
Yellow-Necked Turtle
Podocnemis unifilis


3 POINTS
• Yellow-Necked Turtles can grow up to 45cm long and weigh up to 8kg.
• They are one of the largest South American turtles.

Atlantic Sea Nettle
Chrysaora quinquecirrha


8 POINTS
• Atlantic Sea Nettles immobilize and obtain their prey using their stinging tentacles.
• If stung by a nettle, you will get a painful rash for 20 minutes!

Turtle
Testudines


RICHMOND DYKE DECK | 2 POINTS
• Turtles can live for more than 100 years.
• A turtle’s shell is made up of 60 different bones all connected together.

Human Activity
Event


RICHMOND DYKE DECK | EVENT
• The latin name for humans (Homo sapien) means “wise man” or “knowing man.” • Many species have gone extinct as a result of human activity.

Butterfly Bush
Asclepias tuberosa


RICHMOND DYKE DECK | 1 POINT
• Butterfly Bush flowers attract nectar-eating animals.
• Spreads easily in open areas.

Raccoon
Procyon lotor


RICHMOND DYKE DECK | 1 POINT
• Raccoons get their name from the Proto-Algonquian “ahrah-koon-em,” meaning “one who rubs, scrubs and scratches with its hands.”

Ubuntu Squid
Squid ubuntu


9 POINTS
• Ubuntu Squid have half-green eyes.
• The lower part of its body is a lighter colour than the top.

Lily Pads
Nymphaeaceae


RICHMOND DYKE DECK | 3 POINTS
• The lily pads we saw at the Richmond Dyke were green and all bunched together. They had yellow spots in the middle of the pad.