alveolus
alveolus (pl. alveoli) One of a cluster of microscopic tiny air-sacs that open out from the alveolar ducts at the far end of each bronchiole in the
lungs. The alveolus is the site for the exchange of gases between the air and the bloodstream, and is covered in a network of
capillary blood vessels. See also
gas exchange;
respiratory system
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Paleotrickery: a lengthy lineage for leaf-mimicking insects.(This Week)
Magazine article from: Science News; 1/6/2007; ; 700+ words
; ...shape of some fossil leaves retrieved from the...genitalia of the fossil insect are almost identical to those of modern leaf insects, a sign that subsequent...expect of a primitive leaf insect," says Conrad C...Unlike some modern leaf mimics, the newly...like small bits of ...
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 "The Mirror (London, England)")
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DADDY ATE MY STICK INSECTS; Boozy 'Bushtucker Trial' leaves son heartbroken.(News)
Newspaper article from: The Mirror (London, England); 12/9/2004; 700+ words
; ...eating his three pet stick insects in a home-grown Bushtucker...settled on the Australian leaf insects in a tank in the corner...the first to eat a live insect. "One of the lads spotted Adam's stick insects in their tank in the corner...
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Mangroves, insects and leaf economics: recent studies reveal that it takes three to do the mangrove tango.(Brief Article)
Magazine article from: Habitat Australia; 8/1/2003; ; 700+ words
; ...quite a diversity of insects. Not only do many...vital role supplying leaf-fall to those...The life spans of leaves are a matter of...defences against insect attack. In mangrove...one effect of insect attack was to induce...sooner than if the leaves were not attacked...that not only ...
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Birds protect trees in neotropics by feeding on leaf-eating insects.
Newspaper article from: Life Science Weekly; 7/14/2003; 700+ words
; ...comparison to damage done to leaves in specially built exclosures...not reach, the densities of leaf-eating insects were much...considered the impact of birds on leaf-eating insects under the...birds ate large numbers of insects off the leaves in the late rainy ...
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Leaf's life. (Freeze Frame).(Southeast Asian leaf insect)
Magazine article from: Science World; 1/24/2003; ; 539 words
; Don't be fooled by this leaf. The Southeast Asian leaf insect is a living imposter! A close...inch)-long female imitates leaves at the Butterfly Pavilion &...frayed edges similar to a real leaf that's been nibbled by hungry...
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Brookfield aims at leaf-chomping moths With spraying program uncertain, workers target destructive insects' eggs
Newspaper article from: The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel; 9/13/1999; ; 700+ words
; ...workers will battle the leaf-eating insects one egg mass at a time...branches of trees and devour leaves, prefer oaks to all...of one square yard of leaves. In large numbers...stressed trying to reproduce leaves that they are susceptible...the most destructive leaf-eating pest in ...
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On a Wing and a Sprayer, The War on Moths Resumes; Leaf-Eating Insects Back in Abundance
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 5/6/1995; ; 700+ words
; ...from munching away at too many leaves. Maryland's statewide program...gypsy moth, like many other insects, passes through boom and bust...were cleared of most of their leaves, leaving them vulnerable to...Case, 39. "The chewed-up leaves are left across the lawn...
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SAVING AT-RISK TREES; Two suburbs will be sprayed to eradicate gypsy moths; Timing and weather are critical factors in Minnetonka and Richfield, where the leaf-eating insects were detected last year.(NEWS)
Newspaper article from: Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN); 5/1/2009; ; 700+ words
; ...that will be sprayed on tree leaves, Hunt said. Last summer about...in Richfield. Because the leaf-eating insects can strip a tree of its foliage...the goal is to eliminate the insects in their caterpillar stage...people, animals and other insects. Minnesota has been battling...
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Diet composition and body size in insect herbivores: Why do small species prefer young leaves?
Magazine article from: European Journal of Entomology; 1/1/2005; ; 700+ words
; ...preference for young leaves was tested in a community of leaf-chewing insect herbivores feeding...species of herbivorous insects revealed a negative...for feeding on young leaves. While small species...preference for young leaves, is tested in the...data on a community of leaf ...
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Plants with a bug home advantage. (leaf domatia protect insects to the advantage of cotton plants)(Agriculture)(Brief Article)
Magazine article from: Science News; 7/26/1997; ; 700+ words
; ...cotton farm, dabbing the leaves of 120 young cotton plants...of hairs or pockets of leaf tissue on the undersides of their leaves. These so-called leaf domatia "truly are extremely...domatia provide cover for insects--hence the name...
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leaf insect
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
leaf insect common name given to herbivorous insects of leaflike appearance forming...in the order Phasmida. Leaf insects are green and have...venation similar to that of the leaves on which they live. The eggs of leaf insects are scattered on...
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leaf insects
Book article from: A Dictionary of Zoology
leaf insects See PHASMATODEA ; PHYLLIIDAE .
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stick insect
Book article from: World Encyclopedia
stick insect Any of numerous species of herbivorous insects of the order Phasmida, which resemble the shape and colour of the twigs upon which they rest; known in North America as walking stick. Some lay eggs that resemble seeds. Length: to 32cm (11in). See also leaf insect
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insects
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to the Earth
...animals recorded from there. Insects are also known from trace...Cretaceous of Arizona; insect trails have been reported...Permian of Germany; and insect-cut leaves are known from the Eocene of Kentucky. Insects probably developed in the...
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Insect
Book article from: Biology
...aid in reproduction. Most insects possess wings as adults, also...thorax. Sensory Systems The insect head bears a single pair of...the visual field. Hunting insects such as the dragonfly may have...located on the feet, allowing an insect to taste its food as it walks across a leaf or a ...
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