Sunday, February 5, 2012

Punxsutawney Phil saw his shadow!

Discoverynews.com
February 2 was ground hog day and Punxsutawney Phil saw his shadow.  If the groundhog sees his shadow, 6 more weeks of winter is predicted.  If he does not see his shadow then spring is around the corner.  So it looks like we will have 6 more weeks of winter.  Winter started in December, but it has not been very cold.  January and February are the coldest months of the year but this January felt a lot like spring. 

QUESTION:  Insects lay their eggs in the top few inches of the soil.  If the weather gets cold enough the first few inches of soil will freeze, killing several of the insects eggs.  Why do you think it is important that some of the insects die?  (Hint:  think about how the insects effect crops.  Grasshopper adults and eggs can die if the temperature drops below freezing.  Fleas will die when it freezes if they are not sheltered on a warm mammal. Do insects eat our crops?  Do insects live on our animals? )
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8 comments:

Anonymous said...

Incest eat our crops for food and they live on animals
BR yellow

Anonymous said...

If some insects don't die Earth will have more of them then us
BR yellow

Anonymous said...

Yes they eat are crops and yes they do live in animals but still they are sometimes bad like termites red ms

Anonymous said...

i think some should die because they ruin our crops and we have no food. jg blue

Anonymous said...

the groundhog tells us if we are going to have bad weather and gives pepole a head up. bb blue

Anonymous said...

If the insects DIE then there will not be any pollination so the bugs won't be carrying the pollen and the crops will die Hk Blue 4-5 period

Anonymous said...

yes insects live in our homes and they do ear our crops that is why some should die. they are also makin animals suffer by itching so much jg blue

Anonymous said...

itwuold effect the crops because the insects wuold eat everything N.S yellow

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