Anna's Hummingbird Research Paper

Ruby throated hummingbirds (Archilochus colubris) are a species of hummingbird that is common in the eastern half of North America and Central America. This species is known as the smallest bird species in northeast North America, weighing as little as two grams and as much as five grams. They are the most common hummingbird seen east of the Mississippi river, and are usually green in color. Males are distinguishable by the red throat patch they have, which is called a gorget. Young males look similar to females, except for a tiny throat marking that is evident.

The hummingbird is one of the most unique animals on our planet. They are equipped with freaky flying abilities and fantastically fast traits, all which make them the distinct animals that they are. How everyday can be a struggle for these nectar consuming flyers just puts me in awe.

Imagine living in a civilization that practiced human sacrifice and ritual dances, and then one day that civilization no longer exists because another culture decided to conquer them. These people are known to modern society as the Aztecs. In Graciela Limon's novel, Song of the Hummingbird, she illustrated how a culture like the Aztecs or Mexica, can quickly diminish when there are people such as the Spanish that have very limited understanding about certain subjects. Some people may say that the Aztecs were slaughtered because the Darwinian principle of natural selection even applies to mankind. This concept was perceptible when the Spaniards marched with horses, advanced technology, and armor. But through this novel,

Bees are important pollinators of many plants in the ecosystem (2). Recently, the decline in the number of bees in North America and Europe has shifted the research focus of many ecologists towards pesticide use (2). The impacts of pesticides on bees and other pollinators can have a major influence on honey production and biodiversity.

Neonicotinoids, specifically, can remain in the soil for years, and will eventually be soaked up by the new plants that grow and come in contact with it. When a honeybee arrives at the blossom to collect pollen, much of the bee’s body is exposed to neonics. This exposure will likely cause the bee to become sick and eventually die. Our textbook defines sustainable agriculture as: “Agricultural methods that maintain soil productivity and a healthy ecological balance while having minimal long-term impacts.” When discussing the benefits and problems of using pesticides to control agricultural pests, we are introduced to the terms, “narrow-spectrum pesticides” and “broad-spectrum pesticides”. Narrow-spectrum pesticides are described as ideal, because they kill only the intended organism, without harming other species. However, the pesticides that are being used the most are broad-spectrum pesticides, which is why our precious bees have become collateral damage (Berg, Linda R.,Visualizing Environmental Science,

Have you wondered if characters from stories are as great as the ones back during the Greek times? Artemis Fowl has the intelligence to put Einstein to shame and can easily solve an enigma. He also has preformed amazing fetes and saved his dad from death.

In the first scientific study to examine the effect of pesticides on British butterflies, the researchers found that 15 of 17 species which commonly thrive in the countryside and farmlands have population decline linked to increased use of pesticides specifically neonicotinoids.

“The Hummingbird’s Tongue: How it works” by James Gorman appeared in the September 8, 2015 issue of the New York Times. In this article, Gorman tells us how a hummingbird’s tongue works. He describes hummingbirds as “extreme” and their wings and tongues are at a fast pace. The author brings up Dr. Rico-Guevara who describes hummingbirds as “fascinating” and “bold”. In Dr. Rico-Guevara’s publication, “Proceedings of the Royal Society B” , describes how the hummingbird’s tongue works to draw up the nectar. Dr. Rico-Guevara tells Gorman that many hummingbirds come up to him and hover in front of his face. He says that it seems as they are asking, “Why are you here?”. With his colleagues, Tai-Hsi Fan and Margaret A. Rubega, Dr.

On the Galapagos Islands, there are many unusual birds. One of the most strange is the sharp-beaked finch. This bird lands on the backs of larger birds and pecks them until blood comes. Then it drinks the blood thirstily. Scientists think that this started with the removal of parasites and bugs, but, discouragingly, it has turned into a direct attack on the larger birds. The sharp-beaked finch, which is only the size of a robin, is aggressive in other ways as well. It flies to other birds nests, and then pushes the eggs off the side to plunder to their doom. As soon as they hit the ground, the eggs break into bits. Obviously, they have the disadvantage. The sharp-beaked finch flies down to meet it's

Hummingbirds, or the Trochilidae, pronounced Trok-ili-die, the scientific name of a hummingbird has many unique characteristics. for example, an average human's heart beats 1.3 beats per second but hummingbirds heart beat per second is 18 times that. 24! 24 heart beats per second for such a puny body. But it does make sense for how much their wings flap. That mean 200 heart beats per second when diving! But on the inside of the body their is something that is very weird, their tongue. A hummingbird's tongue is split into 2 parts. Each part has fringes. The 2 parts go into whatever their eating/drinking, and close together like chopsticks, and come back in. This happens in .067 of a second. This happens nearly 14 times in a second! Hummingbird's

The Book of Leviticus, part of the Pentateuch, is an important and historical section of the Bible. The authorship of Leviticus is widely debated, with multiple theories on its origins. Albert Barnes in “Barnes Notes on the New Testament” states that traditionally, the book is ascribed mainly to Moses. There is, however, according to Barnes, evidence which points to the works of multiple authors spanning many periods of time. This is seconded by Napthali Meshel in “Food for Thought: Systems of Categorization in Leviticus 11.” On page 223, he mentions his belief that 3 authors composed Leviticus 11 alone, indicated by the repetitive and at times conflicting nature of the chapter. The New Oxford Annotated Bible also references the work

Honey bees are exposed to toxic metals via air, food, water and soil. Although there are many studeis on metal content in honey bees, there are a few data about the mechanisms underlying adaptation to the stress caused by toxic metal ions. Lead (Pb) is a redox-inactive metal which achieve its toxic effect by binding to the thiol (SH) groups, thus depleting sulfhydrile reserves of organism and impairing function of thiol-containing proteins. Because of high affinity to SH group, endogenous SH compounds such as metallothioneins and glutathion (GSH) function against the heavy metal toxicity. Glutathione, a low molecular weight thiol, is an important antioxidant. GSH may function as metal detoxicying agent as an intracellular metal chelator or

The Ladybird is a small beetle varying in sizes but predominately range between 3mm (such as the psyllobora vigintiduopuatar species) to 10mm (such as the coccinella septempretara species). There are at least 5,000 known different species of Ladybird in the world. Because they have a diverse variety of habitats which include forests, fields, gardens and grasslands they have a global spread but are not found in colder places such as the Antarctic or warmer far north regions of North America, Europe and Asia.

Through the news, there has been an alarming decrease in the number of Honeybee hives that have existed within the last decade.This is called the Соlоnу Соllарѕе Dіѕоrdеr where in ѕоmе рlасеѕ, thе beehive lоѕѕеѕ rеасh uр tо 80%.The Honeybees function of pollution is so important that it leads to a 90% dependence upon crops to thrive and grow; without the bee population there will be there would be no yields, no harvest, and the production will be of very poor quality. This will affect the Ben & Jerry’s business immensely for you guys are known for your delectable flavours of peaches and strawberry and silked milk deliciousness, however without the population of honey bee these fruit will lack in abduncacy and the animal that harvest the

Bee hummingbirds are interesting birds that you may or may not know about. They are from Cuba and are the smallest birds in the world. In this paper you will discover more about bee hummingbirds and their special features and lifestyle. Prepare to be amazed by them!