Year 7 visited the Sutton Courtenay Wildlife Education Centre to study wildlife habitats:<\/p>\n
“I learnt about habitats in water, forest and meadow. We found caddis fly larvae in the water, worms and spiders in the forest and ants and butterflies in the meadow.”<\/p>\n
“We went into the meadow to catch animals. We used fairly large nets and trailed them along the ground while running. Our group’s most interesting catch was a pair of red and green shield bugs. We also caught an enormous caterpillar!”<\/p>\n
“In the forest habitat, we found suitable places where animals would hide. We found a variety of slugs and soldier beetles who intimidate their opponents with a bright red shell.”<\/p>\n
“I learned a newt could travel a whole kilometre!”<\/p>\n
“When we went pond-dipping, I found a Damselfly nymph. They develop their wings under their skin and when they are ready to turn into a Damselfly they shed the skin like a snake on a reed or rush and spread their wings out to dry. They will spend two to five years as a nymph in the pond, and only a fortnight as a Damselfly.”<\/p>\n
“What I liked about the trip was when we examined the bugs under a microscope.”<\/p>\n
“If I go again I need to make sure that I do not fall into a stinging nettle patch!”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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