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6) AN ORCHID IS A PARASITE! ONE TYPE OF ORCHID i• a para•ite, CALLE.D 'THE BIRD'S NEST (2), it is yellowish-brown, with no green leaves, so that 1\ CAN'T PICK UP NECESSARY CAR– Another well-tc.nown parasite is THE MISTLETOE, ln(3)ard (4) can be seen how its sucker roots withdraw nourishrrtert from its host. Those, wtio feed themselves on others, are PARASITES. Among animals, there are INTERNAL. (tapeworm) and EXTERNAL(the BON from the air.The orchid's roots accomffiod:lte certain MOULDS from wh1ch the bird's nest extracts carbon. flea) para:>ites. Ainm •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• Seoladh ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• Aois ••••••••••••••• Seol chuig "Guth Tuairim", Doire Beaga. Ta pinn daite, pehcilcase·agus crayons le baint. Winner of our last painting competition was: Meabh Nf Annluain, Cnoc-na-gCaorach, I The game of darts started when English soldiers invented short, sharp arrows that could be thrown at their enemies by hand. They were used for one-to-one combat at close quarters. After a hard day of warfare, the soldiers would amuse themselves by tossing their darts at the end of a cut down tree, In the winter, they'd hang a section of tree trunk on the wall inside a tavern. And thus, the game of darts was born, Today's game of darts dates from 1896 when an Englishman ........ ; Invented the numbering system on the board, It is divided into 20 wedges like pieces in a pie. The dart board should be hung on a special surface like cork so the darts will not damage the wall if they don't hit the targeL In tournament darts, the most popular form of the game, points are scored by throwing darts into the scoring zones on the dart board. The darts are thrown at an 18-inch diameter target from 8 to 9 feet away. Points scored are subtracted· from 20 I so that the winner is the side that reaches exactly zero firsL An official rule book should be consulted for more specific details. With a little more knowledge of the game, you too can go on to enjoy a sport that has become popular around the world - darts! H U! >-3 ::r 0 Sl Ill U! (") ...,, ::s f-' 0 < C1l :!( ...,, rt ::r (") 0 f-' C1l rt rt C1l ·v In plant life, THE DODDER OR DEVIL:$ SEWING THREAD (1) en– twines itself around heather or thyme.lt will also live off cut– tJvated plants, · such as clover. hop or flax. Fireworks From Space before reaching the ground. But on rare occasions they reach the earth's surface, Those that do are called meteorites, They are usually orange size or smaller. Gazing out your bedroom After midnight is the best window into the night sky, time to catch sigh~ of a falling depending on your location, you star. At this time, meteors strike may be able to see thousands the earth's atmosphere more upon thousands of stars directly above you, causing more twinkling in the darkness. of them to glow bright enough Suddenly, for just a few seconds, to be seen. you may catch sight of a bright Several times each year, the streak of light _ a falling star! sky seems filled with a shower of Have you ever wondered just flying sparks. These are called what a falling star is? What we meteor showers and occur when may call "falling stars" or the earth passes through large "shooting stars" are not really clouds of meteors clustered stars at all, but meteors, chunks r--'-'-a_r_o_u_n_d_t_he_s_u_n_._________, of rock or ice that enter the Does Noreen G. like red roses? earth's atmosphere from outer space, Friction with the air causes the meteors to burn, creating that glow you see in sky, Meteors usually burn up Do witches wear glittering l( Ceangal na pointf on the