Grant Reed4 minAbout InsectsInsects Insects have the following features Bodies are divided into three distinct parts: the head, thorax and abdomen.Three pairs of legs wings and one pair...
Grant Reed1 minAbout SpidersSpiders Spiders’ role in the food chain Spiders are largely insectivores and play an important role in keeping the insect population in balance. Spiders are...
Grant Reed1 minAbout ScorpionsScorpions Southern African scorpions fall into 2 families Buthidae and Scorpionidae. Family: Buthidae Genus: Parabuthus (thick tailed scorpions) are very a...
Grant Reed8 minAbout BirdsBirds Features of the Class Aves They are endothermic vertebrates with internal fertilization. They have a single excretory and reproductive orifice called ...
Grant Reed3 minAbout CrocodilesReptilia Common Features Of Reptilia Class reptilia: are ectothermic, have a back-bone, breathe air and have internal fertilization of the egg. The skin i...
Grant Reed3 minAbout FrogsFrogs Amphibians are ectothermic vertebrates that, in the adult stage, breathe through their porous skin and lungs. The only amphibians in southern Africa fa...
Grant Reed3 minAbout FishFish Description of a fish A fish is a cold-blooded (endothermic) vertebrate animal, living in water, breathing by means of gills, and having fins for stabi...
Grant Reed3 minAbout SnakesSnakes These are legless reptiles with a left lung that is either reduced or absent. Hearing: they lack external ears. F1 they pick up ground and air-borne v...
Grant Reed2 minAbout LizardsLizards Lizards belong to the sub-order SAURIA: this sub-order consists of typical lizards, skinks, agamas, geckos, chameleons and their relatives. Many are...
Grant Reed7 minAbout MammalsCommon Features of Mammals Females have mammary glands which produce milk for young to suckle. The body is covered in hair at some stage in development. They...
Grant Reed1 minAbout DragonfliesDistinguished from Neuroptera family by having thin, short antennae; their wings are held in a roof like manner whereas dragonflies hold their wings horizo...
Grant Reed2 minAbout EcologyEcology is the study of interactions between organism and their relationship to their surroundings and the processes taking place during the interactions. E...
Grant Reed2 minAbout TortoisesCommon features of the Chelonians The most prominent feature is that they all have an outer shell, consisting of the upper carapace and the lower plastron. T...
Grant Reed1 minAbout Aquatic PlantsUtricularia gibba (Bladderwort) Family: Lentibulariaceae This is an aquatic, carnivorous herb. The roots are sometimes free floating. The long...
Grant Reed2 minAbout WildflowersGomphocarpus fruticosus (Milkweed, formally: Asclepias fruticosa) Family: Apocynaceae A small shrub with sparse foliage. Adventitious roots.Le...
