Crustacean Essays

Specimen 1 (Ladybug) & 2 (unknown) belong to Coleoptera This is a general description of Coleoptera. Specific description of each specimen will follow. Beetles form this order Refer to picture (fiddler beetle) for general morphology. Mention head, thorax, abdomen, wings, elytra, and that beetles have an exoskeleton. No other order has more species = largest order About half of insect species are beetles (≈40%) Everywhere except for polar regions (mostly in vegetation but some marine habitats)

Having unique characteristics and low-maintenance requirements make good pets out hermit crabs, according to Lianne McLeod, writing for The Spruce. Hermit crabs have small and soft abdomens that they protect by living in empty snail shells. As they grow bigger, they must look for bigger shells, and owners of these pets must progressively look for larger shells. The two main species of hermit crabs found in the US are the Coenobita clypeatus, commonly named as the Caribbean crab, purple pincher

(arthropoda) (sometimes preferred)is very small, usually only sea and water animals can get to big or large sizes. One of the very big crabs has gotten to 14 lbs (pounds) and spands 3.56 meters 62.4 centimeters up to four feet in length. The larger crustaceans, lobsters, and crabs are used as food throughout the world which can be used to solve hunger and they feed many homes and people, it is good that we chomp down on these and not a smaller group of specific animals, because if we did so that specific

- Body Structure: Shrimp body has 19 pieces that includes: five pieces of the head, eight pieces of the chest and six pieces of abdominal segment. Head and chest incorporated together and is covered by integrated structure called carapace that protect lateral and dorsal surface of body and in front as a sharp detail that called rostrum that have teeth in the upper and down edge is identified as a key species. Each body segment has a pair of appendage. Head have a pair of Antennas , a pair Antennules

different names, etc. Brine shrimp live in very salty water. Adult brine shrimp are called Artemia, Artemia Salina is the scientific name for brine shrimp. Brine shrimp can also be known as fairy shrimp or sea monkeys. Brine shrimp are very small crustaceans. They live in very salty waters so predators don’t

Introduction Brine Shrimp are crustaceans which are distantly related to shrimp, crabs and lobsters. Brine shrimp live in salt water lakes because they can avoid predators; not a lot of aquatic life can survive in that condition. Brine shrimp have eleven pairs of legs used as gills. Their gills are used to help them breathe like lots of sea life, but these gills are also used to pump chloride ions, which take out the salt from their bodies and go into the water. You can tell the difference between

My trip to Florida was captivating and full of attractions. I went to Panama City Beach. From food to scenery to souvenirs everything was compelling. First the weather was amazing. It was very warm and there was a slight breeze. It almost seemed like soft and gentle whispers in the wind. It was very bright and sunny. A few of the days we were there it was so hot. Sometimes in the sun it felt like u were slowly melting. When we would go inside after it got too hot it felt like a fridge. It felt so

Pill bugs (Rollie Pollie): The Effect of Isopod Behavior on Wet vs Dry Stimuli Abstract: There are two main purposes for this experiment. First, isopods were observed so that their behavior could be recorded. Second, we exposed the isopods to a wet cotton ball and dry cotton ball, to determine which stimuli the pill bugs (or Rollie pollies) preferred over the other. In the experiment, five different pill bugs were removed from their usual habitat and placed in a choice chamber 1 pill bug at a time

When I read this sentence in David Foster Wallace’s essay “Consider the Lobster”, I felt a distinctly physical sense of repulsion and empathy: “Lobsters don’t have much in the way of eyesight or hearing, but they do have an exquisite tactile sense, one facilitated by hundreds of thousands of tiny hairs that protrude through their carapace.” The phrase “exquisite tactile sense” is what really struck me, not because it’s a particularly special phrase in and of itself but because it was placed in the

The influence different abiotic factors on the habitat selection of Artemia franciscana Introduction: Many organisms prefer environment with specific conditions called specialists, while other individuals can occupy diversifying environmental conditions called generalists (Biology 108 Lab Manual 2015-16). Artemia franciscana, a species of brine shrimps are able to resist to warm water temperatures and even develop thermal adaptations (Clegg et al. 2001). Other abiotic factors that affect habitat

Most people don't know that eating food releases a sensation in the brain, and thats why people are so quick to fall in love with food. A food that has consistently wowed people with its delicate taste is the Maine lobster. Although many people enjoy it as a meal it has continued to cause controversy because of its inhumane way of being cooked. In 2004 David Foster Wallace argued that those who eat lobster overlook that it is a living creature “Consider the Lobster”. Throughout the article Wallace

The giant Marlin caught in Hawaii wasn’t just a fish story that was too good to be true. The 1,368-pound blue marlin caught in Hawaii has been seen online with the fish looking as big as a small car. According to Bleacher Report on Thursday, the fish falls just eight pounds short of the all-tackle record set in 1982, but it’s still a really large catch. The first look of the giant marlin had people on social media wondering if it was just another exaggerate fish story. Extremely big, the fish was

Pill Bug Preference to Moist or Dry Environment Abstract: The Armadillidium vulgare, also called the pill bug, is a terrestrial crustacean. Crustaceans use their gills for respiration, meaning damp environments are a constraint to them. In this experiment two environmental variables were used moist and dry. The purpose was to see the behavioral adaptation of the crustaceans to the moist or dry environment and which they preferred. Due to their way of respirating it was hypothesized that they’ll prefer

the land in addition, they can also breathe through their skin and the lining of their mouth. So this is how a mud skipper can breathe air. Mud for breakfast ! These fish are carnivorous and eat a variety of small animals including insects, crustaceans, and worms. Part of the day, mud skippers

cycle of The Snakehead fish begins between June and July when females begin spawning. The female fish may lay up to 15,000 eggs one to five times per year. After 1 to 2 days, the eggs will hatch and be guarded by both parents. They feed on small crustaceans and fish larvae. Young may be golden brown or pale gray, darkening as they grow older, reaching sexual maturity at 2 years old. The Snakehead Fish is indigenous to the fresh waters of Eastern Asia, however in 2002 they were discovered to have established

The following experiment determines the effects of 50 ml tobacco extract on the heart rate of a crustaceans Daphnia Magna. Daphnia represents a small group of aquatic crustaceans, also known as “water fleas”, with clear exoskeletons, which makes studying their heart rate effortlessly. The heart rate can be observed using a microscope and counted under varying conditions. (Pritchard, J. B.) In this case, changing the type and concentration of natural plant substances reveals the effects of the plant

Keith Douglas’s poem, “Behaviour of Fish in an Egyptian Tea Garden” is a sensual story of an alluring woman and her power to seduce men, of any age or ‘species’. Douglas creates a rich image of an aquatic, underwater environment throughout the poem which parallels the actions of a woman and men to the animalistic nature of society. The ‘behaviour of fish’ mimic mankind 's values in this piece by eventually portraying the ugliness and superficiality of physical attraction; an attraction only driven

Introduction: Isopods are crustacean, which is split into smaller groups, called order. Scientifically Isopoda order is called isopods, which include pill bugs and sow bugs (Crustacean class). Most of the time isopods are mistaken for “bugs” since they look like insects. Even though they are closely related to crustaceans, their bodies are particularly similar to crab and other sea creature with shells. The isopods have three distinct regions such as the head, thorax and abdomen (CISEO). Their

my family like guild got to the restaurant I exclaimed proudly, “I am so hungry!” That of course was pretty normal for me, but I was hungry for glory. I had hope for something better than the food palette I usually had. This would be the first crustacean to every enter my body. My whole life had been working up to this unusually normal moment, but that’s not it, I would also gain the knowledge of the differences between steak cooking styles, which was moderately lame. I waited for what seemed like

order to understand the experiment, a foundation of information about the chosen organism such as its natural environment and physiology must be understood. According to Clare (2002) and Ebert (2005), Daphnia magna are small planktonic crustaceans belonging to the subclass Phyllopoda, found in lakes and