Today there were some really cool discoveries made during our ecosystem study! Quinn and Jude found an old log and rolled it over. Look what they found! They found under that old log several of these strange looking cocoon type structures. They were stuck in between cracks in the log. Ben walked by and said simply, "Oh, cool! Praying Mantis eggs!" I took a second look at Ben, very impressed by his knowledge of insect egg sacks. Quinn's face lit up and he proclaimed, "I think that's what they are because my grandpa has these things all over his fence!" I could see the wheels of Quinn's brain speeding up times 1000. They were absolutely right! I love praying mantises! This really made my day because I have wondered where a praying mantis will lay their eggs over the winter here in Utah. A female mantis laying her eggs...in a safe place.... When it's the right time, here come all the baby mantises! There's not just one in the egg sack, there are like hundreds! Another discovery was made by Elayna and Mary Grace. They found a low lying green, spiky plant covered with ladybugs! The girls found a very "noxious" weed called a plumeless thistle or "bull thistle". These are seriously sticky, spiky weeds with a purple flower that presents in spring and summer. We have questions about the ladybugs though, were they there sucking the juice from the leaves of the plant? Were they sheltering under the large spiky leaves, protected from numerous birds that might eat the ladybugs? Or were they laying their own eggs before warmer weather? That's what I love about ecosystems! There is a story in every little circle that each one of you investigated and I think it is so much fun to try and piece together that story. It's so satisfying!! Yes! That satisfying!
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Addy
3/28/2018 12:55:10 pm
Nice job on the blog today mrs taylor
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ben
3/28/2018 03:07:17 pm
thx mrs tayler i dident expect to be on the blog
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Errol
3/28/2018 03:30:27 pm
We found a PINK rock! Kinda cool.
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Sadie
3/28/2018 03:39:38 pm
This was so much fun!!!
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David
3/28/2018 03:54:43 pm
I saw that " oddly satisfying aluminum ant hill" on youtube, that guy does alot of that stuff on his channel but anyway good job on the blog today!
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MaryGrace/Fred
3/28/2018 08:19:28 pm
YAY!!! I'm on the blog!!! I'm FAMOUS!!!!! JKJK!!! Thx Mrs. Taylor, I wish we could do this everyday!!! I actually found the ladybug leaves by stomping around. I tried turning things over and tapped things with my foot hoping bugs would spill out. I kind of just jumped on a weed because I didn't like pokey weeds and then a ladybug flew out of the weeds (no wings, just went up and fell). At first Elayna, Sammy and I thought it was dead because it was turned over and didn't move. I helped it back up and it still didn't move. Then we saw more "dead" ladybugs. I thought they were just frozen because it was chilly and just needed to thaw out. It got warmer and they started moving everywhere!!! (I let one crawl on my hands a couple times!)
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Mrs. Taylor
3/29/2018 07:47:43 am
That's awesome Mary Grace! Your comments are valuable to fill in the rest of the story!
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Sierra
3/29/2018 08:24:25 am
The blog was cool today Mrs T!
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Olivia Brown
3/29/2018 08:35:45 am
Hey guys! I just wanted to say mrs taylor your a great teacher and are very patient with us and thanks for the super fun project yesterday it was awesome!! i am super excited to turn in our assignments! yesterday we found out my sisters boyfriend had appendicitis and needed surgery my sisters birthday is soon so my parents had planned a surprise party but it was the same day as his surgery so we had to cancel! But im excited for school today
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Sammy/Mooasus
3/29/2018 03:13:37 pm
Hi I haven’t been on in a while, but I think it will help me in science to understand it.🐔🔥
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Errol
3/29/2018 03:18:15 pm
gmm
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David
3/29/2018 05:10:07 pm
I'm exited for the field trip tomorrow!
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Errol
3/30/2018 07:37:40 am
I AM SO EXCITED FOR THE FIELD TRIP TODAY!!!!!
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