I've got that Geometry Bug!
"A Day in the Life of My
Geometry Bug"
My bug's name is Arthur. He is a
Dominagon. He is called this because of his domino resembling wings. Some of
the geometrical shapes on my bug include a cylindar, a sphere, squares and rectangles.
My bug has these geometrical shapes because this bug grows very quickly, so it
has very simple shapes to its body. This specific insect grows from a larvae to
an adult in about two days. Arthur has flat, rounded legs because he is a water
bug. He needs these legs so he can glide over the water using surface tension.
Arthur has a daily routine of waking early in the moring on a marsh bank. Then
he spends the day finding algea to feed on. Some of his predators include small
birds and fish. Arthur is a very quick moving bug who flies when moving from
one body of water to another.
This specific Dominagon eats by sucking the
algea through a filtering, straw like mouth. Other types of Dominagons have a
shorter, wider mouth used for biting and chewing plants and leaves (including
some flowers.) This particular bug faces minimal geometrical challenges because
he is very flexible and has no need to fit in tight spaces simply because it
spends its life on or near the water. Like many other bugs,
Arthur
breathes through small holes on the side of his body called spiracles. Like all
other insects, Arthur is symmetrical. Arthur will live for many many years,
because of his heritage. Because Dominagons are not like common flies, Arthur
has two pairs of wings. All Dominagons have green blood, not because they are
aliens, but because their blood doesn't contain hemoglobin, which carries
oxygen through their body. Arthur goes back to sleep at night in a new pond
about a mile away. Tomorrow is a new day and Arthur must sleep.
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