The Pond By Rachel, Lauren, Bly and William

Dragonflies Young dragonflies eat water insects. Dragonflies have a wingspan of 3 to 5 inches long. Dragonflies sometimes eat each other.

Life cycle of a dragonfly

Food chain of a Dragonfly

Ducks Duck’s basic needs are food, water and air Adaptations- a duck has webbed feet to help it swim. It also has oil on it to keep it from getting wet

Ducks’ Behaviors Ducks say quack to communicate with each other

Snapping turtles The basic needs of a snapping turtle include bugs, frogs, salamanders, and sometimes even small winter birds. Snapping turtles live in North America. Turtle’s shells help protect them from predators. Turtles hibernate in the winter by swimming to the bottom of the pond and covering themselves in mud.

Life cycle of the turtle

Cattails Cattails have fuzzy brown fruit. Cattails can reach up to 3 to 10 feet long Cattails can grow faster than crops on the field

Cattails Cattails are also called ‘Club Rush’ Cattails go dormant for the winter Basic needs of a cattail are soil, water and nutrients from the soil

Parts of a Cattail

Life cycle of a cattail Starts out as a seed It starts to make a stem It makes leaves Last, it makes a flower