Texas

Texas by Lexie Hamilton

Do you want to know about Texas symbols, insects and flowers? I have found many interesting, fun and beautiful things in Texas which you can hear and see. I hope you enjoy my report.

I've got two great symbols of Texas. First, I want to tell you about the state instrument, the guitar. The guitar was admitted as the state instrument in 1997. Also, it was used by the cowboys, share croppers and migrant laborers that made Texas.

Second, I've got the state stone, Petrified Palmwood. It was admitted as the state stone in 1969. It is a pretty, quartz like stone, normally brown. It came from the lush, tropical forests of Texas long ago.

Here are a few of the 100’s of cool bugs in Texas. The green Katydid, the noisy Cicada, the giant Swallow Tail Butterfly and the spiky Horn Worm are all bugs of Texas. I am going to tell you two of my favorite bugs. First, I am going to tell you about the Luna Moth. The Luna Moth is very common in Texas’ woods. It also is a beautiful, light green, fringed with a dark brown.

Second, I will tell you about the Treehopper. They come in many colors, shapes and sizes. It is not quite as common as the Luna Moth. I really have to tell you that their horn is extremely cute.

Here are a few of the 100’s of pretty flowers there are in Texas. Queen Ann’s lace, Black Eyed Susans, Desert Willows and the Leather flowers are all flowers of Texas. I am going to tell you about my two favorite flowers.

First, I will tell you about the Blue Star. This enchanting little blue flower is amazing. It also has a long, thin and hollow stem with pretty green, curled leaves.

Second, I have the Prairie Fire Pink Catchfly. You would think it was a Venus Fly Trap. But, it is really just a beautiful red flower. It lasts from July to October and is a rare and beautiful flower.

I hope you have enjoyed my report on state symbols, insects and flowers. Come to the Lone Star State of Texas and see them yourself.

Works Cited

Grave, John. Landscapes of Texas. Texas: Texas A&M University Press, 1980.

Kattes, David H. Insects of Texas. Texas: Texas A&M University Press, 2009.

Loughmiller, Lynn. Texas Wild Flowers. Texas: University Of Texas Press, 2000.

Mcauliffe, Emily. Texas Facts and Symbols. Minnesota: Hilltop Books, 1998.

Munro, Rosie. The Inside Outside Book of Texas. New York: Sea Star Books, 2001.

http: //www.statesymbolsusa.org/Texas. January 2011.