Animals - Living Material

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.

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.

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

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.

Bullfrog tadpoles are great for demonstrating metamorphosis in the classroom.

Useful in regeneration studies, these freshwater Oligochaetes are easy to handle and to culture.

These industrious scavenger insects devour organic matter — the larvae will even clean a skeleton of muscle, skin and cartilage.

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

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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.