Sentences with phrase «difficult for the insects»

Therefore jumping spiders build dense ant - proof nests of an unusually tough and dense weave that are difficult for the insects to tear open.

The results, published in the journal Functional Ecology, show that the bat's echolocation calls were high in frequency but low in intensity making it difficult for the insect to detect the imminent danger.

Also, the natural alternative is both flame - retardant and difficult for insects to penetrate.

Not exact matches

Organic coffee is very difficult to grow without the presence of shade trees to provide habitat for beneficial insects, birds, and other organisms; to provide natural mulch; to aid in nutrient cycling; and to help in weed suppression.

When it comes to animals, the problem is compounded for two main reasons: First, it is very difficult to design and administer tests that pick up on overall smarts instead of specific skills, such as the keen memories of food - hoarding birds or the fine motor skills of chimpanzees that make tools for finding insects in trees.

To kill an insect, the RNAs must silence a gene essential for life, and species often share genes of such crucial importance, making it difficult to target one insect over another.

«We are exploring this through modelling information processing in parts of the insect brain, and we find that often, exceedingly difficult tasks, for example in visual pattern recognition or floral scent learning, can be solved with extremely simple neural circuits.

These eggs are commonly laid in concealed locations, such as in plant tissues or in leaf litter or soil and are difficult to find, so for the most part the host insects of fairyflies are unknown.

Inspired by examples like this, engineers are producing ensembles of small, insect - like robots that cooperatively perform jobs that might be difficult, dangerous or tedious for humans to carry out.

SLIPS technology, inspired by the slick lip of a carnivorous pitcher plant that sends insects sliding down to their doom, take advantage of the fact that it is very difficult for an organism to attach to a liquid surface.

A low - protein, high carbohydrate diet is risky for those living in the industrialized world, where nutrient - dense animal foods like insects and fish eggs are avoided, where carbohydrate foods are not usually fermented, and where it is difficult to completely avoid refined and devitalized foods.

Using the exact same designs for each insect type also was a problem as it makes it very difficult to tell if you are shooting an insect that is dead or alive, especially when facing hordes of giant ants.

For centuries, human activities such as hunting and encroachment have made life difficult for the largest species, from mammals and fish to insects and trees, leading to an evolutionary trend towards the miniatuFor centuries, human activities such as hunting and encroachment have made life difficult for the largest species, from mammals and fish to insects and trees, leading to an evolutionary trend towards the miniatufor the largest species, from mammals and fish to insects and trees, leading to an evolutionary trend towards the miniature.