Wednesday, April 25, 2012

indian paint fungus



Indian Paint Fungus




This fungi was found at my aunt's house when we where cleaning up her deck and organizing her fire wood.

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Echinodontiaceae
Anna

Tuesday, April 24, 2012

white clover

These little white clovers were found, again, at the complex where Kaitlyn lives. They were right beside the bulding :D

Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Anthrophyta
Class: Dicotyledoneae
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Species: Trifolium repens

dandelion :D

The common dandelion (: found at the complex where Kaitlyn lives (: they're those little things that you see that are all white and fluffy usually and you make a wish on them (just in case no one already knew (:)

Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Anthrophyta
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Species: Taraxacum officinale

Pine Tree

One of the many pine trees that are behind the complex O________O the needles are soo small! (It's also the Arkansas state tree :3)

Kingdom: Plante
Class: Pinopsida
Division: Coniferophyta
Order: Pinales
Family: Pinaceae
Genus: Pinus

Rose of Sharon (domestic/planted by people)

This plant, bush type thing was found at kaitlyn's house (out front). (grandma told me what it was >.>)

Kingdom: Platae
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Malvales
Family: Malvaceae
Genus: Hibiscus
Species: Hibiscus syriacus
     

Monday, April 23, 2012

Black Bread Mold

Black Bread Mold



this little nasty fuzzy stuff was on a strawberry (yuck!) at mah house xP

Domain: Eukarya
Kingdom: Fungi
Phylum: Zygomycota
Class: Zygomycetes
Order: Mucorales
Family: Mucoraceae
Genus: Rhizopus
Species: Rhizopus stolonifer




This is also black bread mold that I found in the back of my cabinet.  I couldn't figure out what kind if mold it was so my mom took it to the UCA science building and they told us what it was.

Ruby Throated Hummingbird-female

Ruby Throated Hummingbird-female



This hummingbird was found at Anna's grandma's house.  My family went to her house after church and there were a ton of hummingbirds around the feeder.  There are always so many hummingbirds eating out the feeder, that she has to refill it at least two times a week.

Kingdom:   Animalia
Phylum:  Chordata
Class:  Aves
Order:  Apodiformes
Family:  Trochilidae
Genus:  Archilochus
Species: A. colubris 

Anna

Sunday, April 22, 2012

Eastern Bluebird


Eastern Bluebird





This bird was found outside of Anna's window at 6:00 a.m. sometime last month.  It was running into my window with its full body.  It has been doing this for about 3 weeks now.

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Turdidae
Genus: Sialia
Species: S. sialis
Anna

Ozark Spring Beauty

These small pink and white flowers, Ozark Spring Beautys, 
were found growing in Bailey's pasture when we got together one weekend. 

Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Tracheophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Portulacaceae
Genus: Claytonia
Botanical name: Claytonia ozarkensis

~Bailey

Saturday, April 21, 2012

Three-toed Box Turtle


Terrapene carolina triunguis

Bailey found this turtle in the back of her pasture in the morning. His head was covered by the grass, so I moved him onto my boot to get a good shot, but he wouldn't come out. At least it provides a good size refrence and shell shape. :)

Kingdom: Animilia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Testudines
Family: Emydidae
Genus: Terrapene
Species: Terrapene caroline
~Bailey

Saturday, April 14, 2012

Spotted Salamander

This little guy was found in Hazen, AR under a pile of wood and stuff (: he's pretty cool

Kingdom: Animilia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia Order: Caudata
Family: Ambystomatidae
Genus: Ambystoma
Species: Ambystoma maculatum

~Kaitlynn :)

Green Treefrog

This awesome little treefrog was found at school :D bailey took a picture of it because it was so cool (:

 Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
 Order: Anura
 Family: Hylidae
Genus: Hyla

Sunday, April 8, 2012

Canadian Goose

Canadian Goose



This guy was found at the golf course of the apartments where Kaitlyn lives. There's another one but it wasn't there today.

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Anseriformes
Family: Anatide
Genus: Branta
Species: Branta Canadensis

Wednesday, April 4, 2012

Mississippi Kite



Mississippi Kite


 This beautiful bird was found in Anna's front yard.  Last year its mom and dad were there, but they left along with the baby.  Then this year the baby came back.
  • Kingdom: Animalia
  • Phylum: Chordata
  • Class: Aves
  • Order: Falconiformes
  • Family: Accipitridae
  • Genus: Ictinia
  • Species: Ictinia mississippiensis
-Anna

Tuesday, April 3, 2012

Quarter Horse


This is Bailey's Appendix Quarter Horse gelding that we decided to use as our domesticated mammal.
His name is Sunny. He lives in the pasture with a barn. 
And it was really sunny, so that's why Bailey looks like a fruitcake.

~Classification:~

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Perissodactyla
Family: Equidae
Genus: Equus
Species: E. ferus
Subspecies: E.f. caballus

~Bailey