children’s film encyclopedia
Species to Spot
Below is a list of plants, animals and insects featured in the film. The list is made in the order of their appearence and it provides both the common name & scientific name of each species.
Occasionally plants will be more commonly known by their latin name i.e. ceanothus.
Do you have any similar plants, animals or insects near your home?
Opening Sequence:
Russian Blue Cat – Felis catus
Ox-eye daisy - Leucanthemum vulgare
Dog rose – Rosa canina
Yellow sheep-sorrel – Oxalis stricta
Common marigold - Calendula officinalis
Foxglove – Digitalis purpurea
Dog rose – Rosa canina
European Columbine - Aquilegia vulgaris
Chives - Allium schoenoprasum
African Daisy - Osteospermum ecklonis
Ivy-leaved Toadflax - Cymbalaria muralis
Geranium - Pelargonium × hortorum
Ceanothus - Ceanothus arbore
The rest of the film:
Aphids on Rose
a. Rose aphid - Macrosiphum rosae
b. Money spider (top left of leaf) – Linyphiidae
Tortrix moth caterpillar on rosemary
a. Rosemary - Salvia rosmarinus
b. Tortrix moth caterpillar – Tortricidae
Black garden ant on common peony
a. Common Peony - Paeonia officinalis
b. Black garden ant - Lasius niger
European garden spider on Ceanothus
a. Ceanothus – Ceanothus arboreus
b. European garden spider – Araneus diadematus
Buzzing spider - Anyphaena accentuata
Speckled bush cricket (juvenile) on Common marigold
a. Speckled bush cricket – Leptophyes punctatissima
b. Common marigold - Calendula officinalis
Dark bush-cricket – Pholidoptera griseoaptera
European garden spider on African daisy
a. European garden spider - Araneus diadematus
b. African daisy - Osteospermum ecklonis
Common carder bee on French lavender
a. Common carder bee - Bombus pascuorum
b. French lavender - Lavandula stoechas
White tailed bumble bee on Ceanothus
a. White tailed bumble bee - Bombus lucorum
b. Ceonothus - Ceanothus arboreus
Blackbird – Turdus merula
Holly Blue (butterfly) - Celastrina argiolus
Holly Blue (butterfly) - Celastrina argiolus
Black garden ants on common peony
a. Common Peony - Paeonia officinalis
b. Black garden ant - Lasius niger
Garden snail – Cornu asperum
Dusky slug – Arion fuscus
Ground beetle - Agonum assimile
Common woodlouse - Oniscus asellus
European garden spider - Araneus diadematus
Common hedgehog - Erinaceus europaeus
Now, if possible, go outside and make your own study.
You don’t need a camera.
You can use your thinking, looking, listening, smelling and touching skills to start.
Then share what you’ve observed -
on paper, with pencil,
paints,
with words...
anything goes!
With thanks to Eglantine, Ulysses & Toby Mills (for IDing the species).
©Housework Films Ltd.