Acrididae
Acrididae (short-horned grasshoppers, locusts; order Orthoptera, suborder Caelifera) Cosmopolitan family of small to large, short-horned grasshoppers among which
stridulation is common, the males and some females rubbing a row of pegs on the hind femora against a toughened vein of the forewing (tegmen). They have three-segmented tarsi and antennae which are shorter than the fore femora, and hind legs modified for jumping (saltatorial). There are tympanal organs (ears) at the base of the abdomen. The female has a short
ovipositor and lays eggs in the soil, or sometimes in decaying wood. All species are plant feeders and a number are important agricultural pests, most notably the locusts. Lubber, spurthroated, slant-faced, and band-winged grasshoppers are members of the family, which is the largest of the Caelifera and contains some 10 000 known species.
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MINK MAKES PEACE WITH KIN, EXECUTED
Newspaper article from: Dayton Daily News; 7/21/2004; ; 700+ words
; ...LUCASVILLE - As his family looked on, Scott Mink of Union serenely met his death by lethal...the chance to make a final statement," Mink told Warden James Haviland as he lay strapped...my family and God." The execution of Mink, 40, took longer than usual. Prison...
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Minks Are Free
Transcript from: NPR All Things Considered; 8/13/1998; ; 700+ words
; ...have been attached by the minks, vicious creature who...do major damage. The mink has got no natural predator...has pledged to outlaw mink farming but no soon enough...it decided to free the minks. The fact that many were...FRONT, ENGLAND: The mink which were in that farm...
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Minks give their all fur Wisconsin ranchers State leads nation in production of their pelts
Newspaper article from: The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel; 2/22/2009; ; 700+ words
; ...It also helps if it snows a lot in China. Mink ranchers in Wisconsin, the nation's No. 1 mink producer, are wrapping up a week in Toronto...the equation. Anyone who has shopped for a mink coat knows they're not cheap. At Zimbal...
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Mink numbers drop as the otter bites back
Newspaper article from: The Independent on Sunday; 10/26/2003; ; 700+ words
; The American mink, one of the countryside's most ruthless...finally met its match. Across Britain, mink numbers are plummeting - thanks to a resurgence...years, otters are displacing American mink along river banks across the country...
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Mink named Pirates' leader ; Graham Mink, who has matured on and off the ice since a stint in prison, is the new captain.
Newspaper article from: Portland Press Herald (Maine); 12/31/2003; ; 700+ words
; ...Portland Press Herald (Maine) 12-31-2003 Mink named Pirates' leader ; Graham Mink, who has matured on and off the ice since a stint...from a trip home to Vermont for Christmas, Graham Mink joined his Portland Pirates teammates for the opener...
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Mink receives 30 days ; Graham Mink of the Pirates is headed to a Vermont jail for an assault two years ago.
Newspaper article from: Portland Press Herald (Maine); 6/26/2003; ; 700+ words
; ...Writer Portland Press Herald (Maine) 06-26-2003 Mink receives 30 days ; Graham Mink of the Pirates is headed to a Vermont jail for an...BURLINGTON, Vt. -- Stunned and visibly shaken, Graham Mink of the Portland Pirates left Vermont District Court...
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Elusive minks come out to play for camera.
Newspaper article from: The Virginian Pilot; 6/8/2008; 700+ words
; ...talked about seeing a mink. Photographer Bill Quinn is becoming an expert on minks, though - and right in...row that Quinn has had a mink family living in his yard...gangly puppies have, only mink have webbed feet for swimming...photographed the young minks' rough-and- tumble...
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Mink's name will stay on ballot
Newspaper article from: Honolulu Star - Bulletin; 10/10/2002; ; 700+ words
; Title IX renamed for Mink The late U.S. Rep. Patsy Mink's name will remain on the Nov. 5 general election ballot...the deadline for the party to name a replacement because of Mink's death. Mink won her party's nomination on Sept. 21...
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Mink laid to rest at Punchbowl, honored for equal-rights battles
Newspaper article from: Honolulu Star - Bulletin; 10/5/2002; ; 700+ words
; Mourners are tribute to Mink's compassion Remembering Patsy Takemoto Mink for the twinkle in her eye, the fire in her voice...battling viral pneumonia brought on by chickenpox. Mink received military funeral honors because her husband...
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Freed Minks
Transcript from: NPR Weekend All Things Considered; 11/1/1998; ; 700+ words
; ...up with swarms of minks. It all started last...fences of a local mink farm and liberated...you go looking for minks? JOANNE STEFEL, SISTER-IN-LAW OF MINK FARM'S OWNER: Well...driveway. Thousands of mink of all colors...started for these minks -- you're saying...
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Mink
Encyclopedia entry from: The Gale Encyclopedia of Science
Mink Minks are carnivores in the family...weasels, marten, and otters. Mink are closely related to the...her recent young. A typical mink territory is several hectares in area. The fur of minks is short, thick, soft, and...
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Patsy Takemoto Mink
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography
Patsy Takemoto Mink While representing Hawaii for nearly 20...Congress, Representative Patsy Takemoto Mink (born 1927) has made great strides toward...On January 3, 1965, Patsy Takemoto Mink was the first Japanese American woman and...
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mink
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...of the weasel family, minks have musk glands that...their food. The American mink feeds on aquatic mammals...cm) tail. Much of the mink used in the fur trade...animals have established mink populations where none...Britain and Iceland. Minks are classified in the...
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Mink, Charlotte 1975–
Book article from: Contemporary Theatre, Film and Television
MINK, Charlotte 1975– PERSONAL Born April 4, 1975, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Education: Studied acting at George...
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sea mink
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
sea mink see croaker .
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