Last weekend for finding caterpillars
It may be the weekend, but we get no break from hunting for caterpillars. Yesterday, which was Saturday, I went in the kayaking group. We went into Mississippi to find a boat launch on the East Pearl River. The boat launch turned out to be in NASA’s Stennis Space Center’s property. This is where NASA tests different propulsion engines. We didn’t see any tests, just lots of forests and swamps. We kayaked up the river and into a bayou where I saw a baby alligator.
There weren’t any good landing spots so we paddled out of the bayou and back up the river. We finally came to a place where we could get out and collect caterpillars. Along with some caterpillars we found a number of tree frogs just hanging out on Saw Palmetto plants. Today we went back to Honey Island Swamp and sampled 4 plots. In the last plot I found a Saddleback caterpillar. I was so excited!!! Tomorrow we head back to New Orleans and we will work in the lab tomorrow and Tuesday.
Monarch butterflies are migratory. They are flying south for the winter right now. Journey North is an organization that tracks the monarchs' migration. We can help track them on their way to Mexico. Go to http://www.learner.org/jnorth/tm/monarch/sl/8/0.html to view a slideshow on how to identify monarch butterflies.
posted by Mrs. Rodriguez @ 7:36 PM
67 Comments:
The baby alligator looked pretty cool Mrs. Rodriquez. How many of those have u seen so far?
Gabe L.
hello mrs. rodrequez,
i hope your enjoying your trip. that is cool that you saw a baby aligator. how was your kyaking? hope to see you soon
-pammy
can you not go on trips like on Saturday when you went to Mississippi river could of you stayed back at the lab and do reserch
where you trusspassing on the NASA proptrtey and when you saw the babby alagater what was it doing
how many caterpillars have you seen so far?? and if you could would u go back again?
It sounds like you are enjoying your time there.
Hope you are having fun:)
thats cool that you went kayaking
The Saddleback was very interesting. I think that it is very inriguing about going to Mississippi.
That caterpillar looks so...ugh.
Hello, I saw your picture of the tree frog. I have a tree frog at my house for my pet. He is a whites tree frog. He is like a aqua and he is very funny thanks.
The website was cool about the monarch butterflies. Thats awesome that you found a saddle back caterpillar. Those are the ones that are poisionus right?
I saw an alligater in Florida a couple christmas's ago. I think it is cool you found a saddleback caterpillar. Those things are cool.
I saw an alligater in Florida a couple christmas's ago. I think it is cool you found a saddleback caterpillar. Those things are cool.
I saw an alligater in Florida a couple christmas's ago. I think it is cool you found a saddleback caterpillar. Those things are cool.
Hi Mrs. Rodriquez, its Danielle hart. I just wanted to let you know that all of my blog entries that are missing are still there. I just responded anonymous to every entry. I'm sorry that occured. But today I want to ask you if you were afraid of the alligator? It seems that you are having a pretty busy time.
Bye Danielle H
Hello from rainy Willington. It has been raining cats and dogs. Are caterpillars are doing great. we miss you a lot. We are being nice to the sub. we are learning about variables.
I have a few questions for you. Is the place your staying in a one floor bunk house? Do you have to travel for the meals? Do you get your kayaks? Have a good time!
Can't what for your next blog entry. Also can't what till your computer interview.
Dear Mrs. Rodriguez,
I personally think that the saddle back is very cool and i have question will the saddle back bite ? Will it sting like a bee?
:D have silly rest of your vacation saranne aurand
Hi Mrs.Rodrgiquez Timmy and i responded together on 9/21. do you think you could recheck for me? Thanks!
Was it scary being next to the baby alligators?
Hi Mrs. Rodriguez, I was just wondering how big the baby alligator is in cm and mm
hey the caterpillars are doing good
HI!! How many caterpillars did you find at the lake area???
What is the picture of the thing on the tree?
the sattleback caterpillars are very interesting did you get any pics. of the baby alligators.? how big was the baby aligator?
I was really surprised at how well the wildlife you have seen blends in with the environment-Frogs on leaves, alligators in the water, and caterpillars on branches!
-Skyley
hey
i have a question for you in your video the water looks calean is it???
jaime s
P.S.and when are you coming back???
hey Mrs Rodriguez its ashtin i cant believe you saw an baby alligator that is soo cool!!! was it still really big? i bet it was!! Do u think you could send a picture of the baby alligator if you have one or see another one?? That would be awesome i think that the saddle back caterpillar is soooo cool but i also like the polar bear one i think those two are my favorites so far but i also like the one that looks like the stick you are sooo lucky that you get to see and find all of these awesomely awesome caterpillars!!! I cant wait until we video conference again!!! We miss you and we will see you on Thursday!!! bye bye
P.S. our caterpillars are getting pretty big but still haven't made their cocoon yet ttyl bye!!! :) :)
Hi Mrs. Rodriguez!!! I wish you got to bring some caterpillars home... that would be fun. You're so lucky that you got to go Kayaking, I love Kayaking. Is the saddle back caterpillar poisunous, what kind of butterfly does it change into? Hope to see you on Thursday!!!
Hello! I can't believe you actually saw a baby alligator in its natural habitat in the bayou. The swamp looks so interesting and wild in your video...I wish I could be there! Also, I'm excited for your discovery of the Saddleback caterpillar. It looks very cool in the picture. Can you tell us anymore about the purpose of the saddle design on its back?
P.S. Some of our caterpillars have made crysalids!
i think the caterpillar you found is very cute. why do the saddle backs bite or sting?
hey ashtin again that frog you found is soooo cool!!!! Also by the way hoow is your spider bite doing?? I hope its better talk to you soon bye bye
are you having fun? have you learned a lot more about aterpilers? some of the caterpillers in the class room are in there cocons.
how far did you go kayaking? Did you see a snake in the river? What is the ugliest looking caterpillar you have seen so far on your adventure?
hey mrs. rodruigues i'm wondering if you found any monarch caterpillars? and i know i did all of the recent blogs but i probably didn't send it right. see you when you come back. bye.
Dan M
I found the blog comment for the 9/23 and it is on your blog and im going to redo the comment for 9/21. I was also just wondering what has been the most interesting part of your trip so far ?
since monach butterflies are flying south for the winter right now have you seen any of them so far and if so what kinds ? I hope to see you soon and cant wait until you come back right now our caterpillars are starting to form there crlisis ( i think that how you spelle it) i see you soon got to go and obserer the caterpillars now bye danielle eldredge
Hi Mrs. Rodriguez! Nick P. here! I was wondering if you were having any bad weather? If so is it effecting the quantity and what type of caterpillars you see. Are you studying up on caterpillars while your not hunting for them and are you learning a lot? Do you know the rarest type of caterpillar in your area and if so have you found it? Thanks! And have an awesome rest of your trip to New Orleans!
Thats so cool how you saw a baby gator! Was it close up or far away.
Hey its jason how are you cant wait till you get back. Hey are catipillers are in their crisalis.
bye
hi its Kurdt have a good time
:) :) :) :) :) :-)
HI we all miss you :):):):):)why do they call it the satleback catipiller?
are you having fun?
i love gray foxs they are so beutiful and sneakey. i also love the fact that they can klimb trees to escape from dog and other foes andpreditors
love nickb
HELLO MRS.RODRIQUEZ
HOPE YOU ARE HAVING A GOOD TIME
HOW COME THEY CALL IT A SADDLEBACK CATIPILLAR? WE ALL MISS YOU CANT WAIT TILL I SEE YOU ON THURSDAY
!! :):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):)
what is that frog in the picture
Michael giangrande
hey Mrs.R we all miss u what is up with the saddle back caterpillar it looks like my dog when my little cousin dresses her up. So far, the Saddleback caterpillar is my favorite that you have showed us!
Christina G.
How many caterpillars did you find so far, and have any there turned into crystallize? Most of ours are in them. Hope you are having a good time. Got to go bye, hope you get good research on the caterpillars.
michaela c.
Do you wish you could stay there longer? Do you like being oustide doing science stuff better than teaching in the classroom?
Hey Mrs. Rodriguez. How is the weather in New Orleans?? Did you see any strange animals?
From Sarah Pallanck
Dear Mrs. Rodriguez,
Are caterpillars territorial do the even have specific places to live?
Ariana M.
hello Mrs. Rodruiguez. i hope you save many caterpillars, and see more alligators. We miss you. Isaiah.
Hey Mrs. Rodriguez! I was wondering if there are any poisunus tree frogs by you. See you in a few days!
From,
Erik
Hi Mrs Rodriguez i hope your having lots of fun! Back here at hall our group of caterpillars have both cocooned its pretty interesting. today i am prtty sure that some of the other caterpillars have died it is kind of sad. Have you found any new caterpillars? ok bye! bye!
Hi Mrs. Rodriquez!
Hope you're having a really great time down in New Orleans! Did the gray fox scare you? I was also wondering if that green on the caterpillar was natural on the picture for Sundays blog because it's very bright and doesn't really look natural! Has the weather been good down there because it has been quite wet for the last few days here in Willington. Have fun!
Julia Nasuta 7-2
i went to the site you said to and whatched the slide show on monarch butterflies. i enjoyed the picture of the saddleback catterpillar it is soooo CUTE!
Hi Rodriguez,
I was wondering after you are finished with the caterpillars what will happen to them? Also after you leave what will the people you are working with do with the information?
I think it is really cool that you found a saddle back caterpillar. Hope you have the best of times and go wild on the last part of this adventure. Have fun
Vanessa 7-2
HI Mrs Rodriguez. Good thing you left the baby alligator alone, his mom might have near. I think that is cool that you launched out of a NASA
boat launch. Hope you have fun and see you when you get back.
dear mrs. rodriquez i miss u so much did the baby alligator scare you? if i saw i would have thought it wa cool so when a re you coming back cause we all miss we cant wait to get you back into these halls cause we miss u so mch so are you havung fun i hope you are i think it would be exciting to go some where like new orleans u are so lucky have you found any new catirpillrs yet? if so i would like to see them cause i personally dont like bugs but i do like to look at them when i get older i want to get some spiders and a snake but in cant get them now cause my moms afraid of spiders and my dad doesnt like snaks wel i guess thats it well miss you i will talk to you soon -taylor deschene
I love the saddle back, but my favorite is the polar bear.I hope your having fun.
KORY
Mrs.R
I hope you are having a lot of fun hunting and leaning about caterpillars. The website that you gave us is cool...
We are having fun here with our pillars!
From,
Adele H.
Hi!
That is so cool! Have you ever been to gater land in Florida? It is kinda like that where you see gaters all around you! I love frogs. I am obsessed with frogs.I am so jealous!
Have fun!
Kaeley V
Hi Mrs.R,
Are you having fun? We miss you alot:-(
Signed,
Riley M.
P.S. send us a picture of your cabbin
Hi, Laura!
I took my kids to the computer lab yesterday and they had so much fun checking out your site! They had some questions for you, so I'm hoping you can get to them at some point!
Many of them were intrigued by the video in which you said you saw a baby alligator. Here are questions about that:
* Do the alligators affect the caterpillars?
* Was the alligator big or small? Was it cool to see a live baby alligator?
*What causes the colors on the saddle back catterpillar to appear?
* Do saddle back caterpillars have actual backs that look like saddles like on your picture?
* What do palmetto plants look like?
* How do you tell what kind of caterpillars they are?
* Why do you want to study caterpillars?
Thanks - and hope your expedition ends well!
Paula (from team 4)
i counted 13 monarchs per minute and that would be 780 per hour
the monarchs begin there roost during early spring
Dear Mrs. Rodriguez I hope you have a nice journey home. That is so cool that you saw a baby alligator. That caterpillar is really pretty and really cool. See you on Thursday.
Hey its JoshF i saw 12 butterflies on the page and calculated to 720 per hour. They start to roost here during September 20 to September 26. I would like to watch it in Alabama. I wonder if they like the swamp?
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