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EXIT HOLE [1 record]

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Record 1 1999-06-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Insects, Centipedes, Spiders, and Scorpions
  • Animal Behaviour
DEF

A hole made by an insect, generally a young adult, when leaving the plant tissue (wood, bark, fruit, etc.) in which it developed.

OBS

If the insect takes wing more or less immediately after emergence, the hole is also a flight hole.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Insectes, mille-pattes, araignées et scorpions
  • Comportement animal
DEF

Trou fait par un insecte, généralement un jeune adulte, lorsqu'il quitte le tissu végétal où il s'est développé (bois, écorce, fruit, etc.).

OBS

[...] si l'insecte prend ses ailes presqu'aussitôt après cette sortie, le trou est aussi appelé trou d'envol ou trou de vol.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Insectos, ciempiés, arañas y escorpiones
  • Comportamiento animal
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