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2. Mimosa pudica - Wikipedia

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   Mimosa pudica (also called sensitive plant, sleepy plant, [citation needed] action plant, humble plant, touch-me-not, touch-and-die, or shameplant) [3] [2] is a creeping annual or perennial flowering plant of the pea/legume family Fabaceae. It is often grown for its curiosity value: the sensitive compound leaves quickly fold inward and droop ...

3. Plant perception (physiology) - Wikipedia

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   Plant perception is the ability of plants to sense and respond to the environment by adjusting their morphology and physiology. [1] Botanical research has revealed that plants are capable of reacting to a broad range of stimuli, including chemicals, gravity, light, moisture, infections, temperature, oxygen and carbon dioxide concentrations, parasite infestation, disease, physical disruption ...

4. Flatidae - Wikipedia

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   Like all other planthoppers, they suck phloem sap of plants. Some species are known to communicate with vibrations through the plant stems. [ 1 ] Communication may be with mates, or with ants that tend the nymphs, protecting them and gathering honeydew secretions. [ 2 ]

5. Bed bug - Wikipedia

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   Bed bugs are parasitic insects from the genus Cimex, who are micropredators that feed on blood, usually at night. [7] Their bites can result in a number of health impacts, including skin rashes, psychological effects, and allergic symptoms. [5] Bed bug bites may lead to skin changes ranging from small areas of redness to prominent blisters.

6. Largidae - Wikipedia

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   They are commonly known as bordered plant bugs because many have contrasting coloured edges to their hemelytra. There are fifteen genera and about one hundred species. They are mostly wide-bodied, have no ocelli and have a four-segmented rostrum. The bugs in this family are generally ground-dwelling or they scramble around in plants, bushes and ...

7. 10 Things You Need to Know About Bed Bugs, Including ... - AOL

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   How long do bed bugs live? According to Jones, bed bugs started making a comeback in the late 1990s for a variety of reasons. A spike in international travel combined with a change in the ...