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A xerophyte (from Greek ξηρός xeros 'dry' + φυτόν phuton 'plant') is a species of plant that has adaptations to survive in an environment with little liquid water. Examples of xerophytes include cacti, pineapple and some gymnosperm plants. The morphology and physiology of xerophytes are adapted to conserve water during dry periods.
Xerocole. The fennec fox 's large ears help keep it cool: when the blood vessels dilate, blood from the body cycles in and dissipates over the expanded surface area. [1] A xerocole (from Greek xēros / ˈzɪroʊs / 'dry' and Latin col (ere) 'to inhabit'), [2][3][4] is a general term referring to any animal that is adapted to live in a desert.
A xerophile (from Greek ξηρός : xērós 'dry' and φίλος : phílos 'loving') [1] is an extremophilic organism that can grow and reproduce in conditions with a low availability of water, also known as water activity. Water activity, a thermodynamical value denoted aw, is defined as the partial water vapor pressure p in equilibrium with ...
Matriphagy is the consumption of the mother by her offspring. [1][2] The behavior generally takes place within the first few weeks of life and has been documented in some species of insects, nematode worms, pseudoscorpions, and other arachnids as well as in caecilian amphibians. [3][4][5] The specifics of how matriphagy occurs varies among ...
List of feeding behaviours. Circular dendrogram of feeding behaviours. A mosquito drinking blood (hematophagy) from a human (note the droplet of plasma being expelled as a waste) A rosy boa eating a mouse whole. A red kangaroo eating grass. The robberfly is an insectivore, shown here having grabbed a leaf beetle.
But a Greek Tortoise now joins our list of the types of reptiles you can keep as a pet. These outgoing, active, and friendly sun-loving pets measure around 5-8 inches in size, but some can reach ...
A tumbleweed is a structural part of the above-ground anatomy of a number of species of plants. It is a diaspore that, once mature and dry, detaches from its root or stem and rolls due to the force of the wind. In most such species, the tumbleweed is in effect the entire plant apart from the root system, but in other plants, a hollow fruit or ...
They eat living and dead plant and animal matter. And these animals can lay dormant for “decades or longer,” surviving in what Montana’s online field guide calls “intermittent or temporary ...