Sentences with phrase «typically bite humans»

For mosquito species, these included general traits like subgenus and geographic distribution as well as traits relevant to the ability of each species to transmit disease, such as proximity to human populations, whether they typically bite humans and how many different viruses they are known to transmit.

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It will take in biomass — the generic term for the leaves, stems and other bits of plants not typically used for food for humans and livestock.

To satisfy this never - ending thirst, they bite their prey — typically sleeping livestock, but also the occasional human toe poking out from under the covers — in areas where warm blood courses close to the surface.

«It's a bit of a departure from the way we've typically studied personality in the past,» says Connelly, who is an expert on organizational behaviour and human resources.

Typically, Lyme disease is transferred to humans through tick bites.

Typically picked up through head - to - head contact, head lice can crawl or jump from one host to another — they live in human hair and survive on blood by biting their host's scalp.