How do Australian animals

and insects adapt to

weather changes?

by Angel Cerry Kehagias

Australias winterIn Australia we don’t see many animals hibernate. This is because the weather is quite warm in Australia.

hibournation

Animals hibernate because of the cold weather that is also why animals only hibernate during winter.

which animals hibernate

There are only two animals that hibernate in Australia. The Mountain Pygmy Possum and the Australian Snake.

The Mountain Pygmy PossumThe mountain pygmy possum is the largest of all pygmy possums and lives in the blue mountains.thay have razer sharp theath and look like mice endainded because we keep biulding sky resorts and roads next to there homes.

Snakes

Snakes are scary to some people but there beutiful creatures once you give them a chance after all not all snakes are posenus. Snakes are cold blouded creature and are carnivors (meat eaters). Snakes don’t have eyes but have flexable jaws that help them eat pray bigger then thier head.

which inscts hibernate

it’s not only animals that hibernate, insects do to. Not just any insects creapy crawlies.

creapy crawlies

creapy cramlies hibernate because thay have to because only some can fly and thouse who can have a home to look after plus it’s to cold for then during winter. Thay come in many shapes colour and sizes. There are many types of creapy crawlies. For e.g ants centipeids and bees are creapy crawlies.

for many winter is a time for a holiday and I don’t mean humans. I mean insects and australian birds.

Migration

insect migration

Not all insects migrat, as I said before creepy crawlies don’t leave there home because thay can’t move it(eg bees have a bee hive to look after).

the most famos migrating insect is the Monarch Buterfly. the Monarch Butteflys live in urban areas, where there is food that they eat(e.g. milkweeds).Monarch Buterflys.

adapt

Some animals remain and stay active in the winter. They must adapt to the changing weather. Many make changes in their behavior or bodies. To keep warm, animals may grow new, thicker fur in the fall. On weasels and snowshoe rabbits, the new fur is white to help them hide in the snow.

conclusion

what i can conclued about my reserch is there are many ways people spend their autums and winters but most australian animals spend there winter warming up.birds fly to warmer climents and so do migrating insects. i can also conclued reptiles spend their winters hibournating which means seeps during the cold seasons.