A meadow is an area richly covered with herbs and flowers. But this is not all, a meadow is also insects that pollinate plants, and shepherds with herds of domestic animals grazing here, and rodents, and other permanent or temporary inhabitants of the green space.
Instructions
Step 1
About 30 different species of animals live in the meadow of central Russia, overgrown with lush green grass and beautiful wildflowers. In addition to permanent residents, herds of cows and horses often graze here. Roe deer and elk also come to the meadow from the nearby forest to nibble on the grass and soak up the sun. Gracefully circling, storks sit on the ground and, looking around, begin to proudly pace and look for small prey. It becomes frogs, lizards, mice.
Step 2
But it's not just storks that are attracted to meadows. Predatory eagles and falcons are circling above them, looking out for a gaping animal or reptile with their keen eyes. If a mouse or other rodent does not have time to hide in a hole from danger, there is nowhere to wait for salvation.
Step 3
Birds of prey hunt in meadows and reptiles. A large lizard or a snake can become their prey. There are known cases of attacks by eagles on hares and foxes who accidentally found themselves in an open field.
Step 4
The main and permanent animals living in meadows are considered to be moles and field mice of various breeds. Rodents live in underground burrows, but spend most of the year on the surface, stocking up on food for the winter. Moles are more cautious creatures. They have poor eyesight, but very beautiful fur, which people hunt for. Because of this, the mole rarely gets out of its dungeons.
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In addition to them, insects have chosen the meadows. In addition to the well-known, there are also inconspicuous inhabitants, such as, for example, the gray grasshopper, common dung beetle, burial grave, earthen flea, swallowtail, meadow moth and many others.
Step 6
For grasshoppers, butterflies, dragonflies, bumblebees, bees, ants and wasps, there is complete freedom here. Jump from one blade of grass to another, bursting into a cheerful chirp, flutter between the wildflowers and collect sweet nectar. This is what life is like without worries on the endless meadows of immense Russia. But the life-being of the smaller brothers is not as cloudless as it seems. A bunch of deadly dangers lie in wait for defenseless animals, reptiles and insects. Not only do they themselves destroy each other, so trouble must also be expected from heavy rains, floods or people. Gets in the summer to frogs, lizards and their offspring. Some are caught by fishermen for bait with rods and donks, others - by naturalists for their living corners. But be that as it may, life in the meadows resumes every spring and gradually dies out with the arrival of autumn.
