Diario del proyecto Bio 111 Wed 2:30 Group 2 (E, J, H)

As part of the iNaturalist Bioblitz, I identified a multitude of species, including a milky slug. More commonly known as grey field slugs, these are mollusks belonging to Agrolimacidae family. The species observed in the project are all invertebrates, which make up 97% of all animal species; since this group is so large and diverse, it's not possible to select a meaningful adaptation that is specific enough to the species observed in the project. The Asian lady beetle that I observed has a unique adaptation known as aposematism. This adaptation makes use of bright spots and colours to warn predators that pursuing them may be dangerous, as they're capable of secreting a foul smelling chemical as a defense mechanism.

The observation I chose to locate was the Western Honey Bee (Apis mellifera). The honey bee is in the arthropada phylum, insecta class, and the apidae family. One adaptation all observed species in our group project have in common is small size. All observations in our group are about an inch wide and long or less which makes them difficult to see and allows them to hide from predators. A unique adaptation of one of my observations, the Carolina grasshopper, is its strong, long legs that are great for jumping high and far to get away from predators.