Monday’s literacy task is to Name a Species in conjunction with the Guardian’s Name a Species competition. Add your ideas for the different species to this post – the best will get put forward to the Guardian after a class poll. Look on the Guardian website to find the different creatures and details about them. Good Luck!
Name a Species
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TC
June 29, 2010 at 12:55 pm
My idear for the bee is the Burgla Bee.
adhb
June 29, 2010 at 1:08 pm
That is a good name but you should add some colour in
ps idear is spelt idea
TC
June 29, 2010 at 1:16 pm
ok how about orange Bugla bee
bk and ig
June 29, 2010 at 1:25 pm
do you mean the burgler bee?
ES&PM
June 29, 2010 at 1:26 pm
Its a very good name for thatrude bee that steals other beee homes.
EF
June 29, 2010 at 12:57 pm
my idear is the brown spoty bug
adhb
June 29, 2010 at 1:11 pm
it is a good name but you could put an and in between the brown and spotty .
r.s&m.w
June 29, 2010 at 12:58 pm
The stalked jellyfish: Lucernariopsis cruxmelitensis as:the frog hand jellyfish
TB & NP
June 29, 2010 at 1:17 pm
It is a good name but it could have some colour involved in the name.
adhb
June 29, 2010 at 1:00 pm
the megapenthes lugens shoulk whip beetled be called a clicking blac
TC
June 29, 2010 at 1:00 pm
I think the Lucernariopsis cruxmelitensis should be called the red head moster.
st & bc
June 29, 2010 at 1:22 pm
I like it but you could discribe the shape of it.
OA & DW
June 29, 2010 at 1:00 pm
I think this bettal shoud be called the sunset bettal because it’s spts are sunset couler
TC
June 29, 2010 at 1:12 pm
good idea i know what you are talking about but i think you could say peric colours
MW& RS
June 29, 2010 at 1:16 pm
its a good idea but what beetle is it?
MW& RS
June 29, 2010 at 1:18 pm
its a good idea but what is the beetles name?
and some words are spelt wrong!
A.H. A.D.
June 29, 2010 at 1:00 pm
I think that the Stenus longitarsis should be called the black fencing beetle.
TLC
June 29, 2010 at 1:01 pm
I think the Lucernariopsis cruxmelitensis should be called the red head moster.
ES&PM
June 29, 2010 at 1:01 pm
Pm thinks the Stenus longitarsis should be called the black fencing beetle.
EJRF
June 29, 2010 at 1:02 pm
my idear for the shrimp is the deep blue sea
J.J
June 29, 2010 at 1:03 pm
We think that the Haliclystus auricula sould be called
The Voilet Flaming Stardance Jellfish
A.H. A.D.
June 29, 2010 at 1:16 pm
The Violet Flaming Stardance jellfish is a good name but I think that you need to say that it looks like coral. You could insted call it the Violet Flaming Stardance Coral Jellfish.
adhb
June 29, 2010 at 1:03 pm
The megapenthes lugens should be called the black clicking whip beetle
MW& RS
June 29, 2010 at 1:04 pm
The deep sea shrimp I think for the Theatened shrimp.
MW& RS
June 29, 2010 at 1:21 pm
that dosent make sense!!!!!
ES&PM
June 29, 2010 at 1:04 pm
EM think that the Cryptocephalus punctiger should be called the emerrald antennaed beetle
TJ,LH
June 29, 2010 at 1:04 pm
we think the lucernariopsis cruxmelitensis should be called The spotted lava jellyfish.
TTLC
June 29, 2010 at 1:04 pm
My idea for the Megapenthes lugens is boat bug
OA & DW
June 29, 2010 at 1:05 pm
I think the stenus longitarsis should be called black bollit betal because tt trvles 1 Meter a secand and it is black.
TB & NP
June 29, 2010 at 1:05 pm
We think that the Normada Armata should be called the cream Spotted Robber Bee, because it is a creamy colour and has a whitey coloured spot. And it also lays it’s eggs in other bees nests.
chloe
June 29, 2010 at 1:07 pm
I think the philorhizus quadrisignatus should be called the patch of evil because it has loads of patches.
ES&PM
June 29, 2010 at 1:07 pm
Pm thinks that the Megapenthes lugens should be called Elm Tree Clicker Bug
TB & NP
June 29, 2010 at 1:09 pm
we think that megapenthes lugens should be called the grey clicking canoe beetle, because it is a grey beetle and it clicks. It is also the shape of a canoe.
J.J
June 29, 2010 at 1:10 pm
We think that the Lucernariopsis cruxmelitensis should be called
jelly hand eater.
TCEF
June 29, 2010 at 1:10 pm
Are idea for the Cryptocephalus punctiger is green fencer.
ES&PM
June 29, 2010 at 1:10 pm
EM thinks that the Haliclystus auricula should be called thatbright dotted eged coral jellyfish
ES&PM
June 29, 2010 at 1:10 pm
EM thinks that the Haliclystus auricula should be called that bright dotted eged coral jellyfish Em
OA & DW
June 29, 2010 at 1:11 pm
the usnea florida should be called the spider spikey afro liken becauseit has a afro like shap,And the spikes look likes spider legs.
chloe
June 29, 2010 at 1:11 pm
I thinknthe thretend shrimp shouid be called freaky feey because its feet looks freaky.
bk and ig
June 29, 2010 at 1:16 pm
do you mean freaky feet?
TJ,LH
June 29, 2010 at 1:11 pm
we think that the cryptocephalus punctiger should be called the matalic green leaf beetle.
MW& RS
June 29, 2010 at 1:12 pm
The deep sea shrimp for the threatened shrimp.
K.p hh
June 29, 2010 at 1:12 pm
For the bee we have names:
The brown cuckoo bee
Nomad bee
Orange leged bee
The odd spoted bee
The nest stealer
For the jellyfish we have names:
The scarlet red jellyfish
The lampy rock climbler
The blood red ZOMBIE jellyfish
TJ,LH
June 29, 2010 at 1:23 pm
we think the brown cuckoo bee is by far the best.
MW& RS
June 29, 2010 at 1:12 pm
The deep sea shrimp for the shrimp one
J.J
June 29, 2010 at 1:16 pm
What about the couler!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
bk and ig
June 29, 2010 at 1:14 pm
we think that the black nippy beetle could be the “wetland water skater” and we thought that the green one could be the “rare emerald leaf beetle” or the “matalic green leaf beetle”. THe lichen could be “burnt cabbage lichen”. Also it could be the “fanned lichen”!
ES&PM
June 29, 2010 at 1:14 pm
Pm thinks that the Lucernariopsis cruxmelitensis should be called the Orange Lava Jellyfish because it is orange it looks like lava and it is a jelllyfish.
TB & NP
June 29, 2010 at 1:15 pm
We think that the Cruxmelitensis should be called the Small Ruby jelly fish, because it is a small jellyfish and is a ruby red colour.
st & bc
June 29, 2010 at 1:16 pm
The Lucernariopsis cruxmelitensis should be called the sun jellyfish
because it has the coulers of the sun.
cpam
June 29, 2010 at 1:26 pm
its good but weres the colour.
OA & DW
June 29, 2010 at 1:16 pm
The luceranriopsis cruxmelitensis should be called the oringe star because it has an oringe body and it looks like it has little lights on.
mrcobbsclass
June 29, 2010 at 1:17 pm
Which do you think should be the chosen names? Reply to this post with your favourite one.
bk and ig
June 29, 2010 at 1:20 pm
we like kp and hh brown cuckoo bee for the bee
MW& RS
June 29, 2010 at 1:20 pm
cream Spotted Robber Bee
ef
June 29, 2010 at 1:21 pm
i think the best one is the one katie did the blood red zoombie
OA & DW
June 29, 2010 at 1:22 pm
I think it should be the oringe lava jelly fish
tc
June 29, 2010 at 1:24 pm
I think the one thats the best is Nia’s bee which is called cream Spotted Robber bee
J.J
June 29, 2010 at 1:25 pm
We think that the The scarlet red jellyfish is the BEST!!!
A.H. A.D.
June 29, 2010 at 1:25 pm
We think that the Haliclystus auricula sould be called
The Voilet Flaming Stardance Jellfish
st & bc
June 29, 2010 at 1:25 pm
EM & PM
TJ,LH
June 29, 2010 at 1:25 pm
we think that the brown cuckoo bee is by far the best.
adhb
June 29, 2010 at 1:25 pm
our fave name is the burgar bee
LH & KS
June 29, 2010 at 1:26 pm
Our favirote is The blood red jelly fish stalker.
TB & NP
June 29, 2010 at 1:28 pm
We think that the violet flaming star dance jellyfish.
bk and ig
June 29, 2010 at 1:18 pm
we think the orange 4 spoter should be called frusesent 4 spoter
LH
June 29, 2010 at 1:18 pm
I think the Nomada armata bee should be called. The odd spoted bee or The orange leged bee.The odd spoted bee because it is spoty and its the odd one in the nest.
cpam
June 29, 2010 at 1:19 pm
i think the four spotted ground beetle should be called the hazel nut ground monster.
TJ,LH
June 29, 2010 at 1:19 pm
we think the nomada armata should be called the fake nesting bee.
ES&PM
June 29, 2010 at 1:20 pm
Pm i think for the Bee it should be called the burgler bee Tc idea.
ES&PM
June 29, 2010 at 1:22 pm
We also like the deep sea shrimp by MW and RS.
adhb
June 29, 2010 at 1:22 pm
our faviroute is the burglar bee
chloe
June 29, 2010 at 1:23 pm
I thinknthe thretend shrimp shouid be called freaky feet because its feet looks freaky.
MW& RS
June 29, 2010 at 1:27 pm
we vote the fake nesting bee by TJ,LH . we also vote our one the frog hand jellyfish and the mws shrimp
chloe
June 29, 2010 at 1:28 pm
I like the deep sea should be the theatend
MW& RS
June 29, 2010 at 1:29 pm
thanks ES&PM!
chloe
June 29, 2010 at 1:29 pm
I like the deep sea should be the theatend shrimp
cpam
June 29, 2010 at 1:34 pm
i think stenus longitarsis should be the bullet monster