Once milkweed bugs have grown into adults, they can mate and lay eggs. They tend to lay eggs on soft, protective material.
Algae are a collection of a millions of photosynthetic protists. These algae are red because of a special pigment. They cement themselves onto rocks in moist areas.
Not all animals live in the forest, or the ocean, or the desert. There are many different habitats where animals live.
Anole lizards are reptiles because they are covered in scales. These scales are used as protection for the lizard and help the lizard retain water in its body.
Ants eat a variety of foods and are notorious for ruining picnics and eating all the sweet dessert. Ants will eat anything from vegetable scraps to candy.
An ant's body is separated into three parts: the head, thorax, and gaster. The jaws help carry food and move objects around. The antennae allow ants to "smell" by detecting chemicals.
Most ants burrow into the ground and create structures called ant hills to live in. There are some ants that live up in trees.
Several aquatic animals have appendages, such as flippers, that are used as a source of locomotion. Depending on the type of animal, flippers come in different sizes and are usually associated with the same type of bone joints.
Several aquatic animals have appendages, such as limbs, that support their body while they spend time on ground. They are usually small because they spend most of their time in the water.
The backbone of an aquatic animal allows it to be very flexible under water. It usually extends into a tail and is classified as a gliding joint.
The ball and socket joint of an aquatic animal allows the bones connected to it to move in all sorts of directions. It is usually associated with the shoulder or hip area and connect to appendages such as flippers, limbs, or tails.
Certain aquatic animals have sharp claws the help defend itself from predators and in capturing prey.
Gliding joints for aquatic animals are located in their backbones. This joint allows the animal to be flexible and change the shape of its body.
The nostrils of an aquatic animal are located on the skull and help aid in detecting prey.
The main purpose of an aquatic animal's ribcage is to protect its inner organs, such as the heart, from damage or injury. The ribcage is connected to the backbone of the animal and is made of mostly bone.
Aquatic animals, such as the turtle, have a shell that protects their inner organs from damage or injury.
Aquatic animals use their skull to protect their brain from damage and injury. The skull may contain paired eyes and nostrils that aid the animal in capturing prey or avoiding its predators.
Several aquatic animals use their tails to propel themselves through water and to support and balance them when they spend time on land.
All reptiles are cold-blooded, meaning that they gather their warmth from the environment around them. Reptiles in captivity, like this ball python, need a sun lamp to stay warm. They could die if they get too cold.
Animals that take the same route to get to a particular place often create trails or paths. This trail has been made by beavers. Their tails probably helped create this trail for the most part.
