Leslie's+Anglerfish



By: Leslie Ramirez



Here you can see some information on the work I did for my project. As well as how to make it and pictures.

Materials!
 * Crayola Air-Dry White clay
 * Newspaper ripped into long 2" wide rectangles
 * Water and Flour Mixture (Must be thick)
 * Cup to hold mixture
 * Large Box
 * 1 Metal Hanger
 * Black Paint
 * Black, Brown, and White Spray Paint

__ The Deep-sea Angler fish __ Have you ever wondered what kind of animals live thousands of feet down in the ocean? Or how/why some of them glow? Read this report to find some interesting information about the Deep-sea Angler fish. The Angler fish can weigh up to 110 pounds! The Angler, a deep-sea creature, can grow anywhere from 8 inches (33cm) to 3.3 feet (1 meter). The female has a light lure that glows with the help of bioluminescent bacteria - glowing bacteria. Their light is blue-green in color. Some species also have luminous organs too. The male is smaller in many species. They are dark gray, dark brown, and/or black like many of the other deep-sea creatures.The Angler can swallow prey twice their own size! Slowly lurching, closer, and closer to their prey being attracted to them by their light lure.Their diet consists of fish and shrimp attracted to their light lure. The Angler fish thrives in the deep waters all over the world. These fish live 3,300 feet to 13,000 deep in the ocean. This is some information on the Anglerfish. Have you ever wondered what else lives DEEPER?! Or what animals have lights?

__ How- to Leslie's Angler fish __ First of all the steps to build my project is the Anglerfish itself. __ Anglerfish: __ I built my Anglerfish model out of paper mache and some clay. First I gathered my materials together. You may find it useful to spread out newspaper on the table. I left a few sheets of newspaper whole. I crumpled them up into a ball a little bigger than a tea cup. After this I got the rest of the newspaper and cut it into the description above in “Materials!” Then I made the mixture of flour and water in a cup. You put your hand inside of the cup and mix it together. You grab a small amount and rub it on the strip of newspaper. You place the wet strip in the mixture on the ball of dry newspaper. You continue to do this process until you feel it is round enough. You then create its jaw. The sheet is currently spread flat, fold it half, and then roll it up. Attach the jaw at an angle to where the front of the animal would be. Fill in the space between the “jaw” and “head” will soon be with more dry newspaper. Wrap the inside of the mouth with wet newspaper to hold in the other dry newspaper. Then let it dry for a day or two. In this part we will be using clay. Create a thin flat area of clay about the same size as the bottom jaw because this will become the top jaw. Add teeth about ½ an inch tall and wide. Add this to both the top and bottom jaws. Let it dry for 24-48 hours. Spray paint the model brown. Add black splotches with normal paint using a foam paintbrush. Let spray paint dry. Carefully chisel a nail into the area where the metal hanger will go. Straighten out the metal hanger and cautiously place the hanger inside of the model. Cautiously again make a different whole closer to the eyes using a thicker nail. Place a green glow stick in this hole. Wrap a strong wire and the glow stick with tape, spray paint the tape brown. Add 4-6 toothpicks in the upper-middle and make fins with tape around it; spray paint it brown. Let it all dry. Hang from the box. That’s my Anglerfish.[:

__ Flatfish: __ Grab a ball of clay and flatten out, about ½ inch thick; 2 ½ - 4 ½ inches long. Create a triangle shaped piece; this will be its tail. Attach the “tail” and feel free to add water and make the “tail” softer. Flatten out another piece around the size of a fin. Attach this to the side of the flatfish. Add a google eye and paint with brown-ish tan color. These/this fish will be on the ground with some sand on it as it would in real life. __ Background: __ Get the box and cut off 3 of the 4 flaps; the remaining flap will hold in the sand. Spray paint the inside all black, and the outside white. Create 2 holes for the hanger (to hang the Angler) on the opposite side of the remaining flap. Put glue all over the flap and wall next to it. Then put sand on both on these places. Now, put the hanger though the 2 holes on top and that’s it.








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