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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.

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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

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