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bilaterally symmetric
URI:
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/PATO_0001324
Definition:
being symmetric about a plane running from frontal end to caudal end (head to tail), and having nearly identical right and left halves
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behavioral circadian rhythm
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diurnal
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Definition:
animal behavior characterized by activity during the day, with a period of inactivity at night.
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bilaterally symmetric
URI:
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Definition:
being symmetric about a plane running from frontal end to caudal end (head to tail), and having nearly identical right and left halves
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cellularity
Cellularity and growth form
multicellular
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Definition:
A cellularity quality inhering in a bearer by virtue of the bearers consisting of more than one cell. [ PATOC:GVG ]
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developmental mode
Insect Development
hemimetabolous
URI:
http://eol.org/schema/terms/hemimetabolous
Definition:
Development of insects with incomplete metamorphosis, resulting in a gradual change in body form with each molt, without a pupal stage.
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insects
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https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1390
Definition:
a class of mainly terrestrial arthropods
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biting-chewing mouthparts
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https://eol.org/schema/terms/bitingChewing
Definition:
Mouthparts adapted to cutting and grinding food particles using opposable mandibles with a mola (grinding surface).
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biting-chewing mouthparts
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Definition:
Mouthparts adapted to cutting and grinding food particles using opposable mandibles with a mola (grinding surface).
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United States
URI:
http://www.geonames.org/6252001
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North Atlantic
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coastal plain
URI:
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_00000090
Definition:
An area of flat, low-lying land adjacent to a seacoast and separated from the interior by other features.
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river
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lotic waters
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http://eol.org/schema/terms/lotic
Definition:
A freshwater environment with flowing waters, e.g., rivers, streams, creeks, brooks, runs, springs, and channels.
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terrestrial
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http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_00000446
Definition:
A biome that applies to the terrestrial realm.
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riparian wetland
URI:
http://eol.org/schema/terms/riparianWetland
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has sexual dimorphism
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male more colorful
URI:
http://eol.org/schema/terms/male_more_colorful
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Auto-added during harvest #90. A human needs to edit this.
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Adw Birds
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locomotion
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flight
URI:
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NBO_0000367
Definition:
self-propelled movement of an organism from one location to another through the air, usually by means of active wing movement
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mating system
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promiscuous
URI:
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ECOCORE_00000067
Definition:
A member of one sex mates with any member of the opposite sex
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motility
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actively mobile
URI:
http://eol.org/schema/terms/activelyMobile
Definition:
uses self-propelled locomotion to change location on a regular basis
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native range includes
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The Nearctic
URI:
https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q737742
Definition:
one of the eight terrestrial ecozones constituting the Earth's land surface
Attribution:
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ecozone_Nearctic.svg
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parental care
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provisioning
URI:
https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2874419
Definition:
supplying materials, especially food
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female provides care
URI:
http://eol.org/schema/terms/parentalCareFemale
Definition:
the female feeds and nurtures offspring
Attribution:
Richard M. Sibly, Christopher C. Witt, Natalie A. Wright, Chris Venditti, Walter Jetz, and James H. Brown. 2012. Energetics, lifestyle, and reproduction in birds. PNAS 109(27):10937-10941, doi:10.1073/pnas.1206512109
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social system
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solitary
URI:
http://eol.org/schema/terms/solitary
Definition:
Solitary animals are those that spend a majority of their lives without others of their species, with possible exceptions for mating and raising their young. Antonyms for a solitary animal include a social animal or a colonial animal.
Attribution:
https://www.definitions.net/definition/solitary+animal
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trophic guild
Arthropod Trophic Ecology Data
predator
URI:
https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q170430
Definition:
Organism that obtains food by hunting
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predator
URI:
https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q170430
Definition:
Organism that obtains food by hunting
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insectivore
URI:
http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q677088
Definition:
organism that eats insects.
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carnivore
URI:
https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q81875
Definition:
organism that eats mostly or exclusively animal tissue
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Crustacean body sizes
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Invertebrate phenology
univoltine
URI:
http://eol.org/schema/terms/univoltine
Definition:
completing one generation per year
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wing morphology
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macropterous
URI:
http://eol.org/schema/terms/macropterous
Definition:
The presence of fully functional wings.
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