Carnivorous Plants | Nature Notes with Rudy Mancke

There is much diversity among carnivorous plants in SC.

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There is much diversity among carnivorous plants in SC.

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Carnivorous Plants | What's Wild

In this edition of What's Wild, we'll be taking a look at some native South Carolina plants with a big appetite! There are approximately thirty-one species of carnivorous plants throughout the state...

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Carnivorous Plants Trivia Quiz - Teacher Resource | What's Wild

This What's Wild episode looked at a particular group of flora that calls South Carolina home. If you caught this edition that looked at these plants with a big appetite, this quiz is for you. Test...

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Carnivorous Plants Trivia Quiz | What's Wild

Episode 5 of What's Wild looked at a particular group of flora that calls South Carolina home. If you caught episode five that looked at these plants with a big appetite, this quiz is for you. Scroll...

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Carnivorous Plants in South Carolina

Students will watch the What's Wild video about carnivorous plants in the South Carolina. They will do research and then create their own plant using available supplies and materials.

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ACE Basin | Nature Notes with Rudy Mancke

The ACE Basin National Wildlife Refuge is part of the federal system of refuges managed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

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Bald Eagle | Nature Notes with Rudy Mancke

The Bald Eagle does, in fact live in the state throughout the year. This time of year they are nesting.

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Butterflies | Nature Notes with Rudy Mancke

Often times butterflies are directly connected to plants.

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Dragonfly | Nature Notes with Rudy Mancke

There are 105 species of dragonflies found in SC. Their life actually comes in 2 parts: living in water, then air.

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Eastern Cottonmouth | Nature Notes with Rudy Mancke

The eastern cotton mouth is one of the most venomous snakes in the southeast.

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Fall Lines | Nature Notes with Rudy Mancke

The Fall Line is the area where the Piedmont meets the Coastal Plain.

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Flowers | Nature Notes with Rudy Mancke

The flowers on flowering plants are there for reproduction.

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Jocassee Gorges | Nature Notes with Rudy Mancke

Rudy Mancke talks about a visit to the Jocassee gorges while he was a nature study leader in Pickens county.

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Mountains to the Sea | Nature Notes with Rudy Mancke

We live in the smallest of all of the southeastern states but our state offers so much variety, from the mountains to the sea!!

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Osprey | Nature Notes with Rudy Mancke

They osprey, also known as fish hawk, has only one species and is found pretty much all over the world.

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Poisonous Plants | Nature Notes with Rudy Mancke

The state flower of SC, the yellow jessimine, is one of many plants found in SC that is poisonous.

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The snake adds a section to its rattle each time it sheds its skin, which can be up to 2 to 3 times a year.

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River otters are playful animals who are in the same family as weasels, mink and skunks.

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Vultures | Nature Notes with Rudy Mancke

We have two vulture species in South Carolina: the turkey vulture and the black vulture.