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Aquatic invasions
environments: they believe these are the only insects able to do so. As a further adaptation to living around flowing water, they withstand extremely high and fast floodwaters. “Through a combination of specialised shelter-seeking and use of silk tie-downs and drag lines, larvae avoid exposure to the strongest currents and quickly return themselves to the substrate if dislodged,” the researcher...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Current Biology
سال: 2010
ISSN: 0960-9822
DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2010.03.042