Dragonfly

Anisoptera
Scale 4 Diat: carnivore , Hierachy 4

RICHMOND DYKE DECK | 7 POINTS

• Dragonfly eyes have up to 30,000 lenses. Human eyes have only one lens.

• Dragonflies eat mosquitos and other small insects.

Cool, Warm

Graphic by Sara Shayan

Grasshopper

Melanoplus differentialis
Scale 4 Diat: herbivore , Hierachy 2

RICHMOND DYKE DECK | 4 POINTS

• Grasshoppers hear through their knees.

• They are brownish or greenish and as they age their color will darken.

Cool, Warm

Graphic by Sara Shayan

Minnow

Leuciscinae
Scale 5 Diat: omnivore , Hierachy 3

RICHMOND DYKE DECK | 3 POINTS

• “Minnow” is a general term used to refer to small freshwater and saltwater fish.
• Minnows belong to the carp family and can be used as fishing bait.

Cool, Warm

Graphic by Sara Shayan

Painted Turtle

Chrysemys picta
Scale 6 Diat: omnivore , Hierachy 3

RICHMOND DYKE DECK | 4 POINTS

• The class saw this turtle on a log, in a box, and also in the water.

• Raccoons are noted predators of painted turtles.

Cool, Warm

Graphic by Sara Shayan

Clover

Trifolium
Scale 5 Diat: photosynthetic , Hierachy 1

RICHMOND DYKE DECK | 3 POINTS

• Trifolium currently has 245 known species.

• Some clovers have red, purple, white, or yellow flowers.

Cool, Warm

Graphic by Sara Shayan

Gingko Leaf

Ginkgo biloba
Scale 9 Diat: photosynthetic , Hierachy 1

2 POINTS

• Ginkgo biloba existed 270 million years ago.

• It first appeared in the early Jurassic period.

Cool, Warm, Hot

Graphic by Sara Shayan