Scoliidae
Scoliidae (suborder Apocrita, superfamily Scolioidea) Family of
Hymenoptera in which most adults are orange-yellow with golden hairs, or occasionally dark; they can usually be found on flowers. They are large (9–36 mm long, most being 20–30 mm), robust, and densely hairy, and are parasitic on scarab larvae in the soil. The hosts are insensitized and eggs are laid externally on the abdomen. Sexual
dimorphism is often marked.
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Slough of Change
Newspaper article from: Monterey County Weekly; 12/13/2007; ; 700+ words
; ...Scientists and activists aim to save Elkhorn Slough from erosion and development before it's too late. The tide is high at Elkhorn Slough, as it usually is this time of year...through the summer they'll breed in the slough's shallow waters. Along the banks...
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Elkhorn Slough's Life As A Salt Marsh In Trouble As Sediment Is Washed Away: Plan presented for restoration.
Newspaper article from: Monterey County Herald (Monterey, CA); 2/15/2007; 700+ words
; ...Kevin Howe Feb. 15--Erosion of Elkhorn Slough is gradually converting it from an estuary to...according to a report by scientists studying the slough. Less sediment is flowing into the slough from streams, and more is flowing out, said...
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URBAN OASIS MERCER SLOUGH OFFERS QUIET RESPITE AMID THE CONCRETE JUNGLE.(Getaways)
Newspaper article from: Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Seattle, WA); 8/12/1999; ; 700+ words
; ...backwoods swamp while canoeing Mercer Slough Nature Park. Great blue herons stand...hundred feet up, an osprey circles the slough looking for lunch. Yet you are surrounded...Typically, people have no idea the Mercer Slough Nature Park is as big as it is and that...
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PROJECTS TO TARGET BEE SLOUGH ODOR
Newspaper article from: Evansville Courier & Press; 6/16/2002; ; 700+ words
; ...from a concrete-lined ditch -- Bee Slough -- on the north side of the road. The...1818 S. Judson St., who lives near Bee Slough. "After it rains, you can't hardly...water and raw sewage overflow into Bee Slough along the parkway from Kentucky Avenue...
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Eagles' plans exclude Slough: The veteran Franklin Co. baseball coach is unsure why he lost his position.
Newspaper article from: Roanoke Times (Roanoke, VA); 9/2/2007; 700+ words
; ...was 20-year teaching veteran F.L. Slough, who was pictured in a local newspaper...For the last two decades and more, Slough has been a cheerleader for Franklin County...s all he is. Earlier this summer, Slough learned his contract would be retained...
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EAGLES' PLANS EXCLUDE SLOUGH
Newspaper article from: Roanoke Times & World News; 9/2/2007; ; 700+ words
; ...was 20-year teaching veteran F.L. Slough, who was pictured in a local newspaper...For the last two decades and more, Slough has been a cheerleader for Franklin County...s all he is. Earlier this summer, Slough learned his contract would be retained...
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For England's reviled town of Slough, it only gets verse
News Wire article from: AP Worldstream; 4/27/2005; ; 505 words
; ...LONDON For England's reviled town of Slough, it only gets verse. Its name means...Come, friendly bombs and fall on Slough!" McMillan, currently versifying about...s original but felt it was unfair to Slough, 18 miles (28 kms) west of London...
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Columbia Slough slowly sheds waterway's dirty image in Portland, Ore.
Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News; 7/26/2004; 700+ words
; ...remembers an old saying about the Columbia Slough: If you got into paddling trouble on the...other kayakers and canoeists who paddled the slough Sunday afternoon for the 10th Annual Columbia Slough Regatta can vouch for how far the waterway...
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What's so bad about living in Slough? English town chafes at its dour reputation
Newspaper article from: International Herald Tribune; 3/22/2008; ; 700+ words
; ...2008 What's so bad about living in Slough? English town chafes at its dour reputation...Media Group Edition: 1 Section: NEWS SLOUGH, England -- What is it about this seemingly...said Andy Stiff, an editor at The Slough & Windsor Observer. Referring to...
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What's so bad about Slough? Aside from its name
Newspaper article from: International Herald Tribune; 3/21/2008; ; 700+ words
; ...Tribune 03-21-2008 What's so bad about Slough? Aside from its name Byline: Sarah Lyall...Media Group Edition: 4 Section: NEWS SLOUGH, England -- What is it about this seemingly...Andy Stiff, an editor at The Windsor and Slough Observer. Referring to the phrase made...
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Slough Estates PLC
Book article from: International Directory of Company Histories
Slough Estates PLC 234 Bath Road Slough SL1 4EE United Kingdom Telephone: +44 (1753) 537 171 Fax...5 820 585 Web site: Public Company Incorporated: 1920 as The Slough Trading Co. Ltd. Employees: 549 (2001) Sales: £...
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Slough Estates plc
Book article from: International Directory of Company Histories
Slough Estates plc 234 Bath Road Slough SL1 4EE United Kingdom (0753) 537171 Fax:(0753) 5 820585 Public Company Incorporated: 1920 as The Slough Trading Co. Ltd. Employees: 570 Sales: £ 117.80...
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slough
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English
...side channel or inlet. DERIVATIVES: slough·y adj. slough 2 / sləf / • v...an old skin or dead skin): a snake sloughs off its old skin | fig. he is concerned to slough off the country's bad environmental...
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Mussel Slough Incident
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History
MUSSEL SLOUGH INCIDENT MUSSEL SLOUGH INCIDENT. Known locally as the Mussel Slough tragedy, an outbreak of gunfire in 1880, seven miles northwest of Hanford, California, brought to a head a long controversy between settlers on railroad lands...
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Slough
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Slough , city (1991 pop. 106,341) and borough, central England. After World War I, the residential city and its outlying area underwent rapid industrial development, owing in part to its proximity to London. Slough was the home of the astronomer William Herschel .
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