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Sentence Examples Wrapped in fleecelike mantles of bacteria, the worms live in papery tubes, which they burrow into the sides of deep-sea geysers. Skin scrapings obtained from the leading edge of the burrow and under the fingernails are most likely to produce a mite. For best results, place fumigants in deep runways of the burrow system and seal the openings tightly. The larvae burrow directly into the mammal's skin, where they make themselves at home. Only a couple of animals are resident on the beach itself, ghost crabs and beach fleas, and they both burrow into the sand to survive. They discover a large, rock-like creature that burrows easily through the stone walls, as a mole might burrow through dirt. The males stand about in feckless groups until picked by a girl, who takes a pebble and drops it wherever she requires her beaux to dig a burrow. They are only up to five millimetres long and burrow into the silt in tiny pods. Sheep graze, rabbits burrow, the young were out, you will see a giant triangular box and nearby another magic dewpond. As their former host gets digested, the tongue worm larvae break out of their cysts and burrow over to their new host's lungs to mature. He has used a chart recorder wired up to flaps with microswitches at 21 burrow entrances in a warren to record wombat activity. Indeed, as we have seen, the lower boundary of the Cambrian is now defined by the occurrence of the burrow trace fossil, Trichophycus pedum. The worms then burrow into the soil and form an earthen cell, entering the prepupa stage, which overwinters. I hesitate for a moment, then I burrow in the shoebox underneath my bed for the piece of paper I'm looking for. During winter months and aestivation periods, mussels will burrow into the substrate until only the apertures are protruding. Roots burrow under my feet and leaves whisper to each other from opposite sides of the valley. Where Bintley probes psychology lightly, McCabe seems to burrow, and winkle out hidden layers. They will kill their prey by wrapping around them and constricting or by pressing them against the burrow walls. Hunting dogs have an easier time treeing a raccoon than forcing it out of a burrow. They burrow under the bark feeding on woody capillary tissue that the tree uses to transport nutrients. Show More Sentences The Siberian weasel makes its den in the hollows of trees, under rocks, and will often take over a rodent's burrow that has been deserted. Bedding is necessary for worms to burrow, bury food scraps, and also for moisture retention. Mature larvae burrow into the stalks and pupate, and a summer flight of moths appears from late July to August. Wiggling through fractured ice and snow crystals, they burrow as deep as three to six feet beneath the surface of the ice. Upon hatching, the larvae burrow into the seed, where they complete development, pupate, and emerge as adults. When they are fully developed, the larvae drop to the soil, burrow one inch or less and pupate. Snapping shrimp are territorial, with male and female partners codefending a constructed burrow from intruders. I have a golden head sleeper and he is extremely territorial of his burrow. It is not known if all the burrow nesting species excavate the tunnels or if some use tunnels dug by rodents or other animals. Small mounds are created when moles burrow deep or tunnel under solid objects such as tree roots or sidewalks. The nest is actually a burrow which the bird digs into soft, turfy slopes for a distance of about 90 cm and in which one egg is laid. A mulgara avoids exposure to heat during the hot part of the day by remaining in its burrow. We wait until the dog marks an occupied burrow then enter a ferret to hopefully bolt the rabbit. What they actually think happened is that some animal had the bone in his or her burrow and just now decided to toss it. It's around midnight, and in seconds Shanshiashvili is snoring on the cot next to mine as two kittens burrow into my coat for warmth. The dogs from next door often burrow under the fence and into my garden digging up plants. These little dogs can burrow and will demonstrate this ability in your garden unless discouraged. Other rodents probably process the seismic vibrations when they are converted to airborne sounds in the burrow tunnel or chamber. If a favourable patch of ground is found around the burrow of the matriarch, the small spiderling will settle there. The wasp then digs a burrow nearby using her strongly spined forelegs alternately. Show More Sentences The pair may excavate their own nest, or use the abandoned burrow of another animal. When an animal emerged to forage, the noose was pulled tight, preventing the animal from retreating back into its burrow. The lions get their own type of rock to lie on, and burrowing animals actually get a burrow to play in. The animal had to retreat from its previous burrow basally and start burrowing again nearby. In 1942, an American fighter pilot crash-landed in southern Morrocco and stumbled upon a burrow of the rabbits. When creatures burrow through the ground, it actually sounds like they're displacing rock and gravel. Wombats are burrowers, building impressive burrow systems with many burrows. Then, developing embryos burrow into honeycomb-like structures within the male's pouch. Larvae burrow into the ground to feed on strawberry roots from late spring to early summer. On hatching, the larvae very quickly burrow into the orange and are then essentially inaccessible. She has the ability to scratch and burrow under the surface of human experience and lay bare both the sacred and profane. Put the rag balls into the burrow as far as you can and cover the hole lightly with dirt or wadded newspaper. They were also kept in warrens, enclosed areas of land in which they could feed and burrow, and from whence they were conveniently caught. An award-winning writer and an investigative journalist burrow deep into the world of spin-doctors, bureaucrats and the military to reveal the whole story. Rats and wolves burrow from underneath and strike in packs from behind. These roots burrow through bitumen as if it were butter, and often the trees have to be expensively removed before they completely ruin the driveway. They line the burrow tunnel with pebbles and shell fragments. Five tall, slender mushrooms with yellow stems and glowing orange caps reach through the decaying foliage toward the sky as ants burrow underground. Closer examination revealed a pair of compound eyes mounted on movable stalks, protruding from a burrow and rotating independently, like the periscopes of a submarine. If opened, the RAT will burrow into the host computer and give control of the machine to the hacker. Show More Sentences Quite often those lizards burrow in the ground or live in holes. Sand boas have been found occasionally near other naked mole-rat burrow entrances, but this is the only case where a marked animal was found as a prey item inside a snake. A one-way door can be used to evict woodchucks from burrows, however, should never be used when young are present or when other animals are using the burrow system. Like scaphopods, bivalves have a retractile foot which they use to burrow. These tiny worms burrow into pea roots and do significant damage. At Sun Willows we have a pair raising young in one artificial burrow, unpaired resident males at two other burrows and signs of use at three other burrows. After a ferret has eaten a prairie dog, it moves into the burrow where the prairie dog used to live. They fed above the sediment surface, but were forced to burrow to avoid predators. The nest is a burrow, often previously excavated by a European rabbit, although shearwaters can dig their own holes. The Atlantic puffin burrow is usually lined with material such as grass, leaves and feathers but is occasionally unlined. This is not a bug that can get on the surface and burrow in. It occasionally cripples its prey by piercing its brain with its teeth and stores it, still living, in its burrow for future consumption. One polecat was reported to frequently wait at a riverbank and catch eels, which it took back to its burrow. Most eels live in the shallow waters of the ocean and burrow into sand, mud, or amongst rocks. The hatching larvae then burrow through the soil towards the bulbs and consume their interiors. Many animals also burrow to avoid predation and to live in the more stable sedimental environment. They usually indicate desertification or soil erosion, and serve as nesting and burrow sites for animals. Other scallops can extend their foot from between their valves, and by contracting the muscles in their foot, they can burrow into sand. Because of its streamlined shell and strong foot, it can burrow in wet sand very quickly, and is also able to swim. Rats are known to burrow extensively, both in the wild and in captivity, if given access to a suitable substrate. Show More Sentences Older male rats will generally not burrow, while young males and females will burrow vigorously. Others dwell on the surface of the ground, but may have a burrow into which they can retreat. It then returns to its burrow to sort through the material it has gathered and eats the nutritious items. The kangaroo rat collects all it can find and stores them in larder chambers in its burrow. Brown rats usually live in small colonies with up to six females sharing a burrow and one male defending a territory around the burrow. The young are born in a nesting burrow dug by the female, to which she returns once a day for four weeks for them to suckle. The European rabbit can not only jump very high, but also burrow underground, making fencing essentially futile. The female nests in a depression on the surface of the ground rather than in a burrow, and the young are active as soon as they are born. This forces them to leave their burrow and they can either make new tunnel systems or enter existing systems. In the summer time, however, they are likely to burrow much more superficially. In exceptional cases, badger and raccoon dog cubs may coexist in the same burrow. Sometimes, the den is the appropriated burrow of smaller animals such as foxes, badgers or marmots. The glossy white eggs are laid in a nest at the end of a burrow in a riverbank. The nest is in a burrow excavated by both birds of the pair in a low vertical riverbank, or sometimes a quarry or other cutting. The sea urchin genus Abatus burrow through the sediment eating the nutrients they find in it. Produced by pocket gophers, which push soil upward as they burrow along under the surface, soil tubes are most apparent where the soil is rocky. Subduction zones burrow deeply but are imperfectly camouflaged, and geophysics and geochemistry can be used to study them. Here is what a wombat burrow may look like. Using coloured pencils or textas, colour in the wombat burrows. But after the water rat insults Miss Mousie, she flees home to her burrow in shame. A FARMER became the first person to be prosecuted under new laws to protect water voles after he destroyed a burrow. Show More Sentences You start with pain, burrow into dirt, get to memory, and end with motive. Even a bobcat may use a large burrow to hide and cool itself, while birds such as bobwhites, rabbits and lizards also find refuge in the burrows. Kinglake mum Nesh Sinclair dived into a wombat burrow with her children as flames tore past. A slightly irregular and unpatterned texture is seen on burrow surfaces in many examples from the Hoover Quarry. Solar incubation cuts down parental care in a burrow nesting tropical shorebird, the Crab Plover Dromas ardeola. Sediment samples were collected from each unit and the burrow structures for potential phytolith or palynological analysis. The stoat is an opportunistic predator, which moves rapidly and checks every available burrow or crevice for food. The function of burrow turrets in a gregariously nesting bee. One of us would then hold a little dip net over the mouth of the burrow, while the other would jump up and down on the bank until the muskrat would squirt out into the net. Ferguson also pointed out that law enforcers will have a harder time tracking down these cyber criminals next year as they burrow even deeper into the darknet. These small tube worms burrow into coral and have tentacles that look like tiny cone-shaped trees and are wildly colored, thus the name Christmas Tree Worms. In some instances, individual internally laminated clay clasts can be seen that appear to have fallen into the burrow when it was open and are randomly oriented. Mantis shrimps move fast, burrow in rocks, and rarely make an appearance. Like the deadly sandworms in the Dune science fiction series, a host of animals from scorpions to snakes burrow in desert sands across the planet. Whee-er-er, whee-er-er! the puffling cries because he is hungry. Mama puffin arrives and lays her mouthful of live fish close to the front of the burrow. These burrow horizontally into the trunk then vertically down. Once large enough, young birds will come to the burrow entrance to be fed. The Texas pocket gopher avoids emerging onto the surface to feed by seizing the roots of plants with its jaws and pulling them downwards into its burrow. Brown rats dig well, and often excavate extensive burrow systems. Sand eels typically burrow in the sand to escape from predators. Show More Sentences Many seabirds show remarkable site fidelity, returning to the same burrow, nest or site for many years, and they will defend that site from rivals with great vigour. Hybrids can swim well like minks and burrow for food like polecats. It also makes larders of food in holes in trees away from the burrow. There are often mounds of earth outside the entrances to the burrow. Black coloration denotes occupation, white coloration nonoccupation, and X that a burrow had not yet or not any more existed in the respective year. The description of the burrow is a trap because description in the text does not explain the workings of the text, but only leads the hermeneut to think that it does. Examples from Classical Literature About twenty of us had devoted our nights for over a week to the prolongation of a burrow. He scuttled through the tortuous windings of the burrow, and through a bolt-hole to the open air. The ulcers from buboes partake of the same character, the edges being hard and the ulcer disposed to burrow. To pray for your bread or to burrow in the earth for it, is it not the same with most people? We were like human animals which burrow in a rocky bank a mile from any land. The duckbill lays its eggs just like the reptile, but provides a warm nest for them at the bottom of its burrow. The duckbill deposits her eggs in her grass-lined burrow nest and covers them with her body until they quickly hatch. The fennec spends the heat of the day comfortably curled up in its burrow, with its nose tucked away under its big bushy tail. This burrow is a vertical well, with a curb of fescue grass intertwined with silk. The big arm of the fiddler crab, held across its face, closes its burrow like a door. We would arrive to see the hounds dancing about the burrow yelping excitedly instead of having a goral at bay as we had expected. But his star turn was an attempt to crawl up the perpendicular side of a burrow, pushing his load in front of him. The rest of the articles I conveyed to my burrow for safety's sake, and there being a methodical man, I inventoried them. It is reported from one to another until every vizcacha is safe in his burrow. Once or so in a lifetime the burrow of a white-footed mouse is discovered near beech woods. The gray fox was a mile from his burrow, and knowing that the red fox could outpace him, decided to fight for his booty. Each burrow had one fine, large room, bigger than an ovenbird's nest, with a soft bed of leaves and fur. Like a rabbit seeking its burrow, the lateen dived fogwards. After it began to grow light, he sneaked back to his burrow. This diabolical agent had the Divine permission, for a season, to burrow into the clergyman's intimacy, and plot against his soul. Show More Sentences I'm a contemptible thing that runs to its burrow when it hears of danger. Directly the day began to dawn, he cautiously returned to his burrow. Rabbits burrow in the heaps of scoria on the slopes of the mountains. This species is not found in running water but is a secondary burrower that will burrow when waters levels recede. They then began to make holes through them, and to burrow underneath. Also, the burrow scooped out by salmon in which to deposit their ova. When they want to hide, they burrow under one of these rookeries. They burrow underneath the surface, you know, and one never sees them. They can burrow into the woodpile and then right into your house. A low grunt was his only response, and a moment later he had leaped nimbly upon a small and unwary rodent that had been surprised at a fatal distance from its burrow. Sand jiggers are mites that burrow under your toenail and lay eggs. I felt as a rabbit might feel returning to his burrow and suddenly confronted by the work of a dozen busy navvies digging the foundations of a house. Now they ran to the spot and saw a little hole in the rock, scarcely bigger than an ant-bear's burrow, and through the hole came sounds and some light. One day, a high summer flood washed him out of the burrow where he lived with his father and mother, and carried him, kicking and clucking, down a roadside ditch. Find more words! 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