Bog Walk
There were so many interesting things to look at while walking through the bog, from trees, plants, and various kinds of insects and coldblooded animals.  For as much as I enjoy being outside, my knowledge about nature, let alone bogs, isn't very high and I learned a lot about certain organisms while in the bog.  Although I found almost everything intriguing, my favorite living thing in the bog were the pitcher plants present.  I have heard of carnivorous plants before, but I wasn't aware we had any in the backyard of Marquette.  As it articulated on the sign talking about the adaptations plants have to make to live there because of the lack of nutrients, the pitcher plants were no different.  I'm not sure why I found this so fascinating, but the pitcher plants' way of attracting insects was simply magnificent to learn about.  Their adaptation was so unique and I hadn't heard anything like it before, so maybe that's what grabbed my attention.  First, they create a "dew" that attracts the insects and the insects can't resist it.  Once the insects enter the inside of the plant, the pitcher plants secrete a slippery liquid which causes the insects to become stuck inside the plant and eventually leads to the plant consuming the hungry insects.  I think it's really to see how certain organisms make adaptations to survive in adverse locations/shelters, and I thought the pitcher plants' was one of the more interesting I've read.

It might be tough to see but in the middle of the picture is one of the pitcher plants located in the Marquette bog.