| 单词 | molt |
| 例句 | He had a sour, thin-lipped look even in sleep, and another resembled a reptile in molt, the skin of his face sloughing away in curls of dead skin. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z “Then by all means, meander slowly and ponderously until my feathers molt,” said Boo. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z The first thing he noticed was that the gull’s head was molting and turning white, though a dark brown patch remained behind each eye. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Father cited scientific proof that birds often molt during hot weather. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z She slipped out of herself with the sensation of being shed—like a bird’s molted feather, or a plum dropped from a tree. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z As the spiders molt and grow, the net is enlarged. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z Conditions below were almost unbearable: the stinking, rotting sleeping bags made the air putrid, and the molting hairs choked the men as they tried to gasp for breath. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z Damaged spangles hung from her dress on hair-thin threads like some molting bird. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z Their bodies were covered in molting feathers, and their wings were tipped with tiny, shriveled hands. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z The breeding season was over, and she was molting. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z Although spawning occurs at sea, the young come into the estuaries and bays when a few weeks old to undergo successive molts and changes of form. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z As it gets bigger it molts several times, splitting the old skin with its head and wriggling out, revealing stretchy skin underneath. The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z He backed away, but the molting showgirl of a snake wasn’t having it. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z You slip out of your own skin, like molting, shedding your own history and your own future, leaving behind everything you ever were or wanted or believed in. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z He was molting his flight feathers and chose to be alone. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z Father was more forgiving of the bird, for he enjoyed the molted red feathers Sumac left behind. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z The molting pink feathers are tawdry as carnival dolls and some of the starry sequins have come off. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z “I forgot — it was the custard creams we hexed —” Within a minute, however, Neville had molted, and once his feathers had fallen off, he reappeared looking entirely normal. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z In the cart sat a hideous blackbird, big as a man, shaped like a man, with head hung forward like a molting crow. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z The outermost layer was shedding, like a molting cricket, brown slices curling up from the surface. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z She thought it was like the desert threave, a sand beast that could survive for years eating nothing but its own molted skin. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z The storm left the sky thin and dappled gray, like a molted snakeskin. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z Its molting feathers flapped around like a dislodged toupee. In the Falkland Islands, a quest to see as many penguins as possible 2016-09-01T04:00:00Z The result smelled of nothing; in the tub, I looked like a molting hedgehog. Me and My Food Dehydrator: A Dysfunctional Love Story 2019-01-09T05:00:00Z Rather, we molted our cloth armor because we had no need of it. Onesies, Long Johns and Union Suits for a WFH Age 2021-01-19T05:00:00Z Even if you’ve seen this molting demise too many times for its comedy to be fresh, Mr. Ghiselin, who has been with the troupe since 1995, makes you chuckle in admiration. Looking Fabulous at 40, and Still Happy to Step on a Few Toes 2014-12-22T05:00:00Z It all suggested a molting on the horizon. Review: Lady Gaga, the Flashy Provocateur, Battles Lady Gaga, the Raw Voice 2017-08-06T04:00:00Z Harpsichordists and technicians, it became clear, have to cultivate uncommon skills and travel strange paths, including following Canada snow geese around during molting season to harvest fallen feathers. Artek Celebrates the German Harpsichord 2015-03-18T04:00:00Z Ecdysis is the process of molting, when an insect sheds its skin and transforms, a period of great promise and vulnerability. Was a USDA scientist muzzled because of his bee research? 2016-03-02T05:00:00Z But I just feel like after every strike, there is an creative molting that happens within the industry, especially on the unscripted side. "I need to host": Roy Wood Jr. talks "The Daily Show" and why late-night TV needs change 2023-06-08T04:00:00Z The venom of white supremacy will kill us all if we’re unable to molt its skin and start anew. Nine black artists reflect on the question: “Is America at a point of reckoning?” 2020-07-03T04:00:00Z During the following two months, the fuzzy chicks are born and fatten up before they start to molt and resemble plucked feather dusters. Antarctica is becoming easier to visit. Here’s how to get to the bottom of the world. 2020-02-20T05:00:00Z “We grow into our toughness like snakes,” one of them thinks, “molting hope.” Review: ‘Prodigals’ by Greg Jackson Skewers the Elite 2016-02-25T05:00:00Z "I just feel like after every strike, there is a creative molting that happens within the industry, especially on the unscripted side," Wood said in his Salon interview. Roy Wood Jr. is leaving "The Daily Show" after eight years, and we sadly understand why 2023-10-05T04:00:00Z On his previous albums, XXXTentacion was working through the molting of genres in real time — hip-hop, emo, R&B, indie rock. XXXTentacion Left Splinters Amid the Wreckage on ‘Skins’ 2018-12-10T05:00:00Z Her body is as slender as a grass snake’s, and she sheds clothes — leggings, T-shirts, underpants — as if she were molting. Review: Shedding Skins in Motus’s Genre-Blurring ‘MDLSX’ at La MaMa 2016-01-10T05:00:00Z “We were born to molt,” Mr. Moss said. The ‘Kanye West of Furniture’ Is Now Nesting in the ’Burbs 2018-04-10T04:00:00Z Each time the insects molt, growing a new coat, they turn more brown. Woolly bear caterpillars use clever tricks to survive 2021-11-22T05:00:00Z Mary Katrantzou, who last season found a room of her own with molted lampshade skirts, screenprinted antiques on stretchy knits and built a new lighter house. | Mary Katrantzou Wins! 2011-02-24T00:40:37Z I'm molting into a different color at this point. “I really am a believer in putting sprinkles on everything”: Abi Balingit remixes dessert 2023-03-07T05:00:00Z It’s more fitting because, like a molting creature, the Dutch author Jaap Robben’s second novel shows us the shedding of innocence. In ‘Summer Brother,’ Sibling Bonding During a Season of Turmoil 2021-02-24T05:00:00Z We molt and we shift, but there’s something innate that remains. For ‘Mary Page Marlowe,’ Six Actresses Share One Role 2018-06-20T04:00:00Z New shells, so named because the lobster has recently molted, have their upside. Lobster’s cheap. Lobster’s luxurious. Discuss. Like many of Mr. Brice’s best songs, this one molts its masculine exterior to reveal a mushier core inside. Music Review: Luke Bryan Brings Hip-Hop Excess to Madison Square Garden 2014-01-26T22:43:51Z The Artiste’s feather boa is molting all over the stage, little clumps breaking off and drifting to the floor. Review: ‘Music Hall,’ a Meditation in Stage Poetry by Jean-Luc Lagarce 2015-04-06T04:00:00Z They take over whole beaches this time of year to molt, or shed their skin. Brews, baby seals and ‘Big Little Lies’: How an epic Highway 1 road trip brought three guys closer together 2019-06-27T04:00:00Z In them, molting snakes wrapped themselves around his body. The town that produced musical legends keeps staying in the groove 2016-08-30T04:00:00Z The snakes may have some personal significance, molting and rebirth and all that; the symbology may also, more than anything, just suggest being a dude. Hunter Biden: Emotionally Honest, Generically Smooth 2021-11-05T04:00:00Z He is relentlessly scrutinized, relentlessly documented, so his molting has to take place in public. Justin Bieber’s So-Watched Life 2013-12-20T20:45:07Z SAT Walk through the park to learn about bird molting, for ages 10 and older, 8 a.m. Community calendar: festivals, fairs and more 2016-08-11T04:00:00Z Invariably, though, there’s a rupture, the moment in which the skin of youth is definitively molted. Critic’s Notebook: The Diverging Musical Paths of Selena Gomez and Miley Cyrus 2013-07-24T21:18:26Z “Fashion is not easy, but, you know, life is not easy,” said the tennis legend, who was dressed in a superhero bodysuit and multicolor cloak of molting ostrich feathers from Gucci. ‘Stick It to the Man’ and Other Lessons From the Met Gala Cocktails 2021-09-14T04:00:00Z If not kept at the proper humidity, snakeskin boots will continue to molt every two years. Style Invitational Week 1257: The year in redo (Part 1) 2017-12-07T05:00:00Z Similar to how he succeeded in expanding NBC Universal's cable channels while allowing the Peacock to molt, Zucker correctly surmised that digital platforms will be where future audiences will gravitate to get their news. Canceling CNN's Jeff Zucker show – an ignominious career of ruining networks & developing characters 2022-02-04T05:00:00Z “They are molting now, buried in the mud out there,” Douglas said, gesturing toward the marshy coppice that crowds both sides of the two-lane Queen’s Highway, the major north-south road on Andros. Wildlife galore in the Bahamas, where the whole world’s a park 2015-10-14T04:00:00Z As surely as the teen idol is a part of pop culture, so is the molting of her shiny veneer. Music: Miley Cyrus Is Growing Up and Testing Identities 2010-06-29T21:41:00Z They were installed by the Jamaican-born mixed media artist Ebony G. Patterson for her show, “ … things come to thrive … in the shedding … in the molting.” Ebony G. Patterson Brings a Crowd to the New York Botanical Garden 2023-06-15T04:00:00Z It was a molting, the culmination of several years of outgrowing Nashville combined with interest in Ms. Swift that placed her in tabloid cross-hairs just like any other global star. Taylor Swift's '1989': New Album Review 2014-10-23T04:00:00Z It was, in essence, the skin that had to be molted before his full ascension to the mainstream. ‘Starboy’ Places the Weeknd on the Sunny Side of Debauchery 2016-11-28T05:00:00Z I still have one at home, where it’s molting on my closet floor. The New York Restaurant Where (Almost) Nothing Has Changed Since 1975 2018-08-14T04:00:00Z I evolved this trait for a reason and can’t molt it as easily as a rat flea sheds its skin. Parasites are the bedrock of life and evolution. It's time to give them the respect they deserve 2023-10-31T04:00:00Z Krill feed on the microscopic plants and then transport fertilizing nutrients to the ocean floor in the form of waste and their molting shells. Factory fishing in Antarctica for krill targets the cornerstone of a fragile ecosystem 2023-10-13T04:00:00Z It was also time for him to molt his exoskeleton, an impossible feat that sealed his fate. Eaten, Crushed or Starved; Male Tarantulas Trade Their Life to Impregnate a Mate 2023-09-29T04:00:00Z The team speculates that the trilobite may have been molting, which could explain the feeding frenzy. Last Meal of 465-Million-Year-Old Trilobite Discovered 2023-09-28T04:00:00Z The animals shelter there while molting and raising pups. What does a melting glacier sound like? 'Gunshots.' 2023-09-07T04:00:00Z One of the genes they've edited is a key regulator of molting from larva to pupa, which, when tweaked, yields larvae 50 percent larger than an unedited one. How Gene-Edited Insects Are Providing Food, Fuel and Waste Disposal 2023-08-28T04:00:00Z The only drawback is that smoked shrimp can be harder to peel — particularly thinner-shelled shrimp that have recently molted. Smoked shell-on shrimp: the gateway to at-home smoking 2023-07-18T04:00:00Z At each stage after they hatch, they need to feed on the blood of hosts to molt and enter the next phase. How to Protect Yourself from Ticks and the Dangerous Diseases They Spread 2023-06-14T04:00:00Z The team described a crack along the top of the trilobite’s shell that may indicate it was starting to molt when it was buried. Last Meal of 465-Million-Year-Old Trilobite Discovered 2023-09-28T04:00:00Z They gradually molt feathers as adults so that they never lose the coat that keeps their bodies warm. How Did Birds First Take Off? 2023-06-03T04:00:00Z All members of this superphylum periodically molt, or shed their cuticle as they grow. Fundamentals of Biology 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z The name comes from the word ecdysis, which refers to the periodic shedding, or molting, of the exoskeleton. Concepts of Biology 2013-04-25T00:00:00Z Inside the box were feces, the remains of a bird’s nest, and molted skin. Snake causes power outage at Prince William County intersection, disrupting traffic lights 2023-05-02T04:00:00Z It typically lasts through molting season — when birds replace old or lost feathers — which occurs in late summer for the Woodland Park penguins, occasionally extending into September and October. Seattle’s Woodland Park Zoo unveils 2 new penguin chicks 2023-04-27T04:00:00Z But as adults, they molted their body feathers all at once. How Did Birds First Take Off? 2023-06-03T04:00:00Z After molting, they secrete a new cuticle that will last until their next growth phase. Fundamentals of Biology 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z Embryonic development is external and proceeds through larval stages separated by molts. Concepts of Biology 2013-04-25T00:00:00Z If they are molting, the birds don’t compete because their energy levels plummet when shedding feathers. Guyana birdsong competitions flourish amid oil boom 2023-04-23T04:00:00Z Birds molt, for instance, shedding their worn feathers and growing new ones. How Do Birds Know When to Migrate? 2023-04-20T04:00:00Z After thriving for 70 million years or more, enantiornithines may have suddenly become vulnerable in the cold weather after the asteroid when they molted all their feathers at once. How Did Birds First Take Off? 2023-06-03T04:00:00Z The process of molting and replacing the cuticle is called ecdysis, which is how the superphylum derived its name. Fundamentals of Biology 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z When Northern elephant seals haul out on land to breed and molt, they sleep for over 10 hours a day. Elephant Seals Take Power Naps During Deep Ocean Dives 2023-04-20T04:00:00Z They spend most of their time diving for fish and squid in the deep seas between Alaska and Mexico but come to land to breed and molt. How California’s Elephant Seals Made a Remarkable Recovery 2023-03-16T04:00:00Z Canada has actively protected molting crab habitat, which has resulted in healthy stocks in the face of climate change. Decline of Bering Sea snow crab fishery demands swift action 2022-12-05T05:00:00Z I decided I wanted to molt and evolve into myself, not become a stranger. Silvia Moreno-Garcia ignored the experts and trusted her instincts. Now she's a bestseller 2022-09-19T04:00:00Z Crustaceans have a chitinous exoskeleton that is shed by molting whenever the animal increases in size. Fundamentals of Biology 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z Birds, in turn, devour prodigious numbers of flies and shrimp when they arrive at the lake to nest, molt, or rest during migrations. At the Great Salt Lake, record salinity and low water imperils millions of birds 2022-09-09T04:00:00Z In order to grow, the animal must first synthesize a new exoskeleton underneath the old one and then shed or molt the original covering. Biology for AP Courses 2022-06-09T00:00:00Z The final step in the metamorphosis, if all goes well: The case splits open, and the winged creature molts, ready to take its first flight in pursuit of prey, leaving the exuviae behind. It’s time to slow down and appreciate nature’s tiny marvels 2022-08-11T04:00:00Z Already lobsters are moving to deeper, colder waters and molting at different times of the year. Ocean Discoveries Are Revising Long-Held Truths about Life 2022-07-19T04:00:00Z Juveniles usually change color when they molt, and adults are typically dark green with yellow markings and orange joints. Invasive European green crabs are spreading. Here’s how WA is fighting back 2022-06-28T04:00:00Z Rather than catching them soft, commercial fishermen catch them when they are close to molting and a black line has formed along the edge of their swimming legs. How to buy, clean and cook soft-shell crabs, a seasonal delicacy 2022-06-07T04:00:00Z This limits the animal’s ability to grow continually, and may limit the individual’s ability to mature if molting does not occur at the proper time. Biology for AP Courses 2022-06-09T00:00:00Z From DNA in molted feathers, researchers in the United Kingdom confirmed that the last wild bird was a male. Two decades after it vanished, the stunning Spix’s macaw returns to its forest home 2022-06-08T04:00:00Z One week, there were no eggs because, she was told, the chickens were molting. Opinion | The 9-to-5 Schedule Should Be the Next Pillar of Work to Fall 2022-03-17T04:00:00Z Unlike us, insects molt as they grow up, producing a series of crinkly silhouettes of their outgrown exoskeletons, also called exuviae. Insect Trash Could Be a Farmer’s Treasure 2022-03-02T05:00:00Z The fishermen watch them molt and then remove them from the water, which stops them from hardening. How to buy, clean and cook soft-shell crabs, a seasonal delicacy 2022-06-07T04:00:00Z During those ten weeks, the baby seal will nurse for about 28 days and molt from a black coat to a silver coat. Bowman Bay at Deception Pass closed after well-known elephant seal gives birth 2022-02-07T05:00:00Z These Arctic-dwelling species rely on sea ice to pup, nurse and molt. Unprecedented die-offs, melting ice: Climate change is wreaking havoc in the Arctic and beyond 2021-12-17T05:00:00Z Industrial farms accelerate molting through starvation, but here was evidence that seemed to suggest that when left to follow their natural cycle, chickens can produce superlative eggs. Opinion | The 9-to-5 Schedule Should Be the Next Pillar of Work to Fall 2022-03-17T04:00:00Z When insects molt, their exuviae contain chitin, a hard polymer that also makes up the shells of crustaceans like shrimp. Insect Trash Could Be a Farmer’s Treasure 2022-03-02T05:00:00Z A year later, those baby larval ticks are molting into nymph ticks — the ticks posing a risk to so many of us this summer. It’s not just your imagination — ticks are out of control this year 2021-06-09T04:00:00Z Twice a year, they migrate and come ashore to birth, breed or molt. Bowman Bay at Deception Pass closed after well-known elephant seal gives birth 2022-02-07T05:00:00Z Each night he has watched pale nymphs emerge from the earth like ghostly apparitions and then make their way into trees, where they will soon molt to become a winged adults. How This Zombie Fungus Turns Cicadas into Horror-Movie Sex Bots 2021-05-27T04:00:00Z Instead, we are witnessing the end of a long molting process as the GOP slithers into its final form: a counter-majoritarian, fascist entity. America's right-wing political monsters are real — and they are coming for you 2021-05-20T04:00:00Z Dr. de Boer knew that adding molted insect skins to soil enriched its existing bacteria, promoting plant growth. Insect Trash Could Be a Farmer’s Treasure 2022-03-02T05:00:00Z They grow very slowly, molting a few times along the way, and crawl up toward the surface as they get bigger. Billions of cicadas are about to take to the skies. Here's what to expect 2021-05-14T04:00:00Z At very low doses, young copepods stopped molting, and the animals died at rates three times that found in the wild. Shipping rule cleans the air but dirties the water 2021-05-13T04:00:00Z This spring, the 17-year cicadas of Brood X will emerge from underground, climb tree trunks and molt, leaving their crunchy shells behind. The Woman Who Solved a Cicada Mystery—but Got No Recognition 2021-05-09T04:00:00Z Trump was not a cancerous growth but the end product of the party's decades-long molting process. America's right-wing political monsters are real — and they are coming for you 2021-05-20T04:00:00Z Deeper underground, nymphs build protective feeding chambers, where they eat, grow and molt over many years. Perspective | Five myths about Brood X cicadas 2021-05-06T04:00:00Z When they first come out and try to molt their skin, they can get stuck and are particularly vulnerable to attack. EXPLAINER: What are cicadas and why do they bug some people? 2021-05-07T04:00:00Z As soon as they crawl up to the surface, they climb to even higher ground so they can start the molting process, said Floyd Shockley, collections manager for the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History. ‘It’s just magical’: Brood X cicadas about to emerge by billions 2021-05-05T04:00:00Z They dropped to the ground and burrowed below, sucking liquid from plant roots, and molting and growing. What is Brood X? When do cicadas come out in 2021? Answering your buggiest questions. 2021-04-01T04:00:00Z To accelerate this "molting," they have "hired a larger and larger number of short-term, part-time adjuncts." Ethnic studies pioneer Rudy Acuña on neoliberalism, Trump and the future of academia 2021-03-28T04:00:00Z Once in Jackson Heights, Queens, and navigating glares, bullying, solitude and a language he doesn’t understand, he seems like a captive rare bird on the verge of molting. Review: Mexico's 'I'm No Longer Here' spans the gap between alienation and connection 2021-02-26T05:00:00Z Spiders, Vollrath says, were ideal for an experiment to fill in this gap—not only because it is easy to spot design changes in their geometric webs but also because molting spiders regenerate broken-off legs. Spider Legs Build Webs without the Brain’s Help 2021-02-05T05:00:00Z After molting, the adult cicadas are usually 1 to 2 inches long. ‘It’s just magical’: Brood X cicadas about to emerge by billions 2021-05-05T04:00:00Z There they will molt one last time, breaking out of their brown exoskeletons as soft, white adults. What is Brood X? When do cicadas come out in 2021? Answering your buggiest questions. 2021-04-01T04:00:00Z The remaining three munched on bramble, molted, munched, molted, and molted some more. He Was a Stick, She Was a Leaf; Together They Made History 2020-12-01T05:00:00Z Eagle feathers lost through molting are used by Native Americans for religious and ceremonial use, and the eagles receive care for the rest of their lives. Saying goodbye: Wings of Wonder owner retires 2020-11-29T05:00:00Z Commercial fishers also argue that harvesting lobsters during the offseason, when they’re more likely to be molting — shedding their rigid exoskeleton and growing another — harms the stock because the shells that grow back are softer. Indigenous people in Nova Scotia exercised their right to catch lobster. Now they’re under attack. 2020-10-24T04:00:00Z It loses its green color when it molts. Bizarre Bugs Found in Big City Show Nature’s Weirdness Is Everywhere 2020-10-28T04:00:00Z Hampton Roads is home to only annual cicadas like this one, photographed shortly after molting into its winged phase. A buggier-than-normal summer in Virginia? Yes — for cicadas 2020-09-20T04:00:00Z Another potential limitation: When birds molt, the neural network might not recognize them and would need to be retrained. Not even scientists can tell these birds apart. But now, computers can 2020-07-28T04:00:00Z Teshekpuk Lake serves as molting area for one-fifth of the world’s Pacific black brant and calving grounds for tens of thousands of caribou each summer. Trump administration seeks to drill on more than two-thirds of nation’s largest swath of public land 2020-06-25T04:00:00Z MacNeil said lobsters are hungrier and more active after molting, making them easier to catch. Indigenous people in Nova Scotia exercised their right to catch lobster. Now they’re under attack. 2020-10-24T04:00:00Z Growing caterpillars of the species hatch, feed, molt, and pupate together in groups of up to 100. Butterfly proposed to fight invasive tree species in Hawaii 2020-05-01T04:00:00Z But in the cold Antarctic seas, the whales are apparently unable to molt. Scientists say they’ve cracked the mystery of why whales migrate—and it’s all about healthy skin 2020-02-21T05:00:00Z What once required contrition has molted into motivation. Hate them all you want, but the Astros could be back in the World Series 2020-02-19T05:00:00Z Don’t fret: Birds evolved to molt and grow new feathers regularly. How to Pluck a Feather 2019-12-05T05:00:00Z The girls and women in this début collection of stories are monstrous: they molt, peel, fracture, decompose, murder, consume, engulf. Briefly Noted Book Reviews 2019-12-02T05:00:00Z Soon, white reindeer will turn buff with spring, the molt beginning with a dark ring around the eye. The Fight for the Reindeer 2019-11-18T05:00:00Z “Most people don’t consider skin molt important to whales,” Pitman says. Scientists say they’ve cracked the mystery of why whales migrate—and it’s all about healthy skin 2020-02-21T05:00:00Z Dreaming and waking life converge, with whimsical and ominous results: thousands of empty candy-bar wrappers, “like feathers after a molt,” stoke speculation about cults and conspiracies. Briefly Noted Book Reviews 2019-09-30T04:00:00Z Caterpillars molt several times over their lives, which required that they be blindfolded again frequently. These Caterpillars Can ‘See’ Colors With Their Skin 2019-08-26T04:00:00Z The turnabout comes as the party enters a molting period that often occurs during open presidential nomination fights. Facing Trump, Democrats turn on another president: Obama 2019-08-01T04:00:00Z The 42-year-old McDaniel told The Associated Press that he was in the forest for some moonlight kayaking when he noticed a molting cicada. Gulp! Arkansas photographer snaps images of snake eating bug 2019-07-26T04:00:00Z This causes a slowdown in skin cell regeneration and ultimately drives the whales to warmer waters, where their metabolism—and presumably—their molting, ratchets up. Scientists say they’ve cracked the mystery of why whales migrate—and it’s all about healthy skin 2020-02-21T05:00:00Z The chicks will remain in a segregated “chick pen” in the Antarctic penguin habitat until they molt their non-waterproof down feathers. 2 king penguin chicks born at Omaha zoo now on display 2019-07-13T04:00:00Z The molting of party identity during presidential elections is a perennial feature of American politics. Democratic candidates veer left, leaving behind successful midterm strategy 2019-06-30T04:00:00Z A definitive cause for the abnormal molting was not identified. At least 60 ice seals reported dead in Alaska, officials say 2019-06-13T04:00:00Z His eyes are glazed over, his skin is molting, he’s moving slowly and his mouth usually hangs open. Skulls and scales: Alaska’s rock ‘n’ roll bar snake 2019-05-25T04:00:00Z The new study suggests that not only killer whales, but all whales migrate to molt, the researchers report in Marine Mammal Science. Scientists say they’ve cracked the mystery of why whales migrate—and it’s all about healthy skin 2020-02-21T05:00:00Z A few days, a few molts, and a few milkweed leaves later, the caterpillar was about a half-inch long and fattening up, following a timetable nearly as reliable as a Swiss watch. The Vanishing Flights of the Monarch Butterfly 2019-02-20T05:00:00Z The animals usually only come on land to give birth, breed and molt. Elephant seals take over California beach during U.S. shutdown 2019-01-30T05:00:00Z Audubon naturalist Doug Hitchcox was in the crowd and said the young bird appeared to be in good health and in the process of molting. Hawk native to South America wows crowd in Maine park 2018-11-30T05:00:00Z Hitchcox says the bird appears to be in good health as it recently molted and was seen eating a squirrel. Hawk native to South America seems to be wintering in Maine 2018-11-30T05:00:00Z Still, the two scientists admire the new study, particularly its suggestion that researchers should investigate how whale molting affects the ocean’s ecosystems. Scientists say they’ve cracked the mystery of why whales migrate—and it’s all about healthy skin 2020-02-21T05:00:00Z Another molt followed, and the caterpillar unzipped, then discarded, its striped jacket. The Vanishing Flights of the Monarch Butterfly 2019-02-20T05:00:00Z That molting period leaves them grounded for about two weeks, giving biologists a chance to catch and band thousands of them. Louisiana biologist ventured to Arctic Circle to band geese 2018-09-28T04:00:00Z Or, they might be narratives from which I might break free, like a crab molting its shell, a seed floating on a freshet, a lizard jettisoning its tail to escape. Opinion | The Earth in Sadness 2018-07-28T04:00:00Z To add to the confusion, neutrinos have a kind of quantum superpower: They can molt from one type to another, sort of like a jail escapee changing clothes as he flees. The Neutrino Trappers 2018-07-16T04:00:00Z So for them, “The cost of being eaten is much higher than the cost of molting in cooler waters.” Scientists say they’ve cracked the mystery of why whales migrate—and it’s all about healthy skin 2020-02-21T05:00:00Z It must be repeated each year, as birds molt their feathers and replenish new ones. A Flamingo? In Texas? A Zoo Fugitive Since 2005 Is Still Surviving in the Wild 2018-06-27T04:00:00Z “About half of weasels we observed last winter started to molt at the beginning of January.” These white animals are struggling to hide in a world with less snow 2018-05-24T04:00:00Z See another video of the same species molting, and learn more about the spider. A Tarantula Sheds its Skin in New Time-Lapse Video 2018-05-16T04:00:00Z It’s possible that processors are just seeing more “soft shell” lobsters that have recently molted, which is a natural process necessary for them to grow, Wahle said. Lobster industry fears weaker shells, but evidence is mixed 2018-05-13T04:00:00Z While Democrats are largely unified in their primary matchups, with relatively tame intramural fights, the Republican Party continues to molt into a more populist, anti-establishment version of itself under Trump. In Senate primaries, Republicans avoid their worst-case fears 2018-05-08T04:00:00Z “He’s in great overall condition, probably just molted,” she said. Inside the Strange World of the Illicit Hummingbird Love Charm Trade 2018-04-18T04:00:00Z This North American creature prefers to prey upon freshly molted crayfish, snacking on the animals when they are softer and easier to swallow. This Snake Rips Its Prey Into Pieces, Instead of Swallowing it Whole 2018-04-06T04:00:00Z Wideman witnesses Brown as he drops feathers like a bird, molting from white to black. An inspired dive into ‘American Histories’ and race 2018-04-01T04:00:00Z Lobstermen also are catching lots of lobsters in the summer, when the creatures molt and are softer. Lobster industry fears weaker shells, but evidence is mixed 2018-05-13T04:00:00Z They use it for courtship, birthing, nursing calves and molting. Lawsuit filed after US fails to list walruses as threatened 2018-03-08T05:00:00Z In winter, tens of thousands of the threatened Steller’s eider sea ducks stay there and molt. Zinke signs land-swap deal allowing road through Alaska’s Izembek wilderness 2018-01-22T05:00:00Z The Tennessee-based team is on the road nearly every week except in the summer, when Challenger is molting and isn’t looking his best. Meet Challenger, a bald eagle whose soaring skills are in high demand 2018-01-12T05:00:00Z In winter, tens of thousands of the threatened Steller’s eider sea ducks stay in Izembek and molt. Interior Department strikes land swap deal with Alaskan village for road through national wildlife refuge 2018-01-06T05:00:00Z After another molt, the sensory hairs will be snapper-like, the plunger a bit larger, the shape more similar to a pristine snapper and the snap more robust. Hopeful Monsters and the Snapping Shrimp 2018-01-02T05:00:00Z But Arctic species like belugas are thought to molt all at once when they visit warmer waters during the summer. These whales use boulders for a good back scratch 2017-11-22T05:00:00Z The whales, Fortune realized, were shedding the top layer of dead skin, a process known as molting. See What Happens at a ‘Day Spa’ for Whales 2017-11-22T05:00:00Z In winter, tens of thousands of the threatened Steller’s eider sea ducks stay and molt there. Interior looks at behind-the-scenes land swap to allow road through wildlife refuge 2017-10-15T04:00:00Z The researchers also relied on bird species that molt, or shed their feathers, every year. What Dead Birds Tell Us about Climate Change 2017-10-11T04:00:00Z These birds molt each year, replacing their feathers with a fresh set. Dirty birds show just how catastrophic air pollution used to be 2017-10-09T04:00:00Z Most whales, dolphins, and porpoises molt year-round — kind of like we do. These whales use boulders for a good back scratch 2017-11-22T05:00:00Z Whales aren’t the only animals that molt: Insects and reptiles shed their outer covering of skin in order to grow. See What Happens at a ‘Day Spa’ for Whales 2017-11-22T05:00:00Z Birds molt every year, so grimy feathers contained no more than a year’s worth of black carbon. The Dirty Secrets Saved in Dead Birds’ Feathers 2017-10-10T04:00:00Z Birds, which only molt a new set of feathers once a year, became unwitting feather dusters, collecting the particulate matter. Birds Once Turned Black From Pollution—What That Teaches Us Today 2017-10-10T04:00:00Z Was the DNA present because an animal molted or because it died? D.C.’s only endangered species is shy and sightless, but it’s having a moment 2017-08-03T04:00:00Z Sloughing off dead skin and hair and regrowing anew is called molting. These whales use boulders for a good back scratch 2017-11-22T05:00:00Z Birds and many mammals also undergo an analogous process, and Anderson says the same glands are responsible for molting in birds and other mammals, including whales. See What Happens at a ‘Day Spa’ for Whales 2017-11-22T05:00:00Z Based on its molting pattern, researchers could determine that the bird was only in its first days or weeks of life when it was enveloped in sticky tree resin and literally frozen in time. Baby Bird from Time of Dinosaurs Found Fossilized in Amber 2017-06-07T04:00:00Z Officials told her they weren’t alarmed and guessed the moose was likely trying to molt, a process where moose shed their heavy winter fur for a lighter summer coat. Moose seen leisurely strolling across Maine golf course 2017-06-05T04:00:00Z The young caterpillars go through five series of molts and instars over a period of 10 to 14 days before forming their chrysalis and transforming within it for seven to 10 days. East Texas man shares joy of raising, observing butterflies 2017-06-04T04:00:00Z States like Minnesota, New York, Michigan and Wisconsin have received federal permission to herd Canada geese into nets during molting season, when they can’t fly, and later gas them. Fed up with honking and pooping, Denver gets a 'goosinator' to help disrupt Canada goose population 2017-02-19T05:00:00Z After their first molt, black lace-weaver spiderlings are too large for their mother to care for, though they are in dire need of additional food. In Many Species, a Family Dinner Means Something Else 2017-01-30T05:00:00Z She said such recordings should not be used in the spring, when many birds spend their energy migrating, molting or raising young. Christmas Bird Count offers ‘endless learning’ 2017-01-08T05:00:00Z They are fed in the offseason to be in a “fat condition,” Kisak said, to allow them to molt and regrow healthy feathers. Raising, training birds of prey is a way of life 2016-12-24T05:00:00Z In addition, after molting, it eats its own exoskeleton. Crustacean revelation: coconut crab's claw is stunningly strong 2016-11-23T05:00:00Z “It’s not effective, and as soon as the molting season is over, that empty habitat will be filled by other geese,” said Lynsey White Dasher, director of Wildlife Conflict Resolution for the organization. Fed up with honking and pooping, Denver gets a 'goosinator' to help disrupt Canada goose population 2017-02-19T05:00:00Z There was no sense that Nebraska’s offense might molt from its cobwebs. No. 11 Wisconsin holds off No. 7 Nebraska in OT, 23-17 2016-10-29T04:00:00Z Inseminating immature females. During the last 2 or 3 days leading up to their final molt, females have fully developed sperm storage organs called spermathecae that are still covered by their juvenile exoskeleton. Mating with younger females helps male spiders dodge cannibalism 2016-09-20T04:00:00Z And on August 20, a man walking along the Presumpscot River stumbled across the molted skin of a 12-foot-long snake, near the other two sightings. Giant Anaconda Skin Stokes Mystery of Maine’s Elusive 'Wessie' 2016-08-31T04:00:00Z In addition, after molting, it eats its own exoskeleton. Crustacean revelation: coconut crab's claw is stunningly strong 2016-11-23T05:00:00Z As delightful as it is to dwell among those molting roamers — along with the rest of the resident White River wildlife — it’s probably not the best idea to invite them in. A couple’s Crystal Mountain-area home accommodates a tight budget and roaming wildlife 2016-07-29T04:00:00Z The geese are expected to be removed this month and into July while they molt their feathers, park officials said. Two Montgomery County parks to get rid of 300 geese through euthanization 2016-06-27T04:00:00Z For their first two or three molts, the animals look like bird droppings, with all the appropriate brown and white markings. Studying the Tiger Swallowtail, a Familiar Sight Flitting in the City 2016-06-10T04:00:00Z Many of the adults had retreated uphill to molt, a process that involves standing still for several weeks, itchy and hungry, while new feathers push out old feathers. A Voyage to the End of the World 2016-05-23T04:00:00Z Meanwhile, evidence of fatal interspecies disease transmission outside a tank is as thin as a newly molted shell. Editorials from around New England 2016-05-14T04:00:00Z In 2007, Pierre's feathers didn't grow back after a difficult molt. A San Francisco penguin that once sported a wetsuit and also starred in a children book has died at the age off 33 2016-05-06T04:00:00Z Forced molting, or the loss of feathers, through starvation – which is done to manipulate the egg-laying cycle – is permitted. Making Sense of Egg Carton Labels 2016-04-14T04:00:00Z Scalia disdained the notion of a “living” Constitution that molts from time to time. Funeral cements Scalia’s legacy as a larger-than-life conservative force 2016-02-20T05:00:00Z Because so many of the birds were incubating eggs or molting, the main colony itself seemed strikingly peaceful. A Voyage to the End of the World 2016-05-23T04:00:00Z It spread rapidly, particularly in females, which molt less often than males and carry their shells longer, exposing them more to the disease. Warming oceans are turning sea stars to goo and killing lobsters, scientists say 2016-02-17T05:00:00Z As temperatures warm and summer approaches, animals molt, shedding their winter-white coats for earthier hues. Before and After: See Animals Change Their Coats for Winter 2016-02-06T05:00:00Z Well, they're just a bone like any other bone ... if any other bone grew into a massive biological chandelier covered in a soft layer of skin which then molted off. The Verge Review of Animals: The reindeer 2015-12-06T05:00:00Z She checked the bird for signs of molting. Hope for the birds 2015-12-06T05:00:00Z Like the picture, with its shiny surface molting and its edges rubbed indistinct, the revolution and its heroes are fading. Cuban Revolutionaries Hope Their Legacy Won’t Fade Away 2015-11-07T05:00:00Z Even after an old shell was shed through molting, the new shell was quickly infected. Warming oceans are turning sea stars to goo and killing lobsters, scientists say 2016-02-17T05:00:00Z He takes off June, July and August, when his feathers molt. Star of World Series, Final Four, Pro Bowls and Olympics? A Bald Eagle 2015-10-31T04:00:00Z He takes off June, July and August when his feathers molt. Challenger regular for national anthems at NFL stadiums 2015-10-30T04:00:00Z In late summer and fall, according to the Fish and Wildlife Service, males molt and turn a mottled brown, making them look like females and juveniles. Federal officials weighing whether to reintroduce threatened sea duck to southwest Alaska 2015-10-16T04:00:00Z What’s more, none of the malformed spiders survived past a second molt; their gangly legs trapped them in the exoskeletons. How spiders got their knees 2015-10-06T04:00:00Z So they compared the cocoon web to one that the spiders themselves build to rest in when they are molting. A Wasp That Turns a Spider Into the Walking Dead 2015-09-13T04:00:00Z Now, researchers think they know what's causing these toxic increases: the fur of molting elephant seals. Molting seals in California are shedding toxic fur 2015-09-12T04:00:00Z Several bird species fly from the Arctic to staging grounds in China and Korea, where they forage and molt feathers, before flying again to Southeast Asia or Australia. Experts condemn China’s training of monkeys to destroy bird nests 2015-09-02T04:00:00Z The foam is weatherworn, and much of the yellowish white under the paint is exposed, as if the stones are molting. Foamhenge, Stonehenge's unholy twin, guards its mystery in byways of Virginia 2015-08-24T04:00:00Z These webs are like hammocks that the spiders use when they molt. Wasps force zombie spiders to weave ‘cocoon’ webs 2015-08-05T04:00:00Z Now, an in-depth analysis of cocoon webs shows that they're very similar to the spider’s "resting web," which the arachnid uses when it’s molting. Zombie spider builds a stronger web for the parasitic wasp that's sucking its blood 2015-08-06T04:00:00Z In the study, researchers analyzed seawater taken from the shoreline at Año Nuevo State Park — a park that serves as a breeding and molting ground for elephant seals that feed out in the open seas. Molting seals in California are shedding toxic fur 2015-09-12T04:00:00Z The event takes place every third week of July, a time when parent birds are molting and their new offspring are too small to fly, making entire families easier to catch. It's 'swan upping' time, as Britons count the queen's waterfowl 2015-07-23T04:00:00Z The dowitchers stayed for at least 30 days that July and August, feeding, resting, and molting, before moving on to the warmer Central Valley. Birds Are Dying As Drought Ravages Avian Highways 2015-07-16T04:00:00Z A new study shows that the webs these particular zombie spiders weave are reinforced versions of the ones they normally use while molting, suggesting the wasps may be hijacking this pathway in the spiders’ brains. Wasps force zombie spiders to weave ‘cocoon’ webs 2015-08-05T04:00:00Z Infection causes scabs, nodules, abnormal molting, ulcers and other skin and tissue damage, the researchers said, and the death rate is 100 percent. Deadly Fungus Killing U.S. Snakes Similar to That Seen in Bats 2015-06-25T04:00:00Z The scientists found that during the molting season, methylmercury levels are 17 times higher than those recorded at comparison sites where seals don't gather. Molting seals in California are shedding toxic fur 2015-09-12T04:00:00Z Prior to this discovery, similar genes and the ability to molt were the only features that united animals like hookworms, tartigrades, and spiders. After 50 years scientists discover head of the insane Hallucigenia 'worm' 2015-06-24T04:00:00Z Mallard ducks, flightless during molt, had no way to escape the botulism. Birds Are Dying As Drought Ravages Avian Highways 2015-07-16T04:00:00Z He suspects—in line with the researchers—the larvae inject molting chemicals into the spiders’ abdomens, where they are carried to the brain and nervous system and “flip certain switches.” Wasps force zombie spiders to weave ‘cocoon’ webs 2015-08-05T04:00:00Z They are coastal predators, eating primarily at night and moving on to land for rest and molting. U.S. investigates deaths of protected sea lions in Alaska 2015-06-12T04:00:00Z They molt several times, until they look like … larger wingless cicadas. Loud cicadas result in Arkansans calling 911 2015-06-08T04:00:00Z The vibrant cultural life, and the molting of New York’s image as a crime-ridden jungle, led to a tourism boom. A Different (and Surprising) Economic Tale of New York City Emerges 2015-02-17T05:00:00Z During courtship, the female is molting, meaning her top shell softens as she grows a new and larger one, making her more vulnerable to predators. A deadly journey by female blue crabs is key to the survival of a troubled species in the Chesapeake Bay 2015-02-12T05:00:00Z And a phenomenon that scientists dubbed an “ocean heat wave” in the spring of 2012 led to an early molt and migration of lobsters that caused a supply glut and subsequent price collapse. Lack of Action on Climate Change Is Costing Fishing Jobs 2015-02-09T05:00:00Z On the ground outside, you read her name on a list of the experimental injections that turned her 14 year-old body into a molting monstrosity. Resident Evil review: Still suffering beautifully after all these years 2015-01-20T05:00:00Z Those that escaped being eaten by moles and centipedes have been diligently stealing sap and molting into ever larger not-grubs, until recently. Loud cicadas result in Arkansans calling 911 2015-06-08T04:00:00Z To identify the chemicals in the pheromone, the researchers extracted compounds from 18,000 bedbug molts using solvents and dried bedbug feces using heat. Hey, want to hang out? Pheromone cocktail traps bedbugs 2014-12-23T05:00:00Z Eggs hatch after four days, and the larvae grow over the course of seven to nine molts and five to six weeks, he said. Southeast Taxidermy gets the bugs out 2014-11-02T04:00:00Z “I feel like when the plastic came off, which was just last week, we molted. We really did. Lon, I think, was the one who said that.” Sitka Science Center shows off new look 2014-10-19T04:00:00Z Auk feathers from different parts of the body molt and regrow at different times of the year. Arctic Seabirds Expose Mercury’s Hiding Places [Slide Show] 2014-10-08T04:00:00Z The last two years - which brought record catches of more than 125 million pounds of lobster each - were seasons that featured an early molt, he said. Maine lobster fishing season off to slow start 2014-07-16T04:00:00Z An expanding ice-free season also means bears' stay on land would overlap the entire caribou calving season and a good portion of a booming geese population's molt and egg-laying season. Trapped on Land, Polar Bears Find New Ways to Eat 2014-07-15T04:00:00Z From March through June, the seals rely on pack ice for reproduction and molting. Ribbon seal shows up in Prince William Sound 2014-07-11T04:00:00Z After this, the young will molt and leave the egg sac, growing to adulthood in the course of several months. New Species of Peacock Spider has Leopard Spots and Cat-like Moves 2014-05-03T06:54:47Z After each female molted to adulthood, the researchers placed a male in her enclosure. Cannibal Spiders May Have Poor Impulse Control 2014-03-31T11:00:00Z “They changed relatively little as they went through their molts,” he said, “so we’ve been able to assemble growth series, stage after stage, for a number of trilobite species.” Basics: When Trilobites Ruled the World 2014-03-03T22:50:21Z Black brant geese migrate into this region in mid-July to molt, a period when they are unable to fly for about three weeks. Climate Change Proves a Survival Experiment for Wildlife 2014-02-07T16:25:00Z After each female molted to adulthood, a male was placed in her enclosure and allowed to approach the burrow. Sexual Cannibal Spiders May Have Poor Impulse Control 2014-01-27T05:00:00Z We molted to a new strategy this January. Gustin Growing at 40,000% As It Expands Beyond $6 Billion Denim Market 2013-10-18T14:09:00Z Eventually they molt away, with the adults using friction between two parts of their upper legs to synchronize their jumps instead. Gears allow planthopper to super jump in the right direction, report says 2013-09-12T18:00:00Z At the final molt to adulthood, this synchronization mechanism is jettisoned. [Report] Interacting Gears Synchronize Propulsive Leg Movements in a Jumping Insect 2013-09-12T17:57:21.983Z But today, the numbers have switched: About 70 percent of the black brants now molt along the coast, having discovered the recent expansion of a new rich food source along the Beaufort Sea. Climate Change Proves a Survival Experiment for Wildlife 2014-02-07T16:25:00Z Over two to three weeks, periodical cicada nymphs, which have the longest developmental cycle of any insect, emerge from the ground after 17 years of sucking xylem from tree roots to molt into adults. One Place Cicadas Get a Warm Welcome 2013-06-02T20:01:41Z Each year, the animals started to molt around the same time—10 October in fall and 10 April in spring. Color-Changing Hare Can't Keep Up With Climate Change 2013-04-15T20:00:00Z When Nweeia learned about narwhal molting for the first time, he knew that he had to part with the traditional scientific approach that validates facts through large sample sizes. Being There: Scientists Enlist Inuit for Long-Term Observations of Arctic Wildlife [Slide Show] 2013-02-13T21:15:07.370Z After several molts, these females will produce their own offspring by parthenogenesis. Slideshow: Virgin Birth Not So Miraculous in Animal Kingdom 2012-12-27T14:51:40Z But now researchers have found well-hidden growth bands in the animals that persist through molting and yield reliable ages. Tree Rings for Lobsters 2012-12-10T20:45:00Z When the enzyme is released inside the caterpillar, it destroys a hormone that signals a caterpillar to stop feeding and molt. Parasites Use Sophisticated Biochemistry to Take Over Their Hosts 2012-12-05T21:57:20Z The good news is that there will be a lot of pressure on the hares to evolve a new calendar for molting. Color-Changing Hare Can't Keep Up With Climate Change 2013-04-15T20:00:00Z The caterpillar, or what is more scientifically termed a larva, stuffs itself with leaves, growing plumper and longer through a series of molts in which it sheds its skin. How Does A Caterpillar Turn Into a Butterfly? 2012-08-10T14:16:02.280Z The same gene is important for molting during the nymphal stage of incomplete metamorphosis, corroborating the equivalence of nymph and pupa. How Did Insect Metamorphosis Evolve? 2012-08-10T14:15:57.377Z They set the lobsters aside for 18 months and allowed them to molt three times. Tree Rings for Lobsters 2012-12-10T20:45:00Z Passion might be quenched in the slough of habitude; love’s pinions might molt like any farm-yard hen’s. The Early Life and Adventures of Sylvia Scarlett 2012-04-26T02:00:17.327Z I also found all voles molting to be between eight and 12 weeks old but found none so large as 38 grams without full adult pelage. A Population Study of the Prairie Vole (Microtus ochrogaster) in Northeastern Kansas 2012-04-08T02:00:23.123Z One day, the caterpillar stops eating, hangs upside down from a twig or leaf and spins itself a silky cocoon or molts into a shiny chrysalis. How Does A Caterpillar Turn Into a Butterfly? 2012-08-10T14:16:02.280Z In insects that undergo incomplete metamorphosis, levels of juvenile hormone dip before the pro-nymph molts into the nymph; in complete metamorphosis, however, juvenile hormone continues to flood the larva's body until just before it pupates. How Did Insect Metamorphosis Evolve? 2012-08-10T14:15:57.377Z Then, the team dissected the lobsters and found the chemical tracer intact within all of their samples, confirming that molting did not erase the bands. Tree Rings for Lobsters 2012-12-10T20:45:00Z After molting the body becomes much swollen and the legs are much shortened, as are also the antennæ, the head becoming small and the general appearance reminding one of the larva of a bee. Directions for Collecting and Preserving Insects 2012-03-28T02:00:31.483Z Because of the small size of the sample and the influence of the unusual weather conditions, no conclusions concerning normal molting were drawn from the data described below. A Population Study of the Prairie Vole (Microtus ochrogaster) in Northeastern Kansas 2012-04-08T02:00:23.123Z A bird one year old, or that has once molted. Webster's Unabridged Dictionary 2012-03-24T02:00:23.513Z Mammals trapped in the grid were inspected for molt, sexual maturity, larvae of botflies, anomalies, and other pertinent data. Comparative Ecology of Pinyon Mice and Deer Mice in Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado 2012-02-24T03:00:32.243Z The "Pyrenean" and "Cevennes" worms were fed throughout on leaves and branches of Osage orange, while the "Milanese" worms were fed on Maclura up to the second molt and then changed to mulberry leaves. Prairie Farmer, Vol. 56: No. 12, March 22, 1884 A Weekly Journal for the Farm, Orchard and Fireside 2012-02-24T03:00:26.570Z I have seen a whole house of those animals that had nothing on the surface of their bodies but the fine soft down; all the long hairs having molted off. A Journey from Prince of Wales's Fort in Hudson's Bay to the Northern Ocean in the Years 1769, 1770, 1771, 1772 New Edition with Introduction, Notes, and Illustrations 2011-12-26T03:00:13.520Z Twenty-five per cent of them were longer and heavier than the mean length and weight of those that were molting. A Population Study of the Prairie Vole (Microtus ochrogaster) in Northeastern Kansas 2012-04-08T02:00:23.123Z Breathless Caterpillars Await Molting Four or five times along its road to moth- or butterfly-hood, a caterpillar molts to make room for a larger exoskeleton. The Year in Pictures 2011-12-22T19:11:37Z The report by McCabe and Blanchard is valuable because molt is compared between the two species from the first to the twenty-first week of postnatal development. Comparative Ecology of Pinyon Mice and Deer Mice in Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado 2012-02-24T03:00:32.243Z Throughout the winter the color of the pelage changes, often becoming somewhat browner, although no actual molt takes place. Speciation of the Wandering Shrew 2011-12-22T03:00:30.143Z Two of my juveniles born in captivity began the postjuvenal molt on the 38th and 40th days. Speciation and Evolution of the Pygmy Mice, Genus Baiomys 2011-12-15T03:00:11.933Z Of the subadults showing no signs of molting, none was above the mean age of molting. A Population Study of the Prairie Vole (Microtus ochrogaster) in Northeastern Kansas 2012-04-08T02:00:23.123Z And when I cried aloud in fear, she replied, "Non abbia timor—donkey molt' avezzo;" which diverted my mind, and caused me to laugh. From the Oak to the Olive A Plain record of a Pleasant Journey 2011-11-26T03:00:12.337Z Apparently there is a molt line progressing posteriorly from nose; the molt line has moved to shoulder region by end of week; pelage anterior to line browner, grayer posterior to it. Comparative Ecology of Pinyon Mice and Deer Mice in Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado 2012-02-24T03:00:32.243Z Time of molt depends on latitude and altitude. Speciation of the Wandering Shrew 2011-12-22T03:00:30.143Z Areas immediately posterior to the ears, in the scapular region, molt last. Speciation and Evolution of the Pygmy Mice, Genus Baiomys 2011-12-15T03:00:11.933Z Of the 20 adults in the series, one was below the mean weight of molting and one was shorter than the mean length of molting. A Population Study of the Prairie Vole (Microtus ochrogaster) in Northeastern Kansas 2012-04-08T02:00:23.123Z “Sort of molts, I guess,” said Cleo, “for those branches are covered with green pin feathers.” The Girl Scouts at Camp Comalong Peg of Tamarack Hills 2011-11-17T03:00:34.720Z Pelage of dorsum brownish; molt line across shoulders progressing posteriorly; browner anterior to line, grayer posterior to it. Comparative Ecology of Pinyon Mice and Deer Mice in Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado 2012-02-24T03:00:32.243Z Summer pelage may appear fairly late in the season and may account for the anomalous midsummer molt noted by Dalquest. Speciation of the Wandering Shrew 2011-12-22T03:00:30.143Z If, after the postjuvenal molt, a distinct adult pelage is acquired it is difficult to separate it from the annual replacement of pelage in adults at the beginning of the rainy season. Speciation and Evolution of the Pygmy Mice, Genus Baiomys 2011-12-15T03:00:11.933Z The males at this period among most Ducks deserting their mate to undergo the partial molt before mentioned. Color Key to North American Birds with bibiographical appendix 2011-11-15T03:00:21.677Z Even so, the season was late at the time when we were on the island and most of the birds were molting; it is possible their gonads had been enlarged earlier in the season. Vertebrates from the Barrier Island of Tamaulipas, M?xico 2011-11-15T03:00:17.973Z Postjuvenal molt apparent in most young; almost complete in some, except above tail and on flanks. Comparative Ecology of Pinyon Mice and Deer Mice in Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado 2012-02-24T03:00:32.243Z Sixty drops of the tincture of nux vomica is put in two gallons of the drinking water twice a week, during the molting season. Profitable Squab Breeding 2011-11-03T02:00:14.677Z Adults of both species have been found in molt in all months of the year. Speciation and Evolution of the Pygmy Mice, Genus Baiomys 2011-12-15T03:00:11.933Z In common with other diving water birds the Ducks, when molting, lose most of their wing feathers all at once, and for a time are therefore unable to fly. Color Key to North American Birds with bibiographical appendix 2011-11-15T03:00:21.677Z Two of our specimens, both males, are in worn breeding plumage and evidence no molt; another specimen, a female, is also in breeding plumage but is molting on the breast. Vertebrates from the Barrier Island of Tamaulipas, M?xico 2011-11-15T03:00:17.973Z New brown pelage encroaching on saddle and on hind legs; postjuvenal molt completed in some individuals by eleventh week. Comparative Ecology of Pinyon Mice and Deer Mice in Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado 2012-02-24T03:00:32.243Z What happens when the insects molt is they stop feeding for quite some time; if they’re kept from molting, they’re kept in a feeding state. Zombie Insects 2011-10-29T12:15:00.220Z The percentage of specimens in molt immediately before the rainy season and immediately before the dry season is slightly higher than in specimens taken at other times of the year. Speciation and Evolution of the Pygmy Mice, Genus Baiomys 2011-12-15T03:00:11.933Z When the molting is complete, this adult sunbird will be all black, with shiny head, wings and tail. Scientist at Work Blog: On Gawa, Swiftlets, Parasites and Limestone 2011-10-28T19:36:12Z The remaining two adult skins in our series are three-quarters through the molt and are for the most part in fresh winter feather. Vertebrates from the Barrier Island of Tamaulipas, M?xico 2011-11-15T03:00:17.973Z My observations lead me to conclude that individuals born late in the breeding season molt from juvenal summer pelage directly into winter adult pelage. Comparative Ecology of Pinyon Mice and Deer Mice in Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado 2012-02-24T03:00:32.243Z The Spanish cormorants pursued me in such a manner that they set me molting in a terrible way. The History of the Nineteenth Century in Caricature 2011-10-04T02:00:18.533Z In a dingily furnished room, sitting on a molting, plush sofa I saw the curious little man to whom I had so taken months ago. The City in the Clouds 2011-08-31T02:01:31.807Z "If I could get my hands on her once, the Argus Pheasant's pretty feathers would molt quickly," Van Schouten snarled. The Argus Pheasant 2011-08-27T02:00:20.160Z Our specimen had nearly finished with molt and feather growth into adult winter plumage. Vertebrates from the Barrier Island of Tamaulipas, M?xico 2011-11-15T03:00:17.973Z Studies of normal molt and of artificially induced regeneration of pelage in Peromyscus. Comparative Ecology of Pinyon Mice and Deer Mice in Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado 2012-02-24T03:00:32.243Z The San Juan Islands will open for their season in mid-July, as the result of a latter molt by male crab. Tony Floor's Tackle Box is full of places to fish for kings and Dungeness crab 2011-07-02T19:38:05Z Breeding seemingly had ended by early August, as evidenced by four adults that showed no gonadal activity and were in advanced stages of molt. Summer Birds From the Yucatan Peninsula 2011-06-21T02:00:27.783Z The flesh sides clearly show the areas of molt. Natural History of the Prairie Vole (Mammalian Genus Microtus) [KU. Vol. 1 No. 7] 2011-06-01T02:00:28.617Z This last specimen had essentially completed the autumnal molt into winter plumage, with only a few feathers remaining ensheathed basally. Vertebrates from the Barrier Island of Tamaulipas, M?xico 2011-11-15T03:00:17.973Z Technically, this new coat is the postjuvenal one, yet it cannot be distinguished as such after the molt is completed. Comparative Ecology of Pinyon Mice and Deer Mice in Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado 2012-02-24T03:00:32.243Z The Seaside Sparrow molts but once per year. Comparative Breeding Behavior of Ammospiza caudacuta and A. maritima 2011-06-01T02:00:28.030Z All specimens in my collection have extensively worn plumage and were beginning to molt. Summer Birds From the Yucatan Peninsula 2011-06-21T02:00:27.783Z Various stages in the molt process were observed also in animals caught in live traps. Natural History of the Prairie Vole (Mammalian Genus Microtus) [KU. Vol. 1 No. 7] 2011-06-01T02:00:28.617Z For birds undergoing postnuptial or postjuvenal molt, the degree of advancement of the molt is indicated by recording the number of primaries of the old plumage that have not been dropped. Vertebrates from the Barrier Island of Tamaulipas, M?xico 2011-11-15T03:00:17.973Z Adult raptors lose or “molt” only a few flight feathers at a time, because they cannot afford to be grounded. City Room: Answers About Pip and Violet, Part 2 2011-05-26T18:01:30Z The Sharp-tailed Sparrow, which has two complete molts annually, generally forages in dense, abrasive vegetation. Comparative Breeding Behavior of Ammospiza caudacuta and A. maritima 2011-06-01T02:00:28.030Z Gonads in our adults were moderately active; feathers were extremely worn, but molting was not evident. Summer Birds From the Yucatan Peninsula 2011-06-21T02:00:27.783Z The molting processes of juveniles and subadults follow the same pattern. Natural History of the Prairie Vole (Mammalian Genus Microtus) [KU. Vol. 1 No. 7] 2011-06-01T02:00:28.617Z For example, the designation "4 P old" signifies that all primaries except the distal four have been molted. Vertebrates from the Barrier Island of Tamaulipas, M?xico 2011-11-15T03:00:17.973Z Within limits, these resistances can be altered; tissue resistance can be varied by changes in blood flow, whereas coat resistance can be changed by piloerection, molt, and behavior. Metabolic Adaptation to Climate and Distribution of the Raccoon Procyon Lotor and Other Procyonidae 2011-05-07T02:00:34.980Z In the Seaside Sparrow a complete post-juvenal molt begins in late August. Comparative Breeding Behavior of Ammospiza caudacuta and A. maritima 2011-06-01T02:00:28.030Z None of the following specimens was in the process of molt. Summer Birds From the Yucatan Peninsula 2011-06-21T02:00:27.783Z The first area of molting is in the pectoral region. Natural History of the Prairie Vole (Mammalian Genus Microtus) [KU. Vol. 1 No. 7] 2011-06-01T02:00:28.617Z The breeding season apparently was drawing to a close, for several adults in our collection were in postnuptial molt and showed marked gonadal regression. Vertebrates from the Barrier Island of Tamaulipas, M?xico 2011-11-15T03:00:17.973Z The only other procyonid for which a seasonal molt has been described is Bassariscus astutus. Metabolic Adaptation to Climate and Distribution of the Raccoon Procyon Lotor and Other Procyonidae 2011-05-07T02:00:34.980Z The Seaside Sparrow, which has but one molt each year, forages in relatively open areas. Comparative Breeding Behavior of Ammospiza caudacuta and A. maritima 2011-06-01T02:00:28.030Z A few individuals taken were beginning to molt. Summer Birds From the Yucatan Peninsula 2011-06-21T02:00:27.783Z New pelage separates this area of active molt into two strips on the fourth or fifth day. Natural History of the Prairie Vole (Mammalian Genus Microtus) [KU. Vol. 1 No. 7] 2011-06-01T02:00:28.617Z Her organization hired Cleo’s owners, Goose Busters, a Virginia-based company that has worked extensively in the New York region, at $725 a week for about eight weeks, or until molting season begins. | What's Good for the Goose: Collies? 2011-05-06T15:53:03Z In such a stable environment there would be no advantage to a sharply defined seasonal molt cycle that could place an animal in thermoregulatory jeopardy by increasing its thermal conductance. Metabolic Adaptation to Climate and Distribution of the Raccoon Procyon Lotor and Other Procyonidae 2011-05-07T02:00:34.980Z The Seaside Sparrow has only a postnuptial molt, the nuptial plumage being acquired by wear. Comparative Breeding Behavior of Ammospiza caudacuta and A. maritima 2011-06-01T02:00:28.030Z The specimens of several kinds were in extremely worn plumage or in molt and meaningful judgments concerning such characters as relative darkness or paleness of plumages could not be made. Summer Birds From the Yucatan Peninsula 2011-06-21T02:00:27.783Z Shortly before the completion of the molt, the dorsal area of molt divides into two patches, one on the rump and one on the nape. Natural History of the Prairie Vole (Mammalian Genus Microtus) [KU. Vol. 1 No. 7] 2011-06-01T02:00:28.617Z Lobsters molted earlier in the year, which meant that many were big enough to legally catch by early July, a month sooner than usual. After a Record Haul in Maine, Try the Lobster Mac and Cheese 2011-02-27T00:28:41Z Consequently, molt in all tropical procyonids may either be prolonged or continuous. Metabolic Adaptation to Climate and Distribution of the Raccoon Procyon Lotor and Other Procyonidae 2011-05-07T02:00:34.980Z And so the Agriculture Department is gearing up for another round of goose removals this year, using new capturing techniques, focusing on more sites and extending the hunt beyond the molt season. City Room: 1,700 Geese Died for Human Air Travelers Last Year 2011-02-08T20:25:12Z Particular emphasis is given to breeding information, but observations concerning distribution, incidence, and molt also are given. Summer Birds From the Yucatan Peninsula 2011-06-21T02:00:27.783Z Subsequent molts are irregular and extend over longer periods of time. Natural History of the Prairie Vole (Mammalian Genus Microtus) [KU. Vol. 1 No. 7] 2011-06-01T02:00:28.617Z “The planets were aligned for an early molt and really good fishing through the summer and fall,” Mr. Wilson said. After a Record Haul in Maine, Try the Lobster Mac and Cheese 2011-02-27T00:28:41Z Each year at the completion of its molt, the raccoon's highly insulative pelt is renewed. Metabolic Adaptation to Climate and Distribution of the Raccoon Procyon Lotor and Other Procyonidae 2011-05-07T02:00:34.980Z Unseen by the runners, three emperor penguins were molting on the ice 100 feet from the course, oblivious to the race. A Marathon on Ice 2011-01-29T22:13:37Z The plumage was much worn in all specimens and some were in early stages of molt. Summer Birds From the Yucatan Peninsula 2011-06-21T02:00:27.783Z The extent of the molt line, if the vole was molting, was recorded. Natural History of the Prairie Vole (Mammalian Genus Microtus) [KU. Vol. 1 No. 7] 2011-06-01T02:00:28.617Z Why is it thought necessary to do this?Discuss the process and the advantages and disadvantages of molting, as seen in the crustacea.Name two advantages in having such a shell as crustacea have. A Guide for the Study of Animals 2011-01-18T03:00:14.913Z In summer its capacity for passive heat loss was enhanced by the molt of its heavy winter fur. Metabolic Adaptation to Climate and Distribution of the Raccoon Procyon Lotor and Other Procyonidae 2011-05-07T02:00:34.980Z Among the Anelosimus studiosus spiders, which live and spin webs along rivers and under bridges from Maine to Patagonia, females don’t develop an opening to their reproductive tract until their final molt. Spider Sex Play Has Its Plusses 2011-01-06T16:02:00Z He shooed out the marauding and molting Wyandotte and then sat down on the doorstep and regarded Hazel with approving eyes. The Rider of Golden Bar 2011-01-04T03:01:06.347Z The skins of 44 molting prairie voles were pinned out flat. Natural History of the Prairie Vole (Mammalian Genus Microtus) [KU. Vol. 1 No. 7] 2011-06-01T02:00:28.617Z That may be fine for businesses, but what do we lose when we can’t mutate and molt through online personas? Ping: So Much for Reinventing Ourselves Online 2010-12-18T19:51:24Z We have found several active nests and documented molt — the annual replacement of worn feathers — in nearly all individuals observed. Scientist at Work: The Origins of Island Life 2010-10-15T15:24:00Z Some chicken farmers forced their hens to molt by starving them for a brief period. Egg-loving salmonella bacteria have been sickening people for decades 2010-09-14T04:00:00Z The droplets have not been ingested but are lodged under the carapace, and seem to disappear when the larvae molt, said Harriet Perry, a biologist at Southern Mississippi. Gulf May Avoid Direst Predictions After Oil Spill 2010-09-14T04:40:00Z The molt begins when the animal is three or four weeks old; at this time the juvenal pelage is replaced by the subadult pelage. Natural History of the Prairie Vole (Mammalian Genus Microtus) [KU. Vol. 1 No. 7] 2011-06-01T02:00:28.617Z If they failed, they decided, they would wait until the goose started molting. Goose With Arrow in Its Neck Gets Free 2010-06-22T02:00:00Z This coincides with observations of molt in nearly all of the birds we have observed or captured thus far. Scientist at Work: The Origins of Island Life 2010-10-15T15:24:00Z The pesticide being used, called Dimilin, is sprayed in small quantities and is not immediately toxic, but instead affects the shells or exoskeletons of the bugs as they molt. Targeting the Tiniest 2010-06-10T16:38:00Z Pilots this year, hired by the counties with help from the State of Wyoming, are spraying a product called Dimilin, which kills grasshoppers indirectly, by hampering their ability to molt between growth stages. Going to War Against Grasshoppers 2010-06-10T03:46:00Z The second molt occurs when the prairie vole is between eight and twelve weeks old, and is the means by which the adult pelage replaces the subadult pelage. Natural History of the Prairie Vole (Mammalian Genus Microtus) [KU. Vol. 1 No. 7] 2011-06-01T02:00:28.617Z This outer covering must be degraded by digestive enzymes during a molting phase for the organism to develop. 2010-02-09T00:12:00Z No. 21069, ♂?, taken on August 21, is in molt, with one patch of new fur on the rump and another along the midline of the nape and shoulders. Mammals taken Along the Alaska Highway It was molting into the next pelage, and its hide was unprime. The Barren Ground Caribou of Keewatin Two males obtained June 16 and 23 were molting as evidenced by new hairs under the old pelage over much of the body. Mammals of Northwestern South Dakota Fourteen to fifteen days after the beginning of the molt, the entire dorsum is in process of being covered with new pelage. Natural History of the Prairie Vole (Mammalian Genus Microtus) [KU. Vol. 1 No. 7] 2011-06-01T02:00:28.617Z In some, the molt of the wings, body, and tail had begun. Birds from North Borneo University of Kansas Publications, Museum of Natural History, Volume 17, No. 8, pp. 377-433, October 27, 1966 Specimens in early stages of molt were taken on July 3, 4, and 14; another specimen in an advanced stage of molt was obtained on July 10. Mammals taken Along the Alaska Highway The marked difference between the dark brownish and white pelage of the autumn and the Cream-Buff coat of early June presumably results from wear and fading, without molt. The Barren Ground Caribou of Keewatin In two specimens, small patches of molt preceded the general molt line. Mammals of Northwestern South Dakota In these large voles the molt is accomplished slowly and does not cover large areas of the body at any one time. Natural History of the Prairie Vole (Mammalian Genus Microtus) [KU. Vol. 1 No. 7] 2011-06-01T02:00:28.617Z A specimen taken on September 14, 1962, was still in heavy molt. Birds from North Borneo University of Kansas Publications, Museum of Natural History, Volume 17, No. 8, pp. 377-433, October 27, 1966 Two of these were in dark, fresh pelage, but one captured on 24 June and another on 28 July were molting. Noteworthy Records of Bats From Nicaragua, with a Checklist of the Chiropteran Fauna of the Country The summer molt occurs later in the does than in the bucks. The Barren Ground Caribou of Keewatin A male taken in mid-July was in an early stage of molt. Mammals of Northwestern South Dakota The small areas of molt are visible for 7 to 10 days, and were found on approximately three quarters of the large voles examined. Natural History of the Prairie Vole (Mammalian Genus Microtus) [KU. Vol. 1 No. 7] 2011-06-01T02:00:28.617Z The birds seen and the one taken on July 7 were all in heavy molt. Birds from North Borneo University of Kansas Publications, Museum of Natural History, Volume 17, No. 8, pp. 377-433, October 27, 1966 These squirrels, taken in June and July, are molting on the sides, back and rump. Mammals from Southeastern Alaska The molt of the bucks begins in June but takes place chiefly in July, while the animals are somewhere to the north of the Nueltin Lake region. The Barren Ground Caribou of Keewatin One specimen taken on June 23 was molting over much of the body. Mammals of Northwestern South Dakota The seventh is a young animal in process of postjuvenal molt. Records of Harvest Mice, Reithrodontomys, from Central America, with Description of a New Subspecies from Nicaragua The specimen taken on July 11, 1962, was in heavy molt with only two outermost tail feathers in evidence; there was also molt of the wing and body feathers. Birds from North Borneo University of Kansas Publications, Museum of Natural History, Volume 17, No. 8, pp. 377-433, October 27, 1966 This "silken hair" is replaced by adult summer pelage, and juvenal chipmunks which are molting into adult summer pelage closely resemble the adult males, and later on in the summer, the adult females. Geographic Distribution and Taxonomy of the Chipmunks of Wyoming I was occupied with this molting process when it chanced that I was called upon to busy myself with Herr Duehring's so-called philosophy. Landmarks of Scientific Socialism "Anti-Duehring" A female obtained on June 26 carried eight embryos that measured 26, and was in process of seasonal molt. Mammals of Northwestern South Dakota Apodemus peninsulae sowerbyi, new subspecies Type.—Adult female molting from winter to summer pelage, skin and skull, U. S. National Museum no. Comments on the Taxonomic Status of Apodemus peninsulae, with Description of a New Subspecies from North China Birds observed on September 27 were in heavy molt and one specimen lacked tail feathers. Birds from North Borneo University of Kansas Publications, Museum of Natural History, Volume 17, No. 8, pp. 377-433, October 27, 1966 Adult females molt later, as a rule, than adult males probably because of lactation. Geographic Distribution and Taxonomy of the Chipmunks of Wyoming Not only is the juvenal pelage distinguishable from the postjuvenal pelage, but the sequence of ingrowth of postjuvenal pelage follows a regular pattern that is usually different from that of subsequent molts. Mammals of Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado The wings of love are not clipped by marriage; they merely molt for lack of exercise. A Guide to Men Being Encore Reflections of a Bachelor Girl And in spring when women molt and change their feathers, the establishment of “Mrs. Brunhilde Herdicker, Prop.” at its opening rose to the dignity of a social institution. In the Heart of a Fool A specimen taken on November 15, 1962, was in heavy molt. Birds from North Borneo University of Kansas Publications, Museum of Natural History, Volume 17, No. 8, pp. 377-433, October 27, 1966 Summer molt begins, on chipmunks in Wyoming and South Dakota, in the latter part of June and is completed by the latter part of August or the first part of September. Geographic Distribution and Taxonomy of the Chipmunks of Wyoming These seven molting individuals make up nearly 17 per cent of 42 individuals that had completed the juvenal to postjuvenal molt. Mammals of Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado The young tick molts within a week, and the second or nymphal stage of the parasite's life is thus ushered in. Special Report on Diseases of Cattle In spring, molt proceeds posteriorly in a more or less regular line on both dorsum and venter; in most specimens it is completed first on the venter. Geographic Variation in the Harvest Mouse, Reithrodontomys megalotis, On the Central Great Plains And in Adjacent Regions This specimen was molting from a drab to an adult type male plumage. Birds from North Borneo University of Kansas Publications, Museum of Natural History, Volume 17, No. 8, pp. 377-433, October 27, 1966 Summer molt begins, topographically, in the region of the head and progresses posteriorly to the base of the tail, for, the tail does not molt into summer pelage. Geographic Distribution and Taxonomy of the Chipmunks of Wyoming Other individuals, six in number and of categories 2 and 3, are simultaneously completing the juvenal to postjuvenal molt and beginning the postjuvenal to adult molt. Mammals of Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado Within another week another molt takes place by which the tick passes from the nymphal to the sexual, or adult, stage. Special Report on Diseases of Cattle In autumn, molt is irregular, or at best is coincident over large parts of the body, and frequently is seen only by searching through the pelage with a fine probe or dissecting needle. Geographic Variation in the Harvest Mouse, Reithrodontomys megalotis, On the Central Great Plains And in Adjacent Regions They were in a mottled plumage indicating extensive molt and feather growth. Birds from North Borneo University of Kansas Publications, Museum of Natural History, Volume 17, No. 8, pp. 377-433, October 27, 1966 The winter molt starts at the same time at the tip of the tail and at the base of the tail, and from each place proceeds anteriorly. Geographic Distribution and Taxonomy of the Chipmunks of Wyoming In some individuals a gray patch on the nape remained but emerging hair was not apparent; perhaps the molt had been halted just prior to completion. Mammals of Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado Finally, the little "Memorabilia" lyric gives a mood of cherished memory of the Sun-Treader, who beaconed him upon the heights in his youth, and has now become a molted eagle-feather held close to his heart. Browning's England A Study in English Influences in Browning In both spring and autumn, molt seemingly is delayed in females that are pregnant or lactating. Geographic Variation in the Harvest Mouse, Reithrodontomys megalotis, On the Central Great Plains And in Adjacent Regions The specimen taken on November 12 was in heavy molt; it lacked tail feathers and the primaries were being replaced. Birds from North Borneo University of Kansas Publications, Museum of Natural History, Volume 17, No. 8, pp. 377-433, October 27, 1966 The sequence described above is the rule; exceptionally, there are some specimens which molted in patches. Geographic Distribution and Taxonomy of the Chipmunks of Wyoming Subsequent molts, both from postjuvenal to adult pelage and between adult pelages, are less regular in point, or points, of origin, width of progressing molt, and amount of surface molting at one time. Mammals of Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado Fortunately they are in the same pelage and same stage of molt on the hind legs. Mammals Obtained by Dr. Curt von Wedel from the Barrier Beach of Tamaulipas, Mexico Nebraska, has the entire posterior back and sides still in old winter pelage and does not appear to have been actively molting; the entire venter is in summer pelage. Geographic Variation in the Harvest Mouse, Reithrodontomys megalotis, On the Central Great Plains And in Adjacent Regions Those species which drop to the ground to molt must again climb to some favorable point and wait for another host on which they may feed for a while. Insects and Diseases A Popular Account of the Way in Which Insects may Spread or Cause some of our Common Diseases In most skins, molts are easily detected because distinct molt-lines were formed. Geographic Distribution and Taxonomy of the Chipmunks of Wyoming Half or more of the dorsum is oftentimes involved in the same stage of molt at once. Mammals of Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado We all hung up our fiddles, as the Jews did their harps, and sat about, here and there, like barn-door fowls, when molting. A Journal of a Young Man of Massachusetts, 2nd ed. Late A Surgeon On Board An American Privateer, Who Was Captured At Sea By The British, In May, Eighteen Hundred And Thirteen, And Was Confined First, At Melville Island, Halifax, Then At Chatham, In England ... And Last, At Dartmoor Prison. Interspersed With Observations, Anecdotes And Remarks, Tending To Illustrate The Moral And Political Characters Of Three Nations. To Which Is Added, A Correct Engraving Of Dartmoor Prison, Representing The Massacre Of American Prisoners, Written By Himself. Nebraska, has small patches or tufts of winter pelage remaining on the rump and likewise does not appear to have been actively molting. Geographic Variation in the Harvest Mouse, Reithrodontomys megalotis, On the Central Great Plains And in Adjacent Regions The Texas fever tick, and some others, as we shall see, do not drop to the ground to molt but once having gained a host remain on it until ready to deposit their eggs. Insects and Diseases A Popular Account of the Way in Which Insects may Spread or Cause some of our Common Diseases The above description of molting is based on study of a large series of specimens of Eutamias minimus silvaticus taken in several seasons of the year. Geographic Distribution and Taxonomy of the Chipmunks of Wyoming In some specimens the molt begins along the lateral line, and in others in several centers on the sides. Mammals of Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado That was molting time and they caught them in their hands. The Young Alaskans on the Missouri Nebraska, is in the process of molting from summer to winter pelage, but has tufts of old winter pelage on the rump. Geographic Variation in the Harvest Mouse, Reithrodontomys megalotis, On the Central Great Plains And in Adjacent Regions Others leave their host twice to molt in or on the ground. Insects and Diseases A Popular Account of the Way in Which Insects may Spread or Cause some of our Common Diseases Grouse, fox, and dog carry burs.—To the feathers of a ruffed grouse killed in the molting stage, early in September, were attached fifty or more nutlets of Echinospermum Virginicum Lehm. Seed Dispersal In some skins distinct lines of molt are visible without parting the hair, and in some others the molt is patchy in appearance. Mammals of Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado From time to time as they grow, the stout, black caterpillars go down to a large limb or to the trunk of the tree to molt, or shed their skins. Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the 43rd Annual Meeting Rockport, Indiana, August 25, 26 and 27, 1952 I could bear the cage myself, I'd learned to do that; but I didn't want another she‑bird molting around. The Silver Butterfly This process of casting off the old skin is called molting, and is repeated four times during the one, two, three or more weeks of larval life. Insects and Diseases A Popular Account of the Way in Which Insects may Spread or Cause some of our Common Diseases When the twins were three years old, their molting season brought a remarkable change to them. Bird Stories Abrasion, wear, irritation by ectoparasites, and other kinds of injury to the skin may play a part in the development of a patchy molt. Mammals of Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado After molting they return toward the ends of the branches and resume their feeding. Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the 43rd Annual Meeting Rockport, Indiana, August 25, 26 and 27, 1952 A couple of generations back in his ancestry there was a renegade Jew who loved a Christian girl, and thereby molted his religion. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 11 Little Journeys to the Homes of Great Businessmen This shedding of their skins or molting occurs five times before they mature. An Elementary Study of Insects Yes, Corbie was molting, and he had a very unfinished sort of look while the new crop of paint-brushes sprouted out all over him. Bird Stories Stadium -ia: the interval between the molts of larvae:= instar q.v.: any one period in the development of an insect. Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology Affected leaves have a whitish or grayish color chiefly along midrib and principal veins, due partly to the deposit of the creature's shells on molting, and partly to injury to the tissues of the leaf. Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the Thirty-Eighth Annual Meeting Guelph, Ontario, September 3, 4, 5, 1947 In about twelve days the insects molt and in eight to ten more they change to pupae, and in from thirty-three to forty days are themselves bearing young. Apple Growing "Life," she said, "consists in molting one's illusions." Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 14 Little Journeys to the Homes of Great Musicians "I can't be molting as early in the fall as this," she protested. The Tale of Henrietta Hen Ampulla: Orthoptera; an extensile sac between head and prothorax used by the young in escaping from oötheca, and later, in molting: Heteroptera; a blister-like enlargement at the middle of the anterior margin of the pro-thorax. Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology Possibly a second molt may occur in the fall, winter, or spring, but it is not probable, and molting just before the production of new eggs is rare. The Lobster Fishery of Maine Bulletin of the United States Fish Commission, Vol. 19, Pages 241-265, 1899 It shortens the molt, sharpens the appetite, improves digestion and circulation, hastens growth and increases egg-production. Pratt's Practical Pointers on the Care of Livestock and Poultry Now and then, it is true, species like the so-called tent caterpillar are met with where numerous larvæ spin silken communal nests to which they retire at night and in which they remain to molt. The Doctrine of Evolution Its Basis and Its Scope "I don't see what all this has to do with molting." The Tale of Henrietta Hen Instar: the period or stage between molts in the larva, numbered to designate the various periods; e.g. the first instar is the stage between the egg and first molt, etc.: see stadium. Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology The swimming period lasts from six to eight weeks, or until the lobster has molted five or at most six times, and is three-fifths of an inch long, when it sinks to the bottom. The Lobster Fishery of Maine Bulletin of the United States Fish Commission, Vol. 19, Pages 241-265, 1899 This molting process occurs several times within a week or two, but the last time he takes on another form. How To Write Special Feature Articles A Handbook for Reporters, Correspondents and Free-Lance Writers Who Desire to Contribute to Popular Magazines and Magazine Sections of Newspapers Blacked my white straw sailor with shoe-blacking, trimmed it with two neckties and an old blackbird badly molted; result perfectly hideous, but the sugar-bowl, clothing, and sundry fund are out of debt and doing well. Polly Oliver's Problem I know it's early for molting—but haven't you noticed that the wheat grew big this year, and that the bark on young trees is thick? The Tale of Henrietta Hen Newton estimated its temperature, in this position, to be more than two thousand times that of molted iron. Six Lectures on Light Delivered In The United States In 1872-1873 During the first year the lobster molts from 14 to 17 times. The Lobster Fishery of Maine Bulletin of the United States Fish Commission, Vol. 19, Pages 241-265, 1899 Bits of old brass, lead, &c., are sold to be molted up separately, or in the mixture of ores. International Weekly Miscellany - Volume 1, No. 8, August 19, 1850 After the molt, autumn finds him once more in flock, and with the first frosts he is off again to the South. Studies in the Psychology of Sex, Volume 1 The Evolution of Modesty; The Phenomena of Sexual Periodicity; Auto-Erotism Those that have not yet begun to molt should be sold, as they will not be laying again before the warm days of the following February. The Dollar Hen After the breeding season the beautiful red and gold neck hackles of the male sometimes are molted and replaced by short blackish feathers. Camps and Trails in China A Narrative of Exploration, Adventure, and Sport in Little-Known China As a rule, the female lays her eggs in July, carries them until the following summer, when they hatch; then she molts. The Lobster Fishery of Maine Bulletin of the United States Fish Commission, Vol. 19, Pages 241-265, 1899 The females lose at this molt their legs and eyes and feelers. Composition-Rhetoric Because we aren't—we—" —"You're molting pretty badly, of course, now you mention it," interrupted the Lady Goose, "you and the little one. The Wonderful Bed During this time it usually molts several times, and may change its form or color each time. The Gutenberg Webster's Unabridged Dictionary Section I, J, K, and L Orthodox ideas are the feathers that have been molted by the eagle of progress. Lectures of Col. R. G. Ingersoll - Latest At 10½ inches the lobster has molted 25 to 26 times and is about 5 years old. The Lobster Fishery of Maine Bulletin of the United States Fish Commission, Vol. 19, Pages 241-265, 1899 They fly about and fertilize the sacklike females, which then molt again and secrete the thin wax scale over them. Composition-Rhetoric A certain melting and molten and molting lady had told him that he had poet's eyes like Julian Street's and was almost as witty. We Can't Have Everything This method of walking is lost with the first or second molt. Thirty Years a Slave The people did as he bade, and brought the gold to Aaron, which he took and molt it and made thereof a calf. Bible Stories and Religious Classics On the top of a floe they could see an old Emperor penguin molting and a young one shedding its down. The Voyages of Captain Scott : Retold from the Voyage of the Discovery and Scott's Last Expedition Perchance, the Demoiselle refused to molt The feathers in her head—at least till Monday; Or did the Elephant, unseemly, bolt A tract presented to be read on Sunday?— The Humorous Poetry of the English Language; from Chaucer to Saxe The young males will be all right to mate with the same hens next season - that is, if they come through the molt with vigor. One Thousand Questions in California Agriculture Answered "You dropped 'recuperates' like a molting rooster drops feathers, Bart," averred the warden, jocosely. When Egypt Went Broke It is an old simpleton with a long bald neck, pink and rough, making you think of a fowl's neck which has prematurely molted through disease. Under Fire: the story of a squad Harry Glen's perfect self-complacency did not molt a feather when the victors returned to camp flushed with their triumph, which, in the eyes of those inexperienced three-months men, had the dimensions of Waterloo. The Red Acorn Soon he will be a bird of many moltings if thus daily he makes a practice of taking off his old feathers and putting on new ones. Cliges; a romance However, at the end of the laying season and the beginning of the molt the poultry keeper will lose some hens, even when kept under the best conditions, and especially hens of that age. One Thousand Questions in California Agriculture Answered Link, following the example of those around him, took from his pocket the molting dandy brush and set to work once more on Chum's coat. His Dog Well, then the angel that was molting for the musical comedy lost his last feather and the company broke up. Waifs and Strays Part 1 There was a sound of whistling, too, when a voice in the stalls, suggestive of a molting cockerel, cried out with great conviction: "That's very smart!" Four Short Stories By Emile Zola |
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