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All About Pondsby: Isabella Sullivan
October 2010
Definition: A Pond is a body of water. The sun can warm the pond so roots and plants can grow.
Climate: The water temperature is even from top to bottom and changes with air temperature.
Location: You can find ponds all over the world. You can even find some in Kentucky.
Geography
There are many animals in the pond. Some animals, suppose ably mammals live by the pond instead of in it. There are different types of animals. Mammals, Amphibians, insects, birds, and reptiles.
Animals
Red bats, raccoons, and muskrats are mammals that live by ponds.
Mammals
http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/resources/Karen_Francl/Lasiurus_borealis.jpg/medium.jpg
Red Bat (mammal)
musk rathttp://www.richwooders.com/appalachian/wildlife/semiaquatic-animal/muskrats/muskrat.jpg
Raccoonhttp://media.photobucket.com/image/raccoon/LISoldIt/raccoon.jpg
Bull frog, Eastern Spotted newt, and Spotted Salamander live in or by a pond.
Amphibians
Spotted Salamanderhttp://www.vernalpool.org/images/21_ys_a.jpg
http://greennature.com/gallery/frog-pictures/bullfrog.jpg
BullfrogEastern Spotted newt
http://images.veer.com/IMG/PIMG/MPP/1507621_P.jpg
Whirligig Beetle, Green Dragonfly, and Honeybees all live In ponds.
Insects
Whirligig Beetle
http://australianmuseum.net.au/Uploads/Images/3743/Whirligig%20Beetle_big.jpg
Painted Turtle, Banded water snake, and Snapping turtle live by or in Ponds.
Reptiles
Painted Turtle
http://easyturtlecare.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/AFW_art_painted_turtle_18x14_175.00.jpg
Banded water snake
http://animal-world.com/encyclo/reptiles/snakes/images/BandedWaterSnakeWHSnGw_AcRp14.jpg
Snapping Turtlehttp://grizzlyrun.com/Files/Images/Other/snapping_turtle1.jpg
King Fisher, Barred Owl, and Mallard Duck all live in or by a pond
Birds
King Fisherhttp://duncraft.atom5.com/files/barred-owl.jpg
Barred owl
http://duncraft.atom5.com/files/barred-owl.jpg
Mallard Duck
http://animal.discovery.com/guides/wild-birds/gallery/mallard_duck.jpg
Bluegill, sunfish and Largemouth bass live in ponds.
Fish
Largemouth Basshttp://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://stockyourlake.com/largemouth_bass1.jpg&imgrefurl=http://stockyourlake.com/bass.html&usg=__RKghGIgvngdF8bO5pupWGaOpu5w=&h=400&w=600&sz=27&hl=en&start=9&zoom=1&um=1&itbs=1&tbnid=Gkw7NtHa38kuaM:&tbnh=90&tbnw=135&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dlargemouth%2Bbass%2Bpictures%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26safe%3Dactive%26rls%3Dcom.microsoft:en-us%26tbs%3Disch:1
Bluegill
http://www.fcps.edu/islandcreekes/ecology/Fish/Bluegill/bluegill4.jpg Sunfish
Mosquito Eggs: Oval shaped eggs that stand on the water. Mosquito larva: At the end of the body, there's a slender breathing tube that rises to grab the waters surface. At the other end feathery brushes send food to the larva’s mouth. Mosquito pupa: The larva covers itself in a pupa, (a hard shell) when it’s ready to hatch, out comes the mosquito that we recognize. http://www.wired.com/images_blogs/photos/uncategorized/2008/05/22/
dengue_mosquito.jpg
Animal Lifecycles-Mosquito
Full Grown Mosquito
Animal Adaptations Because of winter, many animals have to
leave home for winter until spring comes again. Here’s some ways animals thrive to survive during winter. A turtle covers itself in mud where the frost can’t reach. A salamander goes to the woods to spend winter. And also a water strider spends its winter in the earth at the waters edge.
A Turtle in mud.
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2050/1806854867_064265a5c4.jpg?v=0
There are many plants in the pond. Blue flag irises, Duck Weed, Willow trees, mosses and water lilies live and grow in ponds.
Plants
blue flag iris
http://www.hickerphoto.com/data/media/29/blue-flag-iris_5686.jpg
Moss in a pond
http://galenfry.com/OR/jap12.jpg
Duck weed have very short lives. It survives only about 5-6 weeks! The mature Duckweed produces a small outgrowth from a bud on one end which breaks off becoming a small new Duckweed which follows what has just happened. In this cycle there becomes more, and more duck weed. That’s how a Duckweed spends it’s very short life!
Plant Lifecycles-Duckweed
Duckweed
http://jeremybiggs.files.wordpress.com/2008/11/duckweed.jpeg
In the winter, when the pond is frozen, a water Lillie goes down into the ground until the spring comes again. When spring comes, the water Lillie will blossom once more.
Plant Adaptations
Water Lillie in a pond.http://www.teachenglishinasia.net/files/u2/white_water_lily_pad.jpg
A Grebe is a bird. The Grebe eats: Insects, fishes, snails, and also crayfish. Some Turtles May eat Frogs! Raccoons feast on frogs, fish ,berries, duck eggs and more. And also a catfish prefers to eat at the bottom of the pond.
Food Chains
Grebe
http://www.wildlifehobbies.com/Photos/Grebe_Little_2009_01.jpg
Some Threats to a pond are people. Humans are littering everywhere and it may cause pollution in the water which can kill the animals taking their homes in it.
Threats To Ecosystem
One Small Square Donald M. SilverThe hidden life of the Pond Dwight Kuhnhttp://www.brainpopjr.com/html :Brain POP Jr. Fresh Water Habitatshttp://www.gma.org/katahdin/pond.htmlhttp://www.library.thinkquest.org/04oct/00228/animals.html
http://www.mbgnet.net/fresh/lakes/ponds.htmlhttp://www.ehow.com
References
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