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Biodiversity magazine Local life on school

Pseudobombax septenatum

It’scommonName:Algodónderío,beldaco,ceibo, ceibobarrigón,majagua,majaguacoloradaitis comonlyfound insemi-deciduousrainforestwith adefinitedryseason.intheschoolyoucanfindit inthewaygoinguptolapola.AfunfactisthatIt sportsa"photosyntheticbelly"thatactsasawater storagetank.

Didelphis marsupialis

TheyareafamilyofAmericanmarsupialmammals,commonly knownasopossums,white-belliedopossums,tlacuaches,or chuchas.Theyareomnivorous,solitary,andnocturnal,with92 speciesinhabitingvariousecosystems.Theyhaveaprehensiletail andanelongatedsnout,andthefemaleshaveapouchtocomplete thedevelopmentoftheiryoung.

Platycryptus Undatus

Moreknownasthejumpingspider,thePlatycryptusUndatusisanarachnid speciethatisfromthefamilySalticidaethatmeans“Jumpingspiders” theyalsoarepopularduetotheirbig eyesandtheirbodyshape.

ThePlatycryptusUndatedareusedtojumpintotheirpreysinsteadof buildingwebsandwaitingforfoodtogettrappedintheirspiderweb,their dietisbasedonsmallsoftbodyinsectslikemoths,fliesorevenother spiders.

TheyusedtoliveneartheparkinthemountainoftheCanadianschool,but theparkisnowdestroyed

VermillionFlycatcher (pyrocephalusrubinus)

TheVermillionFlycatcherortheScarletFlycatcherisabirdwith anintensepoppyredforeheadandcrowndowntotheeye. Vermilionflycatchersaregenerallysolitary,thoughtheymay formsmallflocksofnotmorethanfiveindividualsduring winter.TheirrangeincludesalmostallofMexico,extending northintothesouthwesternUnitedStates, WithfreshlycaughtinsectpreyinTexas

Thevermilionflycatcherfeedsm , grasshoppersandbeetles

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