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| Leaf
Shapes and Arrangements Display |
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A major step in plant identification is
recognizing the shapes and arrangements of leaves.
This mount illustrates the most common forms for your young botanists.
Simple leaves shown are linear, elliptic, fan, chordate, needle,
lanceolate, peltate, scale, deltoid, and oblong.
Compound leaves are trifoliate, palmate, pinnate, and
bipinnate.
Arrangements are alternate, opposite, and whorled. All fully labeled.
14" x 21" |
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| Fruit
Types Display |
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Explore the diversity and structure of fruiting bodies with this wonderful
botanical exhibit. Nineteen fully labeled specimens represent 11 fruit
types. Included are the nut, samara, loment, silicle, drupe, berry,
legume, capsule, caryopsis, achene, and aggregate. 21" x 14".
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| Insect
Study Set |
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Contains 20-25 insect specimens representing the
seven major orders, all native to the United States. Study guide reviews
basic insect biology and describes characteristics of the seven major
orders. Insects are displayed in a 12" x 16" Riker mount.
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| Insect
Diversity Riker Mount |
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A Riker mount featuring 11 different orders with
27 insect specimens illustrating the diversity between species.
12" x 16"
NOTE: At times it becomes necessary to substitute insects when those
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| Insect
Metamorphosis Set |
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Gradual, incomplete and complete insect
metamorphosis is shown in this 8" x 12" Riker mount.
Each of the specimens is fully labeled and mounted behind glass |
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| Honeybee
Life Cycle |
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This Riker display
mount shows the different stages in the life cycle of the honeybee: egg,
larva, pupa, queen, worker, drone, workers harvesting pollen and nectar,
honeycomb foundation, cells for workers, and cells for drones. 6" x 8" |
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| Beneficial
Insects |
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Not all insects are
harmful. This 8" x 12" Riker mount displays 11 of the beneficial
insects. |
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| Harmful
Insects |
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Twenty different
species carefully mounted and identified in a Riker mount. |
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| Monarch
Life Cycle Display |
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Monarchs are
probably the most recognized of our native Lepidopteran species. Now you
can put their amazing life cycle in your student's hands with this 5"
x 4" exhibit. From egg to freeze-dried larva (caterpillar), to
chrysalis and adult - all stages of a complete metamorphosis are included
and fully labeled. |
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| Dragonfly
Life Cycle Display |
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This 5-1/2" x 4-1/2"
display shows students each stage of the dragonfly’s life cycle: the
egg, nymph, and adult stages. Each specimen is clearly labeled. |
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| Animal
Kingdom Survey Set |
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This collection of 12 display
mounts is a wonderful resource for showing the diversity of the animal
kingdom. Each mount will also be useful for studies of individual phyla
and orders. The collection contains 49 specimens across seven phyla. Each
6" x 5" mount houses fully-labeled specimens that have been
prepared for many years of classroom service. Contains: Spongilla, Scypha,
Chalina, commercial sponge, anemone, jellyfish, hard coral, soft coral,
pectin, snail, Chiton, squid, leech, scaleworm, earthworm, starfish,
brittlestar, sand dollar, sea cucumber, sea urchin, centipede, millipede,
tick, spider, scorpion, horseshoe crab, grasshopper, cicada, beetle,
butterfly, water bug, mayfly, hornet, horsefly, dragonfly, stonefly, pill
bug, barnacle, shrimp, crab, seahorse, tadpole, turtle, exoskeleton,
shell, scale, feather, quill, and hair. On occasion, similar specimens may
be substituted due to availability. |
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