Posted on November 10, 2006 by PS 124 Student
Some animals try to convince predators that they are bigger and fiercer then they really are like many butterflies have large “eye” designs on their wings. This makes them look like the head of a very large animal instead of a harmless butterfly, and scares many predators away.
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Posted on November 10, 2006 by PS 124 Student
Rainforests are dense, wet, and dark, forests. Rainforests are important part of the ecology on Earth. The plants of the rainforests generate most of the oxegen in the rainforests and the Earth. These plants are also important to people in lots of other important ways;such as new medicines and drugs that fight illnesses and diseases. [...]
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Posted on November 10, 2006 by PS 124 Student
Some butterflies live in the tropical rainforests. Did you know that butterflies are covered with tiny sensory hairs? I like butterflies because even though they are small insects you can learn alot about them. kaitlyn, 5-303
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Posted on November 10, 2006 by PS 124 Student
Rainforest are very, dense, warm and wet forests. An incredible number of animals live in the rainforest. Animals are always in danger of being eaten and different plants live in different parts in the rainforest. The Tropical Rainforest covers 7% of the earth’s surface and is very important to the earth’s ecosystem. Some of [...]
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Posted on November 10, 2006 by PS 124 Student
The anaconda is the biggest snake in the world. It is also known as the water Boa. This giant meat eater lives in swampy areas of tropical [warm] South America. It spends a lot of time in shallow water. Anacondas are cold blooded just like the environment. Anacondas are nocturnal. They eat pigs, Deer’s, Caiman [...]
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Posted on November 10, 2006 by PS 124 Student
We are losing Earth’s greatest greatest treasures just as we are beginning to appreciate their true value. Rainforests once covered 14% of Earth’s land surface; now they are a mere 6%. Experts estimate that the last remaining rainforests could be consumed in less than 40 years. Rainforests are being destroyed because of the timber.
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Posted on November 3, 2006 by PS 124 Student
Did you know that there are 40 kinds of toucans? I hope people stop cutting down the rainforest. Do people know that there are more species to be found. Like they found a new monkey.
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Posted on November 3, 2006 by PS 124 Student
Rainforests are located in South and Central America, Africa, the Islands around Australia and Asia. Tropical Rain Forests cover only about 7% of the Earth’s surface. Wild and wondrous rain forests extend from as far as Alaska and Canada to Latin America, Asia and Africa. There are thousands of plants and the temperature in a [...]
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Posted on November 3, 2006 by PS 124 Student
The canopy in the Rainforest is in the top where all the trees are. The forest floor is where all the mushrooms, soil, worms and all those stuff. The underground is a dark cool environment under the leaves.
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Posted on November 3, 2006 by PS 124 Student
The Tropical rainforest is found in South America. The tropical rainforest takes about 7% of the earth’s space. The Tropical Rain Forest is very famous and popular.
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