Insect Worlds: Them and Us

The Arthropod Story

Link to Website

Ancient Bloodsuckers - Leech Therapy

Kingdom of the Leeches (a hirudin annelid)

Giant Earthworm (An oligochaete annelid)

Green Bomber Worms (A polycheate annelid)

Mollusca Research

Choose a mollusc species you are interested in and find answers to the following research questions:

This research should be completed by the end of class on Monday November 11.  

1.     What is the name of the animal you researched?

2.     What class of mollusca is it in?

3.     What role does it play in an ecosystem?  What does it eat?  Who are its predators?

4.     What special adaptations has it evolved for survival?

Apple Snail

Killer Cone Snails

Leopard Slug Mating

Squid Radula from Dissection