Article: grasshopper

Article: Caelifera
A Dictionary of Zoology;      92 words ......class Insecta , order Orthoptera ) Suborder of grasshoppers whose antennae have fewer than 30 segments. The auditory organs, when present, are found on the sides of the first abdominal segment, and stridulation is usually produced...

Article: Ensifera
A Dictionary of Zoology;      106 words ......have more than 30 segments, usually many more, and in some groups are several times the length of the body. When present, auditory organs are found on the fore tibia, and stridulation is produced by friction between modified veins on the fore wings. When present...

Article: Blattodea
A Dictionary of Zoology;      126 words ......sclerotized tegmina . Wings are absent in some groups. The legs are gressorial , and the body is dorsoventrally compressed. Auditory organs are absent. Females have a small, concealed ovipositor , and eggs are laid in an ootheca . Most cockroaches are nocturnal...

Article: sensillum
A Dictionary of Biology;      180 words ......smell’ and ‘taste’, touch receptors, mechanoreceptors to detect movement at joints in the skeleton, and auditory organs. They may protrude from the surface, for example as setae , or they may be embedded in the cuticle. All the constituent...

Article: Psyllidae
A Dictionary of Zoology;      63 words ...Psyllidae (order Hemiptera , suborder Homoptera ) Family of bugs in which the rostrum arises between the bases of the front pair of legs, and the hind pair of legs is modified for jumping. Psyllids suck the sap of many different kinds of plants...

Article: Belostomatidae
A Dictionary of Zoology;      54 words ......of large, aquatic bugs, which are ferocious predators of invertebrates, small fish, and frogs, seizing their prey with the front pair of legs. The family includes some of the largest aquatic insects. They are often attracted to artificial light. They occur...

Article: Nepidae
A Dictionary of Zoology;      60 words ......bristle-like, tubular tail that reaches the surface. Being poor swimmers, they lie in wait for their prey, which they seize with the front pair of legs. They live in still or slow-moving waters. There are about 200 species, occurring on all continents.

Article: hearing aid
The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition;      179 words ...device used in some forms of deafness to amplify sound before it reaches the auditory organs. Modern hearing aids are electronic. They contain a tiny receiver and a transistor amplifier, and are usually battery powered...

Article: Reduviidae
A Dictionary of Zoology;      76 words ......Hemiptera , suborder Heteroptera ) Family of bugs, most of which are predators of other arthropods, which they seize with the front pair of legs. They range from delicate, gnat-like forms preying on mosquitoes to large, robust insects capable of tackling heavily...

Article: Corixidae
A Dictionary of Zoology;      57 words ......pair of legs, with their backs uppermost. They filter edible animal and vegetable matter from the debris at the bottom of ponds with their scoop-shaped and bristle-fringed front pair of legs. There are more than 200 species distributed world-wide.

Article: Stein satisfied with 2-0 reserve win.
Herald & Post (Luton, England);  March 15, 2006 ;     124 words ...Robinson back as Showunmi and Morgan score Hatters assistant boss Brian Stein hailed reserve front pair Enoch Showunmi and Dean Morgan after the second string's 2-0 win over Southend yesterday. The strike duo both hit the target in...

Article: Aphididae
A Dictionary of Zoology;      90 words ......Hemiptera , suborder Homoptera ) Family of soft-bodied insects that feed on plant sap using the rostrum that arises between the front pair of legs. Typically, one generation a year reproduces sexually, laying overwintering eggs, usually on woody plants, and several...

Article: Stein highlights Watford's deadly duo.
Herald & Post (Luton, England);  April 7, 2006 ;     426 words ......has admitted Town will need to be at their best to keep out what he believes is the best strike-force in the league. Hornets front pair Marlon King and Darius Henderson have scored 31 goals between them so far this campaign. And Stein believes that stopping...

Article: Protura
A Dictionary of Biology;      123 words ......There are about 175 known species. The slender elongate adults are usually less than 2 mm long and lack eyes and antennae; the front pair of legs are held forwards as sensors. The mouthparts, which are largely entognathous (concealed within folds), are adapted...