T of L: Homemaking

Question 1

What do hermit crabs use for shelter?

Answer 1

Abandoned mollusk shells

Question 2

For prairie dogs:
1. Why do they live in tunnels?
2. What is unique about entrance / exit points?

Answer 2

1. To escape extreme temperatures (live in open prairies) and predators.
2. They differ in shapes to facilitate airflow in one and out the other (fresh a/c!!!).

Question 3

For tent caterpillars:
1. How do they build their nest?
2. What is the social structure?
3. What is unique about the structure of their nest and how it gives them an advantage over other leaf-eating insects?

Answer 3

1. They build multilevel silk nests cooperatively.
2. Mother and young hatchlings
3. It’s like a greenhouse that catches first light and warms them quickly - they are able to get a jump on foraging / feeding because of this.

Question 4

For Indian tailor birds:
1. What material do they use to build nests?
2. How do they build nests?

Answer 4

1. insect silks
2. They sew / stitch leaves together into cup shaped nest for chicks!!!!