Sentences with phrase «nocturnal insects»

Eric Warrant, who studies nocturnal insects at Lund University in Sweden and was not involved with the study, called this discovery «alarming and a bit depressing at the same time.»

Pollen droplets like these glisten in the moonlight, attracting nocturnal insects to Ephedra foeminea.

The nocturnal insects — which are toxic to bats — issue an ultrasonic «warning» whenever a bat is near.

Like cockroaches, kissing bugs are nocturnal insects that hide in cracks and crevices during daytime or when lights are on at night.

If you are one of the unlucky ones, that feature on the nocturnal insect buffet, read on.

They were once thought to be exclusively small nocturnal insect - eaters, but fossil discoveries of the past decade — particularly from China and South America — have shown that they developed diverse adaptations for feeding and locomotion, including gliding, digging, and swimming.

Not exact matches

These nocturnal foragers have a very flexible diet and are able to eat rodents, vegetables, fruit, insects, slugs, human scraps, cat and dog food, and even the bones of the roadkill they consume.

Light - emitting diode (LED) streetlights often draw moths and other insects into small areas at night, setting a buffet for nocturnal predators, but certain aspects of the lights themselves might be rendering insects vulnerable in even more sinister ways, new research suggests.

Become more aware of the nocturnal symphony and, in the New York metropolitan area, help scientists count the insects during the «Cricket Crawl» on September 11th.

It was most certainly nocturnal, a predator of insects and a tree - dweller.

If the daytime insects don't make up for nocturnal losses, a flower's population might dwindle.

I am specifically interested in behavioral adaptations of herbivorous insects that may have adaptive functions in foraging, and have begun exploring nocturnal herbivory as one potential mechanism.

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These nocturnal animals roam looking for insects, fruits, vegetables, acorns, seeds, fish, and small animals.

Hedgehog owners can help prevent weight gain in their pets by feeding these nocturnal insectivores a balanced diet of a limited amount of pellets and insects, such as mealworms and crickets.

They are nocturnal omnivores and exist on a diet of mixed insects and vegetation, which varies from season to season.