Venus Fly Traps

     Venus fly traps are like any other plant except for one thing.  They  eat bugs!!!  They Venus fly trap is famous for its snapping "jaws" devour any insect that lands on it.  They are like any other plants because they breath in carbon dioxide and exhale oxygen. They eat bugs because they populate nitrogen poor environments.  They get their extra nitrogen from the bugs they eat.  When a bug land in the mouth of a Venus fly trap, it sets of trigger "hairs" off.  Then the carnivorous plant snaps its mouth shut.  If the object it snaps on is inedible, it spits it out.   If the object is a bug, its mouth clamps and it starts digesting the bug. It takes 24 hours for a Venus fly trap to digest an insect.
     I think that a plant shouldn't eat an insect because it isn't nessary for a plant to gt more nutrients than it needs.  If the plant needs more nutrients, I think that it should adapt to living in a more nutritional environment. What do you think?



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http://www.botany.com/

Bed Bugs Invade NYC

This is the life cycle of a bed bug.

    An ongoing epidemic has been occurring in New York City, due to the bloodsucking bed bug.  These reddish-brown bugs can be from one eighth of an inch to one quarter of an inch.  They have been causing inconvenience to New Yorkers recently. They have been in many places including the AMC theater in Times Square and the Niketown in Manhattan.  They hitch hike on people's bags and clothing.  That is how they travel from place to place. 

These are bed bug bites.

     Although bed bugs can be a pain, there are ways to prevent them from coming into your home.  One way you can prevent carrying bed bugs into your house is to not leave any bags or luggage on the floor when you travel.  Another thing you can do to avoid bed bugs are to wash your clothes in really hot water.  Bed bugs like to hide in crevices so be sure to check any crevices for the big, red adults and the small, black eggs.  What do you think about about this problem?   Well as the saying goes- good night, sleep tight, and don't let the bed bugs bite.

This is an adult bed bug.

Information courtesy of http://www.newyorktimes.com/

Save the Honey Bees

Honey bees have been rapidly disappearing without explanation. The honey bee population has been declining since 2006. This is called colony collapse disorder. Scientists think that it may be due to either disease or that there aren't enough flowers for bees to pollinate due to over-development. The result is that millions of adult bees mysteriously disappear from the colony.
The disappearing of the bees isn't the only problem. We rely on the honey bees to pollinate crops and flowers. Without the honey bees, the crops wouldn't be pollinated. If the crops aren't pollinated, they won't grow. That means there wouldn't be any fruits, vegetables, nuts or honey. The honey bees aren't the only ones affected. We are all affected by it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bjEpR5R35sQ

Some AWESOME pictures of honeybees!