Animals - Living Material

Teach your students about the complete metamorphosis of an insect with these mealworms.

Mature specimens of this widely studied annelid are provided.

These organisms help keep your freshwater aquarium clean by eating algae and detritus; they won’t eat any plants included in the aquarium.

This large predatory frog will eat any other organism smaller than itself, including smaller bullfrogs; keep similar-sized frogs together to avoid cannibalism.

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.

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.

These fascinating frogs are uniquely adapted for climbing, with prominent adhesive pads on the ends of their digits.

Hydra are tiny animals closely related to jellyfish. They are a carnivorous species that can be found in healthy freshwater rivers and streams where they attach themselves to plants and rocks.

Two or more species of annelids are included

One culture containing brown, black and white planaria is useful for comparative study.

You will receive a sample of both green and brown hydra mixed together, allowing you to observe the differences between the two organisms.

Anoles (American Chameleons) are tree-dwelling lizards found mostly in the southeastern US.

This toad thrives with minimum attention and may be housed in a terrarium with access to water and dry land.

This is the most widely studied Turbellarian, a free-living flatworm commonly used in science fair projects.

Daphnia are a widely studied small crustacean used for a number of physiology studies including the effects of drugs on heartbeat and temperature on metabolism.

Commonly known as the Vinegar Eel, these free-living nematodes require very little care, feeding in vinegar and feeding on fungi contained in it.