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Life Science is the study of living organism which include micro-organisms, plants, animals and humans. 
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Five Finger | Forty Acre Rock (S.C.)
Five Finger | Forty Acre Rock (S.C.)

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• Genus Potentilla • Low spreading plant with silvery-downy stems • Yellow flowers • Five leaflets up to 6.3 cm (2.5 inches) in length • First flowers arise from axil of second leaf • Also called...
Fall Webworm | Forty Acre Rock (S.C.)
Fall Webworm | Forty Acre Rock (S.C.)

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• Hyphantria cunea • Silk web made by caterpillar • Native to North America and Mexico • Larvae often seriously damage trees and shrubs • Larvae spin silk over foliage, skeletonizing leaves as they...
Eastern Red Cedar | Forty Acre Rock (S.C.)
Eastern Red Cedar | Forty Acre Rock (S.C.)

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Juniperus virginiana Medium-size tree Needle-like leaves Leaves 1 mm - 2 cm (1/16 - 0.75 inches) Leaves entirely green, in pairs along four-sided twigs and branchlets Dominant on rock outcrops...
Eastern Box Turtle | Forty Acre Rock (S.C.)
Eastern Box Turtle | Forty Acre Rock (S.C.)

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• Terrapene carolina • 10 - 21.6 cm (4 - 8.5 inches) • Terrestrial • Vertebral column, backbone, and ribs grow into shell and into turtle's skin • Movable plastron hinge allows lower shell to close...
Cottony Groundsel | Forty Acre Rock (S.C.)
Cottony Groundsel | Forty Acre Rock (S.C.)

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Senecio tomentosus Yellow A composite flower Ray flowers resembling petals on the outside Disc flowers in center Found only in flat rock communities Endemic because its habitat is very, very small...
Bluet | Forty Acre Rock (S.C.)
Bluet | Forty Acre Rock (S.C.)

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Spring blooming annual bluet Houstonia pusilla, also referred to as the Tiny or Small bluet. Houstonia pusilla Also called Tiny or Small Bluet Member coffee family Name means “Tiny” Annual herb with...
Black Rock Moss | Forty Acre Rock (S.C.)
Black Rock Moss | Forty Acre Rock (S.C.)

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• Genus Lycopodium • Succulent herb • Primary moss in succession • Rose pink star-like flowers • Four petaled flowers in terminal clusters • Contains distinct stem with simple leaves • Oblong glaucous...
Birds Foot Violet | Forty Acre Rock (S.C.)
Birds Foot Violet | Forty Acre Rock (S.C.)

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• Viola pedata • No stems • Leaves and stalks arise from underground rhizomes • Leaves divided into many sections and have no hairs • Contains small flowers, approximately 1 inch wide • Leaves...
Bagworm Moth | Forty Acre Rock (S.C.)
Bagworm Moth | Forty Acre Rock (S.C.)

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• Lepidoptera psychidae • Small, mostly stout-bodied moth • Wingless female • Black male with almost clear wings • Larva feeds on cedars • Cocoon is used for protection • Male leaves cocoon, leaving...