Invertebrates by Angie McLain

Invertebrates by Angie McLain https://padlet.com/angiemc/8vpz6um01mcq1588913454 Read an article each day. Add your knowledge to the padlet under the article you read. en-us 2020-04-28 22:19:16 UTC 2020-05-08 04:50:56 UTC hello@padlet.com Elizabeth W. https://padlet.com/angiemc/8vpz6um01mcq1588913454/wish/537674694 The head of a bee has five eyes for seeing and two antennae for touching and smelling. Two sets of wings and three sets of legs can be found on a bee’s thorax. Depending on the type of bee, the last set of legs might have little sacs that store the pollen that the bee has collected from flowers. Many types of bees have stingers.]]> 2020-04-28 22:19:16 UTC https://padlet.com/angiemc/8vpz6um01mcq1588913454/wish/537674694 alix https://padlet.com/angiemc/8vpz6um01mcq1588913454/wish/537674699
Silkworms are the caterpillars of the silk moth. The eggs of the silk moth are tiny and the caterpillars that come out when the eggs hatch are tiny. But these silkworms do not stay tiny for very long. They eat and grow until the caterpillar is about the length of your longest finger. At this point, the caterpillars build cocoons.

]]> 2020-04-28 22:19:17 UTC https://padlet.com/angiemc/8vpz6um01mcq1588913454/wish/537674699 eliz. g. https://padlet.com/angiemc/8vpz6um01mcq1588913454/wish/537674703 silk worms are the caterpillar of silk mouths.]]> 2020-04-28 22:19:17 UTC https://padlet.com/angiemc/8vpz6um01mcq1588913454/wish/537674703 Jesse https://padlet.com/angiemc/8vpz6um01mcq1588913454/wish/537674708 Silkworms are the caterpillars of the silk moth. The eggs of the silk moth are tiny and the caterpillars that come out when the eggs hatch are tiny. But these silkworms do not stay tiny for very long. They eat and grow until the caterpillar is about the length of your longest finger. At this point, the caterpillars build cocoons.]]> 2020-04-28 22:19:17 UTC https://padlet.com/angiemc/8vpz6um01mcq1588913454/wish/537674708 Seth https://padlet.com/angiemc/8vpz6um01mcq1588913454/wish/537674713 "Caterpillars can be a tasty treat for birds and other animals."]]> 2020-04-28 22:19:17 UTC https://padlet.com/angiemc/8vpz6um01mcq1588913454/wish/537674713 alix https://padlet.com/angiemc/8vpz6um01mcq1588913454/wish/537674717 Sometimes people have a hard time telling moths and butterflies apart. They both have four wings, a body, and two feelers on their heads. They both start out as eggs from which they hatch as caterpillars. Caterpillars of both types build cocoons from which they leave as adults. But butterflies and moths are different from each other in important ways.]]> 2020-04-28 22:19:17 UTC https://padlet.com/angiemc/8vpz6um01mcq1588913454/wish/537674717 alix https://padlet.com/angiemc/8vpz6um01mcq1588913454/wish/537674722 There are lots of different kinds of ants: carpenter ants, leaf-cutter ants, sweet ants, fire ants, and many more. They are different colors, too. They can be red, or brown, or black. Some are very, very small, and some are rather big. Whatever their differences, though, all ants are social creatures. They live in large groups called colonies. Some ant colonies are big and have millions of ants. There are different types of ants in the colony, and they each have different jobs. The queen lays eggs. Soldier ants protect the queen and the colony. They also gather food and attack other colonies if they need]]> 2020-04-28 22:19:17 UTC https://padlet.com/angiemc/8vpz6um01mcq1588913454/wish/537674722 brody https://padlet.com/angiemc/8vpz6um01mcq1588913454/wish/537674729 they kick out the boy bees in the winter. ]]> 2020-04-28 22:19:17 UTC https://padlet.com/angiemc/8vpz6um01mcq1588913454/wish/537674729 Taylor https://padlet.com/angiemc/8vpz6um01mcq1588913454/wish/537674735 Caterpillars can be a tasty treat for birds and other animals. other Caterpillars are short and fat like slugs. ]]> 2020-04-28 22:19:17 UTC https://padlet.com/angiemc/8vpz6um01mcq1588913454/wish/537674735 Chloe https://padlet.com/angiemc/8vpz6um01mcq1588913454/wish/537674743
"Silkworms are the caterpillars of the silk moth. The eggs of the silk moth are tiny and the caterpillars that come out when the eggs hatch are tiny. But these silkworms do not stay tiny for very long. They eat and grow until the caterpillar is about the length of your longest finger. At this point, the caterpillars build cocoons.

Over two to three days, the caterpillar spins about one mile of thread until it is completely covered in its cocoon. This cocoon is special since it is made from a single long thread that is very strong.

The thread of the cocoon is used to make silk for things like clothes and rugs."

]]> 2020-04-28 22:19:17 UTC https://padlet.com/angiemc/8vpz6um01mcq1588913454/wish/537674743 gray https://padlet.com/angiemc/8vpz6um01mcq1588913454/wish/537674749 Butterflies are usually out during the day, Moths are usually out at night or at dusk and dawn. Most butterflies have thin feelers, each of which has a knob at the end. The feelers of most moths are more like a comb and do not have a knob at the end. Butterflies usually have smooth thin bodies. The bodies of most moths are fatter and covered with hair. When butterflies rest, they usually hold their wings straight up over their backs. Most moths rest with their wings spread out to their sides.Most butterflies have thin feelers, each of which has a knob at the end.]]> 2020-04-28 22:19:17 UTC https://padlet.com/angiemc/8vpz6um01mcq1588913454/wish/537674749 eliz. g https://padlet.com/angiemc/8vpz6um01mcq1588913454/wish/537674754 The head of a bee has five eyes for seeing and two antennae for touching and smelling. Two sets of wings and three sets of legs can be found on a bee’s thorax. Depending on the type of bee, the last set of legs might have little sacs that store the pollen that the bee has collected from flowers. Many types of bees have stingers. The bee stinger is the most feared part of a bee, and for good reason. Filled with poison, the stinger is a bee’s protection from danger.At the bottom of the totem pole are the workers. Workers are young female bees. Some of their main duties include going out to find food (nectar and pollen), building the hive, and keeping it clean. Honeybees will travel up to eight miles if necessary to find nectar and pollen to bring back to the hive, and keeping it clean. Honeybees will travel up to eight miles if necessary to find nectar and pollen to bring back to the hive. Worker bees are actually the only bees that ever do any stinging. When this does happen, it is usually because they are trying to protect their hive from harm. A bee rarely stings when it is away from the hive, but it might sting if it senses danger. The lifespan of a worker bee is anywhere from 4 to 9 months.]]> 2020-04-28 22:19:17 UTC https://padlet.com/angiemc/8vpz6um01mcq1588913454/wish/537674754 gray https://padlet.com/angiemc/8vpz6um01mcq1588913454/wish/537674758 Some ant colonies are big and have millions of ants. There are different types of ants in the colony, and they each have different jobs. The queen lays eggs. Soldier ants protect the queen and the colony. They also gather food and attack other colonies if they need new nesting space. Worker ants take care of babies, look for food, and build ant homes (anthills or mounds). Soldier and worker ants are female. Male ants’ only job is to mate with the queen in order to produce eggs, which hatch into baby ants. Soil needs space inside it for air and water. Without air and water in soil, the tiny creatures that live in soil would not survive.]]> 2020-04-28 22:19:17 UTC https://padlet.com/angiemc/8vpz6um01mcq1588913454/wish/537674758 Elizabeth W. https://padlet.com/angiemc/8vpz6um01mcq1588913454/wish/537674769 Some caterpillars are long and thin like worms. Other caterpillars are short and fat like slugs. But not all caterpillars look like worms or slugs. One kind of caterpillar looks like a big spider.]]> 2020-04-28 22:19:17 UTC https://padlet.com/angiemc/8vpz6um01mcq1588913454/wish/537674769 Lilah https://padlet.com/angiemc/8vpz6um01mcq1588913454/wish/537674778
Sometimes people have a hard time telling moths and butterflies apart. They both have four wings, a body, and two feelers on their heads. They both start out as eggs from which they hatch as caterpillars. Caterpillars of both types build cocoons from which they leave as adults. But butterflies and moths are different from each other in important ways .Butterflies are usually out during the day. Their bright colors like yellow and red help them blend in with flowers in the sunshine. Moths are usually out at night or at dusk and dawn. Colors like gray and brown make it possible for moths to fly about in dim light without being noticed.

]]> 2020-04-28 22:19:17 UTC https://padlet.com/angiemc/8vpz6um01mcq1588913454/wish/537674778 Juliette https://padlet.com/angiemc/8vpz6um01mcq1588913454/wish/537674786 Moths are usually out at night or at dusk and dawn. Colors like gray and brown make it possible for moths to fly about in dim light without being noticed.]]> 2020-04-28 22:19:17 UTC https://padlet.com/angiemc/8vpz6um01mcq1588913454/wish/537674786 Faith https://padlet.com/angiemc/8vpz6um01mcq1588913454/wish/537674795 The stinger is a bee's protection from danger. The stingers are around 12 millimeters long. there are over 20,000 known bee species in the world.]]> 2020-04-28 22:19:17 UTC https://padlet.com/angiemc/8vpz6um01mcq1588913454/wish/537674795 Bentley https://padlet.com/angiemc/8vpz6um01mcq1588913454/wish/537674805 The head of a bee has five eyes]]> 2020-04-28 22:19:17 UTC https://padlet.com/angiemc/8vpz6um01mcq1588913454/wish/537674805 Bentley https://padlet.com/angiemc/8vpz6um01mcq1588913454/wish/537674811 Soldier ants protect the queen and the colony]]> 2020-04-28 22:19:17 UTC https://padlet.com/angiemc/8vpz6um01mcq1588913454/wish/537674811 Elizabeth W. https://padlet.com/angiemc/8vpz6um01mcq1588913454/wish/537674822 "Silkworms are the caterpillars of the silk moth. The eggs of the silk moth are tiny and the caterpillars that come out when the eggs hatch are tiny. But these silkworms do not stay tiny for very long.They eat and grow until the caterpillar is about the length of your longest finger. At this point, the caterpillars build cocoons."]]> 2020-04-28 22:19:17 UTC https://padlet.com/angiemc/8vpz6um01mcq1588913454/wish/537674822 Bentley https://padlet.com/angiemc/8vpz6um01mcq1588913454/wish/537674827 Over two to three days the caterpillar spins about one mile of thread until it is completely covered in its cocoon]]> 2020-04-28 22:19:17 UTC https://padlet.com/angiemc/8vpz6um01mcq1588913454/wish/537674827 Bentley https://padlet.com/angiemc/8vpz6um01mcq1588913454/wish/537674831 Moths are usually out at night or at dusk and dawn]]> 2020-04-28 22:19:17 UTC https://padlet.com/angiemc/8vpz6um01mcq1588913454/wish/537674831 Juliette https://padlet.com/angiemc/8vpz6um01mcq1588913454/wish/537674840 Some caterpillars are long and thin like worms. Other caterpillars are short and fat like slugs. But not all caterpillars look like worms or slugs. One kind of caterpillar looks like a big spider. Whatever their shape or size, moth caterpillars grow up to be moths and butterfly caterpillars turn into butterflies.]]> 2020-04-28 22:19:17 UTC https://padlet.com/angiemc/8vpz6um01mcq1588913454/wish/537674840 Lilah https://padlet.com/angiemc/8vpz6um01mcq1588913454/wish/537674844 Adult moths and butterflies lay many tiny eggs. The eggs are usually placed on the bottoms of leaves. When an egg hatches, out comes a caterpillar. Some caterpillars are long and thin like worms. Other caterpillars are short and fat like slugs. But not all caterpillars look like worms or slugs. One kind of caterpillar looks like a big spider. Whatever their shape or size, moth caterpillars grow up to be moths and butterfly caterpillars turn into butterflies.]]> 2020-04-28 22:19:17 UTC https://padlet.com/angiemc/8vpz6um01mcq1588913454/wish/537674844 brody https://padlet.com/angiemc/8vpz6um01mcq1588913454/wish/537674847 some ant colons have millions of ants. ]]> 2020-04-28 22:19:17 UTC https://padlet.com/angiemc/8vpz6um01mcq1588913454/wish/537674847 alix https://padlet.com/angiemc/8vpz6um01mcq1588913454/wish/537674854 A bee’s body is similar to that of other insects—for instance, an ant—with three major sections: the head, the middle section called the thorax, and the last section called the abdomen. The head of a bee has five eyes for seeing and two antennae for touching and smelling. Two sets of wings and three sets of legs can be found on a bee’s thorax.]]> 2020-04-28 22:19:17 UTC https://padlet.com/angiemc/8vpz6um01mcq1588913454/wish/537674854 Juliette https://padlet.com/angiemc/8vpz6um01mcq1588913454/wish/537674861 At the bottom of the totem pole are the workers. Workers are young female bees. Some of their main duties include going out to find food (nectar and pollen), building the hive, and keeping it clean. Honeybees will travel up to eight miles if necessary to find nectar and pollen to bring back to the hive.]]> 2020-04-28 22:19:17 UTC https://padlet.com/angiemc/8vpz6um01mcq1588913454/wish/537674861 Lilah https://padlet.com/angiemc/8vpz6um01mcq1588913454/wish/537674865 Silkworms are the caterpillars of the silk moth. The eggs of the silk moth are tiny and the caterpillars that come out when the eggs hatch are tiny. But these silkworms do not stay tiny for very long. They eat and grow until the caterpillar is about the length of your longest finger. At this point, the caterpillars build cocoons.]]> 2020-04-28 22:19:17 UTC https://padlet.com/angiemc/8vpz6um01mcq1588913454/wish/537674865 brody https://padlet.com/angiemc/8vpz6um01mcq1588913454/wish/537674869 a butter fly rest with its wings up moths do not. ]]> 2020-04-28 22:19:17 UTC https://padlet.com/angiemc/8vpz6um01mcq1588913454/wish/537674869 Elizabeth W. https://padlet.com/angiemc/8vpz6um01mcq1588913454/wish/537674874 " They are different colors, too. They can be red, or brown, or black. Some are very, very small, and some are rather big. Whatever their differences, though, all ants are social creatures. They live in large groups called colonies. Some ant colonies are big and have millions of ants. There are different types of ants in the colony, and they each have different jobs. The queen lays eggs. Soldier ants protect the queen and the colony. They also gather food and attack other colonies if they need new nesting space. Worker ants take care of babies, look for food, and build ant homes (anthills or mounds). Soldier and worker ants are female."]]> 2020-04-28 22:19:17 UTC https://padlet.com/angiemc/8vpz6um01mcq1588913454/wish/537674874 alix https://padlet.com/angiemc/8vpz6um01mcq1588913454/wish/537674878 Some caterpillars are long and thin like worms. Other caterpillars are short and fat like slugs.m]]> 2020-04-28 22:19:17 UTC https://padlet.com/angiemc/8vpz6um01mcq1588913454/wish/537674878 Jesse https://padlet.com/angiemc/8vpz6um01mcq1588913454/wish/537674882 Bees are flying insects that feed on nectar and pollen. They are usually yellow and black and covered in fuzzy hair that makes collecting pollen easier. A bee’s body is similar to that of other insects—for instance, an ant—with three major sections: the head, the middle section called the thorax, and the last section called the abdomen.]]> 2020-04-28 22:19:17 UTC https://padlet.com/angiemc/8vpz6um01mcq1588913454/wish/537674882 Jesse https://padlet.com/angiemc/8vpz6um01mcq1588913454/wish/537674886 Adult moths and butterflies lay many tiny eggs. The eggs are usually placed on the bottoms of leaves. When an egg hatches, out comes a caterpillar. Some caterpillars are long and thin like worms. Other caterpillars are short and fat like slugs. But not all caterpillars look like worms or slugs. One kind of caterpillar looks like a big spider. Whatever their shape or size, moth caterpillars grow up to be moths and butterfly caterpillars turn into butterflies.]]> 2020-04-28 22:19:17 UTC https://padlet.com/angiemc/8vpz6um01mcq1588913454/wish/537674886 Jesse https://padlet.com/angiemc/8vpz6um01mcq1588913454/wish/537674890 There are lots of different kinds of ants: carpenter ants, leaf-cutter ants, sweet ants, fire ants, and many more. They are different colors, too. They can be red, or brown, or black. Some are very, very small, and some are rather big. Whatever their differences, though, all ants are social creatures.]]> 2020-04-28 22:19:17 UTC https://padlet.com/angiemc/8vpz6um01mcq1588913454/wish/537674890 Jesse https://padlet.com/angiemc/8vpz6um01mcq1588913454/wish/537674894 Sometimes people have a hard time telling moths and butterflies apart. They both have four wings, a body, and two feelers on their heads. They both start out as eggs from which they hatch as caterpillars. Caterpillars of both types build cocoons from which they leave as adults. But butterflies and moths are different from each other in important ways.]]> 2020-04-28 22:19:17 UTC https://padlet.com/angiemc/8vpz6um01mcq1588913454/wish/537674894 Eliz. g. https://padlet.com/angiemc/8vpz6um01mcq1588913454/wish/537674897 caterpillars can camouflage in their involvement.]]> 2020-04-28 22:19:17 UTC https://padlet.com/angiemc/8vpz6um01mcq1588913454/wish/537674897 Taylor https://padlet.com/angiemc/8vpz6um01mcq1588913454/wish/537674902 There bright colors like yellow and red help them blend in with flowers in the sunshine. Butterflies are usually out during the day. ]]> 2020-04-28 22:19:17 UTC https://padlet.com/angiemc/8vpz6um01mcq1588913454/wish/537674902 Bentley https://padlet.com/angiemc/8vpz6um01mcq1588913454/wish/537674908 "Other caterpillars are short and fat like slugs."]]> 2020-04-28 22:19:17 UTC https://padlet.com/angiemc/8vpz6um01mcq1588913454/wish/537674908 Juliette https://padlet.com/angiemc/8vpz6um01mcq1588913454/wish/537674913 The thread of the cocoon is used to make silk for things like clothes and rugs. Other moth caterpillars also make silk threads. But the silkworm makes the longest and best silk thread. Even so, it takes a lot of silk thread to make something people can use or wear. For example, it takes about 150 cocoons to make just one silk tie that a man might wear.]]> 2020-04-28 22:19:17 UTC https://padlet.com/angiemc/8vpz6um01mcq1588913454/wish/537674913 Faith https://padlet.com/angiemc/8vpz6um01mcq1588913454/wish/537674917 Butterflies are usually out during the day. their bright colors like yellow and red help them to blend in with the flowers in the sunshine. ]]> 2020-04-28 22:19:17 UTC https://padlet.com/angiemc/8vpz6um01mcq1588913454/wish/537674917 Elizabeth W. https://padlet.com/angiemc/8vpz6um01mcq1588913454/wish/537674919 "Colors like gray and brown make it possible for moths to fly about in dim light without being noticed. Also the bodies of most moths are fatter and covered with hair. Also the feelers of most moths are more like a comb and do not have a knob at the end."]]> 2020-04-28 22:19:17 UTC https://padlet.com/angiemc/8vpz6um01mcq1588913454/wish/537674919 Chloe https://padlet.com/angiemc/8vpz6um01mcq1588913454/wish/537674921 "The first female bee to become a queen bee kills the other potential queen bees."]]> 2020-04-28 22:19:17 UTC https://padlet.com/angiemc/8vpz6um01mcq1588913454/wish/537674921 Lilah https://padlet.com/angiemc/8vpz6um01mcq1588913454/wish/537674923 Bees are flying insects that feed on nectar and pollen. They are usually yellow and black and covered in fuzzy hair that makes collecting pollen easier. A bee’s body is similar to that of other insects—for instance, an ant—with three major sections: the head, the middle section called the thorax, and the last section called the abdomen. The head of a bee has five eyes for seeing and two antennae for touching and smelling. Two sets of wings and three sets of legs can be found on a bee’s thorax. Depending on the type of bee, the last set of legs might have little sacs that store the pollen that the bee has collected from flowers. Many types of bees have stingers. The bee stinger is the most feared part of a bee, and for good reason. Filled with poison, the stinger is a bee’s protection from danger. The stingers are around 12 millimeters long. There are over 20,000 known bee species in the world. The best known is probably the honeybee.]]> 2020-04-28 22:19:17 UTC https://padlet.com/angiemc/8vpz6um01mcq1588913454/wish/537674923 Lilah https://padlet.com/angiemc/8vpz6um01mcq1588913454/wish/537674925 Ants are busy little insects. It’s easy to see them moving quickly here and there. Sometimes you can see them carrying a small piece of something, or dragging part of a leaf somewhere. Sometimes you even see two ants helping each other carry the same crumb. But where are they going and what are they doing? Ants may seem to be just running around, but they are actually important parts of their ecosystem, their world under our feet.]]> 2020-04-28 22:19:17 UTC https://padlet.com/angiemc/8vpz6um01mcq1588913454/wish/537674925 Faith https://padlet.com/angiemc/8vpz6um01mcq1588913454/wish/537674927 These hairs contain a kind of poison. once a animal has got sick from this poison, it leaves hairy caterpillars alone.

]]> 2020-04-28 22:19:17 UTC https://padlet.com/angiemc/8vpz6um01mcq1588913454/wish/537674927 Raiden https://padlet.com/angiemc/8vpz6um01mcq1588913454/wish/537674929 male honeybees are called drones. they don't have stingers, and don't collect nectar or pollen. their only purpose is to mate with the queen. several hundred drones can live in a hive at one time. as the winter month approaches, the males are kick out of the hive to make it easier for the queen and her workers to survive. food needs to be saved as there are fewer flowers to collect pollen and nectar from. less food means the drones are the first ones to go!]]> 2020-04-28 22:19:17 UTC https://padlet.com/angiemc/8vpz6um01mcq1588913454/wish/537674929 Faith https://padlet.com/angiemc/8vpz6um01mcq1588913454/wish/537674932 It takes 150 cocoons to make just one silk tie that a man might where.]]> 2020-04-28 22:19:17 UTC https://padlet.com/angiemc/8vpz6um01mcq1588913454/wish/537674932 Faith https://padlet.com/angiemc/8vpz6um01mcq1588913454/wish/537674933 Ants also bring nutrients to soil their leftovers stay in the soil and break down into nutrients for other creatures]]> 2020-04-28 22:19:17 UTC https://padlet.com/angiemc/8vpz6um01mcq1588913454/wish/537674933