10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MOSQUITO HAWK»
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mosquito hawk in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
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Language: Its Structure and Use
DARNING NEEDLE MOSQUITO HAWK SPINDLE SNAKE FEEDER SNAKE
DOCTOR SNAKE WAITER Source: Hans Kurath, A Word Geography of the
Eastern United States (Ann Arbor, MI: University of Michigan Press, 1949).
mosquito hawk ...
2
Liquid Land: A Journey Through the Florida Everglades
Some years earlier, O'Meara had enlarged his study population to include two
officials of the Accutronics Corporation, which at the time marketed an
antimosquito device called the Mosquito Hawk. The company claimed that the
Mosquito ...
Sonic mosquito hawk is a cost effective alternative to stinky sprays and liquids.
Order #MH $14.95 Save 2 for $25.00 I recently used the Mosquito Hawk repel/
erin the Yucatan as well as the rainforest. It worked really well for us. keeping the
...
4
Speaking of Animals: A Dictionary of Animal Metaphors
Source: MOSQUITO. WNNCD: 1583. The mosquito boat was named after the
insect because of its small size and its ability to outmaneuver or outrun its
pursuers. (It was orig. used for rumrunning.) EWPO; IRCD. MOSQUITO HAWK a
mosquito ...
Robert Allen Palmatier, 1995
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Catesby's Birds of Colonial America
The name mosquito hawk was used by Lawson, who noted, "East- India bats or
mosquito hawks, are the bigness of a cuckoo, and much of the same color. They
are so called, because the same sort is found in the East- Indies. They appear ...
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Fractal: A Novel of Chaotic Suspense
The other day, I saw a wasp chewing off the head of a mosquito hawk. I killed
them both. I hate wasps and the mosquito hawk was a goner anyway, so at least I
had the pleasure of destroying the wasp and putting the mosquito hawk out of its
...
Kathryn Eberle Wildgen, 2011
Toxorhynchites, also known as mosquito hawk, is the only species of mosquito
that does not suck blood. Rather, it preys on the larvae of other mosquitoes. The
larvae of one jungle variety, the Toxorhynchites splendens, consume larvae of ...
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Library of Congress Subject Headings
... Western USE Western mosquitofish Mosquito Gulf (Panama) UF Golfo de los
Mosquitos (Panama) Golfo de Mosquito (Panama) Mosquito Bay (Panama) BT
Bays—Panama Mosquito hawk USE Common nighthawk Mosquito Indians USE
...
Library of Congress. Cataloging Policy and Support Office, 2007
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The Horn Island Logs of Walter Inglis Anderson
[sketch of a mosquito hawk] It just lit on my left shoulder. — Horn Island Sunday
Yesterday I took a walk and found devil's walking sticks paired — [and] a strange
little monster that tried to bury itself in the sand, something like a sandflea. I spent
...
Walter Inglis Anderson, Redding S. Sugg, 1985
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An Introduction to Language and Linguistics
Similarly, in parts of the Mid-Atlantic and southern US, the term mosquito hawk is
used to refer to the dragonfly, while in ... in Virginia, in the Mid-Atlantic), mosquito
hawk refers to the crane fly, a large mosquito-like insect that eats mosquitos.
Ralph Fasold, Jeffrey Connor-Linton, 2006
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MOSQUITO HAWK»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
mosquito hawk is used in the context of the following news items.
Nature notes: Life Along the Lakeshore
Life as an adult dragonfly or “mosquito hawk” may last only a few weeks. Beetles are the most common insect on earth and many species are ... «Fredericksburg.com, May 15»
Kennebunk Twirlers' Annual Show
Dragonfly nymphs are the beginning stage of the commonly called “Devil's Darning Needle” or “Mosquito Hawk,” native to the woodland ponds ... «York County Coast Star, May 15»
Community Café on May 1
Dragonfly nymphs are the beginning stage of the commonly called “Devil's Darning Needle” or “Mosquito Hawk,” native to the woodland ponds ... «York County Coast Star, Apr 15»
Caring for fruit trees focus of workshop
Dragonfly nymphs are the beginning stage of the commonly called “Devil's Darning Needle” or “Mosquito Hawk,” native to the woodland ponds ... «York County Coast Star, Apr 15»
Giant mosquito-like bugs stick around Tucson
Misnamed the mosquito hawk by some people, the Crane flies don't eat mosquitos, although these insects are actually considered beneficial, ... «Arizona Daily Star, Mar 15»
My Katrina Story: 'Pat and Vanna got out quick. I chose to stay. It was …
Not a bird or a mosquito hawk flying anywhere. It was quiet and eerie. We road along Lakeview for almost an hour and you could hear people ... «NOLA.com, Mar 15»
Crane flies examined by naturalist Emily Stone
It seems that lots of people have incorrect notions about crane flies, because most of their common names – mosquito hawk, mosquito wolf, ... «Appleton Post Crescent, Sep 14»
Mosquito facts and fictions
People often mistake the crane fly, or mosquito hawk, for a giant mosquito. (Gardensafari). Pitts is certain of his ground because the world's ... «Vanderbilt University News, Sep 14»
Dragonflies pretty, beneficial for garden
Of all the insects on this planet, the dragonfly, also known to some as pond or mosquito hawk, is number one in my book. It is not only beautiful ... «Tallahassee Democrat, Aug 14»
OPINION: The Regional Nature Of American Speech
Eastern North Carolinians know it as a mosquito hawk (or skeeter hawk), while those in the western part of the state know it as a snake feeder. «The Raleigh Telegram, Jan 14»
