Pond Habitat at VUES

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Pond Habitat at VUES

• By
• T.M and T.A.

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Focusing Question

• Which species are well or not well adapted to the
  VUES outdoor classroom pond habitat?

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Deer flies well adapted to the pond Habitat

• They are common in ponds and streams and fresh
  water.
• Only the female Deer flies bite mammals.

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Dragonflies well adapted to the pond habitat.

• They usually stay around water habitats.
• They are found all over the world.
• There are 114 different species.
• Adult dragonflies live by the water but wander
  off sometimes.

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Tarantulas not well adapted to the pond habitat

• The tarantula prefers to live in dry well drained
  desert.
• The female digs a hole if the ground is suitable.
• She lays silk in the hole so that dirt won't get
  in the hole.

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Conclusion

• In conclusion, We did research about dragon flies
  and deer flies. They live in the pond habitat.
  Then we did research on Tarantulas and they don't
  live in the pond habitat.

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Resources

• http//www.uky.edu/Ag/CritterFiles/casefile/insect
  s/flies/tabanid/tabanid.htm
• http//www.biokids.umich.edu/critters/Anisoptera/
• http//www.desertusa.com/july96/du_taran.html