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  2. Strepsiptera - Wikipedia

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    The order, named by William Kirby in 1813, [20] is named for the hindwings, which are held at a twisted angle when at rest (from Greek στρέϕειν (strephein), to twist; and πτερόν (pteron), wing). [21] The forewings are reduced to halteres. A wasp (Odynerus spinipes) with a small portion of a strepsipteran's body protruding from its ...

  3. Confuciusornis - Wikipedia

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    Confuciusornis suniae, named by Hou in the same 1997 publication, was based on specimen IVPP V11308. The specific name honours madam Sun, the wife of Shikuan Liang who donated the fossil to the IVPP. [17] C. suniae is now usually considered synonymous with C. sanctus. [18] Confuciusornis dui was named by Hou and colleagues in 1999. The specific ...

  4. Beehive - Wikipedia

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    The WBC, invented by and named after William Broughton Carr in 1890, is a double-walled hive with an external housing that splays out towards the bottom of each frame covering a standard box shape hive inside. The WBC is in many respects the 'classic' hive as represented in pictures and paintings, but despite the extra level of insulation for ...

  5. Quizlet - Wikipedia

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    [6] [7] [8] Quizlet's blog, written mostly by Andrew in the earlier days of the company, claims it had reached 50,000 registered users in 252 days online. [9] In the following two years, Quizlet reached its 1,000,000th registered user. [10] Until 2011, Quizlet shared staff and financial resources with the Collectors Weekly website. [11]

  6. Origin of birds - Wikipedia

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    A turning point came in the early twentieth century with the writings of Gerhard Heilmann of Denmark.An artist by trade, Heilmann had a scholarly interest in birds and from 1913 to 1916, expanding on earlier work by Othenio Abel, [12] published the results of his research in several parts, dealing with the anatomy, embryology, behavior, paleontology, and evolution of birds. [13]

  7. Nightjar - Wikipedia

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    Nighthawk as a name has been applied to numerous places, characters, and objects throughout history. Nebraska 's state nickname was once the "Bugeater State" and its people were sometimes called "bugeaters" (presumably named after the common nighthawk ).

  8. List of things named after Archimedes - Wikipedia

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    This page was last edited on 21 October 2024, at 07:14 (UTC).; Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License; additional terms may apply.

  9. Biology of Diptera - Wikipedia

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    Diptera is an order of winged insects commonly known as flies.Diptera, which are one of the most successful groups of organisms on Earth, are very diverse biologically. None are truly marine but they occupy virtually every terrestrial niche.