Jamaican Anole
Species: Anolis Lizard
Scientific name: Graham Anole
Natural selection: They have differences in their leg length and toe-pads that enables them to live successfully in different environments.
Adaptations: Their adaptations leads to their different body types. They can change into different colors to bend into the environment or to attract mates. They evolve into different size and shapes. Lizards living on islands without large predators often evolve to very large sizes. Lizards that live in competitive environments that have relatively little food often evolve to smaller sizes. Their tails may break off and continue to move as a distraction for them to escape from their predators if they are being attacked.
Ecology: They will reproduce if conditions are right, best in the spring or summer. Some of these lizards adapt through intense hear by sleeping during the days and being active at nights.
Species: Anolis Lizard
Scientific name: Graham Anole
Natural selection: They have differences in their leg length and toe-pads that enables them to live successfully in different environments.
Adaptations: Their adaptations leads to their different body types. They can change into different colors to bend into the environment or to attract mates. They evolve into different size and shapes. Lizards living on islands without large predators often evolve to very large sizes. Lizards that live in competitive environments that have relatively little food often evolve to smaller sizes. Their tails may break off and continue to move as a distraction for them to escape from their predators if they are being attacked.
Ecology: They will reproduce if conditions are right, best in the spring or summer. Some of these lizards adapt through intense hear by sleeping during the days and being active at nights.
Prickly Pear
Species: Cactus Family
Scientific Name: Opuntia or Tuna
Natural Selection: They bear fruits or flowers. The plant have a lot of thorns making it hard to touch, therefore the plant will not be disturbed. These plants can tolerate both hot and cold weather.
Adaptations: These plants live in different regions. They can reduce the leaves to spines in order to reduce water loss and protect their cactus.
Ecology: Each mature pods is capable of producing fruits that contains large number of seeds.
Species: Cactus Family
Scientific Name: Opuntia or Tuna
Natural Selection: They bear fruits or flowers. The plant have a lot of thorns making it hard to touch, therefore the plant will not be disturbed. These plants can tolerate both hot and cold weather.
Adaptations: These plants live in different regions. They can reduce the leaves to spines in order to reduce water loss and protect their cactus.
Ecology: Each mature pods is capable of producing fruits that contains large number of seeds.
Giant Land Crab
Scientific Name: Cardisoma Guanhumi
Crabs are Native to Bermuda
There are a few crabs that live on land.Most species need to return to the sea to breed or just to take water. Crabs are invertebrates and their shell is an exoskeleton which provides protection from predators and also supports their muscles. They are also scavengers means they eat dead animals and they feed primarily fruits, leaves, flowers and sometimes small insects. They can measure up 6 inches and they can be found half mile from the shoreline.
Scientific Name: Cardisoma Guanhumi
Crabs are Native to Bermuda
There are a few crabs that live on land.Most species need to return to the sea to breed or just to take water. Crabs are invertebrates and their shell is an exoskeleton which provides protection from predators and also supports their muscles. They are also scavengers means they eat dead animals and they feed primarily fruits, leaves, flowers and sometimes small insects. They can measure up 6 inches and they can be found half mile from the shoreline.
Parrot Fish
Scientific Name: Scarus Taeniopterus
you will see the fishes displaying green, blue, yellow, red, orange, and pink. They range in length form 12 to 20 inches long and about 4 feet long. Their behavior is very important. They use their sharp beaks to remove the algae from the rocks. They also cover themselves with mucous so an animal like the jack, moray eel or snappers would not attack them.
Scientific Name: Scarus Taeniopterus
you will see the fishes displaying green, blue, yellow, red, orange, and pink. They range in length form 12 to 20 inches long and about 4 feet long. Their behavior is very important. They use their sharp beaks to remove the algae from the rocks. They also cover themselves with mucous so an animal like the jack, moray eel or snappers would not attack them.
The Bermuda Bay Grape
Latin Name: Coccoloba Uvifera
Status: Native
Genus: Coccoloba
Kingdom: Plantae
The native tree was originally planted along the North Shore but the government made an effort to plant Bay grapes along he south shore. They can grow up to 30ft and have wide, shiny, green leaves with red veins. They pollinate and produce grape like green fruit that turns purple during the winter.
Latin Name: Coccoloba Uvifera
Status: Native
Genus: Coccoloba
Kingdom: Plantae
The native tree was originally planted along the North Shore but the government made an effort to plant Bay grapes along he south shore. They can grow up to 30ft and have wide, shiny, green leaves with red veins. They pollinate and produce grape like green fruit that turns purple during the winter.
Sea Purslane
Latin Name: Sesuvium Portulacastrum
Status: Native
Genus: Sesuvium
Kingdom: Plantae
Sea Purslane is a mat-forming, creeping seaside plant that thrives in coastal areas. It helps stabilize shorelines and dunes and is great for preventing erosion. It is native to Bermuda and has thin, short, leathery leaves that are edible and taste crisps.
Latin Name: Sesuvium Portulacastrum
Status: Native
Genus: Sesuvium
Kingdom: Plantae
Sea Purslane is a mat-forming, creeping seaside plant that thrives in coastal areas. It helps stabilize shorelines and dunes and is great for preventing erosion. It is native to Bermuda and has thin, short, leathery leaves that are edible and taste crisps.