Re: Why do natives of the rainforest pierce parts of their bodies different objects?
From: "Betty Meggers"
Subject: Re: Why do natives of the rainforest pierce parts of their bodies different objects?
Date: Tue, 21 Apr 1998 12:49:08 -0400
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Ted SchultzResearch EntomologistSmithsonian Institution-----Original Message-----
Why do natives of the rainforest pierce parts of their bodies
From: "Betty Meggers"
Subject: Why do natives of the rainforest pierce parts of their bodies
Date: Tuesday, April 21, 1998 11:40 AM
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>Apparently-To: answer8@passporttoknowledge.com>Content-Length: 128>>Adam> B.>. asks this Question:>>Why do natives of the rainforest pierce parts of their bodies differentobjects?>>>
>Answer:>For the same reasonthat we pierce our ears, noses, and otherplaces--because they think it is beautiful, or prestigeous.>
Re: What is the maximum speed that a vampire bat can fly?
From: "Don Wilson"
Subject: Re: What is the maximum speed that a vampire bat can fly?
Date: Tue, 21 Apr 1998 13:10:34 -0400
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What is the maximum speed that a vampire bat can fly?
From: "Don Wilson"
Subject: What is the maximum speed that a vampire bat can fly?
Date: Tuesday, April 21, 1998 12:37 PM
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>Apparently-To: answer2@passporttoknowledge.com>Content-Length: 99>>Corey> G.>. asks this Question:>>What is the maximum speed that a vampire bat can fly?>>>
>Answer:>>Vampires actually fly fairly slowly for bats. Perhaps about 20 mph whenthey are actively foraging.
Re: What can be done to stop deforestation in the rainforest?
From: "Fred Engle"
Subject: Re: What can be done to stop deforestation in the rainforest?
Date: Tue, 21 Apr 1998 13:16:37 -0400
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-----Original Message-----
What can be done to stop deforestation in the rainforest?
From: "Fred Engle"
Subject: What can be done to stop deforestation in the rainforest?
Date: Tuesday, April 21, 1998 12:11 PM
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>Apparently-To: answer5@passporttoknowledge.com>Content-Length: 103>>Sherry> H>. asks this Question:>>What can be done to stop deforestation in the rainforest?>>>
>Answer:>>Deforestation will go on, much like the settlement of Iowa in thelast century. What we can do is make sure that we set asidethe most important parts of the forest for preservation. Theseareas will become reserves of biodiversity and in the case ofAmerindians, cultural diversity.
Re: what is the us doing about the distruction of the rainforst
From: "Madeleine Albright"
Subject: Re: what is the us doing about the distruction of the rainforst
Date: Tue, 21 Apr 1998 13:16:59 -0400
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what is the us doing about the distruction of the rainforst
From: "Madeleine Albright"
Subject: what is the us doing about the distruction of the rainforst
Date: Tuesday, April 21, 1998 1:12 PM
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>matt c. asks this Question:>>what is the us doing about the distruction of the rainforst>>
>Answer:The United States is very concerned about what is going in therain forests, we provide assistance both technical and funds to Brazil andIndonesia. Recently when there were fires in Indonesia we sent experts andplanes to help put them out.>>
Re: How many species of butteflies are there in the Amazon rainforest?
From: "Robert Robbins"
Subject: Re: How many species of butteflies are there in the Amazon rainforest?
Date: Tue, 21 Apr 1998 13:19:16 -0400
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How many species of butteflies are there in the Amazon rainforest?
From: "Robert Robbins"
Subject: How many species of butteflies are there in the Amazon rainforest?
Date: Tuesday, April 21, 1998 1:15 PM
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>Apparently-To: answer4@passporttoknowledge.com>Content-Length: 120>>Christopher> K.>K.. asks this Question:>>How many species of butteflies are there in the Amazon rainforest?>>>
>Answer: Of the world's 17,500 butterfly species, almost 5,000 occur in theAmazon Basin.>>
Re: What do you think are the most important things about the rainforest that us people need
From: "Madeleine Albright"
Subject: Re: What do you think are the most important things about the rainforest that us people need
Date: Tue, 21 Apr 1998 13:20:31 -0400
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What do you think are the most important things about the
From: "Madeleine Albright"
Subject: What do you think are the most important things about the
Date: Tuesday, April 21, 1998 1:16 PM
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>Tommy k. asks this Question:>>What do you think are the most important things about the rainforest thatus people need>>
>Answer:The rain forest is a treasure of diverse s[pecies that help us todeal with diseases and they also help us to preserve a whole bunch ofspecies that would otherwise disappear. The rain forest also provides theworld with oxygen that is needed for all of us to breathe/ So the rainforest really helps to keep the world alive.Madeleine Albright>>
Re: Why do insects have three segments in their bodies?
From: "Astrid Caldas"
Subject: Re: Why do insects have three segments in their bodies?
Date: Tue, 21 Apr 1998 13:23:01 -0400
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Why do insects have three segments in their bodies?
From: "Astrid Caldas"
Subject: Why do insects have three segments in their bodies?
Date: Tuesday, April 21, 1998 11:43 AM
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>Apparently-To: answer3@passporttoknowledge.com>Content-Length: 95>>Ed> F>. asks this Question:>>Why do insects have three segments in their bodies?>>>
>Answer: Well, insects do not have only three segments in their bodies.They have three main parts, head, thorax, and abdomen, plus legs, antenae,etc. The fact that each of these parts is divided into other smaller parts(which in the thorax and abdomen are called segments) is just how they aremade, which is the same way as shrip and lobster, who are their relatives.The different segments help provide movement, because their skeleton is inthe outside, and without the segmentation, they would be pretty stiff!>>
Re: How is the largest tree in the Rainforest?
From: "Carol Kelloff"
Subject: Re: How is the largest tree in the Rainforest?
Date: Tue, 21 Apr 1998 13:23:23 -0400
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Re: How is the largest tree in the Rainforest?
From: "Carol Kelloff"
Subject: Re: How is the largest tree in the Rainforest?
Date: Tuesday, April 21, 1998 1:19 PM
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>How is the largest tree in the Rainforest?>>Emanual> V>. asks this Question:>>>How is the largest tree in the Rainforest?>>
>Answer:>>Believe it or not one of the largest trees in the rainforest is a bean orLegume family. The can been anywhere from 60 - 100 m tall. These are thetrees that stand high above the canopy and can been seen from as you flyover the rain forest.
Re: This is a test. The last show we submitted some questions and we never got responses! How long will it take for the rainforest to recover from the fires? Is there evidence this has happened before?
From: "Don Wilson"
Subject: Re: This is a test. The last show we submitted some questions and we never got responses! How long will it take for the rainforest to recover from the fires? Is there evidence this has happened before?
Date: Tue, 21 Apr 1998 13:24:02 -0400
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-----Original Message-----
This is a test. The last show we submitted some questions and we
From: "Don Wilson"
Subject: This is a test. The last show we submitted some questions and we
Date: Tuesday, April 21, 1998 1:01 PM
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>Roger S.. asks this Question:>>This is a test. The last show we submitted some questions and we never gotresponses! How long will it take for the rainforest to recover from thefires? Is there evidence this has happened before?>>
>Answer:>>There probably have been previous occasions of rainforest destruction, butnothing on the scale we now have at the hands of a single species, humanbeings. Although if we had a good seed source, some type of forest wouldcome back in 100 years or so, it would take several hundred years to getback to old growth primary rainforest.
Re: Why are Morpho butterfly eggs dome-shaped or striped?
From: "Robert Robbins"
Subject: Re: Why are Morpho butterfly eggs dome-shaped or striped?
Date: Tue, 21 Apr 1998 13:25:23 -0400
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Why are Morpho butterfly eggs dome-shaped or striped?
From: "Robert Robbins"
Subject: Why are Morpho butterfly eggs dome-shaped or striped?
Date: Tuesday, April 21, 1998 1:19 PM
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>Stephanie R. asks this Question:>>Why are Morpho butterfly eggs dome-shaped or striped?>>
>Answer:That is a great question, but one that I cannot answer very well.Morphos belong to the Brush-Foot butterfly family, and many of the speciesin this large family have eggs in the shape of domes. In other words, thisegg shape may have evolved in an ancestor long ago, and may simply beinherited by Morphos. Although we do not understand too much about eggshape, it probably affects the ability of the eggs to prevent water -lossand may affect the ability of parasites to find the eggs.>>
Re: How far can a damselfly go without stopping?
From: "Astrid Caldas"
Subject: Re: How far can a damselfly go without stopping?
Date: Tue, 21 Apr 1998 13:26:02 -0400
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-----Original Message-----
How far can a damselfly go without stopping?
From: "Astrid Caldas"
Subject: How far can a damselfly go without stopping?
Date: Tuesday, April 21, 1998 12:21 PM
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>Sharon L. asks this Question:>>How far can a damselfly go without stopping?>>
>Answer: This a tough one. It all depends on type of flight (winds maymake it harder to fly and use up more energy), feeding habits and resourcesavailable, etc. But since they stop very often, I don't know that anybodyhas actually mesured how long they can go -- sorry!>>
Re: How did Rainforests get their name?
From: "Don Wilson"
Subject: Re: How did Rainforests get their name?
Date: Tue, 21 Apr 1998 13:27:03 -0400
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Re: How did Rainforests get their name?
From: "Don Wilson"
Subject: Re: How did Rainforests get their name?
Date: Tuesday, April 21, 1998 1:17 PM
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>How did Rainforests get their name?>>Angeline> R>. asks this Question:>>>How did Rainforests get their name?>>
>Answer:>>Rain forests owe their existence to the enormous amount of rainfall thatfalls in tropical regions.
Re: No Brasil, diversas madereiras da Mal‡sia se instalaram. E comeŤaram uma grande retirada de ‡rvores, o que pode ameaŤar profundamente a amaz™nia. Na Mal‡sia, boa parte das florestas foram destruidas por causa dessas madereiras. Como os EUA poderiam nos ajudar a evitar essa destruiŤ‹o...
From: "Fred Engle"
Subject: Re: No Brasil, diversas madereiras da Mal‡sia se instalaram. E comeŤaram uma grande retirada de ‡rvores, o que pode ameaŤar profundamente a amaz™nia. Na Mal‡sia, boa parte das florestas foram destruidas por causa dessas madereiras. Como os EUA poderiam nos ajudar a evitar essa destruiŤ‹o...
Date: Tue, 21 Apr 1998 13:27:44 -0400
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-----Original Message-----
No Brasil, diversas madereiras da Mal‡sia se instalaram. E
From: "Fred Engle"
Subject: No Brasil, diversas madereiras da Mal‡sia se instalaram. E
Date: Tuesday, April 21, 1998 12:21 PM
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>Mauricio MSO. asks this Question:>>
>Answer:>>Mauricio,Nao falo Portuguese muito bem.The Malayasian logging has to be controled by Brasilian laws,through enforcement by IBAMA. The EUA can not regulatelogging in Brasil, but we can buy wood that Brasil certifies aslogged in a sustainable way.Muito obrigado,Fred Engle
Re: Do plants devour or harm other plants in the rainforest?
From: "Carol Kelloff"
Subject: Re: Do plants devour or harm other plants in the rainforest?
Date: Tue, 21 Apr 1998 13:28:18 -0400
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Re: Do plants devour or harm other plants in the rainforest?
From: "Carol Kelloff"
Subject: Re: Do plants devour or harm other plants in the rainforest?
Date: Tuesday, April 21, 1998 1:20 PM
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>Nicole> D>. asks this Question:>>>Do plants devour or harm other plants in the rainforest?>>
>Answer:>>Plants do not devour other plants but there is a mechanism that helps theplants grow and crowd out other species. Light is very important for thegrowth of plants in the rainforest so it a large tree falls and forms a holein the canopy then the seedlings will compete for the space. The one thatgrows the fastest usually wins.There are plants that do eat insects. There are pitcher plants,bladderworts, and sundews. You may want to go to the library and look upthese plants. They are interesting and fun to learn about.
Re: Which bat is the most deadly in the rainforest?
From: "Don Wilson"
Subject: Re: Which bat is the most deadly in the rainforest?
Date: Tue, 21 Apr 1998 13:29:16 -0400
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Re: Which bat is the most deadly in the rainforest?
From: "Don Wilson"
Subject: Re: Which bat is the most deadly in the rainforest?
Date: Tuesday, April 21, 1998 1:18 PM
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>ghill8@hotmail.com>Subject:>Which bat is the most deadly in the rainforest?>>>Greg H>. asks this Question:>>>Which bat is the most deadly in the rainforest?>>
>Answer:>>There is no such thing as a deadly bat. Bats may occasionally carry rabiesor other diseases, as do many other mammals. However, bats are among themost innocuous creatures in the rainforest. If you don't try to handlethem, they won't bother you.
Re: What is the name of the largest tarantula in the rainforest and what is its size?
From: "Astrid Caldas"
Subject: Re: What is the name of the largest tarantula in the rainforest and what is its size?
Date: Tue, 21 Apr 1998 13:29:18 -0400
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What is the name of the largest tarantula in the rainforest and
From: "Astrid Caldas"
Subject: What is the name of the largest tarantula in the rainforest and
Date: Tuesday, April 21, 1998 12:08 PM
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>Danielle P. asks this Question:>>What is the name of the largest tarantula in the rainforest and what is itssize?>>
>Answer:I can tell you about the size, but I don't know its name: it canget bigger than your hand! (you probably know that a tarantula is not anactual insect, although they are studied in the science called Entomology,or study of insects). I have never worked with spiders, but Jon Coddingtonhere at the Smithsonian is the specialist on them and should know more aboutthem. Unfortunately, he is not here!>>
Re: In the year 2000 what do you think is going to happen to the rainforest?
From: "Jim Comiskey"
Subject: Re: In the year 2000 what do you think is going to happen to the rainforest?
Date: Tue, 21 Apr 1998 13:30:03 -0400
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Re: In the year 2000 what do you think is going to happen to the rainforest?
From: "Jim Comiskey"
Subject: Re: In the year 2000 what do you think is going to happen to the rainforest?
Date: Tuesday, April 21, 1998 12:22 PM
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>In the year 2000 what do you think is going to happen to the rainforest?>>Jeremiah> D>. asks this Question:>>>In the year 2000 what do you think is going to happen to the rainforest?>>
>Answer:>>The year 2000 is just around the corner! Every year we are losingrainforest to agriculture, and this will continue. But what will happen tothe forest 20 or 30 years from now? If the deforestation continues, it isvery possible that what we now as rainforest will change considerably. Asthe forests decrease in size, we will lose many species of plants andanimals, many of which may not have been described by science. With thesespecies, we may also lose many potential uses that they could be put to,including cures to diseases.I hope we can slow down the forest destruction so that future generationscan enjoy this fantastic habitat!
Re: If camauflage is so important to survival in the rainforest, why is the morpho butterflies wings a bright blue?
From: "Robert Robbins"
Subject: Re: If camauflage is so important to survival in the rainforest, why is the morpho butterflies wings a bright blue?
Date: Tue, 21 Apr 1998 13:30:04 -0400
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-----Original Message-----
If camauflage is so important to survival in the rainforest, why is
From: "Robert Robbins"
Subject: If camauflage is so important to survival in the rainforest, why is
Date: Tuesday, April 21, 1998 1:21 PM
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>Nicole G. asks this Question:>>If camauflage is so important to survival in the rainforest, why is themorpho butterflies wings a bright blue?>>
>Answer:Another great question about morpho butterflies. First, no allMorpho butterflies are bright blue on the upper side of the wings. Some arewhite and others are tan. Second, Morpho butterflies usually land withtheir wings closed so that no blue shows when landed. So, the blue usuallyshows only when the butterflies are flying. It is thought that the flash ofblue followed by brown (when the wings close during flight) may make blueMorphos difficult to follow in flight for a bird or other animal that likesto eat butterflies. It is also thought that the blue color is used incourtship. In fact, if you wave a blue cloth of the right color, you canattract male Mophros, but not the females.>>
Re: How many species of butterflies are there in the tropical rainforest?
From: "Robert Robbins"
Subject: Re: How many species of butterflies are there in the tropical rainforest?
Date: Tue, 21 Apr 1998 13:31:17 -0400
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How many species of butterflies are there in the tropical
From: "Robert Robbins"
Subject: How many species of butterflies are there in the tropical
Date: Tuesday, April 21, 1998 1:24 PM
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>Apparently-To: answer4@passporttoknowledge.com>Content-Length: 114>>Bryan> F>. asks this Question:>>How many species of butterflies are there in the tropical rainforest?>>>
>Answer:Of about 17,500 butterflies in the world, almost 5,000 occur in theAmazon Basin. And almost 90% of these species occur in tropical forests,including in the tropical mountains.>>
Re: How have people in the rainforest adapted to the climate of the rainforest as they seek shelter and food?
From: "Betty Meggers"
Subject: Re: How have people in the rainforest adapted to the climate of the rainforest as they seek shelter and food?
Date: Tue, 21 Apr 1998 13:31:37 -0400
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Ted SchultzResearch EntomologistSmithsonian Institution-----Original Message-----
How have people in the rainforest adapted to the climate of the
From: "Betty Meggers"
Subject: How have people in the rainforest adapted to the climate of the
Date: Tuesday, April 21, 1998 12:19 PM
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>We also know that the whole world is concerned about saving the rainforest,but what efforts are being made by the people who live their each day.>We had a parent who visited the rainforest as a missionary say that thisidea that the rainforest are being all cut down is false. That the peoplewho live there are really cutting down a very small amount. We are confusedand want to know the real story.>>Mrs. Wall's class . asks this Question:>>How have people in the rainforest adapted to the climate of the rainforestas they seek shelter and food?>We also know that the whole world is concerned about saving the rainforest,but what efforts are being made by the people who live their each day.>We had a parent who visited the rainforest as a missionary say that thisidea that the rainforest are being all cut down is false. That the peoplewho live there are really cutting down a very small amount. We are confusedand want to know the real story.>>
>Answer:>There are two questions: how do people adapt and who is cutting down thetrees. The first question is fascinating because we are learing that theindigenous population has a tremendous knowledge of the plants and animalsand their interactions with each other and with the climate and soil. Thewhole ecosystem is so different from what we know in North America, that wefind it difficult to understand that luxurious vegetion can exist on poorsoils, that a single tree may have dozens of species of insects not foundanywhere else, and that extermination of a species of insects may remove theonly polinator of a species of trees. The second question involves the useof this knowledge. The indigenous population regulates its exploitation sothat it is sustainable. The new immigrants follow our practices ofclearing everything, which stops the recycline on which continuousproduction depends. The timber cutters, miners, oil producers and cattleranchers are the oned defying the rules and destroying this marvelousregion.>
Re: How long does it take for a destroyed area of the rainforest to recoup?
From: "Fred Engle"
Subject: Re: How long does it take for a destroyed area of the rainforest to recoup?
Date: Tue, 21 Apr 1998 13:33:29 -0400
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How long does it take for a destroyed area of the rainforest to
From: "Fred Engle"
Subject: How long does it take for a destroyed area of the rainforest to
Date: Tuesday, April 21, 1998 12:25 PM
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>Matt D. asks this Question:>>How long does it take for a destroyed area of the rainforest to recoup?>>
>Answer:>>Matt,Excellent question. Forest grows back very quickly in the tropics.The problem is that it is secondary forest, not the original primaryforest. The great biodiversity of Amazonia is threatened whenlarge areas are deforested. When that happens we lose species,species we may never have identified, species that may havehad vital genetic material, that might have been used for medicine.The forest that grows back will not have these species.Fred Engle
Re: When we were doing our research on animals of the rainforest we had a very difficult time finding information about the katydid especially the katydids that live in the tropical rainforest. How do the katydids in the rainforest differ from katydids f
From: "Astrid Caldas"
Subject: Re: When we were doing our research on animals of the rainforest we had a very difficult time finding information about the katydid especially the katydids that live in the tropical rainforest. How do the katydids in the rainforest differ from katydids f
Date: Tue, 21 Apr 1998 13:35:30 -0400
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-----Original Message-----
When we were doing our research on animals of the rainforest we had
From: "Astrid Caldas"
Subject: When we were doing our research on animals of the rainforest we had
Date: Tuesday, April 21, 1998 12:23 PM
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>Danielle D. asks this Question:>>When we were doing our research on animals of the rainforest we had a verydifficult time finding information about the katydid especially the katydidsthat live in the tropical rainforest. How do the katydids in the rainforestdiffer from katydids found in the United States?>>
>Answer: Katydids belong to a family of insects that has certaincharacteristics which are shared by all of its members (as with all animalfamilies). I will tell you that for insects in general, not specificallykatydids, the main difference between tropical and US species is theirlarger numbers. More species of much insect groups can be found in therainforest than in the US, and the reasons for that are not very clear --there are several theories that try to expalin it.>>
Re: Have you discovered any new plants during your stay in the rainforest? If so, where did you find it?
From: "Carol Kelloff"
Subject: Re: Have you discovered any new plants during your stay in the rainforest? If so, where did you find it?
Date: Tue, 21 Apr 1998 13:36:21 -0400
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Have you discovered any new plants during your stay in the
From: "Carol Kelloff"
Subject: Have you discovered any new plants during your stay in the
Date: Tuesday, April 21, 1998 1:29 PM
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>Parker W>. asks this Question:>>Have you discovered any new plants during your stay in the rainforest? Ifso, where did you find it?>>
>Answer:>>I work for the Biological Diversity of the Guianas Program. The program isdocumenting the plants and animals in the three Guianas (Guyana, Surinam,and French Guiana) in So. America. Over the last 10 years of our work inGuyana there has been over 200 new plants to science discovered. I found anew fern at Kaieteur National Park in Guyana. Its a very small fern thesize of your thumb nail and was found growing in the moss on the truck of atree. When a new plant is found it is given a scientific name -- this newspecies I called -- Hecistopteris kaieteurensis.
Re: Please tell me the name of the largest butterfly in the rainforest, its size, and its colors.
From: "Robert Robbins"
Subject: Re: Please tell me the name of the largest butterfly in the rainforest, its size, and its colors.
Date: Tue, 21 Apr 1998 13:37:02 -0400
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-----Original Message-----
Please tell me the name of the largest butterfly in the rainforest,
From: "Robert Robbins"
Subject: Please tell me the name of the largest butterfly in the rainforest,
Date: Tuesday, April 21, 1998 1:25 PM
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>Matthew s. asks this Question:>>Please tell me the name of the largest butterfly in the rainforest, itssize, and its colors.>>
>Answer:If you were to ask what is the largest person, would it be thetallest person, the one who weighs the most, or the one with the biggeststomach? In the same way, there is no largest butterfly. There is aswallowtail butterfly in Africa whose wingspan (the distance from one wingtip to the other) is about 8 inches. It is largely a brown and blackbutterfly. In New Guinea, female birdwing butterflies probably have thelargest wing area. They fly high in the forest. In fact, the first oneever collected was shot with a shotgun (it is still in a museum in London,holes in the wings and all). These females are mostly black and white, buttheir smaller males are brilliant blue and gold colors.>>
Re: How come, when you cut down the big trees, it doesn't benefit the little trees, since they need light to grow, and the canopy is gone?
From: "Jim Comiskey"
Subject: Re: How come, when you cut down the big trees, it doesn't benefit the little trees, since they need light to grow, and the canopy is gone?
Date: Tue, 21 Apr 1998 13:37:16 -0400
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-----Original Message-----
How come, when you cut down the big trees, it doesn't benefit the
From: "Jim Comiskey"
Subject: How come, when you cut down the big trees, it doesn't benefit the
Date: Tuesday, April 21, 1998 12:25 PM
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>Apparently-To: answer7@passporttoknowledge.com>Content-Length: 180>>Kelvin> A>. asks this Question:>>How come, when you cut down the big trees, it doesn't benefit the littletrees, since they need light to grow, and the canopy is gone?>>>
>Answer:>>Hi Kelvin:Good question! When you cut down the large trees, many smaller trees will bedamaged and may not survive to take advantage of the higher lightconditions. Those trees that are not hit by the falling tree, and are closeto the gap created will be able to take advantage of the light. Normallywhen a tree falls in the forest, the first tree types to come back arepioneer trees that are able to take advantage of the light. They arespecially adapated to rapid growth, but do this at the expense of long life.They grow tall, release their seeds, and provide sufficient shade for otherforest species to initiate their life -- many trees need some shade to growas the direct tropical sun can be damaging.The larger the area cut down in the forest, the slower the recovery will be.Our best bet is to let the forest do its own thing!
Re: What happens to all the animals when the rainforest's balance of water is disrupted?
From: "Fred Engle"
Subject: Re: What happens to all the animals when the rainforest's balance of water is disrupted?
Date: Tue, 21 Apr 1998 13:37:49 -0400
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-----Original Message-----
What happens to all the animals when the rainforest's balance of
From: "Fred Engle"
Subject: What happens to all the animals when the rainforest's balance of
Date: Tuesday, April 21, 1998 12:23 PM
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>Apparently-To: answer5@passporttoknowledge.com>Content-Length: 132>>Melanie> A.>. asks this Question:>>What happens to all the animals when the rainforest's balance of water isdisrupted?>>>
>Answer:>>Melanie,
Good question, the answer is that it depends on the species. Somelike birds, can relocate to wetter areas. Others may shut down,burrow in the earth until rain returns. Many may not survive.In the past variation in the water balance occured naturally, likethe El Nino efftect - a natural process. Human destruction of theforest have intensified these processes, and animals may notsurvive the event.Fred Engle
Re: How many bats are caught a night? He didn't say what he was going to do with them either.
From: "Don Wilson"
Subject: Re: How many bats are caught a night? He didn't say what he was going to do with them either.
Date: Tue, 21 Apr 1998 13:37:57 -0400
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-----Original Message-----
How many bats are caught a night? He didn't say what he was going
From: "Don Wilson"
Subject: How many bats are caught a night? He didn't say what he was going
Date: Tuesday, April 21, 1998 1:20 PM
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>Kyle L.. asks this Question:>>How many bats are caught a night? He didn't say what he was going to dowith them either.>>
>Answer:>>The catch really varies from night to night. The most I have ever caughtin one night was 315. Most of the ones he was collecting will be examined,marked, and released. However, in some cases, we do collect them and makescientific study specimens from them so that scientists can study them tolearn more about them.
Re: Have you found any new villages of rainforest peoples? How do they interact with the rainforest?
From: "Betty Meggers"
Subject: Re: Have you found any new villages of rainforest peoples? How do they interact with the rainforest?
Date: Tue, 21 Apr 1998 13:38:16 -0400
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Ted SchultzResearch EntomologistSmithsonian Institution-----Original Message-----
Have you found any new villages of rainforest peoples? How do they
From: "Betty Meggers"
Subject: Have you found any new villages of rainforest peoples? How do they
Date: Tuesday, April 21, 1998 12:20 PM
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>Apparently-To: answer8@passporttoknowledge.com>Content-Length: 144>>>Jordan S.>. asks this Question:>>Have you found any new villages of rainforest peoples? How do theyinteract with the rainforest?>>>
>Answer:>There are always new villages in regions occupied by indigenous peoplebecause they live in one location only about 10 years, After that, thehouse begins to deteriorate, the land in convenient distance ceases toproduce crops, and the hunting is poor. They move several days distance toa region not occupied for fifty years or more and begin again. The regionthey abandoned returns to its previous condition before it is used again.Each village usually has 20 t0 60 people.>
Re: are any of the insects poisenus
From: "Astrid Caldas"
Subject: Re: are any of the insects poisenus
Date: Tue, 21 Apr 1998 13:39:09 -0400
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are any of the insects poisenus
From: "Astrid Caldas"
Subject: are any of the insects poisenus
Date: Tuesday, April 21, 1998 12:34 PM
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>tashina>Allison Muhr c. asks this Question:>>are any of the insects poisenus>>
>Answer: Insects are overall pretty safe for you to be around (of coursethey can sting, but that is not poisonous or venomous). The only thingsthat sometimes are poisonous are some caterpillars of some moths. Theyrelease very toxic substances through the little hairs of their bodies, andfor at least one known species it may actually poison a person. Mostly,though, they just cause a reaction (allergic or otherwise), a rash, or asharp pain.>>
Re: What are the common foods that people get from the Brazilian rainforest?
From: "Betty Meggers"
Subject: Re: What are the common foods that people get from the Brazilian rainforest?
Date: Tue, 21 Apr 1998 13:39:46 -0400
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Ted SchultzResearch EntomologistSmithsonian Institution-----Original Message-----
What are the common foods that people get from the Brazilian
From: "Betty Meggers"
Subject: What are the common foods that people get from the Brazilian
Date: Tuesday, April 21, 1998 12:23 PM
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>Crystal K.. asks this Question:>>What are the common foods that people get from the Brazilian rainforest?>>
>Answer: There is a huge variety of wild fruits that are eaten especiallyduring the rainy season. There are also nuts, such as the Brazil nut,various kinds of wild tubers, in addition to insects, and of course,animals. Also honey, turtle eggs and other delicious items.>>
Re: Why do Morpho Butterflies seem to disapear when they go into the shade
From: "Robert Robbins"
Subject: Re: Why do Morpho Butterflies seem to disapear when they go into the shade
Date: Tue, 21 Apr 1998 13:41:28 -0400
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Why do Morpho Butterflies seem to disapear when they go into the
From: "Robert Robbins"
Subject: Why do Morpho Butterflies seem to disapear when they go into the
Date: Tuesday, April 21, 1998 1:30 PM
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>>>Allison Muhr M. asks this Question:>>Why do Morpho Butterflies seem to disapear when they go into the shade>>
>Answer:Because blue Morhos (not all are blue, though) have blue iridescentscales only on the upperside of the wing, They are actually quiteindistinctively colored on the undersides, and the alternation of brightblue flashes with disappearing undersides makes them fade right out in theshade.>>
Re: What has a gger efect on the rainforest El Nino or al warming
From: "Fred Engle"
Subject: Re: What has a gger efect on the rainforest El Nino or al warming
Date: Tue, 21 Apr 1998 13:41:31 -0400
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What has a gger efect on the rainforest El Nino or al warming
From: "Fred Engle"
Subject: What has a gger efect on the rainforest El Nino or al warming
Date: Tuesday, April 21, 1998 12:36 PM
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>Ricki>Allison Muhr J. asks this Question:>>What has a gger efect on the rainforest El Nino or al warming>>
>Answer:>>Ricki,
Good question, the answer is we don't know yet. Global warmingdue to burning fossil fuels has only been studied for a few decades.El Nino is a natural process that has been happening since beforethe industrial revolution. What may be happening is global warmingis making El Nino's effects more severe.Fred Engle
Re: How many different kinds of plant species are in the Rain Forest? Is it true that medicines and possible cures for cancers and AIDS are possibly found in the Rain Forest?
From: "Carol Kelloff"
Subject: Re: How many different kinds of plant species are in the Rain Forest? Is it true that medicines and possible cures for cancers and AIDS are possibly found in the Rain Forest?
Date: Tue, 21 Apr 1998 13:44:15 -0400
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How many different kinds of plant species are in the Rain Forest?
From: "Carol Kelloff"
Subject: How many different kinds of plant species are in the Rain Forest?
Date: Tuesday, April 21, 1998 1:36 PM
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>Hector> H>. asks this Question:>>How many different kinds of plant species are in the Rain Forest? Is ittrue that medicines and possible cures for cancers and AIDS are possiblyfound in the Rain Forest?>>
>Answer:>>Hi Hector, I'm glad you asked this question. I have been working inGuyana, So. America and I know through our work that there are 6000 -7000species of plants in the three Guianas (Guyana, Surinam, and French Guianas)It is estimated that there could be as many as 10,000 or so species ofplants in the tropical rain forest with many new species to science to bediscovered.It is possible for medicines and possible cures to be discovered in thechemicals that are found in plants. We will not know until studies are doneon this properties of plants. And if the rain forest is cut down too fastthen there may not be time to find out this question.
Re: How old is the Brazilian rainforest and was it at one time much larger?
From: "Jim Comiskey"
Subject: Re: How old is the Brazilian rainforest and was it at one time much larger?
Date: Tue, 21 Apr 1998 13:44:25 -0400
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How old is the Brazilian rainforest and was it at one time much
From: "Jim Comiskey"
Subject: How old is the Brazilian rainforest and was it at one time much
Date: Tuesday, April 21, 1998 12:30 PM
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>Crystal K.. asks this Question:>>How old is the Brazilian rainforest and was it at one time much larger?>>
>Answer:>>The rain forest has been around for a very long time. The size of theforests have varied as the earth's climate changed. For example, during thelast ice age, the rainforests shrunk as the overall world's temperaturedropped. In fact, in some places it decreased to small pockets whichprovided the sources for the future expansion of the rainforest as thetemperatures gradually increased. The changing temperatures were gradualallowing the forest to shrink gradually. Unfortunately, global climaticchange is currently changing the overall temperatures faster than everbefore, and it may not be possible for the forests to adapt at the samerate.
Re: Why aren't there more laws to protect the rain forest and its inhabitants?
From: "Fred Engle"
Subject: Re: Why aren't there more laws to protect the rain forest and its inhabitants?
Date: Tue, 21 Apr 1998 13:44:39 -0400
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Why aren't there more laws to protect the rain forest and its
From: "Fred Engle"
Subject: Why aren't there more laws to protect the rain forest and its
Date: Tuesday, April 21, 1998 12:33 PM
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>Giselle> O>. asks this Question:>>Why aren't there more laws to protect the rain forest and its inhabitants?>>
>Answer:>>Giselle,In Brasil there are many good laws designed to protect the forestfrom destruction. The problem in the Amazon is that it is a hugeregion and enforcing the law is difficult. I compare it to the wildwest of North America 150 years ago.Fred Engle
Re: Most of the animals in the rainforest have adaptations to survive, what adaptations do butterflies have?
From: "Robert Robbins"
Subject: Re: Most of the animals in the rainforest have adaptations to survive, what adaptations do butterflies have?
Date: Tue, 21 Apr 1998 13:45:33 -0400
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Most of the animals in the rainforest have adaptations to survive,
From: "Robert Robbins"
Subject: Most of the animals in the rainforest have adaptations to survive,
Date: Tuesday, April 21, 1998 1:40 PM
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>Apparently-To: answer4@passporttoknowledge.com>Content-Length: 152>>Jessalyn> S>. asks this Question:>>Most of the animals in the rainforest have adaptations to survive, whatadaptations do butterflies have?>>>
>Answer:>>Many species of butterflies are distasteful, due to chemicals they ingestfrom their food plants. They tend to be brightly colored to let predatorsknow they are distasteful, and thus escape predation.
Re: When you are visiting or studying the rainforest, has anyone ever been hurt or bit by any animals? What animals were they?
From: "Betty Meggers"
Subject: Re: When you are visiting or studying the rainforest, has anyone ever been hurt or bit by any animals? What animals were they?
Date: Tue, 21 Apr 1998 13:47:32 -0400
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Ted SchultzResearch EntomologistSmithsonian Institution-----Original Message-----
When you are visiting or studying the rainforest, has anyone ever
From: "Betty Meggers"
Subject: When you are visiting or studying the rainforest, has anyone ever
Date: Tuesday, April 21, 1998 12:26 PM
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>Apparently-To: answer8@passporttoknowledge.com>Content-Length: 171>>Hillary> G.>. asks this Question:>>When you are visiting or studying the rainforest, has anyone ever been hurtor bit by any animals? What animals were they?>>>
>Answer:Everyone thinks that the rainforests are dangerous to humans.Although some are, the Amazon is not. When we went to the interior decadesago, there were no means of communication so we took all the shots we couldand then relaxed. Piranhas are famous, but they only attack if they smellblood, so don't go into the water with a cut that is bleeding. They areedible, but have lots of little bones. We walked through the unoccupiedforest of the central Guianas for four days and saw nothing but a turtle. Weheard monkeys, but that is all. The indigenous people have learned thesigns of animals, but to us they are totally invisible. It is much moredangerous in the city!>>
Re: Can animals adapt to the rainforest after it been destroyed?
From: "Fred Engle"
Subject: Re: Can animals adapt to the rainforest after it been destroyed?
Date: Tue, 21 Apr 1998 13:48:14 -0400
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Can animals adapt to the rainforest after it been destroyed?
From: "Fred Engle"
Subject: Can animals adapt to the rainforest after it been destroyed?
Date: Tuesday, April 21, 1998 12:36 PM
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>Apparently-To: answer5@passporttoknowledge.com>Content-Length: 104>>Anya> B>. asks this Question:>>Can animals adapt to the rainforest after it been destroyed?>>>
>Answer:>>Anya,Excellent question. It depends on the animal. What we've seen inthe Amazon is that when the forest is destroyed the larger mammals,monkeys and jaguars, leave or perish. Birds will probably moveon. A few animals may adapt, amphibians and retiles, but for themost part when you destroy the habitat, you've destroyed the animals.Fred Engle
Re: What tree provides the most for the rainforest?
From: "Carol Kelloff"
Subject: Re: What tree provides the most for the rainforest?
Date: Tue, 21 Apr 1998 13:48:25 -0400
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What tree provides the most for the rainforest?
From: "Carol Kelloff"
Subject: What tree provides the most for the rainforest?
Date: Tuesday, April 21, 1998 1:40 PM
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>Lacey U. asks this Question:>>What tree provides the most for the rainforest?>>
>Answer:>>Hi Lacey U.It depends on what you mean by provides. Trees provide oxygen for theearth, water sheds to help save water, the root systems provide a means tohold soil and also trees and plants are carbon "sinks" that helps clear theair of Cardon dioxides. Trees also provide food for us as well, such ascoconuts, brazil nuts, mango, bananas, and many other food items.
Re: What is the name and size of the largest tree in the rainforest? Does it have flowers? What is the trunk like? Does it have buttress shaped roots or stilts?
From: "Jim Comiskey"
Subject: Re: What is the name and size of the largest tree in the rainforest? Does it have flowers? What is the trunk like? Does it have buttress shaped roots or stilts?
Date: Tue, 21 Apr 1998 13:50:13 -0400
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What is the name and size of the largest tree in the rainforest?
From: "Jim Comiskey"
Subject: What is the name and size of the largest tree in the rainforest?
Date: Tuesday, April 21, 1998 12:35 PM
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>Ilene D. asks this Question:>>What is the name and size of the largest tree in the rainforest? Does ithave flowers? What is the trunk like? Does it have buttress shaped rootsor stilts?>>
>Answer:>>Ilene:Good question! We don't really know which tree is the biggest in the forest.Remember, there are many areas that we have not had a chance to visit. InSouth America, some of the largest trees are the Fig trees that also producefruits that are eaten by many birds and mammals. Sometimes they are referedto as keystone species as they are very important to the survival of otherforest species. Some fig trees are "stranglers", starting their life growingon another tree. While the shoots grow toward the forest canopy, the rootsgrow down to the ground. Eventually they strangle the host tree, and hencethier name!Many large trees in the forest have prop or stilt roots to help themstabalise in the shallow soils.
Re: How tall is the tallest tree in the rainforest? What is the name of this tree?
From: "Carol Kelloff"
Subject: Re: How tall is the tallest tree in the rainforest? What is the name of this tree?
Date: Tue, 21 Apr 1998 13:50:35 -0400
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How tall is the tallest tree in the rainforest? What is the name of
From: "Carol Kelloff"
Subject: How tall is the tallest tree in the rainforest? What is the name of
Date: Tuesday, April 21, 1998 1:40 PM
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>Apparently-To: answer6@passporttoknowledge.com>Content-Length: 127>>>Charles>H.. asks this Question:>>How tall is the tallest tree in the rainforest? What is the name of thistree?>>>
>Answer:>Hi Charles,One of the tallest trees in the rain forest is the bean or legume family.They can be from 60-100 meters tall. The one I know the best is --Pentraclethra macroloba. It has fine leave like a mimosa.>
Re: Have you found any new villages of rainforest peoples? How do they interact with the rainforest?
From: "Betty Meggers"
Subject: Re: Have you found any new villages of rainforest peoples? How do they interact with the rainforest?
Date: Tue, 21 Apr 1998 13:50:44 -0400
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Re: Have you found any new villages of rainforest peoples? How do
From: "Betty Meggers"
Subject: Re: Have you found any new villages of rainforest peoples? How do
Date: Tuesday, April 21, 1998 1:34 PM
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>>Ted Schultz>Research Entomologist>Smithsonian Institution>-----Original Message-----
Have you found any new villages of rainforest peoples? How do
From: "Betty Meggers"
Subject: Have you found any new villages of rainforest peoples? How do
Date: Tuesday, April 21, 1998 12:20 PM
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Re: What is the largest insect in the tropical rainforest?
From: "Astrid Caldas"
Subject: Re: What is the largest insect in the tropical rainforest?
Date: Tue, 21 Apr 1998 13:51:13 -0400
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What is the largest insect in the tropical rainforest?
From: "Astrid Caldas"
Subject: What is the largest insect in the tropical rainforest?
Date: Tuesday, April 21, 1998 12:43 PM
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>Allston>O. asks this Question:>>What is the largest insect in the tropical rainforest?>>
>Answer: It depends. In terms if body weight, a beetle species is thelasgest one. It is big and fat and maybe some over 6 inches long. It makesa lot of noise (like a helicopter) when it is flying. But in terms of wingspan, probably butterflies are the largest, and some dragonflies can be verylong too, but they are slender and less "showy".>>
Re: How many acres of the rainforest is cut down each year?
From: "Fred Engle"
Subject: Re: How many acres of the rainforest is cut down each year?
Date: Tue, 21 Apr 1998 13:51:52 -0400
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How many acres of the rainforest is cut down each year?
From: "Fred Engle"
Subject: How many acres of the rainforest is cut down each year?
Date: Tuesday, April 21, 1998 12:45 PM
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>Apparently-To: answer5@passporttoknowledge.com>Content-Length: 100>>Dave> C>. asks this Question:>>How many acres of the rainforest is cut down each year?>>>
>Answer:>>Dave,It varies from year to year. Often it depends on the amount ofprecipitation in a given year. The worst year on record sincesatellite imagery has recorded deforestation was 1995. In thatyear we lost 29,000 square kilometers, that's larger than thestate of New Hampshire or the country Belgium.Fred Engle
Re: Most of the animals in the rainforest have adaptations to survive, what adaptations do butterflies have?
From: "Robert Robbins"
Subject: Re: Most of the animals in the rainforest have adaptations to survive, what adaptations do butterflies have?
Date: Tue, 21 Apr 1998 13:52:06 -0400
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Most of the animals in the rainforest have adaptations to survive,
From: "Robert Robbins"
Subject: Most of the animals in the rainforest have adaptations to survive,
Date: Tuesday, April 21, 1998 1:40 PM
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>Apparently-To: answer4@passporttoknowledge.com>Content-Length: 152>>Jessalyn> S>. asks this Question:>>Most of the animals in the rainforest have adaptations to survive, whatadaptations do butterflies have?>>>
>Answer:Besides flight, which is the easiest way to get away from a hungryanimal, butterflies use deception and advertisement. Those that do nottaste good tend to be brightly colored to advertise their distastefulness.Those that do taste good will often use deception to avoid being eaten. Forexample, they may look like a leaf, they may be clear so that they cannot beseen easily, or they may look like a bad tasting butterfly (true deception).>>
Re: What is the most common animal in the rainforest?
From: "Don Wilson"
Subject: Re: What is the most common animal in the rainforest?
Date: Tue, 21 Apr 1998 13:53:26 -0400
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What is the most common animal in the rainforest?
From: "Don Wilson"
Subject: What is the most common animal in the rainforest?
Date: Tuesday, April 21, 1998 1:22 PM
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>Emy D. asks this Question:>>What is the most common animal in the rainforest?>>
>Answer:>>Probably ants. There may be more biomass of ants and termites inrainforests than any other groups.
Re: We are hatching Painted Lady butterflies in our classroom. Do you hatch butterflies in the rainforest?
From: "Robert Robbins"
Subject: Re: We are hatching Painted Lady butterflies in our classroom. Do you hatch butterflies in the rainforest?
Date: Tue, 21 Apr 1998 13:54:29 -0400
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We are hatching Painted Lady butterflies in our classroom. Do you
From: "Robert Robbins"
Subject: We are hatching Painted Lady butterflies in our classroom. Do you
Date: Tuesday, April 21, 1998 1:40 PM
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>Will D>. asks this Question:>>We are hatching Painted Lady butterflies in our classroom. Do you hatchbutterflies in the rainforest?>>
>Answer:There are now butterfly farms and ranches in the rainforest thatraise butterflies, which they then sell to butterfly houses in the UnitedStates and elsewhere. In addition. butterflies are always being raised byscientists when the opportunity arises. Right now, we know the plants onwhich different butterflies feed for less than half of the tropicalbutterflies.>>
Re: How can we educate the people who are cutting down the rain forests?
From: "Fred Engle"
Subject: Re: How can we educate the people who are cutting down the rain forests?
Date: Tue, 21 Apr 1998 13:54:38 -0400
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How can we educate the people who are cutting down the rain
From: "Fred Engle"
Subject: How can we educate the people who are cutting down the rain
Date: Tuesday, April 21, 1998 12:48 PM
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>Apparently-To: answer5@passporttoknowledge.com>Content-Length: 113>>Tina> R>. asks this Question:>>How can we educate the people who are cutting down the rain forests?>>>
>Answer:>>Tina,We're doing it right now. We have to exchange information betweenscientists, government officals, and most import - students like you.The situation in the Amazon is very complex and the more wecommunicate the better it will be.Fred Engle
Re: If animals can eat plants, can plants eat animals---beside insects?
From: "Jim Comiskey"
Subject: Re: If animals can eat plants, can plants eat animals---beside insects?
Date: Tue, 21 Apr 1998 13:54:41 -0400
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If animals can eat plants, can plants eat animals---beside insects?
From: "Jim Comiskey"
Subject: If animals can eat plants, can plants eat animals---beside insects?
Date: Tuesday, April 21, 1998 12:38 PM
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>Julia> R>. asks this Question:>>If animals can eat plants, can plants eat animals---beside insects?>>
>Answer:>>Hi Julia:Like the Venus Fly Trap and the Pitcher plant that we find in temperateregions, there are many plants in the tropics that feed on animals. Theirtrick is to attract animals to the plant and subsequently trap them! Mostplants will only attract insects, but there are a few plants that are ableto attract small mammals such as rodents such as mice.
Re: What is the largest bat of the rainforest?
From: "Don Wilson"
Subject: Re: What is the largest bat of the rainforest?
Date: Tue, 21 Apr 1998 13:55:23 -0400
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Re: What is the largest bat of the rainforest?
From: "Don Wilson"
Subject: Re: What is the largest bat of the rainforest?
Date: Tuesday, April 21, 1998 1:23 PM
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>What is the largest bat of the rainforest?>>Sylvia> MG>. asks this Question:>>>What is the largest bat of the rainforest?>>
>Answer:>In the Neotropics of South America, it is a species called the FalseVampire, Vampyrum spectrum. In the Old World, the largest are species ofPteropus known as flying foxes.>
Re: What effect does tourism have on the Rainforest?
From: "Betty Meggers"
Subject: Re: What effect does tourism have on the Rainforest?
Date: Tue, 21 Apr 1998 13:55:52 -0400
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Ted SchultzResearch EntomologistSmithsonian Institution-----Original Message-----
What effect does tourism have on the Rainforest?
From: "Betty Meggers"
Subject: What effect does tourism have on the Rainforest?
Date: Tuesday, April 21, 1998 12:50 PM
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>Mary J. asks this Question:>>What effect does tourism have on the Rainforest?>>
>Answer:>It depends on the amount of disturbance that is created. If trails arecut, modern facilities are constructed, clearings are made, and other kindsof modifications occur, they can disturb sensitive interactions . As in ournational parks, crowds cause deterioration of the aspects that people aremost eager to see. In short, we can't have our cake and eat it too. Wehave to learn much more about the function of the rainforest ecosyste beforewe can figure out to enjoy it without destroying it. We need all the helpwe can get!>
Re: The trees are important, but they are a great material for the industrialized products. How the enterprises end industries can minimize the destruction of the forest ?
From: "Carol Kelloff"
Subject: Re: The trees are important, but they are a great material for the industrialized products. How the enterprises end industries can minimize the destruction of the forest ?
Date: Tue, 21 Apr 1998 13:56:49 -0400
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The trees are important, but they are a great material for the
From: "Carol Kelloff"
Subject: The trees are important, but they are a great material for the
Date: Tuesday, April 21, 1998 1:42 PM
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>Thanks. Sorry my bad english !>>Renato C.. asks this Question:>>The trees are important, but they are a great material for theindustrialized products. How the enterprises end industries can minimize thedestruction of the forest ?>>Thanks. Sorry my bad english !>>
>Answer:>Hi Renato,Your english is very good. Yes, trees are important for the economy of acountry. I believe that we cannot stop the cutting of trees but I dobelieve that countries can set aside areas in the country for the future.Areas that have a large number of species and to use areas rich in importanttimber trees in a sustainable harvest, ie: no clear cutting. This willallow for future decisions on how to save the rain forest and how to use itin a conservational way>
Re: What is the smallest insect in the rainforest? Is this insect found any other place in the world?
From: "Astrid Caldas"
Subject: Re: What is the smallest insect in the rainforest? Is this insect found any other place in the world?
Date: Tue, 21 Apr 1998 13:57:04 -0400
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What is the smallest insect in the rainforest? Is this insect found
From: "Astrid Caldas"
Subject: What is the smallest insect in the rainforest? Is this insect found
Date: Tuesday, April 21, 1998 12:47 PM
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>Apparently-To: answer3@passporttoknowledge.com>Content-Length: 146>>Bradley> B.>. asks this Question:>>What is the smallest insect in the rainforest? Is this insect found anyother place in the world?>>>
>Answer:There is a group of primitive insects called Collembola that arealways very small. They live on the ground, in the old leaves that arerotting together with the soil. They are overall the tiniest insects as agroup. But some relatives of the insects, the chiggers, are very small andcause a lot of trouble for scientists in the forest, because they get onyour skin and they itch!>
Re: are there any varieties of ticks in the rainforest?
From: "Astrid Caldas"
Subject: Re: are there any varieties of ticks in the rainforest?
Date: Tue, 21 Apr 1998 13:58:02 -0400
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are there any varieties of ticks in the rainforest?
From: "Astrid Caldas"
Subject: are there any varieties of ticks in the rainforest?
Date: Tuesday, April 21, 1998 12:53 PM
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>Apparently-To: answer3@passporttoknowledge.com>Content-Length: 98>>Barbara> R>. asks this Question:>>are there any varieties of ticks in the rainforest?>>>
>Answer: There are SO many ticks in the rainforest, you would be amazed!As I said,m usually there are more of any one group of insects in therainforest than there are in the US!>>
Re: Are many of the animals in the rainforest able to adapt to a different environment?
From: "Don Wilson"
Subject: Re: Are many of the animals in the rainforest able to adapt to a different environment?
Date: Tue, 21 Apr 1998 13:58:25 -0400
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Are many of the animals in the rainforest able to adapt to a
From: "Don Wilson"
Subject: Are many of the animals in the rainforest able to adapt to a
Date: Tuesday, April 21, 1998 1:24 PM
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>Justin B. asks this Question:>>Are many of the animals in the rainforest able to adapt to a differentenvironment?>>
>Answer:>>Actually, most rainforest species are quite specialized, and when theirhabitat is destroyed, they have little chance to adapt to a new one. Thatis why we are endangering so many species by cutting down rainforests.
Re: what kind of medicines have come from the rainforest which have impacted people and help cure disease?
From: "Carol Kelloff"
Subject: Re: what kind of medicines have come from the rainforest which have impacted people and help cure disease?
Date: Tue, 21 Apr 1998 13:58:30 -0400
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Re: what kind of medicines have come from the rainforest which have impacted people and help cure disease?
From: "Carol Kelloff"
Subject: Re: what kind of medicines have come from the rainforest which have impacted people and help cure disease?
Date: Tuesday, April 21, 1998 1:47 PM
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>what kind of medicines have come from the rainforest which have impactedpeople and help cure disease?>>>robert c>. asks this Question:>>>what kind of medicines have come from the rainforest which have impactedpeople and help cure disease?>>
>Answer:>>Two medicines that have come from the rainforest is asprin and quinine(anti-malaria).
Re: I am a young boy. My class and I want to know what we can do to save the Rainforest.
From: "Jim Comiskey"
Subject: Re: I am a young boy. My class and I want to know what we can do to save the Rainforest.
Date: Tue, 21 Apr 1998 13:58:32 -0400
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Re: I am a young boy. My class and I want to know what we can do to save the Rainforest.
From: "Jim Comiskey"
Subject: Re: I am a young boy. My class and I want to know what we can do to save the Rainforest.
Date: Tuesday, April 21, 1998 12:38 PM
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>I am a young boy. My class and I want to know what we can do to save theRainforest.>>Craig>Jeremiah D>. asks this Question:>>>I am a young boy. My class and I want to know what we can do to save theRainforest.>>
>Answer:>Hi Craig:You may have hear somebody say "Act locally and think globally". What thismeans is that everything we do will make a difference - every little bitcounts. So, start close to home by recycling paper, plastics, and glass. Andalso make sure that you only use what you need -- help us save the world'sresources!!>
Re: If we cut down rainforest at are present rate, when will it finally disappear?
From: "Fred Engle"
Subject: Re: If we cut down rainforest at are present rate, when will it finally disappear?
Date: Tue, 21 Apr 1998 13:59:32 -0400
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If we cut down rainforest at are present rate, when will it finally
From: "Fred Engle"
Subject: If we cut down rainforest at are present rate, when will it finally
Date: Tuesday, April 21, 1998 12:50 PM
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>Apparently-To: answer5@passporttoknowledge.com>Content-Length: 123>>Kathi> G>. asks this Question:>>If we cut down rainforest at are present rate, when will it finallydisappear?>>>
>Answer:>>Kathi,Good question - there is no one present rate, it varies from year toyear. For example in the worst year, 1995, we lost 29,000 squrekilometers of forest. In 1990 it was 11,000 square kilometers.About 12 to 15 percent has been lost so far.Fred Engle
Re: How are butterflies beneficial to the Rainforest?
From: "Robert Robbins"
Subject: Re: How are butterflies beneficial to the Rainforest?
Date: Tue, 21 Apr 1998 13:59:33 -0400
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How are butterflies beneficial to the Rainforest?
From: "Robert Robbins"
Subject: How are butterflies beneficial to the Rainforest?
Date: Tuesday, April 21, 1998 1:44 PM
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>Steven B>B. asks this Question:>>How are butterflies beneficial to the Rainforest?>>
>Answer:Most rainforest plants are insect pollinated, and it is usual tofind pollen on the legs of butterflies. But probably the main role ofinsects in the rainforest is that they are an integral part of theecosystems. Their caterpillars eat plants, and all kinds of animals eatbutterflies. Lastly, they are indicators of rainforest health. When therainforest is cut, or even just fragmented, the number of butterfly speciesdecreases.>>
Re: I just visited the rainforest at the Baltimore Acquarium. I watched leaf cutter ants hard at work. How many leaf cutter ants live in one colony?
From: "Astrid Caldas"
Subject: Re: I just visited the rainforest at the Baltimore Acquarium. I watched leaf cutter ants hard at work. How many leaf cutter ants live in one colony?
Date: Tue, 21 Apr 1998 14:00:04 -0400
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I just visited the rainforest at the Baltimore Acquarium. I watched
From: "Astrid Caldas"
Subject: I just visited the rainforest at the Baltimore Acquarium. I watched
Date: Tuesday, April 21, 1998 12:54 PM
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>Zach S. asks this Question:>>I just visited the rainforest at the Baltimore Acquarium. I watched leafcutter ants hard at work. How many leaf cutter ants live in one colony?>>
>Answer: Thousands of ants live in a colony -- tens of thousands, nothundreds though.>>
Re: How many buterflies speciens have in the Amazon ?
From: "Robert Robbins"
Subject: Re: How many buterflies speciens have in the Amazon ?
Date: Tue, 21 Apr 1998 14:01:10 -0400
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How many buterflies speciens have in the Amazon ?
From: "Robert Robbins"
Subject: How many buterflies speciens have in the Amazon ?
Date: Tuesday, April 21, 1998 1:46 PM
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>Thanks. Sorry my bad english !>>Renato C.. asks this Question:>>How many buterflies speciens have in the Amazon ?>>Thanks. Sorry my bad english !>>
>Answer:Dear Renato, My wife is Brazilian and my Portuguese is bad, so donot worry. Of 17,500 butterfly species in the world, almost 5,000 occur inthe Amazon Basin.>>
Re: Are there any ticks( that carry disease such as lyme disease) in the Rainforest?
From: "Astrid Caldas"
Subject: Re: Are there any ticks( that carry disease such as lyme disease) in the Rainforest?
Date: Tue, 21 Apr 1998 14:01:33 -0400
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Re: Are there any ticks( that carry disease such as lyme disease) in the Rainforest?
From: "Astrid Caldas"
Subject: Re: Are there any ticks( that carry disease such as lyme disease) in the Rainforest?
Date: Tuesday, April 21, 1998 1:00 PM
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>whizkids@csionline.net>Subject:>Are there any ticks( that carry disease such as lyme disease) in theRainforest?>>Jeremiah> D>. asks this Question:>>>Are there any ticks( that carry disease such as lyme disease) in theRainforest?>>
>Answer: Disease from ticks is not common in the rainforest.>>
Re: What is the largest butterfly found in the rainforest?
From: "Robert Robbins"
Subject: Re: What is the largest butterfly found in the rainforest?
Date: Tue, 21 Apr 1998 14:03:02 -0400
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What is the largest butterfly found in the rainforest?
From: "Robert Robbins"
Subject: What is the largest butterfly found in the rainforest?
Date: Tuesday, April 21, 1998 1:47 PM
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>Kathryn H. asks this Question:>>What is the largest butterfly found in the rainforest?>>
>Answer:Probably the butterfly with the largest wing area are femalebirdwing butterflies, which mostly occur in New Guinea. They are biggerthan your outstretched hand. The biggest wingspan is the male of aswallowtail butterfly in Africa, which is about 8 inches from wingtip towingtip.>>
Re: How much of the current medicines are based on natural resources found at Rainforest ?
From: "Carol Kelloff"
Subject: Re: How much of the current medicines are based on natural resources found at Rainforest ?
Date: Tue, 21 Apr 1998 14:04:04 -0400
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How much of the current medicines are based on natural resources
From: "Carol Kelloff"
Subject: How much of the current medicines are based on natural resources
Date: Tuesday, April 21, 1998 1:49 PM
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>How much this level can improve in a near future ?>>Humberto C. asks this Question:>>How much of the current medicines are based on natural resources found atRainforest ?>>How much this level can improve in a near future ?>>
>Answer:>>I'm not sure what percentage of medicines has come from the rainforest. Ido know that with cancer and AIDS we need to discover more medications thatwill help. The cure for AIDS and cancer will be a great improvement to theworlds people.
Re: What continents and countriesare trying to save the rainforest from distruction?
From: "Fred Engle"
Subject: Re: What continents and countriesare trying to save the rainforest from distruction?
Date: Tue, 21 Apr 1998 14:04:44 -0400
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What continents and countriesare trying to save the rainforest from
From: "Fred Engle"
Subject: What continents and countriesare trying to save the rainforest from
Date: Tuesday, April 21, 1998 12:50 PM
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>Adam r. asks this Question:>>What continents and countriesare trying to save the rainforest fromdistruction?>>
>Answer:>>Adam,All counties have people that want to save the forest and people thatwant to cut it for farms, ranches, and for wood. We have the samesituation here in North America.Fred EngleFred Engle
Re: Are there any species of butterfly whose wings grow back if they are torn off?
From: "Robert Robbins"
Subject: Re: Are there any species of butterfly whose wings grow back if they are torn off?
Date: Tue, 21 Apr 1998 14:05:40 -0400
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Are there any species of butterfly whose wings grow back if they
From: "Robert Robbins"
Subject: Are there any species of butterfly whose wings grow back if they
Date: Tuesday, April 21, 1998 1:48 PM
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>Anne Marie H.. asks this Question:>>Are there any species of butterfly whose wings grow back if they are tornoff?>>
>Answer:Dear Anne, No. But, some butterflies appear to have heads at theback end of the butterfly, so that lizards and birds attack the wrong end ofthe butterfly. If they get a bit of wing, the butterfly flies off withoutany trouble. And what is most amazing, is that even after the hind end ofthe wings have been eaten off, lizards still seem to prefer to attach thewrong end of the butterfly.>>
Re: How are the Leaf cutter ants able to carry leaves on their back?
From: "Astrid Caldas"
Subject: Re: How are the Leaf cutter ants able to carry leaves on their back?
Date: Tue, 21 Apr 1998 14:05:52 -0400
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How are the Leaf cutter ants able to carry leaves on their back?
From: "Astrid Caldas"
Subject: How are the Leaf cutter ants able to carry leaves on their back?
Date: Tuesday, April 21, 1998 1:02 PM
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>Apparently-To: answer3@passporttoknowledge.com>Content-Length: 111>>Tanique> M>. asks this Question:>>How are the Leaf cutter ants able to carry leaves on their back?>>>
>Answer: They carry the leaves on their mouths, held by mouth parts. Itonly looks like the leaves are in theyr backs because they are usually bigpieces of leaves.>>
Re: How do the people of the Rainforest treat insect bites?
From: "Betty Meggers"
Subject: Re: How do the people of the Rainforest treat insect bites?
Date: Tue, 21 Apr 1998 14:05:57 -0400
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Ted SchultzResearch EntomologistSmithsonian Institution-----Original Message-----
How do the people of the Rainforest treat insect bites?
From: "Betty Meggers"
Subject: How do the people of the Rainforest treat insect bites?
Date: Tuesday, April 21, 1998 12:50 PM
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>Mary J. asks this Question:>>How do the people of the Rainforest treat insect bites?>>
>Answer:This is an interesting question, and I only have a couple of ideas.First, the darker skins appear to be a protection. When we were sufferingfrom devasating attacks by small biting flies on the upper Orinoco, theIndians told us they only bit outsiders.The Waiwai Indians of Guyana paintedtheir bodies with a paste made from the Achiote plant, which acted as arepellant. In general, however, they are not bothered like we are.>>
Re: What is the best way to study the canopy?
From: "Jim Comiskey"
Subject: Re: What is the best way to study the canopy?
Date: Tue, 21 Apr 1998 14:06:24 -0400
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What is the best way to study the canopy?
From: "Jim Comiskey"
Subject: What is the best way to study the canopy?
Date: Tuesday, April 21, 1998 12:42 PM
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>Mary> J>. asks this Question:>>What is the best way to study the canopy?>>
>Answer:>>Hi Mary:The best way to study the canopy is to get up there! Some people use ropesto climb to the top. In some places, permanent towers have been installed inthe forest to allow researchers to study the forest canopy at differentlevels. At other sites, walkways have been installed. Some people have evenused hot air balloons to drop down on the canopy. But whichever way youchoose, it is a fantastic experience as most of life in the forest is foundin the canopy!
Re: Why will deforestation of rainforests cause global warming?
From: "Fred Engle"
Subject: Re: Why will deforestation of rainforests cause global warming?
Date: Tue, 21 Apr 1998 14:07:10 -0400
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Why will deforestation of rainforests cause global warming?
From: "Fred Engle"
Subject: Why will deforestation of rainforests cause global warming?
Date: Tuesday, April 21, 1998 12:45 PM
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>Braxton C. asks this Question:>>Why will deforestation of rainforests cause global warming?>>
>Answer:>>Braxton,When the forest is burned the carbon dioxide and other greenhousegases are released into the atmosphere. These gases reflectinfrared radiation back to Earth. Normally it would go out into space,but the gases act as a blanket - thus global warming.Fred Engle
Re: How many species are found in the rainforest?
From: "Robert Robbins"
Subject: Re: How many species are found in the rainforest?
Date: Tue, 21 Apr 1998 14:09:13 -0400
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How many species are found in the rainforest?
From: "Robert Robbins"
Subject: How many species are found in the rainforest?
Date: Tuesday, April 21, 1998 1:50 PM
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>How many in the US?>>How does the rainforest with its lack of cold winter season affect thelife cycle of the butterfly? Here butterflies have a one season life cyclebecause of winter. The monarchs do migrate. But do butterflies live longerin the rainforest?>>Kyle R. asks this Question:>>How many species are found in the rainforest?>How many in the US?>>How does the rainforest with its lack of cold winter season affect thelife cycle of the butterfly? Here butterflies have a one season life cyclebecause of winter. The monarchs do migrate. But do butterflies live longerin the rainforest?>>
>Answer:There are about 750 species in the United States and Canada. Someof these have one brood (that is, the adults come out for about 4 weeks ayear), but others fly from spring to fall. In the rainforest, there may bewet and dry seasons that differ as much as our warm and cold seasons. Andsome rainforest butterflies fly in only one season. Even where there is nodry season in the Amazon, many of the butterflies are plants are seasonal.>>
Re: How many inches of rain do you get on an average during the rainy season? Does this cause a lot of problems due to soil erosion?
From: "Jim Comiskey"
Subject: Re: How many inches of rain do you get on an average during the rainy season? Does this cause a lot of problems due to soil erosion?
Date: Tue, 21 Apr 1998 14:10:01 -0400
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How many inches of rain do you get on an average during the rainy
From: "Jim Comiskey"
Subject: How many inches of rain do you get on an average during the rainy
Date: Tuesday, April 21, 1998 12:46 PM
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>Apparently-To: answer7@passporttoknowledge.com>Content-Length: 173>>Dan> O>. asks this Question:>>How many inches of rain do you get on an average during the rainy season?Does this cause a lot of problems due to soil erosion?>>>
>Answer:>>Hi Dan:It depends where you are. Some areas of the rain forest receive as much as9000mm of rain each year, whereas other areas may only get 1000 mm with amarked dry season lasting several months. This is reflected in the plantdiversity. Areas with higher rainfall tend to have larger number of species.
Re: We have Hap. Burtoni from Lake Tanganyika in our classroom. We would like to know if there are any mouthbrooding fish in the Amazon River.
From: "Jim Comiskey"
Subject: Re: We have Hap. Burtoni from Lake Tanganyika in our classroom. We would like to know if there are any mouthbrooding fish in the Amazon River.
Date: Tue, 21 Apr 1998 14:12:54 -0400
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We have Hap. Burtoni from Lake Tanganyika in our classroom. We
From: "Jim Comiskey"
Subject: We have Hap. Burtoni from Lake Tanganyika in our classroom. We
Date: Tuesday, April 21, 1998 12:48 PM
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>Victoria D. asks this Question:>>We have Hap. Burtoni from Lake Tanganyika in our classroom. We would liketo know if there are any mouthbrooding fish in the Amazon River.>>
>Answer:>> The amazon is one of the rivers with the highest diversity of fish in theworld. Among them there are several species of mouth brooding fish like theone you mentioned. As you may know, this is unusual among fish who normallydo no take care of thier young!
Re: How many poisoness butterflies are there?
From: "Robert Robbins"
Subject: Re: How many poisoness butterflies are there?
Date: Tue, 21 Apr 1998 14:14:03 -0400
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How many poisoness butterflies are there?
From: "Robert Robbins"
Subject: How many poisoness butterflies are there?
Date: Tuesday, April 21, 1998 1:52 PM
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>Apparently-To: answer4@passporttoknowledge.com>Content-Length: 87>>Chett> M>. asks this Question:>>How many poisoness butterflies are there?>>>
>Answer:Neither butterflies nor their caterpillars can bite people, so noneare poisonous like snakes. But some have chemicals in their wings or bodiesthat would probably make a person sick if they ate the butterfly. However,people do not usually eat butterflies, so we do not know a lot about howtasty different butterflies are.>>
Re: IS IT POSSIBLE TO RETREIVE SEEDS FROM RAIN FOREST PLANTS IN DANGER AND ESTABLISH THESE PLANTS IN OTHER GLOBAL AREAS?
From: "Carol Kelloff"
Subject: Re: IS IT POSSIBLE TO RETREIVE SEEDS FROM RAIN FOREST PLANTS IN DANGER AND ESTABLISH THESE PLANTS IN OTHER GLOBAL AREAS?
Date: Tue, 21 Apr 1998 14:14:58 -0400
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IS IT POSSIBLE TO RETREIVE SEEDS FROM RAIN FOREST PLANTS IN DANGER
From: "Carol Kelloff"
Subject: IS IT POSSIBLE TO RETREIVE SEEDS FROM RAIN FOREST PLANTS IN DANGER
Date: Tuesday, April 21, 1998 2:07 PM
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>CHRISTINA>. S. asks this Question:>>IS IT POSSIBLE TO RETREIVE SEEDS FROM RAIN FOREST PLANTS IN DANGER ANDESTABLISH THESE PLANTS IN OTHER GLOBAL AREAS?>>
>Answer:>General I would say yes. This has happened in the past with theestablishment of botanical gardens all over the world but with the issue ofintellectual property rights this practice may be harder to do in the futureuntil some clear cut laws in the various countries are established.Thanks for the question. >
Re: How do butterflies adapt to the climate- the heat and humidity and all that rain- of the rainforet. With those fragile wings, it looks like heavy rain would smush and kill them.
From: "Robert Robbins"
Subject: Re: How do butterflies adapt to the climate- the heat and humidity and all that rain- of the rainforet. With those fragile wings, it looks like heavy rain would smush and kill them.
Date: Tue, 21 Apr 1998 14:17:15 -0400
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How do butterflies adapt to the climate- the heat and humidity and
From: "Robert Robbins"
Subject: How do butterflies adapt to the climate- the heat and humidity and
Date: Tuesday, April 21, 1998 1:58 PM
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>Kyle R. asks this Question:>>How do butterflies adapt to the climate- the heat and humidity and all thatrain- of the rainforet. With those fragile wings, it looks like heavy rainwould smush and kill them.>>
>Answer:Dear Kyle, That is a good question. Rain probably does take aheavy toll on butterflies. Usually, they try to find a leaf under which tohide during rainstorms. As for heat, some rainforest butterflies fly downto the cool shaded forest floor during the middle of the day, when it ishottest in the canopy of the rainforest. In the early morning, when it canbe cool, some butterflies fly to a sunny spot to warm up.>>
Re: What would be some of the major consequences if the rainforest was destroyed?
From: "Jim Comiskey"
Subject: Re: What would be some of the major consequences if the rainforest was destroyed?
Date: Tue, 21 Apr 1998 14:17:16 -0400
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What would be some of the major consequences if the rainforest was
From: "Jim Comiskey"
Subject: What would be some of the major consequences if the rainforest was
Date: Tuesday, April 21, 1998 12:48 PM
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>Apparently-To: answer7@passporttoknowledge.com>Content-Length: 123>>Amanda> S>. asks this Question:>>What would be some of the major consequences if the rainforest wasdestroyed?>>>
>Answer:>>Hi Amanda:the rainforest has often been refered to as the lungs of the earth as theyconvert carbon dioxide to the air that we breath. They are also an enormousstore house of biological diversity, most of which still remains unknown toscience. We must protect these species as they may hold medicinal propertiesthat could cure many diseases. So let's all make sure that we do all we canto protect the forests!
Re: How many eggs does the average butterfly lay?
From: "Robert Robbins"
Subject: Re: How many eggs does the average butterfly lay?
Date: Tue, 21 Apr 1998 14:19:35 -0400
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-----Original Message-----
How many eggs does the average butterfly lay?
From: "Robert Robbins"
Subject: How many eggs does the average butterfly lay?
Date: Tuesday, April 21, 1998 2:00 PM
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>Apparently-To: answer4@passporttoknowledge.com>Content-Length: 92>>Jessica> C>. asks this Question:>>How many eggs does the average butterfly lay?>>>
>Answer:Dear Jessica, That is an excellent question, but it does not have an
easy answer. Some female butterflies can lay hundreds of eggs during theirlifetime while others apparently lay less than 100 eggs. Some females laytheir eggs singly while others can lay batches of more than 100 eggs.>>
Re: How do the scientists and the Native Brazilians survive at night? Aren't there dangerous nocturnal animals that can hurt humans?
From: "Betty Meggers"
Subject: Re: How do the scientists and the Native Brazilians survive at night? Aren't there dangerous nocturnal animals that can hurt humans?
Date: Tue, 21 Apr 1998 14:20:55 -0400
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Ted SchultzResearch EntomologistSmithsonian Institution-----Original Message-----
How do the scientists and the Native Brazilians survive at night?
From: "Betty Meggers"
Subject: How do the scientists and the Native Brazilians survive at night?
Date: Tuesday, April 21, 1998 12:59 PM
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>Kevin> F>. asks this Question:>>How do the scientists and the Native Brazilians survive at night? Aren'tthere dangerous nocturnal animals that can hurt humans?>>
>Answer:The most dangerous nocturnal animals in Amazonia are other humans.We slept often in hammocks under tarps to shield us from rain, with no fearof being attacked. Jaguars and other cats avoid humans and attack only ifcornered. We have seen more snakes in Maryland woods than in the Amazon.Caymans (the new world crocodiles) have been depleted, but are also notfamous like the African ones for eating people. One reason is probably thatthere are lots of other, probably more tasty things to eat. We nevercarried a gun, and depended on the local people to obtain game and fish toeat. The worst pests I have encountered at night are mosquitoes during therainy season on Marajo, at the mouth of the Amazon.>>
Re: How many different types of trees are found in the rainforest and what different products are a result of the trees?
From: "Jim Comiskey"
Subject: Re: How many different types of trees are found in the rainforest and what different products are a result of the trees?
Date: Tue, 21 Apr 1998 14:21:53 -0400
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-----Original Message-----
How many different types of trees are found in the rainforest and
From: "Jim Comiskey"
Subject: How many different types of trees are found in the rainforest and
Date: Tuesday, April 21, 1998 12:54 PM
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>Apparently-To: answer7@passporttoknowledge.com>Content-Length: 163>>Melissa> K>. asks this Question:>>How many different types of trees are found in the rainforest and whatdifferent products are a result of the trees?>>>
>Answer:>>There are thousands of different species of trees in the rainforest. In aone-hectatre area of forest we may have as many as 250 different species!This is probably about 10 time more species of trees thatn what we find herein Virginia.
Re: What is the biggest butterfly and how big can it get?
From: "Robert Robbins"
Subject: Re: What is the biggest butterfly and how big can it get?
Date: Tue, 21 Apr 1998 14:22:30 -0400
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-----Original Message-----
What is the biggest butterfly and how big can it get?
From: "Robert Robbins"
Subject: What is the biggest butterfly and how big can it get?
Date: Tuesday, April 21, 1998 1:58 PM
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>Apparently-To: answer4@passporttoknowledge.com>Content-Length: 98>>Lacey> S>. asks this Question:>>What is the biggest butterfly and how big can it get?>>>
>Answer:The biggest butterfly in wingspan (from one wingtip to another) isthe male of an African swallowtail butterfly, whose wingspan is about 8inches. The biggest butterfly in terms of wing area is the female birdwingbutterflies from New Guinea, which are bigger than your outstretched hands.>>
Re: What is the most deadly animal in the rainforest?
From: "Jim Comiskey"
Subject: Re: What is the most deadly animal in the rainforest?
Date: Tue, 21 Apr 1998 14:25:57 -0400
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-----Original Message-----
What is the most deadly animal in the rainforest?
From: "Jim Comiskey"
Subject: What is the most deadly animal in the rainforest?
Date: Tuesday, April 21, 1998 12:55 PM
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>Kelly C. asks this Question:>>What is the most deadly animal in the rainforest?>>
>Answer:>The deadliest animal in the forest is probably man!! The destruction he iscausing is killing many species of plants and animals. Next, I would saythat the next most dangerous animal is the Fer-de-lans whose bite can injectenough poison killing a person within 10 minutes!>
Re: What are they doing to put out the fires in the Amazan rain forests
From: "Jim Comiskey"
Subject: Re: What are they doing to put out the fires in the Amazan rain forests
Date: Tue, 21 Apr 1998 14:29:31 -0400
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-----Original Message-----
What are they doing to put out the fires in the Amazan rain forests
From: "Jim Comiskey"
Subject: What are they doing to put out the fires in the Amazan rain forests
Date: Tuesday, April 21, 1998 1:22 PM
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>Apparently-To: answer7@passporttoknowledge.com>Content-Length: 130>>randy>Randy>randy>randy t>T. asks this Question:>>What are they doing to put out the fires in the Amazan rain forests>>>
>Answer:>>Firefighters have been brought into the amazon from Venezuela and Argentinato help put out the fires. The problem is that the fires are so widespreadthat it is not possible to control the tens of kilometers on fire. Our onlyhope is that the rainy season kicks in and that nature takes care of puttingthem out!
Re: How big is the largest butterfly in the rainforest and where in the rainforest would you find it?
From: "Robert Robbins"
Subject: Re: How big is the largest butterfly in the rainforest and where in the rainforest would you find it?
Date: Tue, 21 Apr 1998 14:31:46 -0400
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-----Original Message-----
How big is the largest butterfly in the rainforest and where in the
From: "Robert Robbins"
Subject: How big is the largest butterfly in the rainforest and where in the
Date: Tuesday, April 21, 1998 1:54 PM
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>Apparently-To: answer4@passporttoknowledge.com>Content-Length: 144>>Jessica> K>. asks this Question:>>How big is the largest butterfly in the rainforest and where in therainforest would you find it?>>>
>Answer:The butterfly with the largest wing area (bigger than youroutstretched hand) is the female birdwing butterflies, which fly high in therainforest in New Guinea. There is a male swallowtail butterfly in Africawhich has the largest wing span (8 inches from wing tip to wing tip). Itusually flies high in the forest, but may come to the ground to sip moisturefrom wet ground.>>
Re: Hi my name is Shannon. Can you please tell me if the Three Toad Sloth is endangered ?
From: "Jim Comiskey"
Subject: Re: Hi my name is Shannon. Can you please tell me if the Three Toad Sloth is endangered ?
Date: Tue, 21 Apr 1998 14:34:33 -0400
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-----Original Message-----
Hi my name is Shannon. Can you please tell me if the Three Toad
From: "Jim Comiskey"
Subject: Hi my name is Shannon. Can you please tell me if the Three Toad
Date: Tuesday, April 21, 1998 1:28 PM
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>Mrs. Dexter's 6/7 Grade Science,>Hydesville School,>Hydesville, CA>95547>>>Shannon>>. asks this Question:>>Hi my name is Shannon. Can you please tell me if the Three Toad Sloth isendangered ?>>Mrs. Dexter's 6/7 Grade Science,>Hydesville School,>Hydesville, CA>95547>>>
>Answer:>>The three toed sloth is not endangered in most areas of Amazonia.Nevertheless, if destruction continues, it may well become endangered as itcannot move fast enough to avoid danger.
