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Mini Mentors

2011
What roles do ants play in our society and ecosystem? What can we learn from these tiny mentors? The answers can be found in this entry, which explains that ants have strong organizational skills, team spirit, compassion for others, and a vital part to play in the health of our planet.
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Tiny but Dangerous Mosquito-Borne Diseases

2006
We created this site to help raise awareness and educate children about these diseases. We also tried to make the text easy to read yet thorough for those who seek to learn more. I hope you find our website interesting and useful. Please be sure to check out our own larvae lab picture!
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Fire Ants in Your Pants

2006
We made this site especially for learning about ants?fire ants that is. We know you get scared of fire ants once in a while, right? Well, if your answer is ?Yes?, you?ve really come to the right place. Learn what fire ants eat, where they live, what they eat, how to identify them and much more!
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Cicadas

2004
Looking for information about those pesky bugs that come mostly every 17 years? (a.k.a. cicadas) Read on! You're at the right place. Find out some interesting facts, what to do with dead cicadas, and much more!
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Mad About Metamorphosis

2004
What REALLY is a butterfly, and what happens during metamorphosis? We are 4th and 5th grade students who wanted to know, so we created this website to explain it! We made a photo gallery of the different butterflies that could be found in South Dakota. Our site tells about different butterfly stories, has games and activities, and a dictionary.
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Lady Bugs on the Loose...

2003
Have You Ever Wondered... what those little orange bugs invading your home are? They are not just annoying, they're really beneficial to farmers. Specifically, they are the Asian Lady Beetle which is a variety of Lady Bug. Why do they bite? Why are they here? Why do they stink? Find out the answers to these questions and more on our site
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