ENBE Site Visit
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This document summarizes a site visit to the RiverStone Eco Resort on April 15-16, 2013. It describes observations of the site's pond ecosystem, including tadpoles, dragonflies, water lilies, and algae. It also notes trash in the pond that could pollute the water and disrupt the food chain. Samples were collected, including the red imported fire ant and Turkey tail fungus, which are described in terms of their characteristics, life cycles, defenses, and medicinal uses. The reflection concludes that the visit enhanced understanding of ecosystems and human responsibility to care for them.
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ENBE Site Visit
- 1. ENBE Site Visit RiverStone Eco Resort 15-16 April 2013
- 2. Our Site
- 3. Sketches of The Site
- 4. Top View
- 5. Plan view
- 7. The Most Interesting Part of Our Site The bird eats a dragonfly which tells us about the food chain. Tadpoles swimming in the pond. Algae in the pond which becomes the food for the tadpoles and other living organisms in the pond.
- 8. The 5 Senses
- 9. Smell Watery smell from the pond Foods from the kitchen
- 10. Hear Chirps of bird and crickets. People shouting and screaming in the river.
- 11. See Water lilies Tadpoles and frogs Dragonflies and butterflies Ants and bugs
- 12. See Wooden logs and trees Algae in the pond Spiders Fishes QuickTime™ and a decompressor are needed to see this picture.
- 13. Taste Delicious meals Hot milo Refreshing drinks
- 14. Touch The watery grass The slippery lily pads The flying insect landing on my hand
- 15. Solenopsis invicta It is one of the 280 Solenopsis species around the world. It originated from South America. It has become a pest in some countries such as U.S, Australia, Taiwan, Thailand, Philippines, Hong Kong and Southern part of China. It is also known as the Red Imported Fire Ants (RIFA).
- 17. This is a picture of the Solenopsis invicta (Red Imported Fire Ants) I took from my site.
- 18. Characteristics of RIFA This ants are known to have a strong, painful and persistent sting and often leave scars or swells on the skin. Its appearance varies from red to dark red and the size is around 3 to 6 mm. It has 4 distinct teeth and 10 segmented antennae.
- 19. Life Span and Defence Minor Workers can live 30 to 60 days while media workers can live 60 to 90 days, the major workers can live 90 to 180 days and the queen can live two to six years! Ant defend themselves usually by biting and stinging chemicals like formic acid. Solenopsis invicta have a poison sac containing piperidine alkaloids. Their sting is painful and can be dangerous to some hypersensitive people.
- 20. Trametes versicolor Trametes versicolor is one of the species that belongs to the Fungi Kingdom. From the word ‘versicolor’ we know that it means several colours and as we can see from the picture beside, there are different shades of colours on the surface of it.
- 21. Characteristics of Trametes versicolor The flesh is around 1 to 3 mm thick. Usually its appearance is brown to dark brown. In some cases, it appears green because algae grow on them. Its commonly called Turkey tail because of its appearance that have different layers of colours. Research in China shows that Trametes versicolor is a medicinal mushroom. It can be use as a therapy for cancer. But in the opposite side, The U.S seems to disagree.
- 22. Defence system Fungus defend themselves by producing chemicals that are poisonous, therefore when predator eat them, the predator itself will feel ill and it may be deadly. Fungus produce an odour smell to move the predator away from them and that they will not eat the fungus. Some fungi are poisonous to protect itself from being eaten by humans or animals.
- 23. ecosystem There are rubbish in the pond, this shows that people are unaware of what will happen next. As there are rubbish on the surface of the pond, it will pollute the pond and it will cause the living organisms in the pond to gasp for breath. If they don’t receive sufficient oxygen, it will die and it will definitely affect the food chains.
- 25. Reflections After this site visit, I understand more about the ecosystem, how animals and plants survive. And also how they adapt to their surroundings. We are the one who is responsible for the ecosystem, therefore we need to take care of it.