"Boreal Laboratories"

Carassius auratus.

Erpobdella obscura

Mixed varieties; species will vary. Excellent for general study or populating terrariums. It is supplied in a plastic bag with care instructions. Size: 3" x 4".

Four individually labeled cultures — Euglena, Amoeba, Paramecium and Stentor — give students a comparison of three phyla from the kingdom Protista. Includes materials for 30 students, background information, and a teacher’s guide with subculturing instructions.

Hippodamia convergens.

Grass frogs are low maintenance and seasonally available, typically from September to July.

Use this representative collection to introduce your students to a variety of simple living organisms.

Observe Different Plants’ Methods of Capture and Feeding.

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

Characterized by a lack of rigid cellulosic walls, instead these organisms have pellicles made of protein. They store paramylon instead of starch.

Paramecium caudatum is a common protist that inhabits a variety of aquatic ecosystems.

Use this comprehensive set to introduce your students to the seedless classes of plants.
Includes: one each lichen, liverwort (vegetative only), moss and fern.

The nocturnal hermit crab uses “borrowed” shells to protect its relatively soft body, changing shells as it grows larger.

Four to six adults of each sex (including virgin females) have been carefully selected for the parent generation. Larvae will be visible within a week of receipt. Please order 7-10 days in advance.

We fully guarantee the purity and viability of our Drosophila melanogaster cultures. A large, vigorous culture is shipped in a shatterproof plastic vial. To ship Drosophila cultures with living larvae we require 10 days' notice prior to use date. During very cold weather, adult flies may die but eggs and larvae usually survive. Allow cultures to come to room temperature before checking under low magnification for eggs and live larvae. Complete instructions are always included.

Bazzania trilopata or Trichocolea tomantella. General green variety. It is supplied in a plastic bag with care instructions. Size: 3" x 4".

Demonstrate amoeba structure, locomotion, and feeding behavior.