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Sentence Examples In the peacock blenny, males provide parental care in nest sites in rock crevices. The pennywort, also called navelwort, is commonly found on European granitic lands, especially in wall and rock crevices. While resting in burrows or slight crevices, Pherusa extends its cephalic cage, grooved paired pales, and branchiae into the current. An imprint left from the wooden crevices branded a mark on her face as she gritted her teeth. The possibility that your underpants slipped deeper still into the crevices of certain nether areas seems more likely by the minute. Plant red valerian and centranthus, with their domes of nectar-rich flowers against walls or in cracks and crevices. For example, we might veridically observe a surface through a microscope of the same power which did not appear to have any bumps or crevices. Many vespertilionids live in caves, but these bats can also be found in mine shafts, tunnels, tree roosts, rock crevices, buildings, etc. Remove all dust from crevices and notches and then lightly rub the entire surface with a soft flannel cloth. What they have a taste for is a blood meal and harborage in dark cracks and crevices close to where humans rest and sleep. The culprits are stone martens, which like to hide in the warm crevices next to car engines. In September, the crevices in the wall are crammed with hundreds of mating pairs of velvet swimming crabs. Twenty five years on, the crevices between rocks are filled with cushions of saxifrages, tiny yellow Potentilla cuneata, ferns and hypericums. Known locally as Pele's hair it collects in crevices and behind small rocks in the vicinity of an active flow. Pax moved over to the rock wall and began to run his hand over the crevices and indents in the rock. These lizards rely on rock crevices for cover from predators and harsh climate and these crevices are found only in boulder fields or lava flows. The pavilion is a blocky mass riven by five deep crevices and raised on uneven and irregularly placed columns. It works well in crevices and for a damp spot in semishade there is a lovely lilac blue variety, corydalis flexuosa. Indeed, meticulous cleaning of the myriad channels, ports, crevices, and valves is critical. The letters were carved in a cramped scrawl, moonlight etching the crevices and staining the shadows silver. Show More Sentences This particular species has very long claws and is commonly found peering out of silty crevices in Scottish waters. At her urging, I used my finger to make sure all the crevices and openings were well washed. I had memorized all the cracks and crevices in the ceiling, including the shadows they cast. They lead an active life during the day and sleep at night, often hiding in caves or rock crevices. Several other soldiers started firing, forcing the mercenaries to take cover in the small crevices in the wall. A lack of legs helps them fit into tight gaps and crevices and down narrow holes. The figure is formed by shadows of rocks when the sun penetrates the cave trough openings and crevices. Certain plants are ideal for growing in the crevices of a wall and will help to soften the harsh texture of the stonework. Beneath the cliffs at a depth of 20m or so, huge boulders are piled high, separated by narrow crevices and tunnels. The carriage was moving, bumping unsteadily over rocks and crevices in the path. The enclosures have to be enriched with trees, dens, small caves and crevices for animals to hide when they choose to. They do not dig burrows, but usually reside in hollow trees or rock crevices. Conger eels and lobsters hide out in crevices and holes at the base of the wall. As its top cooled and contracted, it developed narrow crevices more than fifty feet deep. In my experience, real kitchens come complete with gack on the floor of the oven and curd in the crevices of the hob. The rain entered the building through literally hundreds of ducts, gaps, cracks, crevices and half-open windows and vents. Nor did she notice the peals of thunder that rang deafeningly through the crevices. Rock Wrens use their long bills to probe into narrow crevices and find prey. Hairy Woodpeckers forage primarily on the trunks or main limbs of trees, where they probe into crevices and scale off bark searching for prey. It reared some 175m above the water, its crevices packed with noisy gannets, puffins, guillemots and gulls. Show More Sentences There are other temples in the South where saplings grow in crevices in gopurams and walls. Celebrated in The Sound of Music, the edelweiss has white star-shaped flowers and grows on rocks and in crevices. They are diurnal herbivores, hiding in reef crevices during nighttime and browsing over reefs to feed during the day. They excavate burrows in soil or use natural rock crevices, or they may use old burrows. Even the clouds glimpsed in crevices between buildings above Wall Street are sliced into exiguous triangles. They smiled exuberantly while mud clung to their hair in clumps, lined the crevices of their ears, nostrils, the rims of their helmets. The walking leaf species is found mostly in shady areas on moist, mossy boulders and rock crevices often associated with limestone outcrops. They find their way into cracks and crevices in masonry and brickwork, such as the inside of a chimney, and lay eggs among these materials. From holes, burrows, and crevices, the creatures of the desert night crawled. The Kaua'i cave wolf spider and Kaua'i cave isopod are small, blind creatures adapted to life in moist lava tubes and adjacent crevices. Northern woodsia occurs on rock cliffs, crevices, talus, and rocky, boreal woods in sun to partial shade. The team will have to ford huge rivers, canyons and crevices and dodge landslides and rock falls. The lather rinses from the hands easily, but gets into the crevices of the face and looks really disgusting. From deep crevices we could feel the heat where lava had not as yet cooled from the last flow. Gases penetrating rock crevices allow the slow formation of lepidolite, topaz and tourmaline. The crevices of the bead or charm are darkened to give it an antique appearance. These streams appear from the crevices of the rocks running through rills and gullies. Their many wild habitats include palm trees, tree holes, arboreal epiphytes, burrows, rock crevices, or other animal refuges. I had a sudden premonition of the proud tower reduced to a pile of rubble overgrown by the plants that had rooted in its mossy crevices. Spheniscus species generally use unlined nests in burrows, crevices, caves, or surface scrapes. Show More Sentences She introduced ballet to remote crevices of the world and inspired balletomania thousands of miles from her native Russia. They move slowly along and pick up moving prey from the crevices and seaweed among the rocks. Four of the five populations were growing in faulted crevices of bedrock associated with shoals. At the summit of the bluff is a small clearing with exposed slate bedrock, fractured by cracks and crevices. During the ascent it smartly taps the bark, prising off fragments and frequently extracting food from crevices with the tip of its sticky tongue. The delicate fragile fern and the larger fragrant wood fern nestle in the crevices of the sheer cliff off the northern side of the summit. Little squat lobsters were everywhere and flashed into crevices in a bid to attempt to avoid my torchlight. Females, which probed crevices for insects, had long, slender, curved bills. Take a torch with you, because within the crevices you'll find loads of prawns, shrimps and the odd lobster. Branches and twigs were also used by the monkeys to probe tree holes and rock crevices for insects, honey, or water. Moray eels shout at you in silent warning from their crevices and rays have been known to turn somersault. They seek shelter at night in crevices hiding from predators such as moray eel and various sharks. The wind gently stirs, softly whistling as it swirls in the crevices and crags of the mountainside. The first of these, mourning cloak butterflies, usually remain in crevices outside and only rarely make it into the cabin. Bedbug lairs can be anywhere, from telephone handsets and electrical goods to crevices in wooden furniture or behind skirting boards. Its slender body allows it to weave in and out of crevices or hide in tight spots if threatened. Lightly sprayed or dusting the cracks, crevices, bookshelves, bookbindings, or other places frequented by booklice will provide control. Buy two sulphur candles for every room to be fumigated, and, having lit them, shut up all windows and doors, and stuff all crevices in the doors with cotton batting. Some lead to caves hidden away in crevices or under jagged overhangs. In September, the crevices in the wall are crammed with hundreds of mating pairs of velvet swimming crabs, exciting swarms of fish into a feeding frenzy. Show More Sentences The main geographical features of Mugar Gadam, which presumably led to its establishment, are two large, adjacent crevices in the rock face, and above them a nearby spring. Inside the many crevices, eyes glimmered back at me as I shone my torch. Nitinol parts can exhibit heat-affected zones after thermocutting, crevices between grains, and sharp edges, which is why electropolishing nitinol parts is a necessary step. European Starlings are cavity nesters, and nests are generally located in natural hollows, old woodpecker holes, birdhouses, or building eaves and crevices. The mortar has leached, leaving crevices in the red brickwork. Caves, crevices, and rock shelters were used prehistorically. The ominous mist of dust and sand left by the storm has lifted, and the crevices and gullies that gouge the sides of the mountains stand out in sharp relief. Lightbulb sea squirts, common brittlestars, featherstars of various colours, and northern prawns survey diving passers-by from their rock crevices and ledges. The smooth glassy surface has no crevices for dirt and spills to hide, but it has to be kept clean to avoid soil burning on and staining, as stains show up visibly. The birds navigate with sound waves bounced off walls and crevices, so the air is filled with the clicks of flyers along with the peeps of the chicks. By moving in close to an old, weathered face, either physically or with a long lens, you focus the viewer's attention on the wrinkles and crevices. After stoking the fire, he circles the room again, searching for cracks and crevices where wind might be seeping in, and the life-sustaining warmth of the fire is escaping. In this terrain the cacomistle, a catlike raccoon, lives in rock crevices. Weatherstrip and caulk around windows, and seal all cracks and crevices. The five type-sites are well-illustrated in the book, with some photographs of walls, ceilings and crevices. They breed in large colonies on coastal cliffs or offshore islands, nesting in crevices among rocks or in burrows in the soil. Razorbills nest along coastal cliffs in enclosed or slightly exposed crevices. It lives in crevices, burrows at the base of trees, holes in tree trunks, hollow logs and bird nesting boxes and sometimes enters buildings. Survival is highest in crevices and behind solid structures, because predators feast on openly exposed eggs. These are especially found at the ends of their arms, detecting light and retreating into crevices. Show More Sentences Lobsters have long bodies with muscular tails, and live in crevices or burrows on the sea floor. The Inca tern nests in crevices, caves and disused burrows, such as that of a Humboldt penguin. These are too numerous to be eaten in one meal and squirrels gather and store the surplus in crevices and hollow trees. One of the few exceptions is the African pancake tortoise, which has a flat, flexible shell that allows it to hide in rock crevices. Porous rocks will naturally have more cracks and crevices in them, making them ideal living spaces for many animals. This particular ghastly grimace belongs to a California Swellshark which lies in rocky crevices, waiting to ambush fish and crabs. It looks great in all weathers and you may be able to get plants like houseleeks growing in the crevices too. This collaboration, with mosaicist Stephen Miotto, references native plants growing in the crevices of the city's concrete jungle. A large bommie the shape of an onion extends from the main reef on the northern side, and here were two dark crevices favoured by coral trout. The results of phytosociological research conducted on the fern vegetation of rock crevices and clefts of the Pamir-Alai Mountains in Tajikistan are presented. Also, sealing cracks and crevices around homes puts less strain on home appliances and can save time, money and hassle by preventing major repairs. Nests are most frequently built in the eaves and other crevices of houses. One example is the African lizard Holaspis guentheri, which developed an extremely flat head for hiding in crevices, as can be seen by looking at its near relatives. Marsh terns construct floating nests from the vegetation in their wetland habitats, and a few species build simple nests in trees, on cliffs or in crevices. Nuthatches search the crevices of bark at other times during the year for insects, including beetles, earwigs, flies and bugs, and they open galls to extract grubs. The tiny Maidenhair Spleenwort, Asplenium trichomanes, not a lover of acidic soils, is an ideal candidate for dry stone walls, crevices and rocky places in the shade. Dr Jessen finds out why boys are so stinky, exposing their worst habits and grottiest crevices, while Dr McKenna reveals binge drinking risks their livers and lives. The disease resides in the belly of the triatoma bug, a long-snouted insect that drops down from thatched roofs and wall crevices onto sleeping victims. They generally live singly in crevices or in burrows under rocks. Quinca mirifica exhibits solitary behavior and crypticness, which is due to its black coloration and seeming tendency to remain hidden in dark reef overhangs or crevices. Show More Sentences It nests in open or hidden crevices among cliffs and boulders. If I could, my 'most wanted' feature in my garden would be a boundary wall, made of natural stone, with crevices in which to plant Valerian, Campanula and Aubretia. Examples from Classical Literature The flooring of these colossal garrets has crevices in it through which one can look down into the abysm, the church, below. The Goa powder or araroba is contained in the trunk, filling crevices in the heartwood. The bedrock on which they fought was slippery where ice had formed in the crevices. They frequently were seen on the trunks of corozo palms, where they quickly took refuge in crevices at the bases of the fronds. The dovekie builds a simple nest usually in the crevices of rocky cliffs bordering the sea coast. In the broken ground before reaching this, gaultheria nummularifolia, Primula minor, in crevices of rocks. In this work the freezing and thawing of subglacial waters in any cracks and crevices of the rock no doubt play an important part. Soppy little plants of the portulaca and small, fine ferns shiver under the drip of falls and in dribbling crevices. It is but a month since they were married, and the rice still lingers in the crevices of the pathway down to the quaint old iron-work gate. The suricate lives in caves and rock crevices, and will dig burrows. And there were caves and crevices in which deep sea fish once had lurked. A little light reaches it through some chinks or crevices, communicating with it and open to the surface of the earth. Wash off as much dirt and grime as possible, especially from the panel gaps and crevices. He burrowed in crevices and corners, and found corks and cigarettes. All these churinga are kept at sacred central stores, caves, or crevices. Buhach or DE can be applied to crevices and under appliances where roaches hang out. Rollo could see the redness of the heat in the holes and crevices. No, but by browsing the shrubs and trees that grow out of the crevices of the rocks. Seal-off cracks and crevices repeatedly used by pests for harbourage. They bloom freely in white, creams, yellows, pinks, reds and oranges, making a very attractive feature in northfacing rock gardens, walls, crevices and scree gardens. Show More Sentences Bed bugs are lurkers and hide in small dark locations including cracks and crevices throughout the home including cabinets, dresser drawers, behind art work hanging on walls. Additionally, the MX base design eliminates all gussets and external crevices where product can become trapped while allowing for total external polishing of the machine. At first it seemed that green things would never cease pushing their way through the earth, in the grass, in the beds, even in the crevices of the walls. The very sunlight looks desolation, falling through the thick-blossoming apple-trees as through the chinks and crevices of deserted Egyptian cities. It is a species of small decapods crustacean from the Xanthidae family and found in the Indo-Pacific Ocean, living in crevices and on the surface of corals. Find more words! 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