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Celithemis amanda (Hagen 1861)
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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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bilaterally symmetric
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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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cellularity
Cellularity and growth form
multicellular
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http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/PATO_0001993
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
URI:
https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1390
Definition:
a class of mainly terrestrial arthropods
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feeding structure
Arthropod Trophic Ecology Data
biting-chewing mouthparts
URI:
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
URI:
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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geographic distribution
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United States
URI:
http://www.geonames.org/6252001
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North Atlantic
URI:
http://www.marineregions.org/mrgid/1912
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grassland
URI:
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_01000177
Definition:
A grassland biome is a terrestrial biome which includes, across its entire spatial extent, an unbroken layer of grasses (Gramineae), sedges (Cyperaceae) or rushes (Juncaceae).
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agricultural
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freshwater
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http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_00000873
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A biome that applies to the freshwater realm.
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temperate
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http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_01000206
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freshwater
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http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_00000873
Definition:
A biome that applies to the freshwater realm.
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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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migration
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nonmigratory
URI:
http://eol.org/schema/terms/nonmigratory
Definition:
Does not make seasonal movements between breeding and wintering grounds.
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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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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
Attribution:
Crustacean body sizes
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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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