Animals - Living Material
Live specimens are used for a wide variety of studies including studying the physiological effects of drugs on a specimen’s heartbeat and temperature on metabolism, the locomotion of microscopic organisms, and studying plant respiration, photosynthesis, plasmolysis, and more. Algal cultures form colonies of cells that are extremely easy to visualize for better understanding of cell walls and plastids, and many live specimens reproduce rapidly for quick turnover between successive tests.
Applied Filters
Ward's® Live Mealworm Larvae, Pupae and Beetles (Tenebrio)
Teach your students about the complete metamorphosis of an insect with these mealworms.
Expand 9 item
Ward's® Live Green Hydra (Chlorohydra viridissima)
Hydra are tiny animals closely related to jellyfish. They can be carnivorous as well as photosyntheic due to their symbiotic relationship with green algae Zoochlorellae.
Expand 2 item
Ward's® Live Bullfrogs (Rana catesbeiana)
This large predatory frog will eat any other organism smaller than itself, including smaller bullfrogs; keep similar-sized frogs together to avoid cannibalism.
Expand 3 item
Ward's® Live Dermestid Beetles (Dermestes sp. )
These industrious scavenger insects devour organic matter — the larvae will even clean a skeleton of muscle, skin and cartilage.
Expand 2 item
Ward's® Live Anoles (Anolis carolinensis)
Anoles (American Chameleons) are tree-dwelling lizards found mostly in the southeastern US.
Expand 1 item
Ward's® Live Drosophila melanogaster - F1 Crosses
All of our most popular crosses, already done for you. We'll do all the pre-work, so you can spend more time with your students.
Expand 5 item
Ward's® Live Green Tree Frog (Hyla sp.)
These fascinating frogs are uniquely adapted for climbing, with prominent adhesive pads on the ends of their digits.
Expand 2 item
Ward's® Live Brown Planaria (Dugesia dorotocephala)
This is the most widely studied Turbellarian, a free-living flatworm commonly used in science fair projects.
Expand 3 item
Ward's® Live Drosophila melanogaster - Chromosome II Mutants
Drosophila melanogaster, the common fruit fly, is widely used in genetic studies. They express a number of mutations such as eye, wing, and body mutations.

