The common slow-worm (Anguis fragilis) is a species of legless lizard native to western Eurasia. It is also called a deaf adder, blindworm, or regionally...
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Anguis colchica (redirect from Eastern slow worm)
slow worm, is a species of legless lizard in the family Anguidae found in eastern and northern Europe and Asia. It is easily confused with the common...
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Anguis veronensis (redirect from Italian slow worm)
veronensis, commonly known as the Italian slow worm, is a European lizard species in the family Anguidae. The slow worm is distributed throughout Italy and...
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Dracunculus medinensis (redirect from Guinea worm)
Dracunculus medinensis (Guinea worm, dragon worm, fiery serpent) is a nematode that causes dracunculiasis, also known as guinea worm disease. The disease is...
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Vermicompost (redirect from Worm compost)
rearing of worms for this purpose is called vermiculture. Vermicast (also called worm castings, worm humus, worm poop, worm manure, or worm faeces) is...
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30 May 2014. "The Wildlife Trusts - Slow worm". Retrieved 30 May 2014. Duncan, James. "Species of the day: Slow-worm". Sussex Wildlife Trust. Retrieved...
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Dracunculiasis (redirect from Guinea Worm Disease)
Dracunculiasis, also called Guinea-worm disease, is a parasitic infection by the Guinea worm, Dracunculus medinensis. A person becomes infected by drinking...
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Caspian Sea, the Black Sea, and the Aral Sea. The common bream lives in ponds, lakes, canals, and slow-flowing rivers. The bream is usually 30 to 55 cm...
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known for subverting and playing with common tropes and themes of superhero fiction. McCrae's first novel, Worm features a bullied teenage girl, Taylor...
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- cryptogenic species Family: Anguidae Slow worm (Anguis fragilis) Eastern slowworm (Anguis colchica) Slow worm Sand lizard European green lizard Viviparous...
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maint: multiple names: authors list (link) "Slow worm". Woodland Trust. Retrieved 1 April 2022. "Common lizard". Woodland Trust. Retrieved 1 April 2022...
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The acorn worms or Enteropneusta are a hemichordate class of invertebrates consisting of one order of the same name. The closest non-hemichordate relatives...
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Darwin from Insectivorous Plants to Worms). Exploring earthworm behaviour and ecology, it continued the theme common throughout his work that gradual changes...
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Each entry on this list of common misconceptions is worded as a correction; the misconceptions themselves are implied rather than stated. These entries...
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Invasive earthworms of North America (redirect from Jumping worm)
soil, so proposals have focused on ways to slow their spread. One simple measure is to reduce the number of worms released during fishing practices. The Minnesota...
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Priapulida (redirect from Penis worm)
(priapulid worms, from Gr. πριάπος, priāpos 'Priapus' + Lat. -ul-, diminutive), sometimes referred to as penis worms, is a phylum of unsegmented marine worms. The...
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American toad Asiatic toad Cane toad Colorado River toad Common toad European green toad Fowler's toad Slow loris (usually thought of as venomous, but they also...
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Genus: Anguis Peloponnese slow worm, Anguis cephallonica NT IUCN (endemic) Slow worm, Anguis fragilis LC IUCN Greek slow worm, Anguis graeca LC IUCN Genus:...
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Dracunculus (nematode) (redirect from Guinea worms)
Hence it is important to remove the worm slowly (over a period of weeks). This is typically undertaken by winding the worm onto a stick (say, a matchstick)...
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the host.[citation needed] Common ascaricides include: Mebendazole (Vermox), causes slow immobilization and death of the worms by selectively and irreversibly...
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Planarian (redirect from Cross-eyed worm)
brownish Girardia tigrina. Other common species used are the blackish Planaria maculata and Girardia dorotocephala. Worm Runner's Digest – Satirical (and...
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Onychophora (redirect from Velvet Worm)
onyches, "claws"; and φέρειν, pherein, "to carry"), commonly known as velvet worms (for their velvety texture and somewhat wormlike appearance) or more ambiguously...
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orbitalsatelite (8 September 2016). "Slow HTTP Test". SourceForge. W. Eddy (August 2007). TCP SYN Flooding Attacks and Common Mitigations. Network Working Group...
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In populations where worm infections are widespread, it is common to find that most people are infected by a small number of worms, while a small number...
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benthic worms, fish eggs, and fish remains. Common carp feed throughout the day with the most intensive feeding at night and around sunrise. Common carp...
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Adder (redirect from Common Viper)
birds, lizards, and amphibians, and in some cases on spiders, worms, and insects. The common adder, like most other vipers, is ovoviviparous. Females breed...
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Conficker (redirect from Conficker worm)
Conficker, also known as Downup, Downadup and Kido, is a computer worm targeting the Microsoft Windows operating system that was first detected in November...
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causes Loa loa filariasis. Loa loa actually means "worm worm", but is commonly known as the "eye worm", as it localizes to the conjunctiva of the eye. Loa...
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