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Page 759
... usually below -25 ° C. The cirrostratus shield usually has an irregular texture so that only frag- ments of the halo are seen , but sometimes the cloud is very thin and diffuse , perhaps only a milky film over the blue sky ; then the ...
... usually below -25 ° C. The cirrostratus shield usually has an irregular texture so that only frag- ments of the halo are seen , but sometimes the cloud is very thin and diffuse , perhaps only a milky film over the blue sky ; then the ...
Page 767
... usually remains in brackish waters to avoid a sudden physiological shock . During the periods when anadromous fishes are migrating into or out of freshwa- ter , they form large aggregations in estuaries , awaiting the changeover in ...
... usually remains in brackish waters to avoid a sudden physiological shock . During the periods when anadromous fishes are migrating into or out of freshwa- ter , they form large aggregations in estuaries , awaiting the changeover in ...
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... Usually dark , shiny , flattened ; larvae and adults predatory ; Calosoma feed on cat- erpillars ; Brachinus , bombardier beetles , eject fluid from anus ; about 20,000 species ; worldwide distribution . Family Trachypachidae . A few ...
... Usually dark , shiny , flattened ; larvae and adults predatory ; Calosoma feed on cat- erpillars ; Brachinus , bombardier beetles , eject fluid from anus ; about 20,000 species ; worldwide distribution . Family Trachypachidae . A few ...
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