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Spittle

spittle

The thick, moist matter which is secreted by the salivary glands; saliva; spit. Spittle insect.

(Science: zoology) See Cuckoo spit, under Cuckoo.

Origin: From Spit to eject from the mouth: cf. Spattle, and AS. Spatl. A clear liquid secreted into the mouth by the salivary glands and mucous glands of the mouth; moistens the mouth and starts the digestion of starches.


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fastest animal

... 35 bodylengths (175 ft.) a second, it would need to run at ~120 mph. Which it can't. And a flea definately jumps over 35 times its BL a second. 'Spittle' bugs are even better then fleas. They accelerate into a jump at over 400x the force of gravity. But fleas, only 130+. They are darn fine jumpers.

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by ShadowBlade
Mon Nov 27, 2006 3:50 pm
 
Forum: Zoology Discussion
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