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Sawfly

sawfly

(Science: zoology) Any one of numerous species of hymenopterous insects belonging to the family Tenthredinidae. The female usually has an ovipositor containing a pair of sawlike organs with which she makes incisions in the leaves or stems of plants in which to lay the eggs. The larvae resemble those of lepidoptera.


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Re: which insect is this

yeah,i figured that later on,but there are 130 000 different types of it :S it's the most similar to sawfly but it has a different connection between its abdomen and thorax

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by nevevevena
Sun Apr 25, 2010 7:48 pm
 
Forum: Zoology Discussion
Topic: which insect is this
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The Fiber Disease

... and it uses the chilled water loop system....I mean, how else could it have gotten there? also involved (I will have to go fecth it though) is the sawfly! ****************************************** Okay, I'm back with one explanation of the WASP: WASP and N-WASP in human platelets differ in sensitivity ...

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by London
Fri Aug 18, 2006 6:13 pm
 
Forum: Human Biology
Topic: The Fiber Disease
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