Did you know there are animals in H.E.S?

Did you know there are animals in H.E.S?

On Raapa o 26 te Whiringa-a-nuku Room 9 explored their school (Hamilton East School). They were hunting for animals.

First they spotted some bees in the butterfly garden. Did you know in a hive there are 3 kinds of bees? The Queen, the worker and the drone.

In H.E.S’s Totara tree there is a bat house. Bats may sleep in there during the day. Bats send signals to find food and the signal bounce back to them to say where the food is.

Lots of mosquitoes have been found breeding in the H.E.S. pool. It is only the female mosquitoes that bite you and make you itch. The school caretaker, Dugan, has emptied the pool to prevent this happening to everyone at Hamilton East.

Ants like to crawl on top of the gardens at Hamilton East. There are more than 12,000 species of ants in the world. Which ones are there at H.E.S?

Cockroaches have invaded the weta house near Putikitiki. Cockroaches can live up to a week without their head. No cockroaches without heads have been found at H.E.S. The search continues.

Monarch caterpillars and butterflies are gathered at the butterfly garden because it is Spring. Caterpillar are the common name for larvae of the butterfly. Caterpillars can be pests because they are voracious feeders. At H.E.S people see these caterpillars eating away all the swan plants.

Ladybugs, that are not really bugs at all are actually beetles. Some ladybirds are found near flowers in our gardens.

Spiders are not insects. There are around 4000 species of spiders. Some species spotted at this school are daddy-long legs and white tails.

Sparrows are a very small bird. It can reach 4 to 8 inches in length and 0.8 to 14gms weight. Sparrows have a dark body with brown (male), black and white (female) feathers, but it’s wings are round. Sparrows enjoy the decks and trees and ground areas to play in at H.E.S.

Tui can be seen by the gardens and in the trees singing their songs. Kowhai trees are there favourite. They belong to the honey eating family which is why they drink from the Kowhai tree. They can be found on all three of NZ’s islands.

All blackbirds are not the same. They are very common and can be found in many places in Hamilton.

Fantails are also found at H.E.S. There are 10 types of fantails but only 3 types live in NZ. The oldest fantail is 3 years old, that is very old for a fantail.

In conclusion many animals were found at H.E.S. from insects to birds to arachnids, and even some human mammals have been spotted. Come and check out these animals.  

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