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Terrestrial Arthropods
Terrestrial Arthropod Videos
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Lesson Plan
Let's All Do The WaveThis lesson consists of a cross disciplinary activity incorporating aspects of wave characteristics from Physics, movement traits from Biology, and evaluating locomotion design from Engineering. Students can be introduced to the idea by showing the video Arthropod Locomotion: Engineering from the shapeoflife.org or other videos of animals that exhibit wave-like characteristics during motion. Class discussion can begin by analyzing the necessity to move efficiently and how moving in a wave-like manner could be beneficial.Full Lesson Plan
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Factsheet
Terrestrial Arthropods: Bold Explorers!Arthropods were the first animals to venture out of the sea onto land all over the earth.Download Factsheet
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Reading
Terrestrial Arthropods: The Conquerers Come AshoreLife's transition from sea to the land was perhaps as much of an evolutionary challenge as genesis. What forms of life were able to make such a drastic change in lifestyle?Download Reading
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Creature
Robot Bees: Possible work-around to bee decline?
We all know that bees are pollinators. And that their pollinating is essential to ecosystems and the food we eat.Sadly, wild bees and honeybees have been in decline in recent decades. Parasites, pesticides, pathogens, and the climate crisis are main factors impacting bees today. As the only insect that is responsible for at least one third of our food, we may literally starve from their decline.Can robot bees help?Photograph credit: Denise Ryan
Robot Bees: Possible work-around to bee decline?
We all know that bees are pollinators. And that their pollinating is essential to ecosystems and the food we eat.Sadly, wild bees and honeybees have been in decline in recent decades. Parasites, pesticides, pathogens, and the climate crisis are main factors impacting bees today. As the only insect that is responsible for at least one third of our food, we may literally starve from their decline.Can robot bees help?Photograph credit: Denise Ryan
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Did You Know?
Disappearing Wild Bees
All wild bees, not just honey, are essential for good crop pollination providing up to two thirds of all pollination and they continue to disappear. Wild insect pollinators are key to maintaining biodiversity where they enable the reproduction of the majority of wild plants.
Disappearing Wild Bees
All wild bees, not just honey, are essential for good crop pollination providing up to two thirds of all pollination and they continue to disappear. Wild insect pollinators are key to maintaining biodiversity where they enable the reproduction of the majority of wild plants.
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Shape of Life Blog
Buzzed on Bees
I’ve been hanging out with my honeybees a lot lately. There are many reasons for this, including: Hives are swarming like gangbusters in our neighborhood.
Buzzed on Bees
I’ve been hanging out with my honeybees a lot lately. There are many reasons for this, including: Hives are swarming like gangbusters in our neighborhood.
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