Dr. Freemans

The Death Cap

Dr. Freeman and his wife came to our bio class, He taught us about fungi and mushrooms. He also passed around mushrooms and a lot of us had fun. The best mushroom was the spore puffing one. There are over 15 types of fungi used in medicine today so they are great organisms. Some are delicious but others are deadly like the Death Cap (Above). The next time i go camping im going to find shrooms.

Komodo Dragon

Domain: Eukarya
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Varanidae
Genus/species: Varanus komodoensis


The Komodo dragon is the largest living lizard in the world today.. The biggest recorded one was 10.3 feet (3.13 m) and weighed 366 pounds (166 kg). They use smell as a primary sense. In the wild, Komodos eat almost any type of meat. Their bite is extremly deadly because they have so much bacteria in their mouth, one bite can kill you after a few days. They usually live for 30 years. Not much is known still, like why they dont die when biting each other ( over 50 different bacterial species, 7 septic ones in their salaiva and teeth) and if they can live longer.

More info can be found at the site where I found these facts: http://nationalzoo.si.edu/Animals/ReptilesAmphibians/Facts/FactSheets/Komododragon.cfm