Honey Bees by Harry from Illinois
A Butterfly Limerick by Jack and Josie
There once was a butterfly of white.
His wings always shined like a light.
It bothered a lark,
He flew in the dark.
A bat said his wings were just right.
(Chalk art by Bridger.)
From Lucy in Illinois
Did You Know Bats are Pollinators? by Megan
Did you know bats are pollinators? They also are nocturnal! They have great eyesight. They can also echolocate each other making a high pitched squeak. Not all bats can echolocate though, but most can. They do most of their hunting at night, but some bats like fruit too! I think bats are really cool, and I’m glad I got a chance to draw one for you!
The Largest Pollinator in the World! by Bridger
Did you know that lemurs can be pollinators?
It’s true! Black-and-White Ruffed Lemurs pollinate the traveler’s palm tree. These trees are usually 40 feet tall! The lemurs have to pry open the flowers to get their nectar, then they stick their muzzles into the flower and use their tongue to lap up the nectar. Because they put their muzzles so deep inside the flower, they get pollen on their fur. Then when they do it again to another flower, they spread the pollen! Isn’t that cool?!
Cool Facts About Butterfly Wings by Millie
The African Monarch Butterfly is poisonous. Birds learn not to eat it.
An Artic Ringlet has dark wings that soak up the sun’s heat.
A Comma’s ragged wings help disguise it as a dead leaf on the ground.
The circles on a Peacock Butterfly’s wings look like eyes to scare away predators.
The Tortoiseshell Butterfly has patterns on its wings that help them attract a mate.
A Day Night as a Moth (Part 2) by Maren
A Day Night as a Moth (Part 1) by Maren
A Bee Limerick by Jack and Josie
There once was a bee from the moon.
He came down to Earth much too soon.
It wasn’t yet spring,
The birds would not sing.
He started to buzz his own tune.
Facts about Bats (that you probably didn’t know) by Nicholas
1. A single bat can eat 600 bugs in one night. That would be like a human eating 20 pizzas in one night.
2. 95% of natural rain forest restoration is done by bats eating seeds from fruit and then being fertilized by the bats guano.
3. The vampire bat is the only bat in the world whose entire diet is blood.
4. The bumblebee bat is the smallest bat in the world, (also the cutest).
5. Aesop wrote a story about a bat who borrowed money to start a business.