Animals - Living Material
Live specimens are used for a wide variety of studies including studying the physiological effects of drugs on a specimen’s heartbeat and temperature on metabolism, the locomotion of microscopic organisms, and studying plant respiration, photosynthesis, plasmolysis, and more. Algal cultures form colonies of cells that are extremely easy to visualize for better understanding of cell walls and plastids, and many live specimens reproduce rapidly for quick turnover between successive tests.
Ward's® Live Turbatrix aceti (Vinegar Eel) Culture
Commonly known as the Vinegar Eel, these free-living nematodes require very little care, feeding in vinegar and feeding on fungi contained in it.
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Ward's® Live Mealworm Larvae, Pupae and Beetles (Tenebrio)
Teach your students about the complete metamorphosis of an insect with these mealworms.
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Ward's® Dragon Genetics Kit
Cool and colorful dragons liven up genetics lessons.
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Ward's® Live Dermestid Beetles (Dermestes sp. )
These industrious scavenger insects devour organic matter — the larvae will even clean a skeleton of muscle, skin and cartilage.
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Ward's® Live African Clawed Frogs and Food (Xenopus laevis)
These African clawed frogs are entirely aquatic and thrive in an ordinary freshwater aquarium. They are often used in developmental studies and genetic experiments.
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Ward's® Live Earthworms (Lumbriculus terrestris)
Mature specimens of this widely studied annelid are provided.
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Ward's® Live Red Worm Culture (Eisenia Hortensis)
These common worms are also referred to as Red Wigglers.
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Ward's® Live Waxworms (Galleria mellonella)
Wax worms are a hardy larvae that are easy to handle.
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Ward's® Live Mystery Snails (Pomacea bridgesi)
These organisms help keep your freshwater aquarium clean by eating algae and detritus; they won’t eat any plants included in the aquarium.
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Ward's® Live Bullfrogs (Rana catesbeiana)
This large predatory frog will eat any other organism smaller than itself, including smaller bullfrogs; keep similar-sized frogs together to avoid cannibalism.
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Drosophila Sets, Live Fruit Flies
Drosophila melanogaster, the common fruit fly, is widely used in genetic studies. They express a number of mutations such as eye, wing, and body mutations. Students can study sex-linked, recessive, and dominant mutations. Drosophila also makes an excellent live food for mantises, small reptiles, and amphibians. Drosophila demonstrates complete metamorphosis with egg, larva, pupa, and adult stages in its life cycle.
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Ward's® Live Green Hydra (Chlorohydra viridissima)
Hydra are tiny animals closely related to jellyfish. They can be carnivorous as well as photosyntheic due to their symbiotic relationship with green algae Zoochlorellae.
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Ward's® Live Green Tree Frog (Hyla sp.)
These fascinating frogs are uniquely adapted for climbing, with prominent adhesive pads on the ends of their digits.




