1.to grip, cut off, or tear with or as if with the teeth or jaws 2.(of animals, insects, etc) to injure by puncturing or tearing (the skin or flesh) with the teeth, fangs, etc, esp as a natural characteristic 3.(tr) to cut or penetrate, as with a knife ...
Though this bright green insect mostly relies on other insects for nourishment, it has been observed to eat small reptiles and mammals from time to time. The species has a decently large population in the United States thanks to its eggs beingcommercially available to the public. Titanus giganteu...
In insects, attraction to specific wavelength bands is controlled by photoreceptors and post-receptor mechanisms. Wild-type Drosophila prefer UV light over blue and green wavelengths. However, blocking the activity of Dm8 neurons causes the flies to prefer green light (525 nm) over UV (370 nm) ...
Here this risk is assessed by calculating the basic reproduction number (R0 ) for transmission of LSDV by five species of biting insect: the stable fly, Stomoxys calcitrans, the biting midge, Culicoides nubeculosus, and three mosquito species, Aedes aegypti, Anopheles stephensi and Culex quinque...
insects were first mentioned in classical Roman literature by Pliny, the Naturalist (23–79 ad). The Greek physician and pharmacologist, Dioscorides (40–90 ad) described the use of wormwood,Artemisia absinthium, to repel gnats and fleas. Most of the early repellents consisted of parts of ...
Mating in insects is a complex behavioural trait involving varying combinations of visual, tactile, acoustic, and olfactory signals that even in modern insects are only poorly understood. Unsurprisingly, direct evidence of behavioural traits in the fossil record is fragmentary, difficult to detect and ...
[92,93]. Our allometric analysis also indicated that one variable (wing size) tends to increase, while the other (wing shape) tends to decrease (shows a negative correlation), as has been observed in several medically and forensically important insects, e.g.,Anopheles barbirostrismosquitoes [...
AGRIS ResearchGate ResearchGate (全网免费下载) 钛学术 core.ac.uk 查看更多 相似文献 参考文献 引证文献Developmental Rate of Acyrthosiphon pisum (Homoptera: Aphididae) at Low Temperatures: Implications for Estimating Rate Parameters for Insects Developmental times, survival, and adult dry weights for two ...
This tiny non biting Midge moves very quickly but, I managed to get two shots of it,and this one was the best. Taken two days ago around the nature reserve,which is well wet and muddy after all the rain we have had. Size 1-9mm. ...
Self-sacrificial behavior represents an extreme and relatively uncommon form of altruism in worker insects. It can occur, however, when inclusive fitness b