November 1, 2009

Animals of the rainforest

THIS IS A KOALA.
THIS IS A CORAL SNAKE.

THIS IS A GORILA.


THIS IS A JAGUAR.



THIS IS A BLACK LEPORD.


THIS IS A TOUCAN


THIS IS AN ORANGUTAN.


THIS IS A RED EYED TREE FROG.


THIS IS A REGULAR TREE FROG.


THIS IS A RED POISIN DART FROG.


THIS IS AN AFICAN ELEPHANT.


THIS IS A RUSTY SPIDER.


THESE ARE TWO CROCODILES.


THESE ARE TWO SCARLET MACKAWS.



THERE ARE TONS OF RAIN FOREST ANIMALS.HERE ARE A COUPLE ANIMALS.

Titanoboa


Titanoboa was found deep in the amazon rain forest in one of the worlds largest coal mines. The fossilized snake's 42 foot long body made scientists believe that the giant snake weighed 1 ton! Imagine if you were face to face with Titanoboa!

The Cocoa Tree


The cocoa tree has more than 150 chemicals in its leaves, fruits, seeds, and bark. This tree can treat anxiety [worrying], fever, fatigue, and coughs. 500 years ago Europeans brought this plant to there home to to treat cuts, burns, kidney stones, and more. This tree makes chocolate which, recently found out, prevents heart disease.

Rain Forest Animals

HERE ARE SOME DIFFERENT TYPES OF ANIMALS:
• THERE ARE HARPY EAGLES FOUND IN SOUTH MEXICAN AND NORTH ARGENTINIAN RAIN FORESTS.
• GORILLAS LIVE IN AFRICAN RAIN FORESTS.
• SOUTHERN CASSOWARY LIVES IN RAIN FORESTS OF PAPUA NEW GUINEA.
• ORANGUTANS LIVE IN INDONESIA.
• THE SLENDER LORIS LIVES IN THE RAIN FORESTS OF SRI LANKA.
• THE CORAL PIPE SNAKE LIVES IN THE AMAZON.
• TARANTULA LIVES IN ALL THE RAIN FORESTS.

Strangler Fig



THERE ARE DIFERENT TYPES OF LIANAS NOT JUST PASSAFLORA. HERE'S A STRANGLER FIG (SEE ABOVE).

Lianas























THESE ARE PASSAFLORAS.


NOW I WILL TELL YOU ABOUT LIANAS.LIANAS ARE PLANTS THAT HAVE ROOTS THAT
HOOK AROUND A TREE TRUNK AND WHEN SUN SHINES ON THEM THEY SHOOT UP.

HERE ARE SOME LIANAS. (SEE ABOVE).

October 31, 2009

Epiphytes 3


THIS IS A SULAWESI.
THIS IS A DENDROBATES PUMILO.

THIS IS A LAVENDER ORCHID.


THIS IS A RED AND YELLOW BROMELIAD FLOWER.
THIS IS A VIENED LEAF BROMELIAD.


HERE ARE SOME MORE EPIPHYTES.





THESE ARE ALL PICTURES OF BROMELAIDS

THIS IS AN ORCHIDTHIS IS A MACHU
THSE TWO ARE AN ANGRECUM AND A BROMELIAD CLOSE


THIS IS A BROMELIAD ROP.




THIS IS A PINK AND GREEN BROMELIAD .



THIS IS A PINK BROMELIAD FLOWER.

THIS A RED LEAFED BROMELIAD.

THIS IS A RED BROMELIAD.


Epiphytes 2


SOME EPIPHYTES ARE MOSSES,LICHEN,CACTI,FERNS,AND ORCHIDS.

October 30, 2009

Epiphytes 1

THIS IS A AMAZON LILY WITH ALGEE AND LILY PADS


THIS IS AN EPIPHYTE.EPIPHYTES ARE PLANTS THAT GROW ON A TREE BRANCHES.
SOME TYPES OF EPIPHYTES ARE PITCHER PLANTS .( SEE BELOW )SOMETIMES,LIVERWARTS AND ALGEE WILL GROW IN EPIPHYTES THAT HAVE

CUPPED LEAVES THAT HAVE COLLECTED RAINWATER.




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