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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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So let’s see who is correct! Can baby flies save people

from losing their limbs? Which of my friends were

correct about thinking that flies might have some

advantages?

Papy Michel was correct! Some flies pollinate flowers! Flies

recycle food (the cleaners), so without the flies the world is

a much dirtier place to live in.

Without flies other species would become extinct: frogs,

lizards, spiders, bats, dragonflies, fishes and birds all eat

flies. Flies are also decomposers: They encourage dead

carcasses to decompose faster which then enriches the soil.

I also discovered that baby flies are called maggots and

they are used in hospitals to help burn victims because they

eat away dead flesh and prevent infection.

Maggots: useful for medicine and a food source

for other animals

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