Ranger Rick articles from August 2001

Ranger Rick archives from August 2001

GO FISH!
August 1, 2001... Look out below! It's time for lunch--and fish is on the menu. FABULOUS FLYING ACE Meet the skimmer. It hunts with a special fish finder--its lower beak. The tip of the beak cuts through the water's surface. When it hits a small...

DEAR RANGER RICK.
August 1, 2001... Last November, we ran a story about animals sleeping. Then we asked you to tell us your wildest and craziest dreams. You Rangers do some WILD stuff in your sleep! Here are just a few of your letters. My wildest and craziest dream was when I...

BIG BUGS : Check out these fantastic insects!
August 1, 2001... What has six legs, weighs 700 pounds, and makes great shade? Each of the HUGE ants in the photo below. The ants are sculptures from an exhibit called "Big Bugs." The exhibit has been to many places around the country. Right now it's at the...

Make some . . . FINGER-MA-JIGS.
August 1, 2001... First, you'll need at least one old glove, scissors, and fabric or craft glue. Then look for some craft materials, such as wiggly eyes, little pom-poms, pipe cleaners, felt, feathers, construction paper, and cotton balls. To start, cut off the...

READER RIDDLES.
August 1, 2001... How many cockroaches does it take to screw in a lightbulb? It's hard to tell. They all scatter as soon as the light goes on. Marissa J., California Where did the yellow jacket go when it broke a leg? The Wasp-pital. Daniel L.,...

CREATURES FROM KOMODO.
August 1, 2001... Whoa! What's this? A scary sea monster? A creepy dinosaur from a 3-D movie? Neither. It's a REAL creature. And it lives on some islands in a faraway sea. Their bodies are covered with tough scales. They walk like bad guys on short legs and...

WILDLIFE COUNT-A-THON.
August 1, 2001... Gotcha! A scientist uses a "pooter" to gently suck an insect off a sheet. A bright light aimed at the sheet lures many kinds of nighttime insects. As dawn breaks, this bug light is still at work--attracting moths, flies, beetles, and other...

GET OUT!
August 1, 2001... Hey, Rangers! Every couple of months we'll be bringing you some cool things to do outdoors with nature in your neighborhood--or even right in your own backyard! Here's the first one, all about a little "bug" that everybody loves. ...

GIRAFFIC PARK.
August 1, 2001... What kinds of animals live near your house? Squirrels? Birds? How about giraffes? That's what lives around this big house in Africa. Find out why! Yoo-hoo! This giraffe pokes its head in the front door, hoping for a handout. But there's...

JELLYFISH JUMBLE.
August 1, 2001... The answers to these watery questions are all numbers, and they're floating around at the ends of this jellyfish's tentacles. If you can guess an answer, write it on the line after the question. If not, follow the tentacle with the same letter...