Nature In Numbers

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from Stacey Leeds

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By Lee Darrel M. Pareja

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Editor in chief Lee Darrel Pareja

Publishers Leo Lorenzo Soon Jose Angelo Solon

Luigi Solis Earl Matthew Taborada

Photographer / Layout artist Lee Darrel Pareja

Contents


Pages Content

4 - 5 The Pride

6 - 7 The Emperor

8 - 9 The Big Bite

12 –13 The Bloom

14 - 15 The Heart

16 - 17 The Colony

20 - 21 Puzzles

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Article 1: The Pride

The Lion or Panthera Leo is one of the four big cats in the genus

Panthera and a member of the family Felidae. Lions live for 10-14

years in wild, while in captivity they can live longer than 20 years. In

the wild, males seldom live longer than 10 years, as injuries sus-

tained from continual fighting with rival male greatly reduce their

Longetivity. Lions are usually characterized for being in one com-

munity or pride but a pride of lions consist of many females and

very few males, sometimes even one.

FUN FACT: A lion can run for short dis-

tances at 50 mph and leap as

far as 36 feet

Picture above show that thire is only one

male in its pride and he is protecting his lion-

ess and offsprings.

By Brad Tully

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5 Relation or Function?

Domain Range

MALE 1

FEMALE 1

FEMALE 2

MALE 2 FEMALE 3

Explanation:

RELATION. Because Unrelated Male lions must fight to win and lead the pride and only the

strongest would and in the example, the Male 1 is the strongest so he is the king of the three

Lioness.

Picture above is two male lion dueling to

have the pride.

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Article 2: The Emperor

The Emperor Scorpion is also referred to as the Imperial Scorpion. They

have long been a type of Scor-

pion that people are afraid of.

Not only does the fear of a ven-

omous creature bother them, it

is also the very large size of this

particular one that has people

fearful. The good news though

is that the venom they produce

isn’t nearly as potent as that of

many other species of Scorpi-

ons. The sting from one though

is going to be a very painful ex-

perience. These are the one

species of Scorpions that can

be up to 8 inches long. The

males are usually about 6 inches long. They

have a very beautiful shiny dark color. They look greenish when they are

under ultra-violet light. What colors they will display though really de-

pends on where their habitat is. These are living creatures that have a sur-

vival that will depend on them remaining well hidden from predators.

What is interesting is that they are

white when they are young. This is

why so many people often mistake

what they are seeing as another

species of Scorpion at that young

age. You will notice that their pinch-

ers are wider than that of other spe-

cies. They also have a bigger overall

abdomen and a tail that is very

long. They are considered to be

creepy looking to many people!

FUN FACT:

The Emperor scorpion is the sec-

ond largest scorpion specie in

the world.

Picture above is a Emperor scorpion on nor-

mal light mode.

Picture above is a Emperor scorpion in a

black light mode.

By Grech


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Relation or Function?

Domain Range

Scorpion 1

Enclosure 1

Scorpion 2

Enclosure 2

Scorpion 3

Explanation:

FUNCTION. Because Emperor scorpions are also communal type scorpions which

can live with other emperor scorpions without killing any of them and in the exam-

ple, scorpions 1 to 3 can live in enclosure 2 together. (Enclosure 2 because emperor

scorpions are nocturnal and need some hiding places)




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Article 3: The Big Bite

Tarantulas comprise a group of often

hairy and very large arachnids belonging to

the Theraphosidae family of spiders, of

which approximately 900 species have

been identified. This article only describes

members of Theraphosidae, although some

other members of the same suborder are

commonly referred to as "tarantulas". Most

species of tarantulas are not dangerous to

humans, and some species have become

popular in the exotic pet trade. Holothele sp. kolumbien

spec panama

Selenopelma kovariki

Encryocratella olivacea

Aka black and gold baboon

Ceratogyrus Meridionalis Aka grey mustard baboon

FUN FACT:

Female tarantulas can live 30

years or longer in the wild or

captivity.





http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arachnid

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Family_(taxonomy)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spider_taxonomy#Table_of_Families

9 Relation or function? Domain Range Grammostola pulchra Mice 1

Chromatopelma cyaneopubescens Mice 2

Phormictopus cautus Mice 3

Explanation

Function. Because each tarantula have 1 feeder mice to eat. And they cannot con-

sume more than one at the same time. Example, G. pulchra eats mice 1, C.

cyaneopubescens ate mice2 and P. cautus eats mice 3.








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12 Article 4: The Bloom Sunflowers are large flowers containing vast quantities of seeds, mounted

on wide upward growing stalks that are a wonder of plant architecture. The Sun-

flower is a name that actually comprises three very similar annual plants that

grow in various situations in Caelereth. To different races they are a sign of positiv-

ity: happiness, cheer, even luck, health and hope represent thesun to cer-

tain elven tribes, and may also be given in bouquets as a symbol of long life,

health and happiness. All types are easy to cultivate as the seeds are not very

difficult to collect, and as long as they are grown in a sunny spot, they grow

magnificently.

In general Sunflowers have blossoms composed of yellow, orange or red

rays of petals fanning around disks with smaller yellow, brown, blue or purple

petals. The wild Sunflower grows to be about 2 peds tall, while certain cultivated

varieties will grow to reach 6 peds if properly supported. The solitary blossom is

supported by a green stem that in some cases is only barred from being a trunk

by the fact that it has no woody tendancy.

The picture above shows all the sun-

flower in the owners garden

FUN FACT: The scientific name of sunflow-

ers is Helianthus, Helia for sun

and Anthus for flower.


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http://www.santharia.com/cosmos/injera.htm

http://www.santharia.com/races/elves.htm

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Domain Range

Sunflower 1

Sun

Sunflower 2

Sunflower 3

Explanation:

Relation. Because only 1 sun could give light

to the sun flowers. In the example, the sun is

the domain and it is independent because it’s

the main source of giving vitamins to sun-

flower, and the range is the sun flowers 1 to 3.





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Article 5: The Heart

The banana flower is a large, dark purple-red blossom that grows from the

end of a bunch of bananas. Its sizable bracts, or leaves, snugly enclose delicate,

sweetly scented male flowers. The female flowers, which do not

require fertilization to become fruit, grow farther up the stem from the male flow-

ers.

The banana flower is treated in several Asian and tropical cuisines as a vege-

table. These terms are variously translated as “banana blossom,” “banana heart,”

due to the flower's physical resemblance to that organ, or “plantain blossom.”

Once the tougher, darker outer bracts are pulled away, the paler and more ten-

der inner leaves are used in a number of dishes, prepared in a variety of ways.

The picture above shows that the banana

tree only have one heart.

FUN FACT: Banana tree is not a tree,

It's true! It's just a sneaky herb pos-

ing as a tree. A huge herb. Trying

to be a palm tree.


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http://www.wisegeek.org/what-is-fertilization.htm

http://www.wisegeek.com/what-are-plantains.htm


Domain Range

Banana tree 1 Heart 1

Banana tree 2 Heart 2

Explanation:

Function. The banana tree, or herb, bears only one

bunch of bananas before dying. Luckily, it shoots a new

"eye" (a baby plant) before dying, the entire process only

taking about ten years. In the example, banana tree 1

have heart 1 and banana tree 2 have heart 2.

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16 Article 6: The Colony

Ants are common insects, but they have some unique capabilities.

More than 10,000 known ant species occur around the world. They are espe-

cially prevalent in tropical forests, where they may be up to half of all the in-

sects living in some locations.

Ants look much like termites, and the two are often confused, especially

by nervous homeowners. Enthusiastically social insects, ants typically live in

structured nest communities that may be located underground, in ground-

level mounds, or in trees. Carpenter ants nest in wood and can be destruc-

tive to buildings. Some species, such as army ants, defy the norm and do not

have permanent homes, instead seeking out food for their enormous colo-

nies during periods of migration.

Ant communities are headed by a queen or queens, whose function in

life is to lay thousands of eggs that will ensure the survival of the colony. Work-

ers (the ants typically seen by humans) are wingless females that never repro-

duce, but instead forage for food, care for the queen's offspring, work on the

nest, protect the community, and perform many other duties.

FUN FACT: The total ant population makes our 7 billion

look weak. It is estimate that there are up-

wards of 10,000,000,000,000,000 individual

ants alive on Earth at any given time.

The picture above shows how ants coop-

erate to get food fro the colony.


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Domain Range

Ant1

Ant queen

Ant 2

Ant 3

Explanation:

Relation. Queen ant are the founders of all colonies. Once mated,

she can stay fertilized for many years laying millions of eggs. In the

example, queen ant id the queen of ants 1 to 3.

www.antweb.org

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Trivia

I. Complete the cross word below.

Across

3. common name for Helianthus

5. common insects that look like ter-

mites

9. also known as grey mustard baboon

Down

1. founder of all ant colonies.

2. also known as black and gold ba-

boon

4. second largest scorpion specie in the

world

6. a herb or tree that bears only one

bunch of fruit before dying.

7. is a large, dark purple-red blossom

that grows from the end of a bunch of

bananas

8. also known as Panthera Leo

10. the main source of light to sunflow-

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II. Help the tarantula find the mice by solving the maze below.

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