Pets in a Jar: Collecting and Caring for Small Wild AnimalsSuggestions for collecting and keeping as pets such small animals as snails, toads, worms, ants, butterflies, and starfish. |
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antennae ants aquarium body breathe brine shrimp butterflies butterfly or moth called catch caterpillar chirp clean cocoon container cover daphnia develop direct sunlight dropper earthworms easily eggs eggs hatch eyes field cricket fish freshwater frogs front legs gallon jar giant water bug grow head hermit crab hydras inch insects jar at home keep the jar larvae lay eggs leaf leaves live look magnifying lens male cricket mantes mantis mate moist molt moths mouth move newt oxygen pet stores planarians plastic pond plants pond snail pupa queen regrow rubber band salt saltwater seawater sensitive to light shell side skin species sperm spot stage star starfish sure surface swim tadpoles tail tap water temperature tentacles tiny toad try feeding try keeping tube tunnels twig underside underwater usually water boatman water bugs water scorpion Water striders wild animal pet wing worms York