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Desert and Rain Forest. By Sarah D104. Deserts are a very dry, hot
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Desert and Rain Forest By Sarah D104
Deserts are a very dry, hot environment. It never rains or snows there, it is always sunny. Shockingly there could be dust storms or tiny dust tornadoes so it could be very dangerous. If there where to be an earthquake you should be a distance away from tall mountains like this one in the picture, just to be safe. The hottest temperature ever recorded in the United States Desert was 134º F at Death Valley in July, 1913. These dust tornadoes can also go by the names sand auger or dust whirl
This creepy lizard is called the Thorny Devil. This animal has thorns all over its body. It can camouflage with its surroundings to make sure their predators don’t see them ,or, eat them. The total length that they can grow is 20 cm. (That is one small lizard) This is a harmless reptile. It is so small you could only see a spec of red, yellow, and a little brown. The Thorny Devil lays 3 to 10 eggs underground, between September and January. The Thorny Devil lives for 20 years. This very slow animal is called, the Desert Tortoise . The tortoise is located in the southern deserts. It has adapted very well on digging borrows. The tortoise can grow to 9-15 inches in length and, can be 4-8 inches high, and weigh from 8- 450 Pounds. A tortoise can live From 80 – 100 years old.
This is one prickly plant, it is called the Barrel Cactus . This is the tallest Cactus in all of The Northern Deserts. It can get to 12 ft. tall. There are parallel ridges that have dangerously sharp 3-4 inch spines. This is one beautiful plant, it is called the Crimson Hedgehog Cactus. The hedgehog cactus has clusters of three spines along its ribs. Each spine can be 2 to 3 inches long. The flowers are a deep red color, and They grow into a cup shape. The flowers bloom In April-June, the first flowers in the Desert To be bloomed.
The Rain Forest is a wet place. It frequently rains there and has lots of Waterfalls like the one in this picture. In the Rain Forest it rains so much It can fill a tank that is 17 feet tall. Often waterfalls, ponds, and swamp areas, can create algae or bacteria. Due to the high amount of water in the Rain Forest things can grow in areas you would not expect, like trees or plants can grow in very weird places like Swamps, ponds, and waterfalls.
This animal is one of the most dangerous predator In the Rain Forest, It is called the Jaguar . the female jaguar Can grow To be 7-10 Ft. tall .Also can weight 250-400 lbs. This animal is endangered There is only 95 in California and only 5 in Florida and one in the San Diego Zoo. This is one of the most frightening insect in the Rain Forest. It is called the tarantula. The weight of a Tarantula is 1-5 oz. . The length of one leg of a tarantula is 1-4 ins. long. Some tarantulas are poisonous but not this one.
Do you know what this plant is called? it is called Bougainvillea. Bougainvillea can get to 4-19 feet tall. The tallest bougainvillea plant is 19 feet. Also bougainvillea is just like the Crimson Hedgehog Cactus. It is just like the Crimson Hedgehog Cactus because it grows into the shape of a cup and a little flower grows inside. This is one tall tree it is called a coconut tree. Coconut trees can grow to 50-80 feet tall. Also, their feathery branches can grow to 15-17 feet long. The color of the branches are a yellow greenish color and the color of the trunk is a light brown color. In one year a coconut tree can produce 50-70 coconuts . Coconut trees can only grow in warm areas and can get lots of sunlight, and with moist ground or soil.
