by wildfire | Sep 29, 2013 | Legacy SciWorks Posts, Uncategorized
Scientific Name: Diapheromera femorata. Northern Walkingsticks grow over 3 1/2 inches long, with males being smaller than females. Walkingsticks have long, skinny bodies which closely resembles twigs or stems of plants. Males are brown, females are greenish-brown....
by wildfire | Sep 29, 2013 | Legacy SciWorks Posts, Uncategorized
by wildfire | Sep 29, 2013 | Legacy SciWorks Posts, Uncategorized
Scientific Name: Cichlidae. Cichlids are a group of tropical freshwater fish that can be extremely vibrant in their coloration. Colors such as black, white, yellow, orange, silver, blue, green, or red are known to exist. There are over one-thousand species in Africa...
by wildfire | Sep 29, 2013 | Legacy SciWorks Posts, Uncategorized
Scientific Name: Gromphadorhina Portentosa. Madagascar Hissing Cockroaches are shiny brown and oval shaped insects. They are one of the world’s largest cockroaches reaching, two to three inches at maturity. They do not have wings and they have a single pair of...
by wildfire | Sep 29, 2013 | Legacy SciWorks Posts, Uncategorized
Scientific Name: Gopherus polyphemus. Gopher tortoises live in dry, sandy, upland, and coastal areas of the southeastern United States. Sand hills, roadsides, beaches, coastal dunes, and barrier islands are just some of their natural habitat. They prefer areas with...
by wildfire | Sep 29, 2013 | Legacy SciWorks Posts, Uncategorized
Scientific Name: Colinus virginianus. Bobwhite quail are small, ground-dwelling birds of the fowl family. Adults stand six to seven inches tall and weigh six to seven ounces. Males have a black and white striped head, while females have a brown and white striped head...
