which birds rub themselves with defence fluids or‚ sometimes‚ other bodily fluids of ants. In the past scientists thought anting had no function and that it was a vice like smoking or drinking. However‚ most ornithologists now think that birds use ant fluids to kill parasites. Among those ants that birds favour are the Azteca ants‚ which produce formic acid‚ a repellent so effective that it will drive off army ants. Birds often crash dive into Azteca nests and allow the insects to crawl all over their
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On Dumpster Diving LARS EIGHNER Lars Eighner was born in Corpus Christi‚ Texas‚ in 1946‚ and he later studied at the University of Texas. He worked as an attendant and ward worker in a mental institution from 1980 to 1987 before finding himself homeless for three years. Travels with Lizbeth (1993)‚ the book that includes “On Dumpster Diving‚” recounts these years. It began as letters to friends explaining his circumstances and evolved into a series of essays on equipment that he had found in the
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kilometers above sea level. Cleaner shrimp clean old scales and parasites off fish. Cymotha exigua is a parasitic crustacean that lives in a fishes mouth attached to the fishes tongue and it feasts on the fishes blood. leafcutter ants colonies live on communal fungal farms where workers tend to subterranean fungal gardens. Australian trapdoor spiders construct elaborate snares for unsuspecting insects. A locust swarm will consume almost anything green (including
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nimal Defenses Animal AnimAl BehAvior t Animal Communication Animal Courtship Animal Defenses Animal Hunting and Feeding Animal Life in Groups Animal Migration Defenses ChristinA WilsDon Animal Animal Behavior: Animal Defenses Copyright 2009 by Infobase Publishing All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means‚ electronic or mechanical‚ including photocopying‚ recording‚ or by any information storage or retrieval systems‚
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There are countless evidences in this universe‚ which substantiate the unity and Oneness of Allah. The significance of such evidences is adequately mentioned in the Qur an. Allah describing about His own identity states: شَهِدَ اللهُ أَنَّهُ لاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ هُوَ وَالْمَلاَئِكَةُ وَأُولُوا الْعِلْمِ قَائِمًا بِالْقِسْطِ لاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ هُوَ الْعَزِيزُ الْحَكِيمِ “Allah bears witness that none has the right to be worshipped but He‚ and the angels‚ and those having knowledge (also give
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The Commoners In the Fifth Dynasty Saqqara tomb of Niankhkhnum-khnumhotep (Prophets of Re in the sun temple of Niusserre and they were both known as supervisors of the manicurists in the royal palace)‚ there is a scene of a leg massage (fig.6). The massage scene is among the manicurists‚ pedicurists and barbers in the market. This scene is depicting a masseur who sits on the ground while practicing leg massage to a standing client in front of him (Mossa and Altenmuler‚ 1977). In the Sixth Dynasty
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Do We Have Duties to Others? I saw an article from the news a few days ago; it says an old woman slipped down on the street in china‚ most of the people wouldn’t help‚ and others of them tried to get so close but still wouldn’t lend any help. Therefore the old lady was lying there for over 20 minutes in the cold and wet street and waiting for someone “brave enough” to get her to the hospital‚ only because they all worried about been getting blamed and take the responsibility of all the money for
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Section 1: Review Exhibit 2-4 in the textbook According to the Persuasive Communications and Negotiation course‚ before a negotiation‚ the negotiator should make adequate preparations. These preparations include self-assessment‚ assessment of the other party and the situation assessment. First‚ the negotiator should complete self-assessment. The negotiator should clearly understand what he want‚ what his target point and reservation point are‚ what his alternatives are‚ and analyses‚ which is the
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performed where other co-active participants were present. The co-action effect is illustrated by finding that you work better in a library as opposed to working at home. Chen (1937) observed that worker ants excavate three times as much sand when digging (non-co-operatively) next to other ants‚ rather than alone. Platt‚ Yaksh and Darby (1967) observed that animals devour more food when others are present. Social facilitation embraces a more complex study of many aspects other than co-action‚ which
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How to Make Homemade Pesticide Things You’ll Need * Spray bottle * Dedicated blender or food processor * Protective gloves Read more: How to Make Homemade Pesticide | eHow.com http://www.ehow.com/how_2043716_make-homemade-pesticide.html#ixzz2L1VJ1Ivu Instructions 1. * 1 Mix homemade garden sprays using water and plants (or dried powders) from the garden such as hot peppers‚ onions and garlic. Add a drop of dish detergent to help the solution stick and store in a
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