November+Discoveries+KN

=11-3-14 Kalyn Naylor= My science discovery this week is on the Hibiscus Flower. The Hibiscus Flower is native to tropical regions. It's a flowering plant in the mallow family. It's simply known as the Hibiscus, but sometimes it's called the Rose Mallow. The generic Greek work hibiskos. The petals often have a toothed or lobed margin. The colors include white to pink, red, orange, purple or yellow.



=11-17-14 Kalyn Naylor= My Science discover this week is on maize. Maize, also know as corn, is a grain plant. Maize is also in the Poaceae family. The plant is a long stalk, which is green and leafy. The leafy stalk produces ears which contain the grain, which are seeds called kernels. Maize makes a delicious side to many meals. The yellow kernels are found on the ears. Even though it is a good side many people might just eat the kernels off the ear (known as corn on the cob).

=Kalyn Naylor 11-14-14=

====The octopuses of the genus Grimpoteuthis are sometimes nicknamed "Dumbo octopuses" from the ear-like fins protruding from the top of their "heads", resembling the ears of Walt Disney's flying elephant, Dumbo. They are creatures, living at extreme depths, and are some of the rarest of the Octopoda species.There are at least 13 to 14 species recognized in the genus. Some species are short, squat and yellow, while others resemble a jellyfish with one, big, brown, walking shoe. Some have suckers, in addition to spines, on all 8 webbed tentacles while others look like a regular octopus with the addition of blue or other colored "ears". ====