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Termites
termite or white ant, common name for a soft-bodied social insect of the order Isoptera. Termites are easily distinguished from ants by comparison of the base of the abdomen, which is broadly joined to the thorax in termites; in ants, there is only a slender connection (petiole) joining these... Read more |
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termite
termite or white ant, common name for a soft-bodied social insect of the order Isoptera. Termites are easily distinguished from ants by comparison of the base of the abdomen, which is broadly joined to the thorax in termites; in ants, there is only a slender connection (petiole) joining these... Read more |
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mutualism
mutualism An interaction between two species in which both species benefit. (The term symbiosis is often used synonymously with mutualism.) A well-known example of mutualism is the association between termites and the specialized protozoans that inhabit their guts. The protozoans, unlike the... Read more |
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Endosymbiosis
Endosymbiosis Endosymbiosis is a mutually beneficial relationship between a host organism and an internal associate organism. The term is derived from the prefix "endo," meaning within, and the word symbiosis, which refers to a mutually beneficial relationship between two... Read more |
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Puffbirds
Bucconidae (puffbirds; class Aves, order Piciformes) A family of small, black or brown and white birds that have thick necks and large heads. The bill is stout with a hooked, often bifid, tip. There are rictal bristles, and the feet are zygodactylous. They are insectivorous and nest in holes in... Read more |
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anteater
anteater name applied to various animals that feed on ants, termites, and other insects, but more properly restricted to a completely toothless group of the order Edentata. There are four species classified in three genera, all found in tropical Central and South America. The great anteater, or ant... Read more |
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creosote
creosote , volatile, heavy, oily liquid obtained by the distillation of coal tar or wood tar. Creosote derived from beechwood tar has been used medicinally as an antiseptic and in the treatment of chronic bronchitis. Creosote obtained from coal tar is poisonous. It is used chiefly as a preservative... Read more |
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Agamid lizards
Agamidae (agamids; order Squamata, suborder Sauria) A family of lizards that closely resemble iguanas (Iguanidae), but that have acrodont teeth. Scales are keeled and often spiny. Typically they have a large head, long limbs, and a long tail with no autotomy. Dorsal crests, throat sacs, and colour... Read more |
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eusocial
eusocial Describing the most highly developed form of animal societies, such as those of colonial ants, termites, wasps, and bees (see Hymenoptera). Typically there is extensive division of labour and cooperation, with various castes each performing particular tasks, such as food-gathering, defence,... Read more |
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aardvark
aardvark [Du.,=ground pig], nocturnal mammal of the genus Orycteropus, sole representative of the order Tubulidentata. There are two species, one in central Africa and the other in S Africa. The aardvark, about 6 ft (180 cm) long, has a long snout, large erect ears, an almost naked or sparsely... Read more |
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termite
termite Social insect found worldwide in subterranean nests and above-ground mounds...digested with the help of symbiotic protozoa or bacteria that live in the termites' intestines. Length: 0.2–2.25mm (0.08–0.9in); queens... |
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Snopes Family
...Sartoris, and As I Lay Dying. Their origins obscure, they are “just Snopeses, like colonies of rats or termites are just rats and termites.” They emerge from the Yoknapatawpha country, entrench themselves in Frenchman's Bend and later in... |
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LIBERIA
...de krai (The child is crying), Settler I ain see him, Kru A neva siam. Distinctively Liberian words include: bugabug termite, dumboy boiled, pounded cassava, favour to resemble (compare AmE), fresh cold a runny nose, head cold, groundpea peanut... |
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nest
...particularly social insects, and members of all the larger groups of vertebrates. The nests of ants, bees, wasps, and termites may be highly elaborate and involve tunnels, passages and chambers. The nests of fish may be simple gravel scoops or enclosed... |
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white ant
white ant See termite |
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handedness
...there are as many left-pawed as right-pawed mice. Chimpanzees in the wild have been observed to use sticks to extract termites from their nests, and individual animals vary with respect to which hand they prefer to use to hold the stick, but again... |
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numbat
numbat (banded anteater) Squirrel-like Australian marsupial that feeds on termites. The female, unlike most marsupials, has no pouch. The numbat has a long snout and lateral white bands on its red-brown coat. Length: 46cm (18in). Species Myrmecobius fasciatus. |
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Town, The
...of jobs up to a vice‐presidency of the Sartoris bank. In his wake come his cousins and their offspring like “rats or termites” to infest the town: Byron, a bank clerk and embezzler; I.O., a bigamist; Montgomery Ward, a pornographic photographer... |
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zoogeomorphology
...subsurface sediment, leads to deposition of sediment in the form of surface spoil heaps and related distinctive landforms such as termite and ant mounds, and can cause surface collapse through complete undermining. Some spoil heaps and burrow complexes are at... |
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aardvark
aardvark Nocturnal, bristly haired mammal of central and s Africa. It feeds on termites and ants, which it scoops up with its sticky 30cm (12in) tongue. Length: up to 1.5m (5ft); weight: up to 70kg (155lb). It is the only representative of the order Tubulidentata. |
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termite
termite •Hamite, samite •marmite • Semite • Vegemite •eremite • Hashemite • Fatimite •chromite...dolomite •Adullamite • dynamite • catamite •Benthamite •termite, thermite •Samnite • sennight • midnight •lignite • selenite... |
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caste
...in the hive); drones (reproductive males); and queens (fertile females). In termites castes are not distinguished by sex: worker and soldier termites may be sterile males or females. There are several different kinds of workers among... |
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reproductive
...insemination, leaving the queen as the colony reproductive. In termites the male (king) lives with the queen, periodically inseminating her. Supplementary reproductives, present in termite colonies, take over colony reproduction if the founding... |
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magic, witchcraft, and sorcery
...that misfortunes are part of life: that houses are eaten by termites and fall down, that people become ill if they drink bad water...vital question ‘Why me? Why now?’ (‘Why did the termites destroy my house, rather than another, and why did it collapse... |
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worker
...food. Usually workers are sterile. They are female in ants, bees, and wasps, and either male or female in termites. In termites, a true worker caste (incapable of metamorphosis) occurs only in Termitidae. In the lower families colony... |
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termitophile
termitophile Applied to a species that must spend part of its life closely associated with termites. It may scavenge or steal food, or may prey on the termites. |
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ammonite
...Fatimite •chromite • Edomite • sodomite •stalagmite • Elamite • dolomite •Adullamite • dynamite • catamite •Benthamite •termite, thermite •Samnite • sennight • midnight •lignite • selenite • gelignite •kaolinite • Leninite •finite, transfinite •watchnight... |
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birthright
...Fatimite •chromite • Edomite • sodomite •stalagmite • Elamite • dolomite •Adullamite • dynamite • catamite •Benthamite •termite, thermite •Samnite • sennight • midnight •lignite • selenite • gelignite •kaolinite • Leninite •finite, transfinite •watchnight... |
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chromite
...Fatimite •chromite • Edomite • sodomite •stalagmite • Elamite • dolomite •Adullamite • dynamite • catamite •Benthamite •termite, thermite •Samnite • sennight • midnight •lignite • selenite • gelignite •kaolinite • Leninite •finite, transfinite •watchnight... |
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copyright
...Fatimite •chromite • Edomite • sodomite •stalagmite • Elamite • dolomite •Adullamite • dynamite • catamite •Benthamite •termite, thermite •Samnite • sennight • midnight •lignite • selenite • gelignite •kaolinite • Leninite •finite, transfinite •watchnight... |
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crevice
crevice • noun the termites crawled into a crevicesynonyms: crack, fissure, cleft, chink, interstice, cranny, nook, slit, split, rift, fracture, breach; opening, gap, hole. |
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recur
recur • verb we don't want the termite infestation to recursynonyms: happen again, reoccur, occur again, repeat (itself); come back (again), return, reappear, appear again. |
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insect
...sandfly sawfly sawyerscarab beetle scorpion fly shadfly snout beetle snowfleaspittlebug springtail squash bug stag beetlestink bug stonefly termite tiger beetle tsetse flywalking stick water beetle wasp weevil white ant whitefly yellow jacket |
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Termites.
...Permastar 380 Subterranean termites Sentricon Termite Colony Elimination System...Termite pretreats Cyren TC Termites Labyrinth Termite Bait Termites, variety of...Termites Wettable powder/WSP ... |
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Termite baits have promise -- and limitations: they can be a valuable tool...
...slow between termites in laboratory...that individual termite feeding episodes...said that all termite baits will kill some termites. The correlation...eliminating termites in a structure...or eliminating termite populations ... |
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Termite Swarming Season Approaches, Threatens Homeowners.
...length -- subterranean termites. Alone, a subterranean termite isn't terribly destructive...but when each tiny termite teams up with other termites in the colony, damage...attention to any signs of termite activity." ... |
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Termite Awareness Swarms the Nation's Capitol; District of Columbia...
...These proclamations make termites and termite defense top of mind for...for their home - Termidor Termite Defense has been used to...2 million homes against termites, and it's the only termite treatment I recommend to... |
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Termite Activity in Southeast Marks Brink of Spring.
...temperature spikes trigger termite swarms in cities...people to believe termites can endure the cold...require a professional termite inspection. Also...In fact, drywood termites, which do not need...Peterson says drywood termites represent ... |
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Termite Awareness Month Proclaimed in North Carolina; Statewide Proclamation...
...onslaught of termite swarm season - a time when termites are reproducing...most effective termite control, which...100 percent of termites in three months...most effective termite treatment, providing...control of termites ... |
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Termites Take the Nation by Storm This Season; Weather Patterns Provide...
...beginning of a more active termite swarm season this year -- specifically, in top termite markets in the southern...U.S. Every year, termites invade the homes of...covers damage caused by termites. However, homeowners...reduce the chance of a ... |
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Termite control Insects can wreak havoc on a home if not controlled. Here's...
...actual bugs, a termite might look like...segmented bodies, and termites do not. Termites...also will not find termites and ants together...Most people have termite inspections as part...chemicals so any termite reaching the ... |
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Termite Institute Website Clears Up Consumer Confusion Over a $5 Billion...
...the facts about termites." The Termite Institute(TM...highlights which termites are prevalent in...A robust Termite Solutions section...and answers about termites. -- A Buying...recommendations for termite control when in... |
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Termite testing update: several cutting-edge studies shed light on termite...
...eastern subterranean termite are common household...by both of these termites--would one displace...cross ties (and the termites inside them) carne...hotbed of Formosan termite infestations. Thus...determine that the termites in the Atlanta ... |
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