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MS Herbivore Challenge - Virtual

Contact: Forbes Cone
Herbivores are animals that are adapted to feed only on plants. Herbivorous mammals often have complex digestive systems that enable them to break down large amounts of plant material. For example, cows actually have 4 stomachs to break down plants they consume. Other mammals specialize in fruit (bats) or seeds (squirrels). Many insects are also adapted to eat different parts of plants, such as caterpillars that eat leaves or plant hoppers that suck sap from stems.

Your mission is to find:
- 10 plants
- 1 mammal
- 2 insects from the orders Lepidoptera (butterflies and moths); Hemiptera (true bugs, hoppers, aphids)

Learn more on Tuesday, September 22 on Zoom.

Source: iNaturalist (to access the user guide click here)

Needed supplies: Smartphone with the "Seek" application installed

Led by Forbes Cone, Director of Experiential Education
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