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Northern bat hibernating in Norway Bats hibernating in a silver mine. Hibernation is a state of minimal activity and metabolic depression undergone by some animal species. . Hibernation is a seasonal heterothermy characterized by low body-temperature, slow breathing and heart-rate, and low metaboli
A hibernaculum (plural form: hibernacula) (Latin, "tent for winter quarters") is a place in which an animal seeks refuge, such as a bear using a cave to overwinter.The word can be used to describe a variety of shelters used by many kinds of animals, including insects, toads, lizards, snakes, bats, rodents, and primates of various species.
Synonyms; Ectognatha; ... The English word insect first appears in 1601 in Philemon ... insects that hibernate are able to recall a specific location up to a year ...
The herald's flight period is between June and November, in one or two broods. During the winter the herald moth hibernates in dark, cool structures (e.g. cellars, barns and caves), returning to take wing again from March to June.
Cold-blooded is an informal term for one or more of a group of characteristics that determine an animal's thermophysiology.These include: Ectothermy, controlling body temperature through external processes, such as by basking in the sun
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The larvae pupate on the leaves and young beetles of the new generation feed intensively for one to two weeks to build up their fatty tissue. Only adults are capable of over-wintering. They usually hibernate under fallen leaves at the edges of woods, in bushes or under plant residues in fields. [1]
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