How bombardier beetles survive being eaten – and other amazing animal defence mechanisms [PDF]
, 2018 First paragraph: In Disney’s film version of Pinnochio, the boy-puppet rescues his creator Geppetto by lighting a fire inside Monstro the whale, who has swallowed them both.
Bussiere, Luc
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The Evolution of Diversity [PDF]
, 2017 Since the beginning of time, the pre-biological and the biological world have seen a steady increase in complexity of form and function based on a process of combination and re-combination.
Beckley, Colin, Bonillas, Ute
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Review of HAZEL RUE, \u3ci\u3eBomby the Bombardier Beetle\u3c/i\u3e [PDF]
, 2001 Well, I thought that the style of brainwashing seen in this revisionist book went out with the 1950s Cold War era. However, the Institute for Creation Research demonstrates that brainwashing is alive and well as it continues to wage its own cold war ...
Ratcliffe, Brett C.
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River drying lowers the diversity and alters the composition of an assemblage of desert riparian arthropods [PDF]
, 2011 Summary 1. Many studies have shown negative effects of river drying on in‐stream animals. However, the influence of river drying on riparian animals remains poorly studied. We examined ground‐dwelling riparian arthropod assemblages along a drying section
McCluney, Kevin E, Sabo, John L
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Lepidopteran defence droplets - a composite physical and chemical weapon against potential predators [PDF]
, 2016 Insects often release noxious substances for their defence. Larvae of Zygaena filipendulae (Lepidoptera) secrete viscous and cyanogenic glucoside-containing droplets, whose effectiveness was associated with their physical and chemical properties.
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Reversed food chains : humanity, monstrosity and an evolutionary utopia in Colin Wilson's Spider world novels [PDF]
, 2019 "Colin Wilson (1931-2013), philosopher, novelist and an "Angry YoungMan" of British literature, is best known for his works on true crime,mystery and the paranormal.
Pisarska, Katarzyna, Vieira, Fátima
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What is going on between aposematic carabide beetles? The case of Anchomenus dorsalis (Pontoppidan, 1763) and Brachinus sclopeta (Fabricius, 1792) (Coleoptera, Carabidae) [PDF]
, 2006 Interspecific aggregations among insects are quite common, but not among carabid beetles. Moreover, aggregations of aposematic species, and morphologically similar beetles such as Anchomenus dorsalis and Brachinus sclopeta are even rarer.
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Preference and avoidance behaviour of Chrysomelid beetles using olfactory sensing of potential host-tree competitors [PDF]
, 2023 Chrysomelid beetles are a family of phytophagous insects which feed on nutritious young Eucalyptus leaves. Though they have been known to cause extensive damage to Eucalyptus crops, they are considered a charismatic native insect in Australia ...
Walker Stelling, Maisie
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Spartan Daily, March 5, 1965 [PDF]
, 1964 Volume 52, Issue 80https://scholarworks.sjsu.edu/spartandaily/4695/thumbnail ...
San Jose State University, School of Journalism and Mass Communications
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О распространении Яванского бомбардира — Stenaptinus agnatus (Chaudoir, 1876) (Coleoptera, Carabidae: Brachininae) в России [PDF]
Рассмотрены особенности распространения и история изучения Stenaptinus agnatus (Chaudoir, 1876) на территории России. Приводится новая находка этого редкого и спорадически распространенного в Приморском крае вида из Анучинского района.
Anton A. Voronkov, Vitaly G. Bezborodov
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