Honey island Swamp and Gators!!
We woke up bright and early at 5:45 AM when the station biologist came in to get coffee. The bunkhouse that we are staying in is actually his office. Over breakfast Rebecca Hazen, our field team leader, told us all about the types of caterpillars we were going to find and how to recognize them. We learned quite a bit about their anatomy. Caterpillars are a type of insect and have the basic anatomy of an insect. Then we drove to Honey Island Swamp to begin collecting. The first thing we saw were lots!! o
f very large spiders on the side of the road. Their webs were beautiful. The next thing we say was an alligator in the water by a bridge. We all stopped and had a photo shoot. Hunting for the caterpillars was hard. They are not as easy to find as spiders, butterflies and lizards. I found a couple of anoles like the kind that are in Mr. Lehman’s room. We also found a very cool walking stick. After hunting along the side of the road, we went into the bottomland hardwood forest using a machete to cut the underbrush. We tied orange tape around a large water oak and created an X with each arm being 5 m. We used that to create a sample area with a diameter of 10m. We then collected every caterpillar we could find in that area. We put them into Ziploc bags with lots of leaves from their host plant. Then we had to determine the types of plants were in the area, how many leaves they had and what percentage of leaves had been chewed by caterpillars. It was very hot and tiring work and we ended up not finishing until after 3:00 PM. We then came back to the bunkhouse for lunch.To answer one question from last week: The question was:”What is the difference between prologs and true legs?” True legs have muscles attached to them and are the legs that will become the legs of the moth or butterfly. Prolegs, don’t have any muscles and stay stiff by hydrostatic pressure. The caterpillar’s body pumps fluid into the legs to keep them hard like the true legs.
To answer one question from Monday: The question was: “Are certain trees poisonous to caterpillars?” The answer is yes! Some caterpillars can only eat the leaves of one type of tree and any others would be poisonous to it. Other caterpillars can eat many different types of trees or other plants.
Look at the new pictures for Monday. I finally got them to upload!
Now here are some questions from our morning anatomy lesson for you to answer. When you answer them please use correct spelling, not IM language.
1. What are the basic characteristics of insects and how do caterpillars show them?
2. Caterpillars have spiracles along their sides. What are they?
3. Do caterpillars have blood like us? Explain
4. Do caterpillars have skeletons like us? Explain
Labels: and caterpillars, Gators, spiders
posted by Mrs. Rodriguez @ 8:17 PM
66 Comments:
Hi Mrs Rodriquez. Miss you. I just read your blog. Our caterpillars are doing great. From table 3-5, our caterpillars are eating the liner. Should they be doing that? The question, do caterpillars have blood, the answer is yes. Everything needs blood to live. If they don't have blood they die. Have a great time and bee safe.
catipilars do not have a skeliton because they are insects and insects dont have skelitons
no caterpillars do not have skeletons because they are a inset and insects don't have skeletons
the basic charictors of an insect is they have 6 or more legs
spiracles let oxygen into the caterpillar
Caterpillars have blood and there is a specific name for that. It is called hemolymth.
spiricals let oxygen into the catipilar
catipilars do have blood because all insects have blood like catipilars
Hi again the answer for do caterpillar have skeletons is no. they have segments. The question to do caterpillars have spiracles is yes. they pass air through the body. The answer to characteristics to caterpillars are they go through metamorphosis.
yes caterpillars have blood because all insects have blood
3. The insect circulatory system is an open system, where blood flows freely inside the body ... Stinging Caterpillars - Butterfly and Moth Caterpillars That. ...
I think thats the answer to nuber three. I copyed it from a google seach. from
http://insects.about.com/od/morphology/ss/internalanatomy_4.htm
from,
Nicholas Taylor
insects have 6 or more legs lake a caterpillar and the caterpillar has a 2 big parts abdomen and a thorax
hello its Cameron how is the weather in new Orleans it is very cold up here and it is getting dark really early. also guess what me and dan d are on the girls feild hockey team:):)): we have a game monday but we have to were skirts :(:(:( okay by :):):):)
Caterpillars characteristics are what they eat and do.
1. the adults have 3 body parts, ( head, thorax, abdomen ) and 6 legs with 2 eyes
2. its how they breath
3.No because they only have one blood vessel that runs throw there body and we have more then one
4.yes and no becasue they have a head and other stuff
1)Most insects have exoskeletons,a head,a thorax,abdomin,and legs. Caterpillars only show the head and legs.
2)The spiracles are used to take out gases from their body.
3)Yes caterpillars do have blood but it isn’t red it it more of a yellowish collor.
4) No, caterpillars don’t have skeletons like us. Their skeletons are on the outside of their bodies. These skeletonsare called exoskeletons.
Hey Mrs. Rodriquez,
Here are some answers to the questions.1. Insects have no backbone and no invertibrates. Also, they have wings. the insects have an exoskeleton
2. Spiracles are paired lateral openings on each segment of the thorax and abdomen. These lead from the exterior into the respiratory system of insects. The respiratory system has elastic air tubes, called tracheae, throughout the body.
3.They do have blood. Insects do not have veins or arteries like humans, but they have open circulutory systems.
4. Insects do have a sekelton but an exoskeleton. it provides support for the animals contents and muscels. Also, it is protection of water loss. This means that they do not have skeletons like humans.
1 caterpillars show there characteristics are what they do every day and eat
2 they have holes to help them breath
3 caterpillars do have blood
4 no they do not have solid skeletons like us.
Spericals are holes along side of the caterpillar
which they use to breath.
Caterpillars resemble the plants they eat off of.
Caterpillars cause a lot of damage to the earth by eating most of the leaves.
Caterpillars do not have blood like us because they have something called a circulatory system.
Well the 5 characteristics of insects are that they have 3 parts of their body, a pair of antennas, compound eyes, mandibles, and a thorax. The spiracles are used to breath along its side. Caterpillars have blood because all other blood. Its not because there blood is white. No there skeletons are different because they have a few type of bones.
Gabe L.
Caterpillars have blood, which is yellowish or orange in color.
no caterpillars don't because their blood is smaller and their blood is a lot smaller and the color is blueish yellow orange.
By Alex
my anwsers are no they do not have blood like us. they have a skelloton but it is on the out side.
#3 No because they are cold blooded and the blood is green.
#4 No because they our backs veirtabray and they dont have back bones. P.S. worked with Kurdt :):):):)
no they don't because caterpillars don't have skeletons.
By
Alex
insects have no hair and dont feid there young with milk. they have more then one leg.
thesyperils are used to detec t prediters
nickb ashely
mrs. rodriguez
we have found the answer to question four caterpillars do not have a human sklton it is diffrent that is why they can eat so much food we also found that caterpillars blood is blue called insecticyanin we can not find the answer to question 2 but we looked everwhere we really tried to find the answer to 1 but couldnt now we have to go danielle e and megan shain
Hi its Kurdt #2 is the that the sphericals are used for camouflage. #1 is they have 3 main legs
PS worked with Brendan
Yes Catipillars do have blood
No they dont have bones a exo skeleton Nick.s
1. Exoskeleton
2.3 main body parts head,thorax,abdomen
3.insects anteanne on there head
4.3 legged
5.pair of wings
They use them to brethe
Lucas.H
I have a question. Where is the filter paper for the caterpillars?
1.What are the basic characteristics of insects and how to show them?
-Insects have what we call an exoskeleton or a hard, shell-like covering on the outside of its body.
-Insects have three main body parts: head, thorax, and abdomen.
-Insects have a pair of antennae on top of their heads.
-Insects have three pairs of legs. They use the legs for walking, but sometimes an insect may have a pair of legs that are specially designed for jumping.
-Insects have two pairs of wings.
2. Caterpillars have spiracles along their sides. What are they?
The caterpillar breathes through holes in its side called spiracles.
3. Do caterpillars have blood like us? Explain
They move through contraction of the muscles in the rear segments pushing the blood forward into the front segments elongating the torso.
4.Do caterpillars have skeletons?
No because they are invertebrate
Caterpillars have three main body segments. Caterpillars do have blood, and when they move, it pushes the blood into the front segment, lengthening the segment. Spiracles are what the little caterpillars use to breathe! A caterpillar has no skeleton, but an exoskeleton. Did you know, that a caterpillar called the Buckmoth Caterpillar stings people. Weird.
Hey Mrs. Rodriguez! This is Nick P. and Christina working as partners. Her are the answers to 1,2,3, and 4.
1: http://static.howstuffworks.com/gif/caterpillar-anatomy.gif
2:The caterpillar has holes on the sides that they breath threw.
3: The caterpillar blood is very different to the human blood because most of the hemolymph is just watery plasma.
4: Caterpillars don't have skeletons like us because their skeletons are on the outside of their bodies.
hi mrs rodriguez this is ashtin wow thats is so cool how you found a alligator in new orleans!! It is huge!! Also that spider may have been cool to the people there and to you but it really scared me!!!!! I have some answers to your question for today! Spiracles are- paired lateral openings on each segment of the thorax and abdomen. These lead from the exterior into the respiratory system of insects. The respiratory system has elastic air tubes, called tracheae, throughout the body! wait i am not done yet here is the answer for another question. But im going to start on a new page so bye bye
hi mrs rodriguez its ashtin again with the second question about do caterpillars have a skeleton? The answer is yes they hav an external skeleton it may not be as strong as other animal or insect skeletons but they do have one!!!! well enjoy your time in new orleans! we hope to see you soon we also miss you alot bye bye
#1-Most insects have five basic physical characteristics:
1. Insects have an exoskeleton
2. Insects have three main body parts: head, thorax, and abdomen.
3. Insects have antennae on top of their heads.
4. Insects have three pairs of legs.
5. Insects have two pairs of wings.
A CATERPILLAR DOESN'T HAVE ALL THE CHARACTERISTICS OF AN INSECT!!
#2-A caterpillar breathes through holes in it's side called spiracles
#3-The blood in insects is usually not red however but it usually is yellowish. insects blood is different from people blood and other animals blood in one other way—it flows around inside the body cavity with out being inside veins or arteries, although insects do have a pumping tube shaped heart to help move it around. Insects have an “open circulatory system.”
#4-Caterpillars have exoskeletons.This means they have kind of an outer skeleton. As the caterpillar grows the exoskeleton will get tighter.The caterpilllar will molt it’s exoskeleton and grow a new one.
From skyley
hi ummmm its me again...... ashtin and we really want to talk to you on video so yah and we miss you and also do you think maybe you could send us some videos of the really cool caterplillars you find there!! that would be awesome talk to you soon bi bi
1. Adult insects have a head, thorax, and abdomen. They both have 6 legs,antennas,and they have the same life stages.
2. Spiracles are paired lateral openings on the side of the thorax and abdomen. It's how they breath.
3. Caterpillars don't have vains or arteries but they do have a circulatory system. Blood flows freely through the body.
4. They have exoskeletons and we have inerskeletons. The exoskeleton supports their body much like ours.
Hey Mrs. Rodriguez!!! I'm working with Ashtin. She's doing 2+4 and I'm doing 1+3.
1. Caterpillars have a life cycle... Egg, Larva, Pupa, and then Adult. Caterpillars eat a lot too. Like insects caterpillars don't have mouths they communicate in different ways.
3. Caterpillars don't have blood like humans, although they will bleed if their exoskeleton has been punctured. They have a yellowish blood instead of red. They have a open circulatory system. I hope you're having lots of fun!!!
1. They all have heads, thoraxes, and abdomens. They all have 6 legs. They all have compound eyes and most have antennae, 2 pairs of wings, and can fly (not caterpillars). They all have 4 life stages: egg, larva, pupa, and adult.
2. Spiracles are body parts that deliver oxygen to animals tissues.
3. Caterpillars don't have veins or arteries, but they do have blood. (just one blood vessel running from their thorax to all the way to the end of the abdomen)
4. Caterpillars have exoskeletons (skeletons on the outside of their body).
1. most insects have five basic physical characters
a.insects have an exoskeleton
b.insects have three main body parts:head, thorax,and abdomen
c. insects have antennea on top of there heads
d: three pairs of legs
e: caterpillars don't have all the characteristics of an insects
2a catterpillar breathes through holes in its side called spiacales
3 Yes, all insects—including caterpillars—have blood and will bleed if their exoskeleton is punctured or broken. The blood in insects is usually not red however, rather it usually is yellowish in color
4ctterpillars have exoskeletons this means another kind of skeleton
have fun!! how many caterpillars did you find?
-Jaime S.
Humans and insects do not have the same skeleton. Insects have an invertebrate that means they do not have a backbone but humans have a vertebrate which means you do have a backbone. Insects are soft and bendy so they need a hard shell to live in.
Insects do not have the same blood as humans. We have red blood that carries the oxygen through our body. Insects have a whole complex system of air tubes that let the air oxygen out. Their blood carries nutrients throughout the body but if the insects get themselves hurt they do start to bleed. Their blood clots so they can recover from minor injuries.
The caterpillar has three parts of the body the head, thorax, and abdomen. The caterpillar spends most of his time eating. Caterpillars come in many different colors and shapes. Caterpillars molt four or five times before cocoon and when they molt they have new soft skin.
Spiracles are part of a caterpillar’s body that helps it to be able to breathe. It is part of the respiratory system. Spiracles let the oxygen go to the outside through a complex system of air tubes.
Spiracles are part of a caterpillar’s body that helps it to be able to breathe. It is part of the respiratory system. Spiracles let the oxygen go to the outside through a complex system of air tubes.
The caterpillar has three parts of the body the head, thorax, and the abdomen. The caterpillar spends most of his time eating. Caterpillars come in many different colors and shapes. Caterpillars molt four or five times before cocoon and when they molt they have new soft skin.
Humans and insects do not have the same skeleton. Insects have an invertebrate which means they do not have a backbone but humans have a vertebrate which means you do have a backbone. Insects are soft and bendy so they need a hard shell to live in.
Insects do not have the same blood as humans. We have red blood that carries the oxygen through our body. Insects have a whole complex system of air tubes that let our oxygen out. That blood carries nutrients throughout the body but if the insects get themselves hurt they do start to bleed. Their blood clots so they can recover from minor injuries.
1 Wide lines extending from head to tail along the sides where the spiracles occur.
4No, insects do not have bones. They have an outer skeleton which is tough enough to protect the insect and keep it from drying out.
3 Yes, all insects—including caterpillars—have blood but do veins or orgins.
1 parts of the body adominem head thorax tenticles legs
I'm happy your trip is going well. Caterpillar anatomy is similar to insects in that they have three body parts: a head, thorax, and abdomen. Spiracles are the insects' breathig breathing pores. They are located on the thorax and abdomen. Caterpillar blood is only 10% blood cells. Most of the hemolymph is plasma. It doesn't carry oxygen and therefore doesn't carry red blood cels. They do not have internal skeletons like humans but are covered in a tough exoskeleton. Our caterpillars are doing fine and we are glad you're having fun!
Hey it's Colleen again I'm going to finish answering question 4. They have an exoskeleton unlike humans and more like insects. Their blood is also the same. They have a head abbdomen and thorax.
1. three parts of body abdomen, torax, and head there are 6 legs.
2. one on there head point on there body
3. caterpillars blood flows freely through the body
4. incests do have a body like a caterpillar because they only the outer shell
1.Caterpillers have the basic characteristics of insects but do not have exactly 6 legs.
2. spiracles are holes along their sides that they breth through
3.Yes they have blood and will bleed if their exoskeleton is punctured or broken.
4.Caterpillar's dont have a skeletons like us but they do have a exoskeleton
Jacob and Dan Dirrigl
Here are answers to one and two of your Tuesday questions.
1. The basic characteristics of a caterpillar and an insect is a thorax, head, abdomen, antenaes, and feet.
2. The spiracles on the side of a caterpillar are where the oxygen goes through so they can breath. This is on any insect.
From Sarah Pallanck
1. The basic characteristics of insects are that they have abdomens,thoraxes, and some have tentacles.
2. Spiracles - Tiny holes along a caterpillars body that help them breath.
3.Insect blood is only about 10% blood cells and human blood is 40-50% blood cells.
4. Human skeleton consists of 206 bones and caterpillars have no bones but over 1000 muscles.
Happy hunting!
-Alyssa Bailey and Julia Nasuta 7-2
Hey Ms. Rodriguez, its Erik! To answer your questions, the caterpillars have a head thorax and abdomen. They also have skeletons
The answer to question 1:
The spiracles on the sides of the caterpillar is where the oxygen goes in to make the caterpillar breath.
The answer to question 2:
The caterpillar has a head, thorax, abdomen, feet, and antennae.
The answer to queston 3:
Yes, caterpillars do have blood but its not normally red its a yellowy color. they bleed when their exoskeleton is broken.
The answer to question 4:
Yes they have exoskeletons, they dont have any other bones.
FROM SARAH PALLANCK AND KAYLEY CROOKE!!!
No, they have a different immune system than humans. So therefore their blood has different blood cells.
Signed,
Riley & Robby
1. What are the basic characteristics of insects and how do caterpillars show them?
Adult insects have 3 body parts: head, thorax, and abdomen.
Adult insects have 6 legs
Adult insects have compound eyes
Most adult insects have antennae, 2 pairs of wings, and can fly.
Insects have 4 life stages: egg, larva, pupa, adult
2. Caterpillars have spiracles along their sides. What are they?
Breathing holes located along the sides of insects. The spiracles are connected to the air tubes, or trachea, and allow the insect to exchange gases. The insect can open or close the spiracles by contracting muscles along its side.
3. Do caterpillars have blood like us? Explain
Yes, they do.
4. Do caterpillars have skeletons like us? Explain
No, they are soft and squishy.
From,
Adele :)
P.S. How fun!!
here are the answers to your questions and here's so i hope you enjoy them.
#1
the charicteristis of a caterpiller are they can be small or big, they look like worms but more colorful
#2
they spherical things on their sides are their stomaches.
#3
yes, caterpillars have blood and will bleed if their exoskeleton gets punctured. the color of the blood is yellowish not red like ours. also they only have one cell of blood instead of the many blood cells we have.
#4
caterpillars don't have skeletons like us they have exoskeletons which means the skeleton is on the outside of the body not on the inside like us. our skeletons are internalskeletons.
hope the answers satisfy you.
Mrs. Rodriguez,
The answer to what are caterpillars spiracles is, spiracles are tiny holes along the side of the caterpillars body that allow it to breathe. Caterpillars like many other insect have larvae they do not have a exoskeleton however they have more legs than most insects. Caterpillars do have blood they bleed when their exoskeleton breaks. Two different sources are saying different things about the skellaton. One source says that they have no skellaton and one says that they do have an outer skellaton. From Ariana and Kaeley V
Hi Mrs. Rodrigeuz, question one's answer is:
The characteristics of a caterpillar are the can be small or big, they look like worms but they're more colorful.
Question two's answer is:
the spirical things on the caterpillar's sides are their stomaches.
caterpillers do have blood but only one cell.
catterppillars don't have skeletons like us they exo-skeletons.
Hi Mrs. Rodriguez
1. There are 5 basic characteristics of an insects:
Insects have an exoskeleton, a hard, shell-like covering on the outside of its body.
They have three main body parts: head, thorax, and abdomen.
They have a pair of antennae on top of their heads.
They have three pairs of legs.
They have two pairs of wings.
Caterpillars show these characteristics because they have antennae, they have the 3 main body parts, and they 2 pairs of legs.
2. Spiracles are breathing holes. The spiracles are connected to the air tubes and allow the insect to exchange gases. The insect can open or close the spiracles by contracting muscles along its side.
3.Caterpillars blood is only about 10% blood cells; most of the cells is mostly watery plasma. The insects circulation system does not carry oxygen so the blood does not have red blood cells as our does. The cells are usually green or yellow in color.
4. They have an exoskeleton, a hard outer covering.
Cory and Vanessa 7-2
1.Insects have a head, a thorax and an abdomen. Caterpillars represent these characteristics in their body.
2.They are breathing holes in the side of the caterpillars.
3.They have blood and will bleed if their exoskeleton is punctured.
4.Caterpillars have an exoskeleton. Their bones are set up differently then humans.
hi Mrs Rodriquez. we all miss you but the sub is great i hope you have a good time hunting caterpillars
The caterpillars have a head, thorax, and abdomin they represent this carictoristic in there body.
There are breathing holes on the side of the caterpiller.
The caterpillers do have blood and if they are squised they bleed.
Caterpillers do have a sceleton that is called an exo-sceleton and it is on the outside of the body.
Spiracles are small little slits or holes that lead to the respiratory system in some animals. Most insects have blood.From Josh/Erik
hi me and dan did comment your blog here it is again 1.Caterpillers have the basic characteristics of insects but do not have exactly 6 legs.
2. spiracles are holes along their sides that they breth through
3.Yes they have blood and will bleed if their exoskeleton is punctured or broken.
4.Caterpillar's dont have a skeletons like us but they do have a exoskeleton
Jacob and Dan Dirrigl
hi its me danielle i guess you did not get the 9/ 23 blog so here it goes caterpillars do have blood if they didnt have blood wouldnt they die right they also dont have skeltons because they dont have them because they are insects the basic carterictics of a caterpillar is that they have 6 legs well we got to go danielle and megan
Michaela C,
Catipilars have many legs like insects do.
They do not have a skeleton like us. It is like a shell and ours is inside of us.
The spiricales are how they breathe.
They have blood like us though. most animals have some kind of blood.
Spericals are holes along side of the caterpillar
which they use to breath.
Caterpillars resemble the plants they eat off of.
Caterpillars cause a lot of damage to the earth by eating most of the leaves.
Caterpillars do not have blood like us because they have something called a circulatory system.
Alex
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