3. Riverstone Eco Resort (Sungai Batu)
River Stone Eco Resort is located at Hutan Lipur Sungai
Tua, Jalan Sungai Tua, 68100 Batu Caves, Selangor Darul
in Malaysia
River Stone Eco Resort is a suitable place for those who
enjoy nature such as looking at the wonderful
scenery, going out fishing, camping and many more
experiences.
The water in the river is fresh, clean and unpolluted in
which we would recommend you to take off your socks and
shoes and do some splashing. Take a bath nearby the
waterfall will be another enjoyable and stress-relieving
activity as the beautiful symphony from Mother Nature
keeps on playing at the background.
The dam is huge where boats of fishermen can be seen and
various kinds of flora and fauna can be found in the
mysterious deep jungle.
On 15th April 2013, we have embarked to the River Stone
Eco Resort for a 2 days trips to experience nature and to
investigate the relationship of the ecosystem by collecting
the basic information and data about the site. Also, we
were there to understand the diversity of the plants and
animals and how they adapt amazingly to the
surrounding, and ultimately to learnt and appreciate the
gift of nature.
We have recorded a documentary video and done some
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7. Few can resist touching the compound
leaves of the sensitive plant and watching
them fold up in response. Closes during the
night
The sensitive plant is popular in cultivation
around the world, and is enjoyed by many
as a curiosity due to its highly
touch-sensitive leaves, the leaves fold as a
result of the internal movement of water. A
stimulus, such as touch or air movement,
triggers certain areas of the stem to release
chemicals, which cause water to move out
of cell vacuoles and leads to cell collapse.
8. Contd..
This rapid plant movement is
thought to act
as a defence against
herbivores, which may
be deterred by the dramatic
response, or if
they are small, may be dislodged as
the
leaves collapse.
The sensitive plant is native to
tropical America, and is found as a
weed throughout the tropics. It also
enjoys widespread popularity as a
house plant.
They Pollinate with the help of
insects such as bees
9. Uses
-Mimosa pudica has been used
widely in traditional medicine.
-Women use Mimosa pudica
when they have particularly
heavy periods. It has also been
used anecdotally for
hemorrhoids. As support for
the use in bleeding-related
conditions, the Journal of
Ethnopharmacology reports
that Mimosa pudica was able
to assist wound healing in rats
with experimental incisions.
-Mimosa pudica have been
shown to be helpful in the
reduction of blood sugar in
rodents with high blood sugar,
suggesting that mimosa pudica
might be helpful as a diabetic
treatment in humans as well.
12. Worker honeybees
are all females and are the only bees most
people ever see. They forage for food and
build and protect the hive, among many
other societal functions.
Honeybee hives have long provided
humans with honey and beeswax. Such
commercial uses have spawned a large
beekeeping industry, though many
species still occur in the wild.
All honeybees are social and cooperative
insects. A hive's inhabitants are generally
divided into three types.
Workers are the only bees that most
people ever see. These bees are females
that are not sexually developed. Workers
forage for food (pollen and nectar from
flowers), build and protect the
hive, clean, circulate air by beating their
wings, and perform many other societal
13. Contd…
The queen's job is simple—laying the
eggs that will spawn the hive's next
generation of bees. There is usually only
a single queen in a hive. If the queen
dies, workers will create a new queen by
feeding one of the worker females a
special diet of a food called "royal jelly."
This elixir enables the worker to develop
into a fertile queen. Queens also
regulate the hive's activities by
producing chemicals that guide the
behavior of the other bees.
DRONES
Male bees are called drones—the third
class of honeybee. Several hundred
drones live in each hive during the spring
and summer, but they are expelled for
the winter months when the hive goes
into a lean survival mode.
Bees live on stored honey and pollen all
winter, and cluster into a ball to
conserve warmth. Larvae are fed from
the stores during this season and, by
spring, the hive is swarming with a new
generation of bees.
14. Eventually, a brave drone will make his move. As he grasps the queen, the drone
everts his penis using a contraction of his abdominal muscles and hemostatic
pressure, and inserts it tightly into the queen's reproductive tract. He immediately
ejaculates with such explosive force that the tip of his penis ruptures, and is left
behind inside the queen. The drone falls to the ground, where he dies soon after.
During her one nuptial flight, the queen will mate with a dozen or more
partners, leaving a trail of dead drones in her wake. She stores the sperm for use
throughout her life.
The male hovey bee, called a drone, exists for one
reason only – to mate with the queen. The drone
takes his mission seriously, however, and will give
his life for the cause. Honey bee mating is one of the
most dramatic examples of sexual suicide in the
insect world. Honey bee sex occurs in mid-air, when
the queen flies out in search of mates. Drones
compete for the chance to mate with their queen,
swarming around her as she flies.
15. Uses
-The honeybees are useful in
aiding in pollination of many
cross-pollinated crops. Certain
crops like apples, alfalfa and
clover almost entirely depend
upon bees for pollination. Even
among song regularly self
pollinated crops, the yield is
considerably increased after the
visit of bees.
-We also use their honey for
various kinds of things and
especially food.
-We use their pollen venom for
food development.
19. 5 senses
See- During the trip I can see PLANTS and
TREES, INSECTS and FISHES, The
RIVER, WATERFALL, MUD PUDDLES, FISHERMEN and a
Raft. Every sight of the nature is wonderful with
different kinds of unusual sceneries.
Hear- I can hear birds chirping during the day and
crickets during the night, The calm river flow during the
investigation and the sound of trees clustering
together.
The sound of nature gives you nothing but calmness
and relaxation.
20. Taste- the taste of the smooth stone, sand and
water are all tasteless but the leaf is bitter
[based on my leader’s experience]
Smell- throughout the whole day the smell of
nature is always fresh but I also smell the river,
the forest and the wet areas
Feel- I feel very calm and relaxed, feeling the
peace and quietness of the nature.
Recommended for taking a nap at the raft.
21. From what I've investigated in the site is that all living
things rely on each other for survival. There is no such
living thing that is self-sufficient. I truly value the
nature and the ecosystem. Now i realise that the
ecosystem is a group that interacts with each other
which results in a balanced natural ecosystem.
however when this balance is disturbed by human
activities such as deforestation, it may result in the
extinction of endangered species. i really want
everyone to be more careful or aware of the nature
and the consequences that could result if the
ecosystem is damaged.
Ecosystem
Editor's Notes
Mimosa PlantCloses during the nightThe sensitive plant is popular in cultivation around the world, and is enjoyed by many as a curiosity due to its highly touch-sensitive leaves, the leaves fold as a result of the internal movement of water.A stimulus, such as touch or air movement, triggers certain areas of the stem to release chemicals, which cause water to move out of cell vacuoles and leads to cell collapse. This rapid plant movement is thought to act as a defence against herbivores, which may be deterred by the dramatic response, or if they are small, may be dislodged as the leaves collapse.The sensitive plant is native to tropical America, and is found as a weed throughout the tropics. It also enjoys widespread popularity as a house plant.Mimosa pudicahas been used widely in traditional medicine.
Mimosa, at night it closesWorker honeybees are all females and are the only bees most people ever see. They forage for food and build and protect the hive, among many other societal functions.Honeybee hives have long provided humans with honey and beeswax. Such commercial uses have spawned a large beekeeping industry, though many species still occur in the wild.All honeybees are social and cooperative insects. A hive's inhabitants are generally divided into three types.Workers are the only bees that most people ever see. These bees are females that are not sexually developed. Workers forage for food (pollen and nectar from flowers), build and protect the hive, clean, circulate air by beating their wings, and perform many other societal functions.The queen's job is simple—laying the eggs that will spawn the hive's next generation of bees. There is usually only a single queen in a hive. If the queen dies, workers will create a new queen by feeding one of the worker females a special diet of a food called "royal jelly." This elixir enables the worker to develop into a fertile queen. Queens also regulate the hive's activities by producing chemicals that guide the behavior of the other bees.Male bees are called drones—the third class of honeybee. Several hundred drones live in each hive during the spring and summer, but they are expelled for the winter months when the hive goes into a lean survival mode.Bees live on stored honey and pollen all winter, and cluster into a ball to conserve warmth. Larvae are fed from the stores during this season and, by spring, the hive is swarming with a new generation of bees.
