Jessi's iNaturalist Showstoppers by Jessi Shaw https://padlet.com/qeb307/knc3v5xbas7agrgm en-us 2020-05-06 20:57:32 UTC 2025-10-23 07:01:32 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f41b.png Species Snapshot: Green Anole qeb307 https://padlet.com/qeb307/knc3v5xbas7agrgm/wish/555932861 (Anolis carolinensis)]]> 2020-05-06 21:07:02 UTC https://padlet.com/qeb307/knc3v5xbas7agrgm/wish/555932861 Green Anole Fact 1 qeb307 https://padlet.com/qeb307/knc3v5xbas7agrgm/wish/555939248 Green anoles have the ability to change their color from bright green to greenish-brown or even dark brown before your eyes (Nature Works, n.d.). 
https://nhpbs.org/natureworks/greenanole.htm]]> 2020-05-06 21:10:13 UTC https://padlet.com/qeb307/knc3v5xbas7agrgm/wish/555939248 Green Anole Fact 2 qeb307 https://padlet.com/qeb307/knc3v5xbas7agrgm/wish/555947146 The green anole is native to Southern Virginia, the Florida Keys, Central Texas, Oklahoma, as well as Hawaii (Nature Works, n.d.). https://nhpbs.org/natureworks/greenanole.htm]]> 2020-05-06 21:14:59 UTC https://padlet.com/qeb307/knc3v5xbas7agrgm/wish/555947146 Green Anole Fact 3 qeb307 https://padlet.com/qeb307/knc3v5xbas7agrgm/wish/555962250 The green anole is an invasive species in Ogasawara Islands, Japan (Yasumiba, Okada, Okochi, & Iwai, 2016)]]> 2020-05-06 21:24:20 UTC https://padlet.com/qeb307/knc3v5xbas7agrgm/wish/555962250 Green Anole Fact 4 qeb307 https://padlet.com/qeb307/knc3v5xbas7agrgm/wish/555975059 Male Anoles have a bright pink dewlap that is used for both territorial and courtship purposes (Brown, 2004). ]]> 2020-05-06 21:33:05 UTC https://padlet.com/qeb307/knc3v5xbas7agrgm/wish/555975059 Green Anole Fact 5 qeb307 https://padlet.com/qeb307/knc3v5xbas7agrgm/wish/555980764 Green anoles' tails can be up to twice as long as their bodies (Texas Parks and Wildlife, n.d.) https://tpwd.texas.gov/huntwild/wild/species/anole/]]> 2020-05-06 21:36:57 UTC https://padlet.com/qeb307/knc3v5xbas7agrgm/wish/555980764 Species Snapshot: Atlantic Ghost Crab qeb307 https://padlet.com/qeb307/knc3v5xbas7agrgm/wish/555989707 (Ocypode quadrata)]]> 2020-05-06 21:43:11 UTC https://padlet.com/qeb307/knc3v5xbas7agrgm/wish/555989707 Atlantic Ghost Crab Fact 1 qeb307 https://padlet.com/qeb307/knc3v5xbas7agrgm/wish/556003213 Ghost crabs can rapidly change their color in certain conditions for camouflage purposes (Stevens, Rong, Todd, 2013). ]]> 2020-05-06 21:52:46 UTC https://padlet.com/qeb307/knc3v5xbas7agrgm/wish/556003213 Atlantic Ghost Crab Fact 2 qeb307 https://padlet.com/qeb307/knc3v5xbas7agrgm/wish/556009147 Ocypode quadrata will create or restore their burrows in the morning and will cover them and stay there during the early afternoon until nighttime (Izzo, Kothari, n.d.).]]> 2020-05-06 21:57:01 UTC https://padlet.com/qeb307/knc3v5xbas7agrgm/wish/556009147 Atlantic Ghost Crab Fact 3 qeb307 https://padlet.com/qeb307/knc3v5xbas7agrgm/wish/556022098 Atlantic ghost crabs communicate with one another through making sounds by striking the ground or rubbing their legs together (Izzo, Kothari, n.d.). ]]> 2020-05-06 22:07:28 UTC https://padlet.com/qeb307/knc3v5xbas7agrgm/wish/556022098 Atlantic Ghost Crab Fact 4 qeb307 https://padlet.com/qeb307/knc3v5xbas7agrgm/wish/556027268 Atlantic ghost crabs are considered as predators and scavengers and they have a varied diet consisting of bean clams to loggerhead turtle eggs and hatchlings (Izzo, Kothari, n.d.).]]> 2020-05-06 22:11:48 UTC https://padlet.com/qeb307/knc3v5xbas7agrgm/wish/556027268 Atlantic Ghost Crab Fact 5 qeb307 https://padlet.com/qeb307/knc3v5xbas7agrgm/wish/556407270 Atlantic ghost crabs have the ability to rotate their eyes 360 degrees (30A, n.d.).
https://30a.com/ghost-crabs/ ]]> 2020-05-07 04:25:54 UTC https://padlet.com/qeb307/knc3v5xbas7agrgm/wish/556407270 Species Snapshot: Cocktail Ants qeb307 https://padlet.com/qeb307/knc3v5xbas7agrgm/wish/560570172 (Genus Crematogaster)]]> 2020-05-08 19:12:43 UTC https://padlet.com/qeb307/knc3v5xbas7agrgm/wish/560570172 Cocktail Ants Fact 1 qeb307 https://padlet.com/qeb307/knc3v5xbas7agrgm/wish/560573265 Cocktail ants get their name from how they raise their tail when alarmed (Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development, 2018). ]]> 2020-05-08 19:14:40 UTC https://padlet.com/qeb307/knc3v5xbas7agrgm/wish/560573265 Cocktail Ants Fact 2 qeb307 https://padlet.com/qeb307/knc3v5xbas7agrgm/wish/560577023 You can usually find these ants in above ground nests, as they prefer to forage in trees (Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development, 2018)]]> 2020-05-08 19:17:02 UTC https://padlet.com/qeb307/knc3v5xbas7agrgm/wish/560577023 Cocktail Ants Fact 3 qeb307 https://padlet.com/qeb307/knc3v5xbas7agrgm/wish/560583892 Cocktail ants' sting can excrete defensive chemicals used to fight against their predators (James Cook University, n.d.) . ]]> 2020-05-08 19:21:14 UTC https://padlet.com/qeb307/knc3v5xbas7agrgm/wish/560583892 Cocktail Ants Fact 4 qeb307 https://padlet.com/qeb307/knc3v5xbas7agrgm/wish/560589007 Although the species is worldwide and can come in different shapes and colors, their distinguishing characteristic is the heart-shaped abdomen (James Cook University, n.d.)]]> 2020-05-08 19:24:15 UTC https://padlet.com/qeb307/knc3v5xbas7agrgm/wish/560589007 Cocktail Ants Fact 5 qeb307 https://padlet.com/qeb307/knc3v5xbas7agrgm/wish/560600045 In South Africa, cocktail ants often form mutualistic relationships with mealybugs. Mealybugs will provide the ants with honeydew and in return, the ants will protect the mealybug from predators (Nyamukondiwa, Pia, 2011)]]> 2020-05-08 19:31:02 UTC https://padlet.com/qeb307/knc3v5xbas7agrgm/wish/560600045 References qeb307 https://padlet.com/qeb307/knc3v5xbas7agrgm/wish/560613395 30A. (2019, November 4). Things You Didn't Know About Ghost Crabs. Retrieved May 6, 2020, from https://30a.com/ghost-crabs/

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