Thursday, January 20, 2011

the power of SEXY, and we are bringing it BACK! BABY!!

This blog is created by us for people who REALLY REALLY!!!, like Sexy and Green things<3 =P

OK HI SEXY GREEN PEOPLE!!! we went to bukit timah on 20th January 2011 (SO SEXY!)

We learned many things about the rainforest and guess what! there is only 6% of the rainforest in the world left!!!! and in Singapore we cleared more than 90% of our forested areas are being deforested for LAND!(OMG MAN! SO UNSEXY!)DID YOU KNOW that the rain forest have the most amount of animal and plant variety and the number of variety of both animals and plants in Singapore are equivalent or even more then the whole of USA!(SEXY!)

Fact
There are around 900 flowering plants and around 100 fern species and 100 non flowering plants.(OMG!!)

There are 5 layers in a rain forest:
-Emergent , canopy , under story , shrub and undergrowth layer.

 

Hi I am a sexy Liana . I'm long , curvy and I climb up trees for support , I need them. I am also hollow and contain alot of water and I reproduce by seeds. If you are lost and thirsty , you can cut me and drink my water.



                                         Here is where i start=)!!! WEEE!!!



                                                           
                                 See those dangling thingys??? Its the roots of a fern!!!SO LONG~!
    IM A CLIMBER! i climb up trees with the use of tendrills. I need to climb up the tree so that i can get my sunlight!=) BWAHAHAHA!!!
                                     
                        
A Terentang is a tree which only can live for 15-20 years=( so sad!
                                      

A Terentang

ELLO! im a bad lilly=) I live near the ground where its moist and low sunlight as it is the condition where i best live in=)

Im a Peacock fern, i live at the undergrowth layer!! i love humid and low sunlight area
              


Im a leaf little plant =)! i trap dead leaves in the middle of my leaves and i have roots on top as well so i can absorb the nutrients from the decomposing leaves
                                               Another leaf litter plant~!~
  HEARD THIS NAME BEFORE!? yea i am a TEMPINIS  a strong canopy tree which can be used as plywood=)
Another Pic of a TEMPINIS

Im a scorpion tail plant! my new leaves looks like a scorpion tail which describes my name =)

Im a moss!! leaving way below at the undergrowth layer! i hate sunlight and lvoe moist area
OMG AT LAST A FUNGI!! i help in decomposition=) YEA BABY!
a decomposing log, it has a hollow inner trunk because i have a soft middle!

                                    MONINTOR LIZZARD FERN! i hav a monintor lizzard underside describing my name =)
                                    my under side of the leaf contains spore bags to reproduce
                                           WILD GINGER=) eat me = bad breath!
            RATTHAN! i have a spikey leaf where i can cling on to trees.. i can be used to make a cane to smack u!
                                             ANOTHER PIC OF A RATTHAN
                                          A EMERGENT TREE! (NAMELESS =P)
                                                           RAIN DRIP TIP LEAF
                                           A CROSS LEG SPIDER
                                         lycan, a mix of fungi and algae, this means the air quality is good
                                                   PIC BELOW
                                          AN EMERGENT TREE ABOUT 50M high !!! WTF!!

Here's a canopy tree
My name is Sepui, Red Dhup



DID YOU KNOW!?
that in the rainforest there is almost 100% transpiration and humidity.
a few hundred years are needed to grow the trees.
its a source of drugs to cure sickness
the roots help prevent oil erosion by clinging on the soil
habitat for animals!
i can make biodegradable plastics by using trees