tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8635194836884957031.post8689428766773302648..comments2019-07-01T03:29:31.619-07:00Comments on Hunting for Caterpillars with Ms. Retford: Challenge for Today - Working TransectsEarthwatch: Live From the Fieldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15176982653457793321noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8635194836884957031.post-40121584041165670972010-05-03T06:46:25.859-07:002010-05-03T06:46:25.859-07:00Wondering how the work is going this year? Does t...Wondering how the work is going this year? Does the oil spill affect the work at all?Karen Retfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16813986906552790665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8635194836884957031.post-22525901073647437742010-05-02T03:14:44.018-07:002010-05-02T03:14:44.018-07:00great post as usual!great post as usual!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8635194836884957031.post-50930465631089145512008-09-28T11:08:00.000-07:002008-09-28T11:08:00.000-07:00I like the answers! I would be a big caterpillar s...I like the answers! I would be a big caterpillar so that all my children have food! Great question mom. Marco that would be great is the strength of the caterpillar is related to resistance to parasites.Aquamanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10747422611095398407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8635194836884957031.post-60910890469780497942008-09-25T07:54:00.000-07:002008-09-25T07:54:00.000-07:00Those of you who chose a strong caterpillar are co...Those of you who chose a strong caterpillar are correct. If I am a parasitoid I would want to lay my eggs on a host that is well protected. You want your eggs to develop and hatch, at that point killing your host. Great work! Mrs. RetfordKaren Retfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16813986906552790665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8635194836884957031.post-52789845025654992632008-09-24T14:36:00.000-07:002008-09-24T14:36:00.000-07:00I will take a caterpiller that is weak so that my ...I will take a caterpiller that is weak so that my babies can eat the it when they hatch. And if they were on the strong caterpiller they would die.<BR/><BR/>Marco Martinez<BR/><BR/>Hi Mrs. Retford, I miss you!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8635194836884957031.post-65059121746107720602008-09-24T14:33:00.000-07:002008-09-24T14:33:00.000-07:00I will lay my eggs on a strong caterpiller. So whe...I will lay my eggs on a strong caterpiller. So when they hatch they have something to eat. The eggs will be protected if something tried to hurt the caterpiller. Nothing will happen to the eggs. Then when the eggs hatch they will eat the caterpiller. That is why chose a strong caterpiller.<BR/><BR/>Mike Ramirez<BR/><BR/>HI MRS. RETFORD!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8635194836884957031.post-53181034107159139272008-09-24T14:30:00.000-07:002008-09-24T14:30:00.000-07:00If I were a parastoid I would pick a strong caterp...If I were a parastoid I would pick a strong caterpiller because they have a better chance of survival. My children would have protected body. So if a bird tried to eat the caterpiller, it would spit it out.<BR/><BR/>Michala BoothAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com