wildlife

=ALABAMA WILDLIFE = = = 

 Boll Weevils

 How did the boll weevils come to life? They feed on cotton terminals until squaring begins. How do boll weevils destroy crops? The adults eat fruiting forms and leaf petioles and terminal growth from cotton. How do boll weevils die? Boll weevils will begin to die at temperatures at or below 23 degrees fahrenheit. How tall are they? A boll weevil length is 6 millimeters.

A boll weevil can kill so many cotton so farmers had to grow other plants. This can help them find new ways to make money for the farmers. A female boll weevil lays 200 eggs over a 10-12 day period. The eggs hatch in three to five days.

by Mario



Bobcats
How much do bobcats weigh? 12 pounds What do they eat? rats, mice, squirrels, chipmunks, voles, opossum, raccoons, skunk, birds, and snakes How long is a bobcat? 6 or 7 inches long Where do they live? Bottomland forest and bushy areas How does their footprint look?



While there are very many bobcats in Alabama, they are barely spotted in the wild. Birdwatchers keep their eyes open so they won't miss sightings of bald eagles, ospreys, brown pelicans, bluebirds, and great blue herons among others.

by Alyah



Camellia
The color is white, pink, and red, and yellow in a few species. The fruit is dry capsules, sometimes subdivided into up to five compartments. Each compartment contains up to eight seeds. The genus is generally adapted to acid soils and most species do not grow well on chalky or other calcium-rich soils. Most species also have a high rainfall. It can grow without much rainfall. Camellias have a fast growth. Camellia species are used as food plants by the larvae of the Lepidoptera-species. Leaves of the Japanese Camellia are parasitized by the fungus mycellia sterile. The leaves are glossy and 3-17 cm long. Camellias have a fast growth rate. Typically, they will grow about 30 cm a year until maturity. They are evergreen shrubs and small trees 2-20 meters tall.

by Devany




Copperhead Snakes
What does it eat? rats, lizards, frogs, salamanders, moles, and shrews, and mice Where does it live? in rocky bluffs and woods How long is the snake? 30 inches, 76 cm. The babies are 10 inches.

Snakes are cold-blooded. They hibernate in the winter. They are active during the day when daylight temperatures are warm. However, during hot weather they are usually nocturnal, active at night.

Copperheads are not known as being aggressive snakes. They attack when someone steps on them. Copperheads have the least toxic venom.

by Jordan







 How long is the crocodile? Larger crocodiles are still alive today. An adult male saltwater crocodile's weight is 880 to 3000 pounds and its length is normally 4-5.1 m (13.2-17 ft).

How far can it run? They can run as fast as people for short distances.

Is it cold or warm-blooded? Crocodiles are cold-blooded.

How long do crocodiles live? The oldest crocodile recorded in 1997 at a zoo. Crocodiles can be very difficult because they live for such a long time.

What do crocodiles eat? Young ones will eat small mammals, insects and worms. Salt-water crocodiles like to eat meat. They eat fish, bird, turtles, frog, and mammals.

Crocodiles live in Alabama's swampland. Crocodiles are the biggest crocodilians. They are cold-blooded. They pretend to be floating logs. They lie submerged and completely still in the water. Their eyes and nostrils are on top of their head so they can see and breathe as they lie silently in wait for their prey. The American Crocodile is a salt water species found in the Mangrove swamps and Coastal canals.

by Lencha

Largemouth Bass
The fish live sixteen years on an average. They eat mostly small bait, fish scuds, and insects. The largemouth is marked by a series of dark, sometimes black blotches forming a jagged horizontal stripe along each side. Largmouths are keenly sought after by anglers and are noted for the excitement of their fight. The fish will often become airborne in their effort to throw the hook.

by Mario



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<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center; display: block;"> Paddlefish are just one of the many animals that are protected by Alabama's Forever Wild Land Trust. They eat plankton. The body color changes to a bluish grey on the back and cream on the venfer. They are located in Saac Creek, Chickasaw, and Three River creeks. This fish's long paddle-shaped snout accounts for about 1/3 of its total body weight and the skin is smooth.

by Jose



<span style="font-size: 190%; text-align: center; display: block; color: rgb(0, 255, 0);">Redhill Salamander
Habitat: fossorial, on steep slopes (especially north-facing) of ravines, hardwood trees (magnolias, American beech, tulip tree, oak, hickories, etc), older growth timber, preferred out-cropping or layers of sittstone or claystone near the surface with which the borrow hare typically associates maybe required. Weathering of these materials causes deep cracks and fissures that are inhabited by the salamander and that are believed to provide appropriate levels of bowrow humidity during drought periods.

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<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center; display: block;"> Long-leaf pine is distributed primarily in the lower two thirds of the state. It may be distinguished by the needles which occur in bundles of threes and are about 12 inches long. The cones are about seven inches. Long leaf pines is peculiar among all trees in that it develops very little above ground during the first one to five years of its life. During this time the top is a dense bunch of green needles and is often mistaken for grass. This tree is found on a variety of sites but grown best on well drained sandy soils. Long leaf pines can grow to a height of about 150 feet and a diameter of nearly four feet.

by Aiyme

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Tarpons are saltwater fish. They grow up to 2 meters (6.6 ft.) in length and sometimes weigh 160 kg (350 lb.) When swimming in oxygen-poor water, tarpons can breath air from the surface. Adult tarpons are strictly carnivorous and mostly feed on mid-water prey such as mullets, pin-fish, marine catfish, Atlantic, needle-fish, sardines, shrimp and crabs. Tarpon feed during both day and night. Since the tarpon have minute teeth only, they usually swallow their prey whole.

Tarpon populate a wide variety of habitats, but are primarily found in coastal waters, bays, estuaries, and mangrove-lined lagoons with tropical, subtropical, and temperate climates. The normal habitat depth extends to 98 feet.

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<span style="text-align: center; display: block; font-size: 190%; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">Yellowhammer Woodpecker
What does it eat? Flickers are reported to eat more ants than any other American bird. In addition, they consume most other types of insects such as grasshoppers, crickets, caterpillars, and others. The flicker will also eat many types of plants including all types of berries, nuts, seeds, and fruits. The berries of poison ivy appear to be a favorite.

Where can you find it? The common flicker is found throughout Alabama and is present all the months of the year.

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