Unit 4 Offline Lab- List of Species

The purpose of this lab was to make a list of 20 species that we interact with over the period of a day. We are to give a common name, scientific name, describe our interactions according to ecological principles, and tell whether we think it is domesticated. Here is my list:

1. Chicken- Gallus domesticas- Commensal- Domesticated and Wild
2. Horse- Equus caballus- Mutualistic- Domesticated and Wild
3. Fire Ant- Solenopsis geminata- Parasitic- Wild
4. Tumbleweed- Amaranthus albus- Commensal- Wild *
5. Rose- Rosa ‘Sterling Silver’- Mutualistic- Domesticated and Wild *
6. Onion- Allium cepa- Parasitic/ Predator/Prey- Domesticated and Wild
7. Desert Willow- Chilopsis linearis- Commensal- Domesticated and Wild *
8. House Fly- Musca domestica- Commensal- Domesticated and Wild
9. Southern House Mosquito- Culex quinquefasciatus- Parasitic- Wild
10. Plaque- Fusobacterium nucleatum- Parasitic- Wild
11. Wolf Spider- Rhabidosa rabida- Mutualistic- Wild *
12. Bull or Gopher Snake- Pituophis melancoleucus- Mutualistic- Domesticated and Wild *
13. Western Honey Bee- Apis mellifera- Mutualistic- Wild *
14. Oldwife Underwing Moth- Catocala neogama- Commensal- Domesticated and Wild *
15. Texas Cichlid- Herichthys cyanoguttatus- Commensal- Domesticated and Wild *
16. Betta- Betta splenderis- Commensal- Domesticated and Wild
17. Bearded Dragon- Pogona vitticeps- Commensal- Domesticated and Wild
18. Long Haired Chihuahua- Canis familiaris- Mutualistic- Domesticated and Wild
19. Ball Python- Python regius- Commensal- Domesticated and Wild *
20. House Cat- Felis catus- Mutualistic- Domesticated
21. Arizona Toad- Bufo microscaphus- Mutualistic- Wild *
22. Human- Homo sapien- Symbiotic- Domesticated

*= see photo

I think that humans have been co-evolving with these species and/or their ancestors for millions of years. We may not like some or even all of them, but we learn to live together.