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... lose water by panting rather than by sweating . Few people know what cats do . Guy Gilpatrick , in one of his ... water loss in the fly . Flies do not perspire , yet they lose water so readily that they are living virtually in a desert ...
... lose water by panting rather than by sweating . Few people know what cats do . Guy Gilpatrick , in one of his ... water loss in the fly . Flies do not perspire , yet they lose water so readily that they are living virtually in a desert ...
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... lose water . There are two ways to accomplish this end ; one is to place the fly in a closed container with some very dry material that will absorb water . Best for this purpose is calcium chloride . A fly subjected to this treatment ...
... lose water . There are two ways to accomplish this end ; one is to place the fly in a closed container with some very dry material that will absorb water . Best for this purpose is calcium chloride . A fly subjected to this treatment ...
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