Our First Hunt!
After helping making lunch and before our first hunt I got a chance to walk around our surrounding swamp land and got a few great pictures that I think are so indicative of the wonderful and rich ecology that LA has to offer!
We then got to get ready and head into the Honey Island Swamp in order to hunt for caterpillars! We were lucky because we found other friends to study as well... but not too closely. We began finding our furry friends right away and I learned how to "beat" them ou
r of the tree and find them, and "bag" them in order to bring them back to the bunkhouse where we will be caring for, studying, and cataloging all of the specimens we collect!
Once we start cataloging I will have some amazing pictures and the stories behind these amazing specimens that can potentially do so much good for our agricultural advancement!
Stay tuned...
Challenge Question:
How are caterpillars similar to insects and how do they differ? What in the environment do scientists theorize has influenced the evolution of insects over the past 300 million years? Read this article for a hint http://harvardmagazine.com/2007/11/dragonfly.html
posted by Georgia Gier @ 10:11 PM
15 Comments:
Hey Mrs. Gier its Carmine, Kevin, and Chris. The environment of the swamp looks very interesting because of how adapted the animals appear to be to their own habitat. Animals such as the caterpillar and alligator are very well hidden where they are. The alligator is in perfect postition to surprise attack its prey and the caterpillar is in hiding from any hungry birds. Watch out for snakes, they like to hide in trees and are good at hiding! hope you have fun the rest of your time in the swamps.
Hi Ms. Gier our question is what type of dramatic differences is there between the many caterpillers?
-Tijo, Ronald and Veronica
Hi Ms. Gier our question is what type of dramatic differences is there between the many caterpillers?
-Tijo, Ronald and Veronica
Hi Ms. Gier, as the weather changes, does the caterpillar population increase or decrease?
-Tina
Hi Ms. Gier,
How can you tell if the caterpillars are harmless or not?
-Tina
Hey Mrs. Gier
could any of the caterpillars kill you?
-Brianna Abbatiello
Hey Mrs.Gier its Gary, Kenny and Adam. We were wondering how many diffrent types of caterpillers are there? and how many diffrent ones have you found so far.
hey mrs. gier if it gets too hot or too cold could any of the caterpillars die? What happens if there is a flood like katrina and the ecosystem is desrtoyed?has anyone in the bumkhouse been bitten or stung by any of the caterpillars?
-tim Ingram
hi mrs. gier, how do the caterpillars adapt to the enviorment in order to survive?
-Sean
hi mrs. gier, about how many different types of species of caterpillars have you seen?
Hey mrs. gier, you have some pretty facinating pictures, have you found any new intersting specimens of caterpillars? it looks like your havin a good time i wish i was there see you soon
-Mike Amante
Hi Mrs. Gier
Its melissa
my question is how many total species did you find? How many were poisonous?
Hi Mrs Gier its do you collect all caterpillars even if you collectedsome of the same species already?
-kia
Hello Mrs. Gier!
Its Hillary. How many different species did you find? How big were they?
See you soon!
Hey Mrs.Gier how are you doing iam writing to ask you if you have to wear gloves when you are on the feild? another question that i have is how do you collect catipelers that blend in with there surroundings.
-Ramon
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