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ROOSTING [2 records]

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Record 1 1993-03-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Animal Behaviour
CONT

Roosting monarchs resemble dead leaves.

OBS

Roost: to sit or rest on a roost ...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Comportement animal
OBS

Le rythme d'activité des papillons est des plus variables selon qu'ils sont diurnes, crépusculaires ou nocturnes; leur attitude au repos est d'ailleurs caractéristique (...) Certains papillons présentent une curieuse ressemblance avec les objets sur lesquels ils se posent (homotypie) (...) comme le Gastropacha quercifolia qui a l'aspect d'une feuille morte et se voit difficilement sur les troncs d'arbres.

Spanish

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Record 2 1985-05-22

English

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

French

Domaine(s)
  • Insectes, mille-pattes, araignées et scorpions
OBS

(criquets) larves de criquets au repos au dessus du sol, sur plantes, buissons, pierres etc... site : site du perché.

Spanish

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