Frog, Perch, and Grasshopper. Can you guess what I did???

Hey everyone!! How ya'll doing??

Now, down to business. Can you guess what I did? I did more dissections!! This time I dissected a frog, a perch (fish), and a grasshopper. They were all very different, but very interesting. I have to say, the grasshopper was my least favorite, but I have never had great experiences with grasshoppers so...but it was still pretty cool. Here are some pictures. Enjoy!! :)

Freddie the frog!! :)

He was a pretty big frog! All the orange stuff is fat. Kinda strange right?

A frog's system is laid out very similar to ours.

That's his tongue. It is attached at the front so he can flick it out and pull it back in quickly to catch his food.

He was pretty stiff so I had to pry his mouth open. That's what happens when you sit around...um...dead (to put it frankly) for a while.

Woo-hoo, the guts! Haha, I am really enjoying these dissections.

Paco the perch!! :)

Paco is waving at ya!!

His eyes were closed so we didn't get to see his eye balls.

This was the hardest one to cut open because you have to work around all the bones.

We cut open left side to see his insides.

Fish are different then the other dissections I have done, and it was cool to see the differences.

Gordon the grasshopper!! :)

He's a waving at ya!!

Grasshoppers...(shiver)...I have to admit, Gordon was quite interesting.

Those are his wings.

Ooops, I broke him. My bad. ;)

Cutting him open! That was the best part!

Quite the interesting little thing, a grasshopper is.

That is his mouth, although you can't see it very well.

It was very interesting to compare the similarities and differences between Freddie the frog, Paco the perch, and Gordon the grasshopper. The frog was similar to the fetal pig, but the perch and grasshopper were different and interesting to examine.

Thanks for reading my blog. I hope you enjoyed it!!

'becca