Found 0 - 4 results of 4 programs matching keyword " carnivorous plant" |
Exploratorium Science at America's Cup: Green Sea Turtles (Clip)
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04:55
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There are green sea turtles in San Diego Bay? Where did they come from? Do they really live over 100 years? Why is it important for scientists to keep track of these giant creatures, and how on earth do they do it? In this interview with ecologist Tomoharu Eguchi (NOAA Marine Fisheries Service) and ecology graduate student Sheila Madrak, we meet the sea turtles and explore these 'big' questions.
Project: Exploratorium Science at America's Cup | Browse All
Date: November 25, 2011
Format: Expedition
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): Life Science/Biology
Keywords: exploratorium america's cup green sea turtle turtles tagging ecology biology noaa san diego bay power plant marine
Project: Exploratorium Science at America's Cup | Browse All
Date: November 25, 2011
Format: Expedition
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): Life Science/Biology
Keywords: exploratorium america's cup green sea turtle turtles tagging ecology biology noaa san diego bay power plant marine
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Science of Gardening: Peter's Savage Garden (Clip)
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00:05:53
00:05:53
At the age of eleven, Peter D'Amato ordered a Venus flytrap from Famous Monsters magazine; thus began a lifetime of cultivating carnivorous plants. His small apartment became an urban jungle, so he moved to Sebastopol, California, the home of California Carnivores, where he grows and sells hundreds of other-worldly plants whose traps range from those small enough to capture protozoa to those big enough to contain a rodent.
Project: Accidental Scientist: Science of Gardening | Browse All
Date: May 15, 2005
Format: Interview
Category: Popular Science
Subject(s): Geology/Earth Science, Life Science/Biology
Keywords: carnivorous plant, urban gardening, venus flytrap,
Project: Accidental Scientist: Science of Gardening | Browse All
Date: May 15, 2005
Format: Interview
Category: Popular Science
Subject(s): Geology/Earth Science, Life Science/Biology
Keywords: carnivorous plant, urban gardening, venus flytrap,
| Links: | California Carnivores Website |
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Science of Gardening: Inside a Pitcher Plant (Clip)
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00:01:48
00:01:48
Peter D'Amato of California Carnivores describes how a pitcher plant gets insects drunk and then devours them. He also cuts open a plant to find the insects trapped within and to show "what ravenous, gluttonous pigs these plants can be."
Project: Accidental Scientist: Science of Gardening | Browse All
Date: May 15, 2005
Format: Demonstration / Activity
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): Life Science/Biology
Keywords: pitcher plant, carniverous plant, gardening, insect, peter d'amato, california carnivores, sebastopol
Project: Accidental Scientist: Science of Gardening | Browse All
Date: May 15, 2005
Format: Demonstration / Activity
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): Life Science/Biology
Keywords: pitcher plant, carniverous plant, gardening, insect, peter d'amato, california carnivores, sebastopol
| Links: | California Carnivores Website |
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Science of Gardening: Venus Flytrap Feast (Clip)
Running Time:
00:01:52
00:01:52
Peter D'Amato of California Carnivores gives us a guided tour of the Venus Flytrap, one of the world's best-known carnivorous plants.
Project: Accidental Scientist: Science of Gardening | Browse All
Date: May 15, 2005
Format: Demonstration / Activity
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): Life Science/Biology
Keywords: venus flytrap, carnivorous plant, gardening, sebastopol,
Project: Accidental Scientist: Science of Gardening | Browse All
Date: May 15, 2005
Format: Demonstration / Activity
Category: Everyday Science
Subject(s): Life Science/Biology
Keywords: venus flytrap, carnivorous plant, gardening, sebastopol,
| Links: | California Carnivores Website |
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