Results tagged “poison” on Earth Touch Blog
Did you know? Symbiosis Apr 29 2008
Symbiosis can easily be understood and explained as two organisms living together. There are various sub-divisions of symbiosis, though, and that is where it gets a bit tricky. As a student of biology, I always felt it was easier to understand these complicated scientific relationships when I put them into practical situations.
Tags: anemone, animal, benefit, clownfish, commensalism, egg, fly, hermit crab, immune, interact, mutualism, parasite, parasitism, plant, poison, predator, protect, relationship, shell, sting, symbiosis, tentacle, woundDid you know? Anemones and clownfish Mar 13 2008
Sea anemones are predatory animals, closely related to jellyfish. They live on rocks and reefs in the ocean. There are many types of anemone. Sometimes, many anemones will attach to a reef, together looking like a giant, colourful, underwater carpet.
Tags: anemone, clownfish, fish, gender, indian ocean, invertebrate, ocean, pacific ocean, poison, protect, reef, vertebrateGuilty as charged? Sep 27 2007
By Reina Luck, editorial team
Earth-Touch crew member Pierre Minnie’s confession of the guilt he feels when he slices up bits of the Amazon forest with a machete evoked similar emotions in me. I, too, have been racked with guilt while slaughtering those pesky aphids on my rose bushes with squirts of foul-smelling poison, simply because it’s more convenient than cooking up an organic elixir of fresh garlic, laced with a dash of dish-washing detergent and a teaspoon of chilli powder, as our friendly local radio gardener is always exhorting me to do.
Page 1 of 1 pages
Weekly Highlights
