Author: Ellise Boggs

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*Wilson’s Snipe* #1. Wilson’s Snipe look so stocky thanks in part to the extra-large pectoral (breast) muscles that make up nearly a quarter of the bird’s weight—the highest percent of ALL shorebirds. Thanks to their massive flight muscles this chunky sandpiper can reach speeds estimated at 60 miles an hour. #2. Although only the female…

1. What do honeybees do in a hive? D. All of the above: a) live with other honeybees, b) raise their young, and c) make and store honey. 2. What is pollen? B) A powder made by flowers. 3. Social bees live where? A. With other bees. 4. Bees are helpful because they _____? D.…

Quiz: Zoology #17 – Animal Jobs #2 – Bees #1. What do honeybees do in a hive? #2. What is pollen? #3. Social bees live _______. #4. Bees are helpful because they _______. #5. There is only one of these in a bee colony. #6. What’s the name of the honeybee’s dance? #7. What does…

Zoology #17 – Animal Jobs #2 – Bees: Videos 1. Pollinators & Pollination https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rOALjGOUtoY 2. How Bees Build Their Hive https://www.youtube.com/shorts/G4bSuinkbgg 3. Busy Bees! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ta154f5Rp5Y

#1. Pine Siskins become considerably plumper through accumulation of fat with the onset of winter. Each bird can pack enough seeds into its expandable esophagus to support itself through five hours of rest at –4º Ftemperatures. #2. A siskin may take up a position near a bird that is eating larger seeds like striped sunflower…