When I thought of wet lands, I thought of swamps that I would see while driving down the road, all the dead trees and lilly pads. Despite my lack of knowledge in the subject, I did know that the Florida Everglades was one of the biggest wet lands in the country. That wet lands are found from the tundra to the tropics and on every continent except Antarctica all over the world where low land meets water. Wet lands have been regarded as wastelands a source of flies, unpleasant odors, and disease, but wet lands are among the most biologically productive natural ecosystems in the world. They are compared to the tropical rain forest and the coral reefs in the species that they support.
Wet lands provide great volumes of food that attract many animals.
These animals use wetlands for part of or all of their life cycle. Dead plant leaves and stems break down in the water to form small particles of organic material called detritus. Wet lands are home to many endangered animals and plants. Bald eagle, American peregrine falcon, and the Karber blue butterfly. What makes these plants so special is that they have adapted to life in the wet lands.