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Swarm

Definition

noun, plural: swarms

(1) A large number of insects or small organisms, particularly when they are in motion.

(2) A group of bees with a queen bee migrating to establish a new colony.

(3) A mass of people or animals especially when in turmoil.

verb

(1) To move as a swarm.

(2) To be overrun or thronged with multitude of organisms in motion, e.g. insects.

(3) To breed.

(4) To climb e.g. a tree or pole by gripping with arms and legs.


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Word origin: Old English swearm

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Yellowjackets - Nocturnal?

I always assumed that yellowjackets return to their nests after dark but the other morning around 4:00 am I went to let my dog out and they were swarming. I would have to guess that the porch light triggered the swarm but I always get up around this time to let the dog out and it had not happened ...

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by Sydney
Mon Sep 22, 2008 4:57 pm
 
Forum: Zoology Discussion
Topic: Yellowjackets - Nocturnal?
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Re: Green Mosquito===Photos Available

... am writing from London in the UK. We have so many green mosquitos here it's unbelievable. Just last week we had 12 in my living room. They tend to swarm and there are many to be found along the river. Any ideas on where I can get these identified or if it would be of any interest to anyone that ...

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by froggiemad
Sun Jun 22, 2008 9:30 pm
 
Forum: Zoology Discussion
Topic: Green Mosquito===Photos Available
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A Monkey's Uncle

... the passenger pidgeon itself (although to compare technology/society/language/etc to basic adaptations is a rough analogy indeed). Though the mass-swarm behavior had served the pidgeons well in the past, a new predator arrived that they were not adapted to, which also happened to be able to innovate ...

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by AstusAleator
Mon Mar 19, 2007 9:36 am
 
Forum: Evolution
Topic: A Monkey's Uncle
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A Monkey's Uncle

... comments, and not be mean. "predation rate" means the ratio of individuals killed by predators. Yes, more predators show up for these swarms, but the predator to prey ratio (and thus the predation rate) is still lower than if they were spread out over a large area and time. I would ...

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by JDavidE
Sat Mar 17, 2007 11:00 pm
 
Forum: Evolution
Topic: A Monkey's Uncle
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The Fiber Disease

... , this knowledg does not come with out a price.... saddly higher levels of saturation induced by wave guide signal.... diamagnetisism of "swarm bots" harbor peffered gene bonds and certain encrypted nucliotide transposon data.... even the synchronus jamming devices ocillating 7 hz ...

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Sat Dec 02, 2006 3:58 pm
 
Forum: Human Biology
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