Thanks to Kiri and Wayne for their footage.
I still have the photo highlights to come.
Wednesday, February 24, 2010
Tuesday, February 23, 2010
How crickets sing
The male crickets sing with their wings, rubbing them together.
Cicadas sing differently, look underneath them to see how they sing.
I'll try to get one without the glass for a clearer view.
Caterpillars
Monica came back and helped the children plant some vegetables, but something has been eating them. We had a look and sure enough lots of eggs and caterpillars under the cabbages.
The swan plants she'd planted a few years back also had a very hungry visitor as well.
The swan plants she'd planted a few years back also had a very hungry visitor as well.
Monday, February 22, 2010
Thursday, February 18, 2010
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Wednesday, February 17, 2010
Animals at the beach, Nga kararehe i te one
He Kākara, a Whelk
Karengo, sea lettuce
He akiaki, a red billed gull.
He Ngaeti, Some periwinkles.
Rimurimu, neptunes necklace
He tākapu mate, a dead gannet
He ataata, pūpū, a catseye.
Nga tio Piripiri, Barnacles
He Papatangaroa, A spiny starfish
He weki, a snakestail star
He Tarawera, a common shrimp
He piritoka pākai anga (trans.), he rori, a shield shell limpet, Scutus antipodes.
He Rori, a sea slug (so cute!)
He Potipoti, a sandhopper
He Pāpaka Ura, a red rock crab.
He Pāua, an abalone
He rērere, a marbled rock crab (common rock crab)
He weki huna, A mottled brittle star
He Kina, a sea urchin
He Kāunga, a Hermit crab
He Pāpaka Huna, a dressing crab
He Kapu Parahua, a Cushion star
He Kōkopu (trans.), a common triplefin
He Kōkopu, a marine bully or variable triple fin
He karoro, a black backed gull
He punua ika?, a young fish?
Karengo, sea lettuce
He akiaki, a red billed gull.
He Ngaeti, Some periwinkles.
Rimurimu, neptunes necklace
He tākapu mate, a dead gannet
He ataata, pūpū, a catseye.
Nga tio Piripiri, Barnacles
He Papatangaroa, A spiny starfish
He weki, a snakestail star
He Tarawera, a common shrimp
He piritoka pākai anga (trans.), he rori, a shield shell limpet, Scutus antipodes.
He Rori, a sea slug (so cute!)
He Potipoti, a sandhopper
He Pāpaka Ura, a red rock crab.
He Pāua, an abalone
He rērere, a marbled rock crab (common rock crab)
He weki huna, A mottled brittle star
He Kina, a sea urchin
He Kāunga, a Hermit crab
He Pāpaka Huna, a dressing crab
He Kapu Parahua, a Cushion star
He Kōkopu (trans.), a common triplefin
He Kōkopu, a marine bully or variable triple fin
He karoro, a black backed gull
He punua ika?, a young fish?
Saturday, February 13, 2010
Friday, February 12, 2010
Thursday, February 11, 2010
Monday, February 8, 2010
Ants and Dragons
Lots of insect visitors today.
Several dragon flys nga kapokapowai flitted around the kindergarten after the rain today. We caught one for a closer inspection before letting it go to dart off.
When we opened the sandpit door, the ants -nga popokorua- had been busy over the weekend. Note how they lift up their abdomens to release a warning chemical smell to the others.
See the eyes starting to form on the pupae.
See how they carefully carry them in their jaws.
Short dragon fly movie.
Several dragon flys nga kapokapowai flitted around the kindergarten after the rain today. We caught one for a closer inspection before letting it go to dart off.
When we opened the sandpit door, the ants -nga popokorua- had been busy over the weekend. Note how they lift up their abdomens to release a warning chemical smell to the others.
Working together they quickly carried the white pupae away.
Some of the pupae were darker, nearly ready to emerge as adult ants.
Some of the ants weren't as dark as the others, having just emerged and their skin still hardening, but even these new members of the colony helped with the evacuation.
We watched and discussed what they were doing.
See the eyes starting to form on the pupae.
See how they carefully carry them in their jaws.
Short dragon fly movie.
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