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Page 159
... usually during the warmest part of the day . Of the tsetse flies that attack man , 80 percent or more may be males ; the females usually at- tack larger animals . Tsetse fly ( Glossina brevipalpis ) Anthony Bannister - EB Inc The most ...
... usually during the warmest part of the day . Of the tsetse flies that attack man , 80 percent or more may be males ; the females usually at- tack larger animals . Tsetse fly ( Glossina brevipalpis ) Anthony Bannister - EB Inc The most ...
Page 364
... usually amphivasal . In grasses and related plants , the bundles are closed , mostly amphivasal or collateral , and scattered through the stem , so that pith , cortex , and medullary rays are indistinguishable . Growth may be so rapid ...
... usually amphivasal . In grasses and related plants , the bundles are closed , mostly amphivasal or collateral , and scattered through the stem , so that pith , cortex , and medullary rays are indistinguishable . Growth may be so rapid ...
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... usually to stinging members ( formerly called Aculeata ) of the suborder Apocrita ( order Hymenoptera ) oth- er than bees and ants . The name is also ap- plied to certain nonstinging insects of the sub- order Symphyta : wood wasps ...
... usually to stinging members ( formerly called Aculeata ) of the suborder Apocrita ( order Hymenoptera ) oth- er than bees and ants . The name is also ap- plied to certain nonstinging insects of the sub- order Symphyta : wood wasps ...
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