Summer 2009 - Scottish Natural Heritage

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Kids only! You will need: 4 pipe cleaners – different colours if possible – sparkly ones look really good 4 large beads – all the same colour, or two pairs of different colours 1 lollipop stick – if you want, you can colour it with a felt pen Plastic carton – like the ones you get strawberries in Sewing thread PVA glue 1. Thread one bead onto a pipe cleaner about 2 cm from the end. This is the fi rst eye. 2. Bring the short end of the pipe cleaner over the top of the bead and twist it round the long end. Repeat with a second bead and pipe cleaner. 3. Hold the two eyes together and twist the two pipe cleaners together to make the body. 4. Cut the body to about 12 cm long. 5. Draw your wings onto a plastic carton with a permanent marker pen. Cut them out and draw on the patterns of the wing. 6. Do all this again to make your second dragonfl y. 7. Using PVA glue, stick the wings onto the bodies. 8. Tie two pieces of thread to your dragonfl y, one in front of the wings and one behind. Find the balancing point and tie the two threads together at the top. Then tie it to one end of the lollipop stick. Do the same with your second dragonfl y but make the length different, so they don't bump into each other! 9. Tie another piece of thread to the middle of the lollipop stick. Now you can hang it up and watch the dragonfl ies fl y around! Dragonflies are the fastest flying insects in the UK – they can travel at speeds of up to 30 mph! Dragonflies are amongst the most ancient living creatures on the Earth. They've been around for 300 million years – even before dinosaurs! Dragonflies’ huge round eyes mean that they have almost 360° vision. They can see colour, ultraviolet and polarised light, which helps them to spot prey against a bright sky and to find water. The Gaelic language has many different names for dragonflies, including Head of snake, Blazing fly and Spider snake. Some dragonflies live for six to seven years, but only for a couple of months as a flying adult. 58 The Nature of Scotland
The adult fl ies off to look for midges and fl ies to eat. The adult waits for the sun to come up and its wings to harden. Nymphs have special extendable jaws that shoot out to catch food, even small fi sh and tadpoles. The nymph climbs up a reed during the night. The fi nal skin splits and the adult emerges. Nymphs grow and shed skin several times. Dragonfl y lays eggs on the surface of the water. Nymph hatches and lives in water. Play ‘Dicing with dragons’ and learn about the ups and downs of a dragonfly’s life! Cut out the counters and take turns to throw a dice to see who can be the first to fly. www.snh.org.uk 59
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Credits The Nature of Scotland The
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Wild calendar Long days and bright
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Brown-eyed twirl Warm summer days,
Page 10 and 11: Unearthing nature’s wonders What
Page 12 and 13: Just what the doctor ordered Scotla
Page 14 and 15: 2 Nature is good for you - that’s
Page 16 and 17: 4 Outdoor activity offers everyone
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Page 20 and 21: Dragonfl ies are sensitive to tempe
Page 22 and 23: Dualchas coitcheann Common heritage
Page 24 and 25: City sights The most popular visito
Page 26 and 27: Inspiring children During the week,
Page 28 and 29: NEWS Searching beneath the surface
Page 30 and 31: NEWS Wildcat stronghold project A n
Page 32 and 33: Join the club! Ewen Cameron and Pet
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Page 36 and 37: Events diary 2009 July Saturday 4 O
Page 38 and 39: Island of the cowled women Loch Lom
Page 40 and 41: 2 Walk on for about 10 minutes and
Page 42 and 43: 6 From Port Bawn take the low path
Page 44 and 45: SNH Area News East Highland Corresp
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Page 50 and 51: You’ll come across national parks
Page 52 and 53: For instance, Loch Lomond & The Tro
Page 54 and 55: Learning from the past Scotland has
Page 56 and 57: Living with change Over the last hu
Page 58 and 59: National Trust for Scotland ranger
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