Another fun pencil and marker sketch of a delicate and lovely group of marine creatures, the sea squirts. Purportedly a “recent” ancestor of the vertebrates (including us), these organisms more closely resemble the sponges (Phylum Porifera) and the Cnidarians (jellyfish, hydra). For a helpful discussion on how scientists attempt to categorize this group, check out […]
Dissection Season: Earthworms (Phylum Annelida)
North American Birds and Their Ecosystems
SPRING SEMESTER CLASS ANNOUNCEMENT: North American Birds and Their Ecosystems. We will be exploring a wide variety of North American birds and their ecosystems through slideshows, lectures, field guide study, and some limited field time. Students will be introduced to bird taxonomy and bird species roles in their home ecosystems. Ecosystem explorations will include Arctic […]
