What does berothid mean?
Berothid means (zoology) Any insect of the beaded lacewing family, Berothidae..
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(zoology) Any insect of the beaded lacewing family, Berothidae..
In about one to three minutes, the termite collapses, paralyzed. After waiting another minute or so, the berothid moves in to feed at its leisure, which it can afford to do, since the termite remains motionless and paralyzed for up to three hours, whereupon it expires whether it's eaten or not.
Berothids, beaded lacewings, are fairly common in the warmer parts of North America where termites are abundant.
Information on larval morphology, especially of African berothids, remains almost unknown (New 1986; Minter 1990).
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Berothid means (zoology) Any insect of the beaded lacewing family, Berothidae..
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In about one to three minutes, the termite collapses, paralyzed. After waiting another minute or so, the berothid moves in to feed at its leisure, which it can afford to do, since the termite remains motionless and paralyzed for up to three hours, whereupon it expires whether it's eaten or not.
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