{"id":427278,"date":"2018-09-30T21:06:30","date_gmt":"2018-09-30T21:06:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/acemystudy.com\/?p=5010"},"modified":"2018-10-24T08:38:55","modified_gmt":"2018-10-24T08:38:55","slug":"arthropods-at-lights-observation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.benedictsol.com\/blogs\/arthropods-at-lights-observation\/","title":{"rendered":"Arthropods at Lights Observation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Arthropods at Lights Observation (20 points) + Bonus (2 points for a photo)<\/p>\n<p>Many insects that are active at night are strongly attracted to electric lights.\u00a0 The main explanation of being attracted to these lights is the use of the moon in antiquity to navigate.\u00a0 Lights on earth are both brighter and closer leading to insects being attracted.<\/p>\n<p>A great way to collect and observe insects that are active at night is to visit electric lights or even turn on the porch light.\u00a0 Your job is to visit a light between 9:00 PM and 12:00 midnight.\u00a0 You can go to a gas station, visit a street light, go to Walmart or turn on your own porch light.\u00a0 Spend 15 minutes at the light, observe insect activity, and record data in a table similar to the one below.<\/p>\n<p>As you watch the insects, note what kinds of insects you observe (beetles, crickets, moths, others)?\u00a0 What were the insects doing (walking, flying, resting)?\u00a0 Did you observe any insects on their backs that were still alive?\u00a0 Did they look like they were in trouble?\u00a0 Was there any evidence of insects dying at the light (squished, insect parts from being eaten)?<\/p>\n<p>Fill in this table:<\/p>\n<p>Date\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Time (start-end)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Location: Street address<\/p>\n<p>Observations:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Number\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Behavior\/s\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Notes<\/p>\n<p>Beetles<\/p>\n<p>Moths<\/p>\n<p>Crickets<\/p>\n<p>Others<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>If no insects at the light, note the kind of light and then look at a different kind of light. Try this a minimum of three times so that you can answer the questions.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Write an essay describing your experience.\u00a0 In the essay, include notes about the types of insects you observed.\u00a0 Can you identify their orders (if so what characteristics are you using)?\u00a0 What orders were not observed?\u00a0 How do you think the biology of the insects affects whether or not they come to the light?<\/p>\n<p>Now think about the broad scale implications of your observations.\u00a0 Do electric lights at night have a significant impact on insect populations?\u00a0 Should this impact be considered when placing lights?\u00a0 What do you think happens to the insects that are attracted to the lights?<\/p>\n<p>Bonus.\u00a0 Take a picture of some of the insects at the light and include it at the end of your essay.<\/p>\n<p>Your essay should be 1.5- 2 pages, insert the table, and the picture for extra credit on page 3 (total limit of 3 pages).\u00a0 Include any references that you looked at as you considered this project and your findings.<\/p>\n<p>Assignment due Friday, September 21 by 5:00 PM.<\/p>\n<p>Assignment will be graded on:<\/p>\n<p>Description of insects and behaviors\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Type of insect described in enough detail to determine order. Multiple insects observed.\u00a0 Behaviors noted.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Description not detailed enough. Behaviors described\u00a0\u00a0 Information lacking on the insects and behaviors.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Descriptions brief, insects not described.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 TOTAL<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>6\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 5\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 3\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 1<\/p>\n<p>Interpretation of the data\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The observations are interpreted correctly.\u00a0 Differences among insect orders noted. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Descriptions lack detail and the author does not interpret results correctly.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Description lacks details but interpretation correct.\u00a0\u00a0 Description lacks details and interpretation incorrect.<\/p>\n<p>6\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 5\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 3\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 1<\/p>\n<p>Implications of results\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Author considers meaning of their results to a larger area (city, state, or nation). Includes references. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Author considers implications of results but does not include references.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Author is brief but does include references\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Author is brief and includes no references<\/p>\n<p>4\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 3\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 2\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 1<\/p>\n<p>Report quality\u00a0\u00a0 Report is well arranged and has no errors in typing or logic.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Report is well arranged but has typographical errors or gaps in logic.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Report is not well-arranged and has typos.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Report has many errors in writing and is difficult to follow.<\/p>\n<p>4\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 3\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 2\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 1<\/p>\n<p>4\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 3\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 2\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 1<\/p>\n<p>Picture included\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 (+2)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Arthropods at Lights Observation (20 points) + Bonus (2 points for a photo) Many insects that are active at night are strongly attracted to electric lights.\u00a0 The main explanation of being attracted to these lights is the use of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.benedictsol.com\/blogs\/arthropods-at-lights-observation\/\" class=\"read-more\">Read More &#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-427278","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.benedictsol.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/427278","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.benedictsol.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.benedictsol.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.benedictsol.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.benedictsol.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=427278"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.benedictsol.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/427278\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.benedictsol.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=427278"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.benedictsol.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=427278"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.benedictsol.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=427278"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}