KINGDOM: Animalia
PHYLUM: Arthropoda
CLASS:
ORDER:
FAMILY: Cambaridae
SCIENTIFIC NAME:
COMMON NAME:
NOTES OF INTEREST: There are too many species of crayfish to make an exact identification. "Crayfish" will have to do for now.
PHOTO TAKEN: Fall 2008
Monday, March 30, 2009
Large Millipede (animal #9)
Devil's Walkingstick (plant #2)
KINGDOM: Plantae
PHYLUM:
CLASS:
ORDER:
FAMILY: Araliaceae (Ginseng family)
SCIENTIFIC NAME: Aralia spinosa
COMMON NAME: Devil's Walkingstick
NOTES OF INTEREST: Aptly named...the stem of this tree is covered with tiny, but extremely sharp prickles, some circling the stem in rings, some more irregularly spaced. Even though this specimen is not in bloom yet, we had no trouble identifying it. Blooms in summer with clusters of tiny white flowers, yielding round, juicy berries in autumn.
PHOTO TAKEN: March 28, 2009
PHYLUM:
CLASS:
ORDER:
FAMILY: Araliaceae (Ginseng family)
SCIENTIFIC NAME: Aralia spinosa
COMMON NAME: Devil's Walkingstick
NOTES OF INTEREST: Aptly named...the stem of this tree is covered with tiny, but extremely sharp prickles, some circling the stem in rings, some more irregularly spaced. Even though this specimen is not in bloom yet, we had no trouble identifying it. Blooms in summer with clusters of tiny white flowers, yielding round, juicy berries in autumn.
PHOTO TAKEN: March 28, 2009
Tuesday, March 10, 2009
Giant Leopard Moth Caterpillar (animal #8)
KINGDOM: Animalia
PHYLUM: Arthropoda
CLASS: Insecta
ORDER: Lepidoptera
FAMILY: Arctiidae
SCIENTIFIC NAME: Ecpantheria scribonia
COMMON NAME: caterpillar also called "woolybear"
NOTES OF INTEREST: We found this caterpillar under a rock...appears black when straight...when it curls up it reveals bright red banding - quite striking! Hairs can cause a rash on bare skin.
PHYLUM: Arthropoda
CLASS: Insecta
ORDER: Lepidoptera
FAMILY: Arctiidae
SCIENTIFIC NAME: Ecpantheria scribonia
COMMON NAME: caterpillar also called "woolybear"
NOTES OF INTEREST: We found this caterpillar under a rock...appears black when straight...when it curls up it reveals bright red banding - quite striking! Hairs can cause a rash on bare skin.
American Toad (animal #7)
Red-Spotted Newt (animal#5)
KINGDOM: Animalia
PHYLUM: Chordata
CLASS: Amphibia
ORDER: Caudata
FAMILY: Salamandridae
SCIENTIFIC NAME: Notophthalmus viridescens viridescens
COMMON NAME: as above
NOTES OF INTEREST: Brightly colored Red Eft (land form of the Red-Spotted Newt) emits offensively tasting secretions which keep predators at bay.
PHYLUM: Chordata
CLASS: Amphibia
ORDER: Caudata
FAMILY: Salamandridae
SCIENTIFIC NAME: Notophthalmus viridescens viridescens
COMMON NAME: as above
NOTES OF INTEREST: Brightly colored Red Eft (land form of the Red-Spotted Newt) emits offensively tasting secretions which keep predators at bay.
Walking Stick (animal #6)
KINGDOM: Animalia
PHYLUM: Anthropoda
CLASS: Insecta
ORDER: Phasmatodea
FAMILY: Heteronemiidae
SCIENTIFIC NAME: Diapheromera femorata
COMMON NAME: Common stick insect, northern stick insect
NOTES OF INTEREST: Females scatter shiny black and gray striped eggs in leaf litter. Larvae feed on understory plants.
PHYLUM: Anthropoda
CLASS: Insecta
ORDER: Phasmatodea
FAMILY: Heteronemiidae
SCIENTIFIC NAME: Diapheromera femorata
COMMON NAME: Common stick insect, northern stick insect
NOTES OF INTEREST: Females scatter shiny black and gray striped eggs in leaf litter. Larvae feed on understory plants.
Redback Salamander (animal #4)
Northern Leopard Frog (animal #1)
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