Virtual Learning Center

Wildlife Wonders

Today is Sphinx Moth Day!

Live Programs

Farm River State Park
Day Pond State Park
Meet the Green Frog!
Hermit Crabs
Meet the Monk Parakeets!
Red Cedars!
Mergansers at Chase Pond
Blue Jay’s in Connecticut
Today is Bird Songs Day!
Meet the Painted Turtle
Sea Star
Rain Experiment
Behind the Scenes of our Programming
Willard Island Tracking
Native American Stick Drop Game

Activity

Look up the Tazmanian Lobster, learn about it, draw a picture, and send it to Ranger Russ.

Vocabulary Words

  • Sonar – sending out vibrations that bounce back.
  • Nocturnal –  active at night.
  • Scales –  mall, thin horny or bony plates protecting the skin of fish and reptiles, typically overlapping one another.
  • Bentic – related or occurring on the bottom of a body of water.
  • Omnivore – animal that eats both plant and animal matter.
  • Ectothermic – organism that regulates its body temperature with surrounding environment.

Fun Facts

  • Looks like a lobster.
  • Can have up to 575 eggs.
  • Turn electric blue as an adult.
  • Live in freshwater.