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    “Called out”, “Hope for Animals and their world” and “Carry” all have similar relationships to this topic. “Called out” having a magical theme by the desert blooming which is unexpected; “Hope for animals with a theme of caring with the American burying beetle and “Carry being mystical by the water choosing the predator and preys fate throughout the poem. I chose these three text because I really understand them and I learned new things after reading them. As

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    other animals from abuse or even Extinction. All because they don't like the way they look. This bias for certain animals makes us treat them differently in this can be ethically wrong, or can even harm the environment. Animals like the American burying Beetle are in danger of going extinct, but people don’t care just because of the fact that they’re bugs. Even though people don’t like them they’re still important, they eat dead birds and get their nutrients back into the soil. People would gladly help

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    Some people might say that in the modern world nature does not affect us as predominantly as it used to prior to the industrial revolution and thus we don’t share a strong bond with nature anymore. However, I strongly disagree with their claim since our history and current society substantiates otherwise. The formal definition of nature is - the phenomena of the physical world collectively, i.e, the factors and products of the worlds as opposed to human creations. Even though we, the humans, have

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    Begley as she refers to animals in her article “Praise the Humble Dung Beetle.” Begley, an accomplished and award-winning science journalist, informs people on the threat of the plants and animals that are going extinct. In this article published in Newsweek, she persuades her audience that this threat of extinction is harming the environment and humankind and that it can be detrimental in many ways. In “Praise the Humble Dung Beetle,” Begley’s use of rhetorical appeals, her organization and syntax,

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    A major measure of biological fitness in a population is the fecundity, or reproductive success rate, of female organisms (Berger et al, 2008). For insects in particular many factors influence the number of eggs produced during the lifetime of a female. One key factor in insect reproduction is the ambient environmental temperature. Insects are ectothermic and therefore rely on their environment to provide the heat needed to carry out normal reproductive functions. Ambient heat dependence for insects

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    Mealworms Lab Report

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    Zophobas morio Preference between a vanilla or coffee abstract Tylar Lauby Tuesdays at 6pm 23 September 2014 Abstract Zophobas morio, also known as mealworms, is the larva of the beetles called tenebrionid beetles. These beetles have a tendency of mainly eating grass and sticks, and they also tend to burrow. This lab study is to find out if the Z. morio prefer the smell of coffee abstract or the sweet vanilla abstract. The way we did this study was by taking a habitat with oats in it and see

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    Cottonwood Trees Native to the United States, cottonwood trees’ preferred habitat in the wild include moist bottomland areas and around lakes and streams. Those wishing to add one to their landscape need to consider all aspects of the tree before planting, as the tree has a variety of drawbacks that don’t make it suitable for many locations. Basic Description Eastern cottonwood (Populus deltoids), which is also its common name, is a fast-growing deciduous tree that obtains an additional 6-feet

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    Mealworm Research Paper

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    mealworm beetle which is a specie of darkling beetle (Animals.mom.me, 2016). The darkling beetle has a metamorphic life cycle that begins with an egg hatching into a small mealworm over a four week period (Sandhyarani, 2016). The second life stage of a darkling beetle is the larva stage where the egg will hatch into a small brown mealworm that eats and grows for about eight to ten weeks till its next stage as a darkling beetle pupa (Sandhyarani, 2016). The larva stage of a darkling beetle is the stage

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    Mealworm Research Paper

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    The mealworm is a the larval form of the mealworm beetle. The four stages of insect life start when the mealworm egg is laid in the soil anywhere from a couple of days to a couple of months. After it hatches it sheds its exoskeleton, causing them to be a light brown color. The mealworms favorite meal are grains, like oatmeal and cornmeal. Once they have eaten enough, usually a week or two later, they develop their hard outer shell. Mealworms are attracted to moist and dark places, like household

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    Armyworms are stout bodied, hairless, striped caterpillars that chew the foliage of grasses and grain crops. Armyworms favorite food is corn and small grains, but they will occasionally feed on turf grasses. In this essay I argue that humans should take action regarding invasive species because many areas don't have enough food as is the case with the Armyworms. In this essay I will argue that humans should take action of invasive species because invasive species eat our food. For instance, the

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