Sunday, August 14, 2011

Endangered Species

West Indian Manatee
Trichechus manatus

Location: Weeki Wachee River
Spring Hill, Fl, 34604

Lepidopteran


58 Central St., West Boylston, MA - Tiger swallowtail Papilio glaucus

Turgid vs. Flaccid Organism

Flaccid- Hydrangea macrophylla 2 Butterfield Drive, Westborough, MA

Turgid- Hydrangea macrophylla 2 Butterfield Drive, Westborough, MA

Saturday, August 13, 2011

organism's in different kingdom's

This is a picture of e.coli colonies (Eschericha coli) on and agar plate which is a special Petri dish containing a jelly ( which is agar) that is used to culture microorganism's such as e.coli in a controlled lab setting. E.coli belongs to: Kindgom Monera.
Location: Xtal Biostructures Inc;12 Michigan Drive, Natick, MA 01760
Agaricus bisporus is also known as the common mushroom. Kingdom Fungi.

Oryctolangus cuniculus. Kingdom Animalia
Rosa berberifolia.Kingdom Plantea.

All of these pictures (except e.coli) were taken at 12 Cortland Drive Westborough, MA.


Bilaterally symmetrical organism

Purple bell-flower: Campanula raineri
Location: 12 Cortland Drive Westborough MA

Friday, August 12, 2011

Organisms in Different Animal Phyla


Northern Maiden Hair
Scientific Name: Adiantum pedatum
Phylum: Pteridophyta
Picture From: http://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=ADPE


Sugar Maple
Scientific Name: Acer saccharum
Phylum: Spermatophyta
Picture From: http://www.wildflower.org/gallery/species.php?id_plant=ACSA3



Skillet Club-tail Dragonfly
Scientific Name: Gomphus ventricosus
Phylum: Arthropoda
Picture From: http://www.google.com/imgres?q=skillet+clubtail&um=1&hl=en&client=firefox-a&sa=N&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&biw=1366&bih=642&tbm=isch&tbnid=949BvI0wFQovCM:&imgrefurl=http://www.njodes.com/Speciesaccts/clubtails/club-skil.asp&docid=-oqN1AvH7QuQkM&w=450&h=328&ei=LtZFTr-YE8i9tge--5TpBQ&zoom=1&iact=rc&dur=249&page=1&tbnh=162&tbnw=241&start=0&ndsp=15&ved=1t:429,r:0,s:0&tx=117&ty=2



New England Medicinal Leech
Scientific Name: Macrobdella sestertia
Phylum: Annelida
Picture From: http://www.google.com/imgres?q=New+England+Medicinal+leech&um=1&hl=en&client=firefox-a&sa=N&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&biw=1366&bih=642&tbm=isch&tbnid=kb7tQ9zoFnS3YM:&imgrefurl=http://thewowfactor.blogspot.com/2007_08_01_archive.html&docid=SLQniXCFthOoqM&w=132&h=75&ei=C9ZFTpSzGIqhtwe794DnBQ&zoom=1&iact=rc&dur=298&page=1&tbnh=60&tbnw=106&start=0&ndsp=18&ved=1t:429,r:16,s:0&tx=74&ty=24



Thursday, August 11, 2011

Non-vascular plants


Sphagnopsida (the ones that are "star" shaped)

Location: Acadia National Park, Maine