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Creepy Creatures
Speaking parts
Peffer
____Maria Rocco*_
Good evening and welcome to our program called “Creepy
Creatures”.
___Emma Nichols*_
Please make sure your phones are on silent and do not walk
around during the performance. These noises are
disturbing to us and make it difficult for us to
concentrate on our performance. Thank you.
__Aleia Schroder_
As we sing each song there will be pictures of the
creatures we are singing about on the screen.
Creepy Creatures
___Sarah Barnes_ _
Bumblebees are very social insects, easily recognized by
their soft, striped black and yellow body hairs.
_Lainey Mihacevich _
Bumblebee nests are constructed at first by their queen.
She may select an existing underground hole or build a
nest of wax right on the ground or in grasses. Then the
worker bees take over while the queen gets busy laying
eggs.
_Elijah Laisure__ _
Bumblebees collect pollen on their body while collecting
nectar for food. They are important pollinators of
crops and wildflowers.
_Colin Hall*______ _
Bumblebees can sting more than once, but generally only
sting in defense of their nests.
____Cailyn Phillips___ _
The buzzing sound you hear is not caused by the beating
of their wings (which occurs approximately 200 times
per second). It’s actually the sound of the bumblebee’s
flight muscles vibrating like a rubber band.
The Bumblebee
___Kaden Drago_____
Earthworms are invertebrates, meaning they have no
skeletal backbone.
___Tim Gronert_____
Earthworms do many things to help the earth, including
conditioning, aerating, and enriching the soil.
__Lily Pace*__
Earthworms are “decomposers,” eating up dead plants and
animals, then returning nutrients to the soil.
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___Jacob Ergh*_____
Earthworm, Earthworm
Earthworms are thought to have been around for millions
of years. They don’t have eyes, but can sense light.
They don’t have a brain, but have nerve centers.
__Daniel Forsythe__
A mouse is a small mammal, primarily a nocturnal animal
(meaning it is active at night).
_Jacob Bunjevac____
It has very poor eyesight, but a keen sense of hearing.
_Lauryn Brucchieri_
A mouse has an especially reliable sense of smell, helping it
to find food and avoid predators.
__Alex Grzywna___
Mice make a good dinner for foxes, cats, snakes, and large
birds such as hawks and eagles.
_Dylan Emert_____
Mice are often used as experimental animals in biology
because they are mammals and, as a result, share
common genetic traits with humans.
Eek! A Mouse!
__Hallie George__ _
Bats are flying mammals. There are over 1,000 species of
them around the world, many of which are endangered.
_Braydon Hamilton _
The best thing about bats is that they eat several
hundred insects each night. They are actually able to
consume one third of their body weight in bugs each
night!
__Shaun Durken__ _
They like eating mosquitoes, moths, and grasshoppers,
bugs that often destroy crops and spread diseases.
Miller
__Abriana Kurilec _
Bat poop (also known as “guano”) is extremely rich in
nutrients, so it is used by farmers to fertilize their
crops.
__Connor Garrity_ _
Some bats hibernate certain times of year. In order to do
this, they must eat as much food as their body can
contain.
_Jaiden Hunt*__ _
Most bats are nocturnal, most active at twilight. As a
result, bats help with the pollination of some flowers
that only bloom at night!
_Janelle Nixon__ _
Bats make sounds that echo off of the ground or off the
sides of their caves, helping them to know where they
are. They rarely fly in the rain, as rain interferes with
their echo reflection.
Goin’ Batty
_Emma Ujlaki___ _
Stingrays are primarily found in coastal tropical waters
throughout the world. They especially enjoy feeding
among the coral reefs.
__Randy Zimmerman _
A stingray’s tail has a stinger on the end, which is used
exclusively in self-defense.
_Emily Pcionek_ _
Because they have such flat bodies, stingrays are able to
effectively conceal themselves by agitating the sand at
the bottom of the ocean and hiding underneath it.
__Dante Bateman_ _
A stingray’s mouth is on the bottom of its body while its
eyes are on the top, so it can’t see its prey! Luckily, a
stingray has a pretty good sense of smell.
__Janine VanStaden_
Stingrays are known for their almost ballet-like
movement; large seeping flaps (or wings) propel them
quickly through the water.
I Sing About the Stingray
__Danielle Castrigano _
Skunks are mammals known primarily for their ability to
emit a strong, foul-smelling scent. This is part of their
defense system, as the odor is strong enough to keep
bears and other attackers away.
__Sara Attaalla____ _
All skunks are striped from birth, though they come in
several colors. Some even have stripes on their legs!
_Brooke Griffin__ _
Skunks are omnivores, meaning that they eat both plants
and animals. Actually, they change their diet as the
seasons change.
_Daniel Schultz__ _
There aren’t many animals who can eat a honeybee. A
skunk can! Its thick fur protects it from stings. A
skunk will scratch at the front of a hive and eat the
bees that come out to investigate! Mama skunks teach
this skill to their young babies, known as kits.
I Thunk I Saw a Skunk
_Evan Cooley*____ _
Lizards are a large group of reptiles that live on every
continent except Antarctica.
__Kyra Whelan_ _
Most lizards have limbs, external ears, and moveable
eyelids with fairly well-developed color vision. Many of
them are able to detach their tails in order to escape
from their predators.
_Sergiy Yarema_ _
Chameleons are known for being able to change the color
of their skin, depending on their surroundings.
__Bryce James*_ _
Male anoles are known for the bright pink extension that
comes out from their neck, attracting a female!
_Madison Wyatt_ _
In Australia, the blue-tongued skink uses its colorful
tongue to hiss and scare off predators.
_Gavin Eck____ _
There are literally thousands of species of lizards, many
having curious individual traits such as these. Some
even make great pets!
Leapin’ Lizards!
_Bailey McCafferty_ _
Clymire
Porcupines are rodents, known for their coat of sharp
quills or spines.
__Samantha Meyer_ _
These quills are a great defense. They are released when
something comes in contact with them. And new ones
grow back to replace any that are lost!
_Clara Attaalla*__ _
A porcupine can’t “throw” its quills at an attacker. It can
shake its body, which may cause a quill to drop out.
__Mikayla Metz_ _
The porcupine is a herbivore, meaning it eats leaves, twigs,
and plants. In the winter, it may also eat the bark of a
tree.
O Porcupine
_Erica Lorence*__ _
Snakes are reptiles. They don’t have eyelids or external
ears. They find food through their sense of smell, using
their tongues to collect particles from the air, then
passing those particles to an organ in their mouth.
_Riley Beight___ _
Their skin is covered in scales, giving it a smooth, dry
texture. These scales can grip any surface, helping
them to travel quickly.
_Sky Dumont___ _
Snakes are carnivorous animals, meaning flesh-eating.
They have very flexible jaws that are not attached,
allowing them to open their mouths really wide.
__Jeffrey Steving____ _
Snakes like eating small animals like lizards, birds, fish,
and snails. They also eat eggs. Snakes must swallow
their prey whole because a snake can’t chew!
_Madison Whigham_ _
Snakes shed their skin- some once a year, some up to four
times a year. The snake literally crawls out of its old
skin. This is called moulting, and looks like a sock being
turned inside out.
“S” is for Snake
__Elizabeth Boac_ _
There are thousands of different kinds of spiders. They
come in all shapes and sizes, some fuzzy and some
smooth, in lots of different colors. They live where it’s
wet, where it’s dry, where it’s hot, where it’s cold –
everywhere but in Antarctica.
__Nathan Zelenka* _
All spiders have eight legs, four on either side. Most have
four pairs of eyes on the top and front area of their
heads. Their primary eyes are in front, while secondary
eyes (which detect light) are located on the sides.
Their blood is blue, yes, blue.
_Lauren Higgins*___ _
Many spiders are colored so they are camouflaged by their
surroundings.
_Corey Cadez*_____ _
Spiders don’t have ears. Instead they feel sounds
vibrating with tiny hairs on their legs.
_Katelyn Schultz__ _
Spiders have “spinneret” glands that release silk to weave
their webs. They first form a Y-shaped base, then fill
in the “radials” to make the web. They have the ability
to release both a sticky version and a non-sticky version
of their threads, in order to easily move around during
construction. Then they sit by and wait for their prey
to get stuck!
A Spider
__Holden Egner__ _
Slugs are fascinating creatures. They come in various
colors.
_Tori Ganda*___ _
Most lack a shell, though some have a very small shell and
others have a small internal shell. This is how they
differ from snails, who carry around a coiled shell in
which they can hide.
__Alex Finn___ _
There are slugs that exist on land and some that live in
the sea.
__Brendan Pak_ _
Most slugs have two sets of tentacles or “feelers” on their
head. The upper pair sense light and the lower pair
senses smell. These tentacles are retractable and will
grow back if they are lost.
_Nicholas Sauer_ _
Slugs are known for their slime, which is actually mucus
produced in order to help them move and prevent them
from slipping. It also makes it hard for a predator to
pick one up for lunch! Also, a slug’s “slime trail” also
gives them a chance to find each other!
__Ryan Helmink _
Slugs help us by eating fungus, dead leaves, and other
decaying materials on the ground.
Ugh! A Slug!
_Connor Deka______ _
Creepy Creatures
We hope that you learned some new information this
evening about Creepy Creatures! Thank you for coming!