A large carnivorous predator that is found swimming through coral reefs is the barracuda. This large fish is a widely feared species and has the features of an apex predator. It has a large mouth, a missile-like body, and spikes. They also tend to scare divers by following them, but they are just extremely territorial, trying to protect their home.…
Monterey Bay is one of the most well known ecosystems in the United States here's a little about it. Monterey bay is home to 525 species of fish, 180 types of seabirds and shorebirds, and Monterey bay has a abundant amount of invertebrates and algae. Monterey bay also has a beautiful environment. Including the sandy dunes, rocky cliffs, rolling hills, steep mountains, and kelp forests. The total length of Monterey bay is over 5360 miles across. In that 5360 miles is the nation's largest kelp forest and canyons. One of the many organisms that live in the kelp forest is the Foliate Kelp Crab.…
In the rural village of Pichit in Thailand, a sixteen year old girl named Churai Phantong waits outside of the temple to speak with one of the Mothers, hoping to gain more information on how to succeed and survive her upcoming trial.…
Sea goblins are also known as goblin sharks.You can identify them by there color they are most likely pink.You can also identify them by there teeth the text says," that sea goblins have very sharp teeth."That is how you identify a sea goblin.…
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The Daphniidae daphnia is a freshwater crustacean from the branchiopod class that is common to most ponds, lakes, pools, streams and springs around the world. The water flea, as it is sometimes referred to, is very small in size growing to a length of less than ¼ inch, it has a flat back, a rounded belly, black round eyes and a pair of antennae (Kindersley, 2006). The Daphnia have leaf-like appendages used in respiration, filter feeding and locomotion (Miller, 2010). Unfortunately, due to the size of these crustaceans they are often easy prey for bigger organisms in their ecosystem. Daphnia are often found in the bottom layers of the water column during the day and the upper layer at night to avoid visually feeding fish (Dawidowicz, 1992).…
Silverfish are a common pest in homes. They are attracted to damp, dark spaces and eat cellulose. This includes books, papers, cloth and wallpaper. Although they don't bite or carry germs and diseases like other insect pests, they can do extensive damage to your possessions. Silverfish are hard to eradicate. Even exterminators are challenged in getting rid of these nuisances and keeping them gone.…
The lionfish lives in tropical reefs and in rocky crevices. The lionfish eats fish, shrimp, and crabs. The lionfishes’ favorite food is fish. The lionfishes’ distinctive features are that it has striped body markings with long spines. The lionfishes’ skin type is scales.…
The Leafy Sea Dragon is a marine fish in the family Syngnathidae, which includes the seahorses. The name comes from the long leaf-like growths on its body. Sea dragons are some of the most-well camouflaged creatures on the planet. They blend perfectly with the seaweed and kelp that they live in. Leafy sea dragons don't live on tropical reefs, but in the cooler rocky reefs off the southern coast of Australia. Despite their name, seadragons don’t have any teeth. They suck their food with their long mouths, just like seahorse. Their diet consists of Small invertebrates, including shrimps and other zooplankton. Sea dragons' mouths work like straws. A sea dragon waits until its prey ventures near, then sucks it up. Each day, a single sea dragon may eat up to a thousand creatures. Sea dragons have a thin tails which cannot be used for gripping. They have small, transparent dorsal and pectoral fins that propel and steer them through the water, but they just tumble and drift in the current like seaweed.…
Water dragons live in creeks, rivers, and lakes. They are omnivores so they eat both plants and meat. Their favorite prey are fish. Although various rodents and insects are eaten also. Their distinctive features of these little animals are their long tails and their unique flattened shaped feet. Physignathus are covered in scales that help them camouflage so they can catch their varied prey. They also have a conservation status of threatened.…
Chinese water dragons live in the lowland and highland forest of southeastern china. One unique thing about the water dragon is its ability to live on both land and water. It can grow up to three feet long and is mostly green with turquoise stripes from its tail to its head. The Chinese water dragon ranges from 1 to 2 pounds in weight and has a lifespan of 10 to 15 years.…
The sea dragon lives tropical-like coastal waters, salt water. The sea dragon is threatened under extinction. Its skin is made up of scales. It eats plankton, shrimp, and very small fish. It has a very long snout and camouflages to its environment.…
The Komodo Dragon can be found around the woodlands along with dry savannah hillsides, and can be found inhabiting dried-up river bed. They are carnivores and they eat Pigs, Deer, and Water Buffalo’s. They have only one Predators and that is we Humans. Their Conservation Status is Vulnerable. Their biggest Treat is Hunting and habitat loss. They have a long deep forked toungue to taste the air only found on five Indonesian islands.…
The field of marine biology, the study of organisms within their environment of an ocean, lake, or river, has a very broad range of occupations. Marine biologists try to discover how organisms grow and develop, how they get food, how their bodies function, and how their life relations correspond to other organisms. They also use laboratory experiments to increase knowledge of human life processes. This is a great career for me to enter because there are so many opportunities to pursue my own specific interests while still having the option of working in the environment that best suits my lifestyle.…
Blue Dragon is an organisation in vietnam that has been working to make a difference in hanoi since 2003. They focus on three main things, reuniting families, education, and Human trafficking. They aim to help kids that they find on the street, to reunite them with their families or give them a home, give them an education and save trafficked children,…