Nature Within Walls: The Chinese Garden Court at The by E Hammer

By E Hammer

The chinese language backyard courtroom is among the hottest locations for viewers to The Metropolitan Museum of paintings. This source introduces educators to major principles approximately nature and chinese language tradition that may be found during this amazing position. The boxed set encompasses a ebook containing history details, references to comparable artworks within the Museum's assortment, feedback for school room actions and initiatives, themes for dialogue, word list, bibliographies, and assets, in addition to posters and a CD-ROM that includes a 10-minute narrated video journey of the backyard court docket.

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They cut, or rather bite, through the leaf from the edges until they reach the midrib. Afterward they can roll the lower part of the leaf in a cone-like fashion. The female then lays her eggs inside the leaf roll, which keeps the eggs and larvae protected against predators. 32 Apple fruit weevil Neocoenorrhinus aequatus 33 Body length: 4mm | Studio, 89 exposures; (opposite page) Uppland, 18 exposures In this image is the extended muzzle of a female apple fruit weevil, which is wider toward the tip and longer than the head and the body together.

The eyes of the female are tiny and placed widely apart on much smaller and narrower heads. 54 Mason bee Anthidium punctatum, Body length: 7 mm | Södermanland (Nackareservatet Nature Reserve), 19 exposures Of the nearly 290 species of wild bees, the mason bee (with two species found in Sweden) is easy to recognize, mainly because of its hairy head and thorax. Also, the almost bare abdomen has pronounced yellow markings. You can tell the two species apart by the sharp (or blunt and tooth-like) point on the very last tergite of the male.

Their head has a beak-like extension, the antennae are long and thin, and they have no simple eyes. The crane fly has an elongated, thin, and lanky body held up by its very long legs. When resting, the fly keeps its wings unfolded, giving us a clear view of its halteres, the balancing organs. ” The head of the Essex skipper is unusually wide, giving the family its Swedish name, mindre tåtelsmygare. Each club-shaped antenna has a slightly bent tip and a tuft of hair at the base. The distance between where the antennae are attached to the head is much wider than those of other butterflies.

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