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The Whirligig Beetles are wary and fast with an organ to detect the ripples
The Whirligig Beetles are cautious and swift insects equipped with an organ to sense water disturbances.
The Arachnid Moths lay their eggs inside other insects along the borders of fields
The Arachnid Moths lay their eggs inside other insects near fields or roads, forming clusters of white cocoons.
Or roads in clusters of white cocoons
Describes the location and appearance of the egg clusters.
The Ribbed Pine Borer is a longhorn beetle
The Ribbed Pine Borer is a type of longhorn beetle.
Their antennas are half the length of their body and they feed on dead red pine
Details the physical characteristics of the Ribbed Pine Borer, including their antennae and diet.
Robber Flies, with their immobile heads, inject a paralyzing fluid into their prey
Robber Flies immobilize their prey mid-air by injecting a paralyzing fluid.
That they snatch from life in mid-air
Describes how Robber Flies capture prey from the air.
The Snow Flea's mode of locomotion, strange and odd
The Snow Flea's peculiar method of movement involves a spiny tail mechanism and a tube for moisture absorption.
With a spiny tail mechanism with hooks and a protracted tube from the abdomen
Further details the Snow Flea's anatomy for locomotion and moisture absorption.
To enable moisture absorption
Continues describing the Snow Flea's physiological adaptations for moisture absorption.
The female Praying Mantis devours the male while they are mating.
Female Praying Mantis consumes the male during mating.
The male sometimes continues copulating even after the female has bitten off his head
The male Praying Mantis may continue mating even after losing its head to the female.
And part of his upper torso
Details the physical consequence of the female's predatory behavior on the male Praying Mantis.
Every night wasps bite into the stem of a plant, lock their mandibles into position
Wasps bite into a plant stem every night, lock their mandibles, and sleep with legs dangling.
Stretch out at right angles to the stem and, with legs dangling, they fall asleep
Describes the unusual sleeping posture of wasps.
If one places a minute amount of liquor on a scorpion
Applying a small amount of liquor to a scorpion induces madness, leading it to sting itself to death.
It will instantly go mad and sting itself to death
Describes the reaction of a scorpion to alcohol.
The Bombardier Beetle, when disturbed
The Bombardier Beetle defends itself by emitting explosive sounds when disturbed.
Defends itself by emitting a series of explosions
Explains the defense mechanism of the Bombardier Beetle.
Sometimes setting off four or five reports in succession
Details the explosive reactions and sounds produced by the Bombardier Beetle.
The noises sound like miniature popgun blasts
Describes the audible and visual aspects of the Bombardier Beetle's defense.
And are accompanied by a cloud of reddish-coloured, vile-smelling fluid
Provides additional details about the defensive mechanism, including the emission of a vile-smelling fluid.
It is commonly known that ants keep slaves
States that certain ants, including Sanguinary Ants, engage in slave-keeping by raiding other ant colonies.
Certain species, the so-called Sanguinary Ants in particular
Specifies Sanguinary Ants as an example of ants that raid and enslave other ant species.
Will raid the nests of other ant tribes and kill the queen and then kidnap many of the workers
Describes the process of raiding, killing the queen, and kidnapping workers for slavery.
The workers are brought back to the captor's hive where they are coerced into performing menial tasks
Explains how enslaved ant workers are coerced into performing menial tasks in the captor's hive.
And as we discussed last semester, the Army Ants will leave nothing but your bones
Army Ants are formidable, leaving nothing but bones in their wake.
Perhaps you've encountered some of these insects in your communities
Suggests that the listener might have encountered these insects, displaying predatory and defensive traits.
Displaying both their predatory and defense characteristics
Refers to the observable characteristics of these insects within communities.
While imbedded within the walls of flesh and passing for
Describes the insects as embedded within the walls of flesh, possibly metaphorically referring to human society.
What is most commonly recognized
Reflects on the common recognition of these insects in their more familiar forms.
As human
States that what is commonly recognized as human may, in fact, contain these insect-like traits.
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