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Some animals have defence against predators… and prey? Invertebrates Caterpillars have three defences against wood ants: first, staying still, then fighting, and finally tying itself to a branch. Moving up the food chain, wood ants spray predators with acid. The caterpillar’s first and third defences rely slightly on luck, but not as much as the … Read more
Many animals hunt, however there are many adaptations, from the overwhelming numbers of wood ants to the orca’s swimming abilities. Invertebrates Wood ants capture prey and drag it back to the nest. However, they are not completely hostile: they keep live aphids in their nest in order to farm honeydew. The large blue caterpillar uses … Read more
Recently, I have learned about setting the scene. Last English lesson, I used a random setting generator and wrote my own setting. Enjoy! As the full moon shone overhead, not a bird chirped. I looked to the star-filled sky. Soon, a glint caught my eye. Lowering my head, I looked to the vast ocean and … Read more
Plants Most plants let hungry insects rub against them, but lords and ladies have a trap. By having a rotten-smelling flower called a spadex, they attract owl midge flies (who want to lay eggs on rotting leaves). Once the flies slide inside the flower, the lords and ladies trap them, forcing them to brush off … Read more
Recently, I have watched Wild Isles which is about Britain’s nature. Over the next few weeks, I will be writing four posts based on my research: Wild Isles: Mating Wild Isles: Food-Webs and Hunting Strategies Wild Isles: Defenses Wild Isles: Relationships
The third Swallows and Amazons book, written by Arthur Ransome, takes the reader out to sea on a treasure hunt! The Amazons—Nancy and Peggy—and Swallows—John, Susan, Titty and Roger— are preparing the Wild Cat to leave on a sea-bound voyage with Captain Flint, when they meet Peter Duck. The old sailor accompanies them, telling a … Read more
This Warrior Cats’ Super Edition is written by New York Times new best selling author, Erin Hunter. Unlike the series, Firestar’s Quest is a standalone novel. Firestar, leader of ThunderClan, starts having visions of mysterious cats—one in particular, a grey and white tom. He soon learns of the lost clan, who need his help. After … Read more
The Deep was very fascinating, but it was only when we were heading to the exit that I discovered my favourite part: a sawfish up-close. I really enjoyed the trip, but I was slightly scared of getting up-close to the tank on the way out because of the height and not being able to see … Read more
Recently, I watched a documentry by National Geographic called The Great Wall of China. Today, I made a slideshow using my notes. Scroll down to see the slideshow, and don’t worry about missing anything: the slideshow will restart automatically. Enjoy! Click here to see the documentry.
A convex surface, like my rainbow maker’s mirror, reflects light in a curved shape. For example, if my rainbow maker was parallel to a wall all the parts of the mirror would be the same distance from the wall, but the light reflecting from the lower parts of the mirror wouldn’t reach as high up … Read more