Tuesday 4 June 2013

Fact Hunters: Volcanoes, dragonflies, spiders and crocs!

Ella Wheal
Amazingly it is possible for debris and ash from a volcanic eruption to be projected up to 55km into the atmosphere! Rocks can be propelled at several hundred metres per second.

Micayla Smith
Did you know that dragonflies can fly forwards, backwards and sideways? They are the fastest flying insects clocking up speeds of 35mph!

Ben Green
The UK’s most venomous spider is the false widow. This spider has a brown bulbous abdomen with pale markings and the females grow to 15mm. They live in walls, fences and the barks of trees and eat insects, other invertebrates and even other spiders.

Jackie Ramalingam
Did you know that crocodiles can live for over 100 years? The longest surviving crocodile was in Russia – age 115.

Skaiste Burinskaite
Amazingly butterflies don’t just get their nutrients from flowers. They have also been seen to drink from mud puddles, the sweat of other animals and blood from open wounds!









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