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  2. Woodworm - Wikipedia

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    Wood affected by woodworm. Signs of woodworm usually consist of holes in the wooden item, with live infestations showing powder (faeces), known as frass, around the holes.. The size of the holes varies, but they are typically 1 to 1.5 millimetres (5 ⁄ 128 to 1 ⁄ 16 in) in diameter for the most common household species, although they can be much larger in the case of the house longhorn beet

  3. Common furniture beetle - Wikipedia

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    Woodworm holes and burrows exposed in wooden floorboard. The first step in pest control is prevention. Particularly important in this respect is to keep the timber dry - below 16% moisture content. A relative humidity within the building above 60% may lead to an infestation, and timber moisture content below 12% is too dry for an infection to ...

  4. Ptinidae - Wikipedia

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    Deathwatch beetles are named because of a clicking noise that two (and possibly more) species tend to make in the walls of houses and other buildings. This clicking noise is designed to communicate with potential mates, but has historically caused fear of impending death during times of plague and sickness.

  5. List of animal sounds - Wikipedia

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    Certain words in the English language represent animal sounds: the noises and vocalizations of particular animals, especially noises used by animals for communication. The words can be used as verbs or interjections in addition to nouns, and many of them are also specifically onomatopoeic.

  6. Darkling beetle - Wikipedia

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    Many of the larger species are flightless, and those that are capable, such as T. molitor, often rarely do so. [11] [12] [13] A tenebrionid larva (Eleodes sp.) The larvae, known as mealworms or false wireworms, are usually fossorial, heavily sclerotized and nocturnal. They may possibly be an important resource for certain invertebrates and ...

  7. These Homeowners Didn't Know They Had an Ant Problem ... - AOL

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    Obviously, sleeping in the loft the rest of the night was out of the question. After calming down a bit, Andrew sprayed insect-killer into the hole, hoping to eliminate as many ants as possible ...

  8. Stowaways on the Ark - Wikipedia

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    With the water level lowered, the animals debark and the woodworm couple reunite. After all the animals and the humans left, the woodworms stayed behind inside the ark, which became their home for many generations. Over the course of time, the ark shrank down to the remains where the old woodworm still lives today.

  9. Orange Cat’s ‘Loud Man’ Snores Are Adorably ... - AOL

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    It's normal to hear your cat make noises during the day (anyone who's heard your cat purr or chirp will attest to this fact). But it tends to surprise people that cats can make noises while they ...