wood flea
English translation: Trombicula alfreddugesi/chigger
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| 4 +1 | Limnoria lignorum |
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| 3 | Podura plumbea |
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| 2 | Trombicula alfreddugesi/chigger |
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peer agreement (net): +1Limnoria lignorum Explanation: http://www.archive.org/stream/woodotherorganic00snowrich/woo... THE LIMNORIA (Limnoria lignorum). -This isopod crusta- cean, which has other names as the wood flea, sand flea, gribble, and boring gribble, is the prin- cipal one of several similar forms that attack woods when in sea-water. Results 1 - 10 of about 4,620 for "Limnoria lignorum". (0.34 seconds) Search Results 1. Limnoria lignorum (Limnoriidae) - the gribbles Limnoria Lignorum adult. Resemble an ordinary wood louse, 6 mm in length with 7 pairs of ... Limnoria lignorum damage. Feeds gregariously on marine pilings. ... www.forestry.ubc.ca/fetch21/FRST308/lab8/limnoria_lignorum/... - Similar pages 2. Limnoria lignorum (crustacean) -- Britannica Online Encyclopedia Britannica online encyclopedia article on Limnoria lignorum (crustacean), Limnoria lignorum, which occurs throughout the seas of the Northern Hemisphere, ... www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/341506/Limnoria-lignorum - 51k - Cached - Similar pages 3. Limnoria lignorum* Dec 19, 2008 ... tals taken from sections of cells of the midgut glands of Limnoria lignorum fixed in buffered osmium tetroxide. ... jcb.rupress.org/cgi/reprint/5/3/385.pdf - Similar pages by SW Strunk - 1959 - Cited by 11 - Related articles - All 6 versions 4. SEASONAL MIGRATIONS OF THE WOOD-BORER LIMNORIA LIGNORUM (RATHKE ... Wooden test pieces were exposed to settlement of Limnoria lignorum in successive two and three-month periods from September 5, 1933 to September 8, 1934. ... www.biolbull.org/cgi/content/abstract/69/3/427 - Similar pages by MW Johnson - 1935 - Cited by 7 - Related articles 5. Limnoria lignorum ingest bacterial and fungal degraded wood G. Daniel, S. Cragg, T. Nilsson: Limnoria lignorum ingest bacterial and fungal .... the midgut diverticula of Limnoria lignorum, ln: Ray, D. L. (ed.) ... www.springerlink.com/index/A6N7L663G80W0R28.pdf - Similar pages by G Daniel - 1991 - Cited by 2 - Related articles |
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Podura plumbea Explanation: Elements of Physical Manipulation - Resultaten voor Zoeken naar boeken met Google door Edward Charles Pickering - 2008 - History - 244 pagina’s ... defining power is the marking of the scales of the wood-flea (Podura plumbea), ... For instance, the three species, formogum, hippocampus and anyulatum, ... books.google.nl/books?isbn=0554881640... |
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Trombicula alfreddugesi/chigger Explanation: I'm going to suggest the North American "chigger" (Trombicula alfreddugesi) because it's a skin-crawling/crevice-seeking biting insect common in the region and that you would pick up tramping through the woods. I've never heard it called a "wood flea," but it's the only think I can think of that makes sense in the context. The species of actual fleas that are attracted to humans don't normally live in the woods, and the species of fleas that infest woodland animals aren't terribly attracted to humans (and fleas in general don't hide out in body crevices). "Chiggers HYG-2100-98 William F. Lyon Common Name Scientific Name Chigger Trombicula alfreddugesi (Oudemans) Jigger Red Bug Probably no creature on earth can cause as much torment for its size than the tiny chigger. Tiny six-legged chigger larvae attack campers, picnickers, hikers, bird watchers, berry pickers, fishermen, soldiers, and homeowners in low, damp areas where vegetation is rank such as woodlands, berry patches, orchards, along lakes and streams, and even in drier places where vegetation is low such as lawns, golf courses, and parks." http://ohioline.osu.edu/hyg-fact/2000/2100.html |
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