Tag: Plants & Animals

Poison dart frogs are poisonous amphibians that live in rainforests. They are bright and colorful to show(and warn predators) this. The fatal poison in this frog can kill approximately 10 full-grown adults! They like to eat insects, such as tiny ants. These frogs catch their food by searching for an insect and sticking out their […]

Quokkas, known as the world’s “happiest” animal, probably because they approach humans fearlessly, are marsupials. Here are some facts: nocturnal herbivores can survive harsh environments adapt quick friendly threatened species unique Look at that shining smile!

Jellyfish Fun Facts They are called “Jellyfish,” but they are NOT a kind of fish! Some are even edible! But careful, they sting even when they are DEAD! They have no brains! Or hearts/a heart. A group of Jellyfish are called a “smack.” Jellyfish Info They are made of a nor-bumpy, cylinder-shaped body and tentacles […]

A fish is an animal that can breathe in water. The fish can live in water, too!  All fish have a backbone and most breathe through gills. They have fins as well. Fish cover about half of all of the known vertebrate species. Fish have been living on the Earth for more than 400 thousand […]

Lots of ladybugs have oval-shaped bodies with six legs. That means they are a type of insect. Depending on the species, they can have either spots, stripes, or even no markings at all! Ladybugs, or lady beetles (both are same), are a kind of helpful bug for farmers which really helps them by eating an aphids, and […]

Birds are warm-blooded creatures, covered in feathers, with a special tooth, for breaking open the egg shell, and a light skeleton. Feathers A bird’s feathers can be about any color! Feathers are like a warm, fuzzy coat for the cold and they also might pluck their feathers out if they are stressed or they are […]

Roots You can not see a tree’s roots on the surface. They are underground; so they make the tree stable. The roots suck up water from the soil, too. They look like:* *The roots are the twisty stuff under the bottom of the bark. Bark The bark is just a “pipe” or “tunnel” for the […]

This is a little group of ants. Ants have three parts: The head(the top), the thorax(the middle), and last, the abdomen(the bottom). They have six legs. An ant can lift more than fifteen times it’s body weight, so it is pretty strong! It also has an “armor” called exoskeleton. The exoskeleton is strong, just like […]

The green anaconda is a snake species that is found in South America. It is the heaviest snake species! It is non-venomous. That means they do not have any venom. To catch it’s food, instead, it squeezes the food until it can’t breathe. Then the snake will gobble it up. One thing it has in […]

WHERE IT LIVES This animal can live in a burning oven! Even in outer space! Even in Antarctica! Usually, tough, they live on moss. HOW BIG IT IS It is so small! You need to look through a microscope in order to see it. LOOKS LIKE It looks like a puffy, white, short worm with […]