Beatles

The Beatles were an English rock band from Liverpool whose members were John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr. They are amongst the most commercially successful and critically acclaimed bands in the history of popular music.[2]
The Beatles are the best-selling musical act of all time in the United States, according to the Recording Industry Association of America, which certified them as the highest selling band of all time based on American sales of singles and albums.[3] In the United Kingdom, The Beatles released more than 40 different singles, albums, and EPs that reached number one. This commercial success was repeated in many other countries: their record company, EMI, estimated that by 1985 they had sold over one billion discs and tapes worldwide.[4] In 2004, Rolling Stone Magazine ranked the Beatles #1 on their list of 100 Greatest Artists of All Time.[5] According to that same magazine, their innovative music and cultural impact helped define the 1960s,[2] and their influence on pop culture can still be felt today.
The Beatles led the mid-1960s musical "British Invasion" into the United States. Although their initial musical style was rooted in 1950s rock and roll and homegrown skiffle, the group explored genres ranging from Tin Pan Alley to psychedelic rock. Their clothes, styles, and statements made them trend-setters, while their growing social awareness saw their influence extend into the social and cultural revolutions of the 1960s.

Gypsy Moths

Gypsy Moths Lymantria dispar
Order: Lepidoptera - Family: Lymantriidae
Adult:
Moths emerge in late July and early August. It's easy to tell the difference between the adult male and female gypsy moths. Male moths are brownish-gray and have small bodies and well-developed wings. The females are mostly white with black markings and larger than the males. The male gypsy moths emerge one or two days before the females. Unlike the males, European gypsy moth females can't fly. There is a type of Asian gypsy moth female that can fly! After emerging from the cocoon, female moths give off a pheromone (chemical) which attracts males for mating.
Egg:
Eggs are laid mostly in July and do not hatch until the spring. The females lay oval-shaped egg masses. The fuzzy, creamy white egg masses, covered with yellow hairs from the adult female, contain 100 to 1,500 eggs and are laid on the underside of tree limbs, bark, rocks, and structures including buildings, campers, mobile homes, etc. These eggs hatch the following year in late April and May. Short distance spread results when small caterpillars are blown by the wind, a process known as "ballooning". These tiny caterpillars are so small and light that they can float quite a distance in a strong wind. Long distance spread of the gypsy moth occurs when egg masses are unknowingly transported from infested areas on vehicles.
Pupa: Reddish-brown. Lasts about 2 weeks.

About a picture

There is a place with many flowers. Many pink flowers are around those people. The flowers grew very well. The color let people happy. Maybe the spring is coming. Moreover, the ground is white. It let us feel clear and holy. In the snow white ground, there are some rough rock. It make us feel balance with this picture. There have both beautiful and strong things. It likes power and soft. The nature things is quite amazing. It has the nature power to let people happy and friendly. At this picture, many people was taking pictures in the beautiful place. They went there with their family or friend. They very enjoyed that place. There was a girl raising her hand and said “cheers”. What a friendly view it is. And next to this girl, there were two photographer. They was taking pictures with those flowers. Maybe they are working for making newspaper. It will be the most beautiful things in the world. From the another view, those people live in the city. They were tired about that busy temple. They want to relax themselves in the place. Those flowers, trees, insects, white ground and rock are the most useful things to let them feel comfortable. Next time, when I feel tired, I will be there to relax myself.

The Lake Isle of InnisfreeI will arise and go now, and go to Innisfree,And a small cabin build there, of clay and wattles made:Nine bean-rows will I have there, a hive for the honey-bee,And live alone in the bee-loud glade.And I shall have some peace there, for peace comes dropping slow,Dropping from the veils of the mourning to where the cricket sings;There midnight’s all a glimmer, and noon a purple glow,And evening full of the linnet’s wings.I will arise and go now, for always night and dayI hear lake water lapping with low sounds by the shore;While I stand on the roadway, or on the pavements grey,I hear it in the deep heart’s core.

Bumble Bee

Bumble Bee Fact Page
Bumblebees (Bombidae) leave their nest in the autumn, and the fertilized queens hibernate in some protected place during the winter. In the spring each queen builds a nest of moss or grass, preferably in a deserted rodent nest. From scales secreted by abdominal glands, she makes a honeypot of wax and then makes a cell and half fills it with pollen before depositing her eggs in it. The queen covers the eggs with a layer of wax and sits on them like a brooding hen, sipping honey from her pot. After the larvae hatch, they eat the pollen and grow, then spin cocoons in which to pupate. When the workers emerge, they cut away the upper half of the cells, and the remainder is used as a receptacle for nectar.
Bumblebee populations vary from year to year, depending on environmental factors; but one typical nest collected in Wisconsin contained one queen, 515 adult workers, 117 worker and 119 queen pupae, 101 larvae, 308 eggs contained in 18 cells on cylinders of pollen, and 709 empty worker cells filled with honey.
The larger workers maintain the covering over the nest and collect food, and the smaller ones care for the young larvae and do the inside work. Only males are produced late in the summer, and female larvae literally may be thrown out to control the population. When workers lay eggs, the queen may chase the workers away and eat the eggs; but if the queen dies or is removed, one of the larger workers will take her place within four hours or less. The difference in size of workers depends upon the amount of food they have available to eat when they are larvae.
Bumblebees are superior to other bees in pollinating red clover, since they have a tongue that is 2.5 mm (0.1 in) longer than that of honeybees. Artificial methods of rearing bumblebees have been successful, but a better technique may be to encourage natural populations by providing forage plants that bloom eight to nine weeks prior to red clover, so that the colonies have abundant food on which to raise their young.

Westlife

History
November 13th 2006 saw Westlife release their 8th album The Love Album. The Love Album is a collection of 11 of the most classic and memorable love songs of all time. Westlife perform this collection of epic love songs with heartfelt emotion and the album showcases more than ever the band's unique vocal prowess that has been key to their unrivalled continuing success.
The band personally chose their favourite love songs and found time in between breaks on their sell out Face To Face 06 Tour last summer to record the album. The guys worked with long-term collaborator Steve Mac (who has personally been involved with 30 UK number one singles and album sales of 60 million!) and recording sessions took place in London, Dublin and Sweden. Packed with soaring choruses and epic string arrangements The Love Album has all the classic ingredients of the kind of quality pop album that Westlife have become synonymous with. The opening track and first single The Rose sets the tone for the album. Originally a huge hit for Bette Midler in the US in 1980, Westlife's versiopn emulated the success here in the UK. On another of the album's many highpoints the guys teamed up with Australian singing star Delta Goodrem to record a version of All Out Of Love.
Since their launch in 1998 Westlife have become a total cultural phenomenon. After 8 years they are still at the top of their game and continue to push the boundaries of achievement. Their album released last year, Face To Face was the biggest selling album in 2005 for record label SonyBMG, selling 1.1 million copies in just 3 months after its release in October. In August 2006 they completed their Face To Face 06 Tour, which was their best to date and was fresher and more exciting than ever. It was a particularly memorable tour as it saw the band make history when they took to the stage for the 21st time at Wembley Arena and were duly presented with an award honouring them as the pop act who has performed there the most times in the history of the venue.
Westlife are bigger now than ever before and have completely outlasted any of their rivals. No band can compare to them in terms of success. In their 8 years so far they have sold over 35 million records globally; had seven multi-platinum albums in the UK alone and scored a record breaking 14 UK number ones. Westlife have also picked up countless awards and appeared on hundreds of magazine covers around the world. They are the only recording artists to win the prestigious Record Of The Year an incredible four times, other top awards include two BRIT Awards and an MTV Europe Award. Westlife are the biggest selling Arena act ever and have just completed The Love Tour 2007, which saw them perform tracks from The Love Album as well as their greatest hits throughout March and April.Kian: Birthday and place of birth: 29th April 1980, SligoStarsign: Taurus – and I am like a bull!I never thought that Westlife would: Have 12 Number One Singles.My favourite Westlife moment: Shooting the video for If I Let You Go in TenerifeMy favourite Westlife track: What Makes A ManMy favourite Westlife video: Fool AgainWhat the other guys say about me: Very headstrong!When I'm not working I like to: Spend time in the surf dude!My motto is: Treat people how you like to be treated
Shane:Birthday and place of birth: 5th July 1979, SligoStarsign: CancerI never thought that Westlife would: Still be hugely successful seven years onMy favourite Westlife moment: Meeting the PopeMy favourite Westlife track: Flying Without WingsMy favourite Westlife video: Fool AgainWhat the other guys say about me: That I am generous and a nice guy!When I'm not working I like to: Change my daughter’s nappies!My motto is: Everything happens for a reason
Nicky: Birthday and place of birth: 9th October 1978, DublinStarsign: Libra - I am a beautifully balanced person!I never thought that Westlife would: Play two nights at Lansdowne Road to 80,000 people.My favourite Westlife moment: Meeting the Pope and our dads performing on our TV show 'She's The One'My favourite Westlife track: World Of Our OwnMy favourite Westlife video: World Of Our Own (U.S Version)What the other guys say about me: I'm the longest in the showerWhen I'm not working I like to: Spend time with my wife and walk our little pupsMy motto is: Smile, enjoy life, live every day like it's your last
Mark: Birthday and place of birth: 28th May 1980, SligoStarsign: Gemini.I never thought that Westlife would: Win Record Of The Year three times!My favourite Westlife moment: Meeting the PopeMy favourite Westlife track: Can't Lose What You Never HadMy favourite Westlife video: World Of Our Own (U.S Version)What the other guys say about me: Where is Mark?!When I'm not working I like to: Write songsMy motto is: Wake up and breathe!

Katydid Facts

Katydid Facts
Order: OrthopteraCommon Name--Katydids (related to grasshoppers and crickets)
Katydids get their name from the way their songs sound. Some katydids have been called long-horned grasshoppers because of their long and slender shape. However, all katydids are more similar and related to crickets than grasshoppers. One of the things that makes them different from their relatives is their antennae which may be two or three times the length of their body. These antennae are covered with sensory receptors that allow katydids to find their way around in the dark, when most of them are active.
Photo courtesy of the Arthropod Zoo
Crickets and katydids create sounds by rubbing a scraper on one forewing against a file on the other front wing. The hearing organ of crickets and katydids is located inside a slit on their front legs.
Being discovered often means death for insects. Katydids are eagerly sought by sharp-eyed and hungry predators, from bats and birds to snakes and shrews. To avoid becoming another creature's meal, katydids have had to evolve cunning and devious ways to hide. Few other groups in the insect world have as wide a range of survival tactics as katydids. Katydids do everything from posing as remarkably life-like leaves to mimicking other insects in their attempts to make it through the day without being eaten. Check out The Wild Ones website to see some excellent pictures of katydid camouflage! Remember, you'll have to hit your "Back" button to return to this page!
There are some 4,000 species of katydids in the world. Nowhere else does a greater variety of them exist than in the rain forests of the Amazon. About 2,000 katydid species can be found there! Katydids are an important part of the Amazonian rain-forest community. They feed on the leaves, stems, flowers and fruits of a variety of plants. They also form an important part of the diet of many animals higher up in the food chain, especially monkeys, birds and bats.
HabitatsMost Orthoptera, or katydids, crickets and grasshoppers, are found in grassland areas because of the types of plants found in open fields. Many species of crickets and katydids that feed on trees are found in forests.
Life CycleKatydids have incomplete metamorphosis (egg-nymph-adult). Katydids lay their eggs in many places including the soil, in stems of plants, and in bark of trees. Nymphs are very similar to the adults, except they are smaller and lack fully developed wings. The nymph goes through several molts (generally five), gradually developing into an adult.