the harmful kinds of E. coli. Do the normal strains get mutated? Are the harmful strains in the contaminated food?
Milky Milk,
Why is the vampire squid called the VAMPIRE squid? How does it relate to vampires?
pretty pink prince,
Why does the black swallower have the name that is has?
larularu1(7)3,
How does gonium pectorale make water green?
here are the answer to some questions :
Tony Stewart -
Monito Del Monte is a spanish name, in spanish it means little mountain monkey.
Milky Milk -
Monito Del Monte is a MAMMAL. Its actually a form of opposum, Heres a link to a picture from google images : http://www.carampangue.cl/Biocarampangue/3-Monito-del-monte.jpg
My organism is the Perentie
I learned that not only do animals change to adapt to their environment by genetic mutations, they also change their behavior to adapt to their environment to survive. For example the Perentie had to become very good diggers to dig burrows to escape the heat of their habitat. I also learned that animals are naturally colored to camouflage to their environment. For example the Perentie is brown, tan, and earth tone colored to camouflage into its rocky, sandy, hilly habitat.
It surprised me that some species of Perentie lay their eggs into insect hills so not only will the eggs have shelter, after the eggs hatch, the babies would have the insects to eat.
I thought it was cool that the Perentie can run very fast on just their hind legs.
I want to learn more about if and how the Perentie is venomous because I was very confused if the websites that I went to were saying that the Perentie is venomous or they just have venom glands.
1) I learned so many things about the Plumed Basilisk, and all Basilisks for that matter, through this assignment. I learned about what they eat, where they live, how they behave, how they defend themselves, how to take care of them and many other things I would have never known about them without this assignment.
2) I was really surprised to find out that the Plumed Basilisk’s tail is 2/3 of the length of its entire body, meaning that the head and torso of the lizard are only 1/3 of the body. I was also surprised to find out that the crests on the top of its head are actually there for a purpose. They are there because it scares away predators that the Basilisk may have that are bigger than it. When it sees the predator coming it stretches its tail and crests to make itself look way bigger than it actually is. The thing that I was the most surprised about was that they call it “The Jesus Christ Lizard” in Costa Rica. They gave it this name because of its unusual ability to walk on the surface of water for short distances like Jesus Christ. This really amazed me because I thought it was impossible for any organism to be able to walk on water. It can do this because it has long legs and toenails, and can sprint at a tremendously fast pace.
3) What I thought was really cool about the Plumed Basilisk was its color, diet, requirement for certain temperatures, and surreal ability to walk on water. A Plumed Basilisk is a really cool green/brown or green/light blue and I thought those were really cool colors for a lizard. I also thought that the diet was cool because it can eat almost anything. It’s an omnivore, meaning it eats plants and meat, so it can eat all sorts of things including wax worms, mealworms, crickets and some plants. The Plumed Basilisk also needs a certain temperature at certain times of the day to be as healthy as possible. For example their basking area needs to be between 95 and 105 degrees F, the cool area should be 80 degrees F, and the nighttime temperature should be 65-75 degrees F. I also thought it was pretty fantastic that it can walk on water, but who wouldn’t think that’s cool.
4) If I were to learn more about this organism I would definitely want to learn about their mating process, their genetic makeup and more about the MR.LSTRNGER things. Through all of my research I didn’t find much about that.
The Skinless Wonder:
I know you said how many snow leopards there are but does that make them endangered?
Gmoser:
I wanted to know why the eiopelma frog species is decreasing. I know you said it was because of human population but what about human population is what I want to know.
chikachikaboomboom567:
I wanted to know how scorpion fish reach 30-40 mph.
Ryley Clyde: How can the Olm produce melanin but not have any pigmentation? How can it live so long (in general and without food)?
Joebeeb: Are there any other fish related to the Oarfish or the Unicorn Fish? Are either of them close to being extinct?
ChrissyBrown08: How does the Olm become frozen in the larva stage? Why doesn’t it come up to the surface a lot?
okaii to answer some questions:
Any relatives?
There are no other relatives to olm's, the closest creatures that it is close to is the salamander.
Is there any chance that in some cases the olm was developed? Making it look or act differently than a typical Olm?
The way you can really tell if an olm is itself or a salamander is that olm's are frozen in their larval stage. From what i have researched there are no cases wheer the olm becomes developed. I dont think that they are able to develope because they are not in the right habitat for that type life style. They live underground giving them close to no light at all! Leaving them light colored and under developed.
:)
hello there!
the long tailed pangolin eats ants and termites.
milky milk
I did some research and found that the only thing that eats the long tailed pangolin is the human.
Idk345:
That is an excellent question; it’s too bad I don’t have the answer…yet! I WILL research that for you as soon as I can. You know…I should’ve thought of that question to research myself. Huh…I definitely feel stupid right now. Don’t worry it’s not your fault, I just would’ve never thought of that.
pretty pink prince:
OMG!!!!! That is sort of nasty! But, shocking-ling, it’s actually pretty… cool! Thanks for the site.
abc123def456;
That’s a great question. I’ll tell you why. It’s because of the spikes on its tentacles. Here’s a site for you to see for your self: http://tolweb.org/Vampyroteuthis_infernalis/20084. Cool, right?
hello there !;
AAAAAAAAAWWWWWWWWW!!!!!!!!!! THAT IS SO CUTE! IT’S SO TINNY LOOKIN’! I am SO putting that as my background. Thank you SO much for giving me the site.
Well fist on the list is I did the saiga antelope And It doesn't cool but its a pretty cool animal.
What did I learn?
Well I learned that there are many different animals in this world and a lot of them are really cool. Also that there are a lot more endangered animals than I thought that there were I mean there are just Pages full of just one of species animal. Also I learned that a lot of animals are losing their habitat to us and that is driving them to extinction.
What surprised me?
There are a lot of animals out there that are really cool but unfortunately a lot of them happen to be on the list of endangered animals. Unfortunately the saiga just happens to be hunted for its horns to be grounded up and sold on the black market leading it into endangered animal list.
He's checkin his list he's checkin it twice
gonna find out who's endangered or not
environmentalist is comin' to the woods.
What was cool?
I found out because of where the saiga Its nose is extra big so the cold air is warmed by the time it reaches it's lungs so it doesn't freeze to death.
What would i like to know more about?
Why is the saiga horn sought after so much on the black market I mean why is it popular? Also if Global Warming continues along with their habitat destruction could it drive this species to extinction?
xcoolxoxbeans x I have a question.....
Where does the plumed basilisk live because I found out what the habitat needs to be like but I couldn't find out where it lives.
Hello There !:
I can not answer your question but it probably scares away its predetors (if it has any?????) but it swims lie an oar rows a boat.
oops i meant like not lie
I did the Tuatara, which like Gmoser’s animal, lives on New Zealand.
What I learned
I learned that Tuatara live up to 100 years and are nocturnal. They also change color throughout their life from brick red, olive, and grey.
What surprised me
What surprised me about Tuataras, is that they are called living fossils because their species has been around 200 million years ago during prehistoric times. Also, even though they resemble lizards, they are in their own subcategory of reptiles because they have a different anatomy.
What was cool
I thought that their reproduction was cool. You probably think I’m sick, but I thought it was weird because the male has no external sex organ (a penis). Instead, the male and female have cloacal region which is how the male transfers sperm to the females eggs. This is called a “cloacal kiss”.
What would I like to know more about
I would like to know why Tuataras are nocturnal even though they are cold blooded. I thought that nocturnal animals liked to just sit in the heat to warm up. I’d also like to know if they have mating calls or something.
I studied the Monito del Monte (Little Mountain Monkey.) You may think it's a monkey but it is really a South American marsupial.
WHAT DID I LEARN?
I found out many things studying organisms. First of all, names are never what they seem. The name of my animal, little mountain monkey, made me think immediately the animal would be a monkey. I was wrong. It is actually more like a rat than monkey. I also learned that studying an unknown organism is hard. If you are researching some unknown bacteria, it is very hard to find a lot of information on it. You may find bits and pieces but most of the time you will have to be willing to spend along time and look at many different sources to find information. I also learned that all animals have some adaptation that helps them in the environment they live in.
WHAT SURPRISED ME?
Immediately I was surprised that my animal wasn’t a monkey. It kind of goes with the saying, “don’t judge a book by its cover.” I was also very surprised and interested that the base of its tail can store fat for the hibernation.
WHAT WAS COOL?
I thought it was that the little mountain monkey, even though found in South America could be native of Australia. Tiny fossils were found on some farms in Australia being directly linked to the Monito del Monte.
WHAT WOULD I LIKE TO LEARN MORE ABOUT?
I want to learn more about its habitat. I want to find out why it lives in hot, humid dense forests. If it were native to Australia there would be no connection seeing as Australia is made up of a lot of deserts.
pretty pink prince:Good job! You expanded on your ideas very well. Like my organsm, yours also had a misleading name. I agree with what you said about researching an organsm can be easy or hard. What kind of water does it live in?
chrissybrown08:I thought you chose a vaery interesting animal. I am wondering what kind of habitat it lives in. Also, what does it eat and what eats it?
larularu1(7)3:I am wondering what the gonium pectorale is. Is it an animal or bacteria? What kind of water does it make green? Just salt or just fresh, or both?
my organism was jellyfish. i didn't learn much because my internet was down and i only had the wikipedia page. what i did learn was that our planners were wrong. this weeks cool fact was jellyfish are 95% water. there not there 90% water.
I was suprised about all the differant types of differant types of jellyfish. ther were scyphazoa, staurazoa, cubazoa, hydrozoa and so on. and ther were at least 200 differant types of each.
I would like to know more aboutthe life cycle. becuase the differant forms before a jelly fish seemed very strange and kind of creepy.
The Red Panda
WHAT DID YOU LEARN?
I learned a large quantity of information about this wonderful animal, all of which slightly shocking. For example, I learned that this particular panda does not resemble a panda at all, but looks like a combination between a cat and a raccoon. Also, I learned that the Red Panda is a cousin to the Giant Panda, the more famous of the two. Plus, I found out that the Red Panda is an endangered species, for it is hunted regularly for its pulchritudinous fur. And lastly, I learned that the little creature cannot handle hot weather conditions. When it is hotter than 77 degrees outside, the Red Panda must fall into deep slumber to regulate its body temperature; just as humans do when they are sick.
WHAT SURPRISED YOU?
A lot of the facts that I encountered surprised me, but something that really reached out to me was how alike humans and Red Pandas are. Though I am well aware that we are both mammals, I am stunned by the fact that civilized humans can be compared to wild animals. The way that we are analogous is how we go through the same chemical reactions and have the same “systems” in our body. A perfect match of the systems we share is the circulatory system. In the circulatory system, the blood is flowing through our blood stream. The blood then goes to the cells to give them food, energy and nutrients. If this did not happen, our cells would not function right, and we would die. This is identical to the Red Panda, for they need cells to live as well. (Just as any living organism does.) Another example of how the two relate is the reproductive system. In both organisms, the system goes as followed: two organisms (of the opposite sex,) must mate. Then, after a certain amount of time of the egg being carried, it is finally born. This cycle goes on over and over again, all over the world, so that there are: 4 births every second, 245 births every minute, 14,709 births every hour, 353,015 births every day, and lastly, 128.9 million births per year!
WHAT WAS COOL?
For me, everything that I learned about the Red Panda was cool, considering that fact that it was all new information. But, something that I thought was extremely cool is that you are allowed to own Red Pandas. Even though they are wild animals, if you care for them while they are young, and act as their mother, you can domesticate them, and make them become your pet. This, (strangely,) is another example of how pandas and humans relate; we learn from the people who raise us, and who bring us into the world. For example, if the Red Panda is bought at a very young age, and learns certain habits while it is still a baby, it will carry those behavioral beliefs throughout its life, because it doesn’t know of any other ways. This can be compared to a child eating vegetables. If they eat healthy food while they are young, (7 – 10 years old,)those are the eating habits that will be carried with them forever. But, if they eat unhealthy food as they become closer to a teenager, the bad eating habits that they learned while they were young will haunt them for the rest of their lives.
WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO KNOW MORE ABOUT?
I would like to know more about when the Red Panda was first found and the research that scientists formulated to determine what type of animal it was. I believe that if I came across this information, I would have a better sense of its history, and I would be able to tell if the animal’s characteristics have evolved over the years. This is an important aspect because I would be able to tell if weather/ earth conditions had changed any of the Red Pandas habits, or ways of life, which would result in differences between pandas.
to joe montana
the prehastoric times sounds kind of cool i want to know were you found it and if you find out the name post it.
The organism that I researched is called the Mantis shrimp.
Before I did this project on this organism, I knew nothing about it. But after I learned a lot, for example I learned what its habitat is and where you can find it, what it looks like, about its amazing vision and many other cool facts about it.
One of the facts that surprised me was about its eyes. They see much differently than we do. They have trinocular vision and we (humans) see binocular. It is the most complex system known so far.
One of the coolest facts that I found was how fast they can catch their prey. I learned that during a strike at a prey, the unfolding motion they make can occur in less then 1/125th of a second. This also happens at with the force of a small caliber bullet. Another cool thing I learned about this creature is what it looks like. It looks almost rainbow and has short eyes on top of its head. Its whole body is really small. It looks really weird but It is a really cool organism to research.
I would like to know more about what eats it and even more about its environment. Also I would like to learn more about how it communicates with another of its kind and/if a lot of the species lives together as a group or do they just live alone. I would like to know what kind of water tempatures it lives in, does it matter what the temperature is, or does it have to be warm or cold.
My organism is... the Box Jellyfish.
What did I learn?
One of the things I've learned is how the stingers work and the venom injection. People who watch spongebob would see that the jellyfish in that show make an electric shock. I always knew this wasn't how it works.
This is how it works:
Each tentacle has about 500,000 sindasites which are harpoon shaped needles that inject venom into the victim. That's why it hurts so much, like a bunch of needles (and poison) going into your skin.
I also learned that these stings can kill you, but it is unlikely if you get medical attention quickly.
And pretty pink prince: "I also learned that finding an organism can be hard or it can be very easy. For some people it took them maybe 10 minutes finding and organism. For people like me I took over an hour looking." Finding an organism was hard for me too, as first I was going to do trifolium repens, the scientific name of a clover, then mycoplasma, and then a shark, and then this. But I had already heard of Trifolium repens and the sharks and mycoplasma, so I searched for jellyfish. I learned that finding an organism that you have never heard of is pretty hard.
What surprised me?
That the stings from these jellyfish can kill you, and that they are the most deadly jellyfish, or also called "Ocean wasps".
What was cool?
How the stinging tentacles worked. Each tentacle has 500,000 needle-like "harpoons" that are called sindasites. These go into your skin if you're stung and inject the deadly venom into your skin.
The best treatment for box jellyfish stings, and sometimes other jellyfish is vinegar. Putting vinegar on where you got stung for a minimum of 30 seconds helps stop pain and the venom. Also, something cool is that even if their tentacles are cut off, they will still sting. when people use the tentacles, they, put vinegar on them to kill the stingers.
What would I like to know more about?
I would like to know why the tentacles will still sting even if they are ripped off from the jellyfish.
I would also like to know how vinegar treats the venomous sting and how it kills the sindasites.
I did the Brazilian Tapir (Or South American Tapir.) It is a pig-like animal, but alot bigger. It has dark brown fur, and a low mane running from the top of it's head to the bottom of the neck. it is about seven feet in length and is three feet tall. It eats plants only, and has a flexible snout that it uses to get at plants. It is found near water practically anywhere in South America. It is an excellent swimmer, and leves about 30 years, if not eaten. It's predators are the jaguar, cougar, Crocodiles.
I was surpised when i found out it mated underwater, and that it had fur. I though it was cool that it had the ability to run into water when it was scared. I would like to know more about it's numbers in the wild.
Dear pretty pink prince,
I had the same problem that you had while trying to find an organism. It took me nearly two days to find an organism that I was not fimiliar with. I think you did a good job reflecting, but perhaps you could have stated more about what you leanred about the organism.
Great Job!
Dear chrissybrown08,
I think your relfection was very good, but I wish you could have said more about the Olm's features. Also, I also find it very cool that the Olm has a life span up to 58 years!
Great Job!
Dear hello there !,
You did a good job on the reflection, and the questions that you asked were fantastic. I can tell that you thought pretty deeply about the organism, and that you really wanted to learn.
Great Job!
Dear Dadrumma 3
The Black Swallower lives in salt water generally tropical but more than 600 feet deep you need water that is warm with out sun light
Dear HellHi13
I think you did a good job. I think you could add a little more. And check your spelling.
ajax555:
Your reflection was really well written. Do they change colors or just different ones are different colors? What kind of environment do chuckwallas live in?
magentarocks:
It's good that you found a lot of information. What does pulchritudinous mean?
My organism is the Tanuki it is 2 ft big it has a lot of predators such as the gray wolf and the gold eagle
hello there !: thanks for answering and mountian monkey(tee hee)
The organism I did was the Kitti's hognosed bat, or bumblebee bat. If you would like to see the presentation I did on it go to this link: http://docs.google.com/a/pvconline.org/Present?docid=dd52sqv9_31g56bc54n
I learned that a lot of animals that I haven't heard of are endangered. It's pretty obvious why this is but I guess I never realized it until now. What surprised me was that the bumblebee bat doesn't have many predators. This surprised me because bumblebee bats are so small and pretty much defenseless. I thought it was really cool that there are so many animals that I've never heard of. It just kind of dawned on me how big our earth really is. I would like to know more about how bumblebee bats communicate.
Dear soccer123:
I thought your reflection was really good and your organism sounds very interesting. I have just one question. What is trinocular vison and how is it different from humans vision?
Dear kr.td,23:
I really liked your posting. I thought it was really interesting that they had that genetic mutation that made them have hair. I was wondering, where do long tailed pangolin live?
Dear xcoolxoxbeansx:
I thought the plumed basilisk sounded really cool. I thought it was really awesome that they could walk on water. One question though, where does the plumed basilisk live.
I researched Trichophyton rubrum and I found some cool stuff about this organism
1) I learned that this is the most common reason for athletes foot, ringworm, and jock itch.
2) It is the most common of the Dermatophytes to cause fingernail fungous.
3) I think it’s cool that it is the most common reason for athletes foot, ringworm, and jock itch.
4) I would like to know more about how it starts.
The organism that I studied was called fusarium which is a bacteria that can be harmful to humans if eaten.
What I learned
what I learned while studying this organism was how fast fungus can spread and how easy it is for the rain to spread the fungus. I also learned that when fuarium is eaten it can make you very sick. fusarium can give you fevers and even bleeding.
what was intrusting about fusarium
what I thought was intrusting about fusarium was how much plants it killed last year it was estimated to be about 3 billion. I that the outbreak of fusarium in the UK was intrusting as well
this is for pretty pink prince
I think it’s cool that the black swallower can open is own jaw open all the way or really close to it.
Larularu
what does pectorale eat
pony girl
are kodiak bears more aggressive than polar bears
FLATNOSE BATFISH
I actually learned a lot from studying the flatnose batfish, like that I had never heard of such a thing before. There are a lot of things a learned while researching it like that: it lives in marine/tropical places and the depth range has to be between 0-305 m.
They eat mollusks, fishes, crabs, algae, polychaete, and worms. Out of all the research I've done I haven't read about any of its predators except for people because we take them away from their habitats and placing them in aquariums and museums. They have weird shaped bodies and the tops of them look like coral rubble. Their feet look like they belong to ducks. They are usually from about 4-5 inches but some adult ones can be as long as 15 inches.
What surprised me was that in the things that I've read it said that they are harmless even though their features look terrifying.
I would like to know a little bit more of everything about them because the facts that I've read got me confused, so I never knew what it was I was looking for.
I did the Quetzal, a tropical bird from Latin America.
1.What did I learn?
I learned almost everything there is to know about the Quetzal. The colors of the Quetzal (black, orange, white, green, gray, yellow, red, purple, and blue), their predators (Hawks, owls, kinkajous, squirrels, other birds, and weasels), their prey (frogs, insects, and lizards), and their behavior. The Quetzals make nests in woodpecker holes in all kinds of trees found in Latin America. Quetzals are weak fliers which is why they normally hide from their predators instead of flying away. Their skin is weak, which is why the developed a thick plumage of feathers to protect themselves.
2.What surprised me?
Something that surprised me about the Quetzal was that they were weak fliers. I had never heard of a bird that was a weak flier, except for flightless birds, of course. Especially since they were tropical birds, I thought they would have to be strong fliers to fly in their damp, heavy aired environment, full of predators. That was another thing that surprised me, the amount of predators they had. So many different animals were predators of the Quetzal.
3.What did I think was cool?
One of the thing that I thought was cool, was the name. Pronounced (Ket-zul), it uses Q and Z in its name. Those are two of the three most non-used letters in the Alphabet! Only if it was named the Quexzal. Then it would use all three of the most non-used letters! Or maybe the Xiquezl or Zixquel...The possibilities are limitless.
Also the Quetzal was considered a god by the people of Central and South America, although the god was more of a Quetzal snake combo.
4.What would I like to know more about?
What I would like to know is if any part of the Quetzal was found valued of useful to any group of people on earth.
my organism was the Halichoeres. I learned a lot about it. Some things that surprised me were how the younger fish didn't look anything like the adult fish. The younger fish are black with white strips on it and he adult is very colorful. What was cool about them was that they ate fish almost the exact same size as them or smaller. I would like to know more about what eats them though.
larularu1(7)3- do you know how it gets bigger in the water?
Comments:
Anonymous-Where does the fusarium make you bleed?
-What happened in the UK?
-How can people eat fusarium? How does it get in their mouth?
Curlylocks123-How much do humans effect the whole species of the Flatnose Bayfish?
-Where in the world do the Bayfish live?
-Which humans are harming the Bayfish?
Killerinchworm23-I believe that bumblebee bats communicate like all bats, with sonar. They scream at high pitched frequencies that only other bats can hear. Dolphins also use sonar to communicate with each other.
Railroadfan-Great Reflection! I will answer your first question by saying that the poison in the stingers of the jellyfish will remain poisonous for awhile with the poison left in it. This poison is the thing that shocks us when we touch the stingers. The answer to your second question, How does vinegar help stings heal?, I found out that vinegar's acid neutralizes the jellyfish sting.
i did the tree kangaroo. and they live in new Guinea,and diminishing in Australia
what did i learn ?
There are ten species of tree-kangaroos. They are endangered. there hieght is 37-70 inches (94-179 cm)and they eat lots of stuff likecarrots, yams, corn on the cob, celery, kale/romaine, high fiber monkey biscuits, tofu, hard-boiled eggs, and i dont know what monkey biscutes.
what surprised me?
if females are isolated from all other animals after becoming pregnant, offspring almost always.
what was cool?
tree kangaroos can leap 60 feet (18m) to the ground from trees without getting hurt.
Young Matschie's tree kangaroos are called joeys.
curlylocks123- will you please send me a link of a picture of the Flatnose Batfish. I'd also like to know why it looks so vicious, yet it is not when their only predators are humans.
paintballmonkey8- How does the Tree Kangaroo make hard boiled eggs??
in the summer females get pregeant.
Ryley Clyde- From reading your reflection I learned that an olm has no eyes because it isn’t fully developed. So to make up for it, it has an amazing sense of smell and it has a very good memory. I also learned that they can adapt to the darkness and still remember where things are. Another thing that I found out about the olm that I found really cool was that it can go without eating for up to ten years. When I read that it made me wonder what it eats too. When I researched it I found that it eats small crabs, snails and sometimes insects. I also found out that it doesn’t chew its food, it swallows it whole.
Here is where I found it: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olm
killerinchworm22- I learned a lot about the kitti’s hognosed bat/bumblebee bat from reading your reflection. Some of the things that I read that were really cool in your reflection was that they are really small and defenseless but have very few predators. My question is what are its predators and were does this organism live?
You asked me what trinocular vision is and how it is different from humans vision. Well the answer to your question the difference between humans eyes and trinocular vision is that humans have binocular vision which is when both eyes are used together. I tried to research trinocular vision and I couldn’t find anything but if I had to guess I would think it would have to do something with using three parts of an eye.
Hello there !- When I read your article about Monito Del Monte I learned a lot of information I never knew about. I learned that its little tail can store food so that if it didn’t have any it could still stay alive.
It was weird learning that even with the technology of today, some things are impossible to solve. MRAS, a type of ultra bacteria has caused a great scare to medical doctors everywhere. The bacteria can inflict lethal infections to average cuts and scrapes in only a matter of hours. The shocking thing is that antibiotic doesn’t stand a chance against these mean little bugs, in fact, antibiotic is what brought them to what they are now. Every time somebody uses sterilization creams and antibiotic to an open wound it’s true that it kills the existing germs around the appliance zone. But does it kill all germs? No, those few survivors mutate, advance, and become more resilient to the product then producing more of its mega kind. Scientists are trying to find an answer to this dilemma because every time the germs grow stronger, the old antibiotic becomes less powerful, thus forcing us to make the antibiotic stronger. Every time we strengthen the antibiotic, the bacteria only adapts, it’s a race that’s impossible to win!
To killerinchworm22 and Hockeyfighter217,
Sorry I forgot to mention where the Plumed Basilisk lives. It lives in Rainforests near fresh water in countries like Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Honduras, and Panama.
pretty pink prince i dont know what you mean when you say they were found with 30 inch fish.
MIlky milk why do are you so surprised that the vampire squid had a central nerves system? I also ran in to the vampire squid while doing my research they seem very interesting.
Tony Stewart how does the scorpion fish injected the poison. I get where it comes from but where does it come out.
Kr.Td.23
Hey person that I have no idea is in reality, I found your reflection interesting. It’s weird in my opinion that one animal could posses so many traits that are common in other species. The “long-tailed pangolagen” seems like an amazing animal from the way you described it. I wonder how evolution brought us such unique animals that seem to be blends of others. Maybe I could do some research on the topic to see how it came to be.
Madneard44
Wow, your species seems odd and cool from your descriptions. Its amazing that it hasn’t evolved over the last 500 years, to me that must mean it’s a perfect survival animal under perfect environmental conditions since it had no need to adapt. When I read your reflection I thought, “WHAT THE HECK?” now this is strange, “eating its prey from the inside out”. I guess this means it needs to be swallowed by its prey unwillingly to then chocking it to death. I would want to know why the hagfish didn’t evolve in the last 500 years. To me the hagfish is one of the coolest species I read about.
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Milky Milk
paintballmonkey8:
I have a question…how do tree kangaroos get all this food? You wrote: “…like carrots, yams, corn on the cob, celery, kale/romaine, high fiber monkey biscuits, tofu, hard-boiled eggs…” Do they steal it from people who live nearby? And what are monkey biscuits?!
Pritty Pink Princess
I'm responding to your comment to Kr. Td23. Almost all adaptions are in fact mutations. An animal sometimes has a genetic mutation randomly for the better then spreading it to more of it's kind. If the mutation is benificial, then it would become the dominant trait in that animal's genes.
By Milky Milk
madnerd44 said…
Milky Milk why do are you so surprised that the vampire squid had a central nervous system? I also ran in to the vampire squid while doing my research, they seem very interesting.
To madnerd44:
I have to answer you truthfully…I don’t know. Well I guess, because…it caught me off-guard, I suppose. I see you ran into “Vampy” while researching. That’s cool. What did you like most when you ran into “Vampy” (if you read it)? Was it the glowing organs? Or the spikes on the skinny tentacles? Come on…tell me quickly before this blog thing has to end tomorrow. Please, I would like to know.
magentarocks: I think your reflection is cool but you never said where they live or what they eat and that is what I would like to know.
pretty pink prince: In the nicest way possible you never explained what you learned about the organism and I would like to know more about it.
Comments:
Pretty pink prince-
Why was it given that name?
The Skinless Wonder-
Why can't they roar? (Are their thorats messed up.)
Pony Girl-
Where do they get they're names from, are they named that on purpose?
Gmoser: That is a really cool speices but how many were there if there are four species left.
First off, I'd like to say that I did the cookie cutter shark. Obviously it's a shark. But you wouldnt know it unless it opened it's mouth.
I learned that this assignment was harder then it looked because I didnt expect it to be so hard to find an organism. And it was hard to find something that I knew someone else wasnt doing. This caused a lot of stress for me.
What suprised me most about the cookie cutter shark was the way they eat. They eat by moving in a circular motion and cut out a chunk of flesh with their sharp teeth. It suprised me because the shark itself is so small, I didnt know it was capable of doing such gross things.
What suprised me was that the cookie cutter shark has the largest teeth in any shark species though it can only grow up to be 20inches.
What was cool was that scientists say that the cookie cutter sharks have probably taken a bite of every sea dweller. Exact words.
I want to know more about where it lives its predators and more details.
Pretty Pink Prince: What are its eatting habits like? What does it eat? What eats it?
Pony Girl: How big are they? And Do they get along with other bears as well?
HedgeHog:
I did a shark as well for my assignment. How big is the goblin shark? Where does it live?
i did the killer whale its a very interesting topic. i learned that they live in oceans all over the world. and i belive they dont have any preditors.
larularu1(7)3
Since its a micro organism doesn't it eat other bscteria
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