Be a Hummingbird
Welcome to the second edition of the 6th graders research journal where we find out more about the action that they are taking to protect the planet.
Welcome to the second edition of the 6th graders research journal where we find out more about the action that they are taking to protect the planet.
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Flies only
have one
pair of
wings
unlike
other
insects that
have 2 pairs
of wings.
Flies don’t
have teeth
instead
they have a
long tongue
which
sucks up
food.
Flies are incredibly well designed!
Flies like to
rest on
walls and ceilings next to a food source. These insects are
able to see 360 degrees at once because it has compound
eyes (thousands of tiny lenses). They can taste food with
their teeth and some flies can walk upside down.
Flies lay a range 75 to 100 eggs and hatch with in 12 to 24
hours.
I interviewed an expert (Pappy Michel, the father-in-law
of Mrs. Olivier) who knows a lot about farming and insects
and I asked him some questions. First I asked him “Do flies
help with farming?” his answer was interesting because he