ECOSTORIESPANAMA January 2025 The Nightshift Month’s Subject: The Nightshift What did they do by night? Goto Prompt List Nighty birds At night a different set of animals become active. Nocturnal activity requires a very different set of senses that diurnal activity. nocturnal animals may have large, light-sensitive eyes, an acute sense of hearing, smell or…
ECOSTORIESPANAMA December 2024 Parental care Month’s Subject: Parental care To care or not to care? Goto Prompt List Some animals take more care than others There are many ways to ensure offspring. One extreme is to put all your energy in producing as many offspring as you can and spend no energy on caring for…
ECOSTORIESPANAMA November 2024 Mud flats and murky waters Month’s Subject: Mud flats and murky waters How to hunt in mud and muddy waters Goto Prompt List Wading and probing Mud flats offer a bountiful source of food. If only you can get at it. Worms, shellfish, prawns, snails and bivalves all hide in the mud,…
ECOSTORIESPANAMA October 2024 The Nightshift Month’s Subject: The Nightshift What did they do by night? Goto Prompt List Nighty birds At night a different set of animals become active. Nocturnal activity requires a very different set of senses that diurnal activity. nocturnal animals may have large, light-sensitive eyes, an acute sense of hearing, smell or…
ECOSTORIESPANAMA September 2024 The Race To The Light Month’s Subject: The race to the light Why do trees grow tall in a forest? Goto Prompt List Why grow high? Plants need light for photosynthesis. The more light they get, the more they can synthesize and the more energy they can use for growing or reproduction.…
ECOSTORIESPANAMA August 2024 Real Estate Under Water Month’s Subject: Underwater homes Where and how species live in the water? Goto Prompt List Coral houses Many marine and fresh water animals live in homes. The most famous ones are corals. The corals you see are in a sense skyscrapers full of homes and each home houses…
ECOSTORIESPANAMA July 2024 Real Estate in the forest Month’s Subject: Real estate in the forest Where and how species live in the woods? Goto Prompt List Holes in tree The best known builders in the forest are birds, termites and ants. All of them make more or less elaborate homes or nests in trees. Lesser…
ECOSTORIESPANAMA June 2024 Biodiversity in Space and Time Month’s Subject Why are there so many different species on earth? There are several mechanisms that have promoted the formation of new species. A few of the most important are zonation, succession and partition. Goto Prompt List Zonation Mangrove forests are a good example of diversity through…