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... feet . In retrospect it is the simplest thing in the world to test this idea . It also makes a fine parlor trick for ... feet just touch . Chances are he is thirsty . If so , he will lower his proboscis as soon as his feet touch and will ...
... feet . In retrospect it is the simplest thing in the world to test this idea . It also makes a fine parlor trick for ... feet just touch . Chances are he is thirsty . If so , he will lower his proboscis as soon as his feet touch and will ...
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... feet are involved . One would imagine from a purely statistical point of view that the more feet a creature possessed the more complicated the dance it could perform . An insect with its six feet should be able to generate gyrations ...
... feet are involved . One would imagine from a purely statistical point of view that the more feet a creature possessed the more complicated the dance it could perform . An insect with its six feet should be able to generate gyrations ...
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... feet encountered the sugar deposited on the paper . The rest is history . How does a fly follow a trail ? Close observation reveals that he tends to walk in more or less straight lines until something diverts him . If one of his feet ...
... feet encountered the sugar deposited on the paper . The rest is history . How does a fly follow a trail ? Close observation reveals that he tends to walk in more or less straight lines until something diverts him . If one of his feet ...
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