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Are wetlands part of this event? I just checked the rules and it says "freshwater "lakes, ponds, or rivers" and estuary scenarios," which doesn't include wetlands, but our regionals did have at least one question on them.

caseyotis wrote:How do I tell Smooth and Staghorn sumacs apart? Thanks!

Staghorn has hairy twigs and stems. Unfortunately that's the only way to tell, hopefully you can make out the features if you get a picture.

Anyways, I noticed that, but deer/horseflies vary in color, and can be dark black. I got an answer already, though. Thanks anyways~ Care to share? I'd put the nitrogen and phosphorus cycles anyway because you don't know what types of questions you might get on them at the actual competition. And id...

Anyone have tips for deer/horse fly vs. black fly?

silverheart7 wrote:Congratulations on Ward's success at Regionals yesterday, FueL! I couldn't get there to watch, but I heard about the scores. With many teams in New York getting incredibly low schools, both States and Nationals are going to be amazingly difficult.

Thank you. And definitely.

Any predictions for this year's WIDI materials? Last year was Googolplex, can't remember the years before (possibly K'nex)?

Olympiaddict, the rules are vague for all 3. I think the best thing to do would just be to submit a national clarification (or 3 ), and be sure to ask your ES about their interpretation of the rules before starting your run.

Identify with class and classification such as are they shredders...etc|[img]http://www.radleyvillage.org.uk/ourvillage/natural_history/images/Water_boatman_IMG_0572.jpg[/img][img]http://www.cals.ncsu.edu/course/ent525/water/aquatic/images/07.jpg[/img] I know the URL on the first one says water boa...

In other words, when the salt was suspended, did that affect the buoyancy of the salinometer? Yes, the salt being dissolved vs. undissolved would affect the reading on your salinometer. I'm looking for a good textbook that covers just about every aspect of water quality. If it doesn't cover the mac...

I don't see how any item can go in the bonus jug without being completely inside :? And most competitions that I've gone to only have a couple arms that can actually function enough to score any points. If I remember correctly, last year the rules just said the item had to be completely supported b...