The newly emerged adult dragonfly is soft, pale, and reproductively immature. After the w.... mate femal

The reproductive period begins when a sexually mature adult dragonfly flies to the mating rendezvous, usually the margin of a body of water where the eggs will be laid. When a male adult approaches or enters a territory occupied by another individual of the same species, the occupant acts aggressively, and an aerial agility contest often ensues; thus, territories are held by the most vigorous males. If a female adult approaches or enters a territory, the resident male tries to mate with her. In some species mating is preceded by a courtship display during which the female accepts or rejects the male, who tries to guide her to an egg-laying site in his territory. Instead, the male is mainly occupied with using his accessory sex organs to displace sperm that may have been deposited in the female by previous mates. Such guarding is extremely important to the male, as the one that mates last with the female is the one whose sperm first fertilizes the eggs laid during the next da! y or so. Species without an ovipositor dip the abdomen in water (sometimes while in flight) and wash the eggs off or stick them onto leaves of plants close to the water's surface. mate femal

Most of the texts cited in this survey are texts, which constitute t.... sanskrit text

Most of the texts cited in this survey are texts, which constitute the oldest layer of preserved Hindu literature. Several other essential elements exist: independent sacred literatures in languages other than Sanskrit and material in other languages related to the Sanskrit texts either as sources of material now preserved only in Sanskrit or as new texts originating as translations of Sanskrit texts. Because Sanskrit has been in intimate contact with the mother tongues of India for such a long time, it is often impossible to determine in which of these categories a particular vernacular text belongs. Sanskritic influence was already in evidence in the earliest (a principal Dravidian language) literature, perhaps dating from the 1st century . Varu?a?, a sea god who had adopted the name of the old Vedic god but otherwise had few Aryan features, and Mayo?, a black god who was a rural divinity with many of the characteristics of Krishna in his pastoral aspect, also are depicted! in Tamil literature. The final Sanskritization of the Tamils was brought about through the patronage of the Pallava kings of Kanchipuram, who began to rule in the 4th century and who financed the making of many temples and fine religious sculptures. But, although most sacred texts in Sanskrit were composed by Brahmans, many were also composed by lower-class authors. In addition, because Sanskrit ceased to be spoken as a primary language soon after the Vedas were composed, it is likely that most of the thoughts underlying all subsequent Sanskrit literature were first thought in some other language. The issue is further clouded by the fact that, though Sanskrit texts tend to be written and vernacular traditions are primarily oral, there are important oral traditions in Sanskrit, too (including the traditions of the two great Sanskrit epics), and there are important manuscript traditions in some of the non-Sanskritic languages (such as Bengali and Tamil). At an early stage th! eir narratives were dramatized and gave rise to the Sanskrit ,! in which epic mythic themes preponderate, and to the closely related dance, which survives in the now largely South Indian schools of (traditional dance) and the (narrative dance) of Kerala. When the Indo-Europeans, who spoke Sanskrit, an Indo-European language, entered India in around 1500 , most of the people they encountered spoke languages that belonged to a major non-Indo-European linguistic group called . These two language groups interacted from a very early period, and although the earliest preserved specimens of Sanskrit (themselves dating from a period long after the Indo-Aryan invasions) far antedate examples of any other languages, there is good reason to believe that the other languages also produced texts, although unrecorded, at a very early period. When the devotional aspect of Hinduism came into full flower, the vernacular traditions both in Dravidian language groups and in languages derived from Sanskrit began to record their texts and to have a more disc! ernible influence upon the Sanskrit tradition. New Dravidian genres continued to evolve into the 17th and 18th centuries, when the Tamil Cittars (from the Sanskrit siddha s, perfected ones), who were eclectic mystics, composed poems noted for the power of their naturalistic diction. The Tamil sense and style of these poems belied the Sanskrit-derived title of their authors, a phenomenon that could stand as a symbol of the complex relationship between Dravidian and Sanskrit religious texts. Although the earliest Hindu text in is a mid-15th-century poem about Radha and Krishna, medieval texts in praise of gods and goddesses, known as ma?gal-kavyas, must have existed in oral versions long before that. Thus, the highest fruition of bhakti is admission to the eternal sport of and his beloved , whose sacred love story is explained as the mutual love between God and the human soul. The most famous religious lyrics in are the poems of the saint (150373), who wrote passionate love p! oems to Krishna, whom she regarded as her husband and lover. The comple! x interaction between Sanskrit and non-Sanskrit religious classics may be seen in the development of the epics. Parts of the two great Sanskrit epics, the Mahabharata and the Ramaya?a , and many Pura?a s (especially the Bhagavata-Pura?a ) were translated into various vernaculars. The , which was translated frequently ( e.g., into Bengali by Maladhar Vasu, 1480), was popular both as a text and because it gave the canonical account of Krishna's life and especially his boyhood, which is the perennial inspiration of the bhakti poets. In addition to the above literal or not-so-literal translations of the Sanskrit epics, the Tamils composed their own epics, notably I?a?ko A?ika?'s Cilappatikaram (The Lay of the Anklet) and its sequel, the Ma?imekhalai (Jeweled Girdle). sanskrit text

Boobies nest in colonies but have a highly developed territorial sense. Many ri.... boobi lack

Boobies nest in colonies but have a highly developed territorial sense. Courtship also involves displayan elaborate dance by the male in which the feet are raised alternately several times, followed by a gesture known to ornithologists as sky-pointing (the birds extend their wings horizontally and toward the tail, raise their heads, and emit a long, continuous whistle). Boobies get their name from their tameness and lack of fear of humans; they were easily killed by early mariners, who named them boobies to denote their presumed lack of intelligence. boobi lack

The sea's irregular shape is formed by the large Kandalaksha, Onega, Dvina, and M.... sea speci

The sea's irregular shape is formed by the large Kandalaksha, Onega, Dvina, and Mezen gulfs. The largest islands in the sea are Solovetskiye, at the entrance to Onega Bay; Morzhovy, at the entrance to the Gorlo Strait; and Mudyuga, at the entrance to Dvina Bay. The White Sea is situated on a continental shelf whose present form appears as a land's-end depression on the slope of the ancient structural block known as the Baltic Shield. The sea's chief hollow is separated from the Barents Sea by a sill 130 feet deep, which restricts deepwater exchange between the two bodies of water. The White Sea contains more than 700 species of multicellular invertebrates, about 60 species of fish, and 5 species of marine mammals. The principal ports along the White Sea are Arkhangelsk, Belomorsk, Onega, Mezen, Kem, Kandalaksha, and Umba. sea speci

any member of the crustacean order Anomopoda (class Branchiopoda), a.... water speci

Most species swim by means of powerful strokes of the antennae; in some species the successive strokes produce a characteristic hopping and sinking motion. Apart from a few predatory forms, water fleas feed on microscopic particles of organic matter, which they filter from the water with specialized thoracic limbs. water speci

German Wittingau, town, Jihoceský kraj (region), Czech .... nobl family,

The town and its environs passed to the Schwarzenbergs, a powerful Austrian noble family, in 1660. nobl family,

also called Darter, or Anhinga, any bird of the family Anhingidae (order.... anhinga, singl

also called Darter, or Anhinga, any bird of the family Anhingidae (order Pelecaniformes), sometimes regarded as a single species, Anhinga anhinga, with geographical variants. anhinga, singl

Shrimps swim backward by rapidly flexing the abdomen.... shrimp, shrimp

The common European shrimp, or sand shrimp, Crangon vulgaris ( Crago septemspinosus ), occurs in coastal waters on both sides of the North Atlantic and grows to about 8 centimetres (3 inches); it is gray or dark brown with brown or reddish spots. The shrimp Peneus setiferus feeds on small plants and animals in coastal waters from North Carolina to Mexico; it attains lengths of 18 cm (7 in.). Crangon vulgaris and Peneus setiferus are commercially important, as are the brown-grooved shrimp ( P. Xiphocaris lives in freshwaters of West Indian islands, and the edible river shrimps or prawns of the genus Macrobrachium ( Palaemon ) are found in most tropical countries. The pistol shrimp, Alpheus, which grows to 3.5 cm (1.4 in.), stuns prey by snapping together the fingers of the large chelae, or pincers. The fishes signal warnings of danger to the shrimp by body movements. The coral shrimp, Stenopus hispidus, a tropical species that attains lengths of 3.5 cm (1.4 in.), cleans the s! cales of coral fish as the fish swims backward through the shrimp's chelae. shrimp, shrimp

island in Danau (lake) Toba, Sumatera Utara propinsi (North Sumatra province), Sumatra, Indone.... sq isthmus,

Approximately 200 sq mi (520 sq km) in area, the island occupies nearly half the lake and is joined to its western shore by an isthmus, at which point is the island's principal town, Pangururan. sq isthmus,

The island was discovered on May 21, 1502, which, in the Eastern church, is the feast day of St. Hele.... island helena

The existence of the island was known only to the Portuguese until 1588, when the English navigator Captain visited St. The island soon became a port of call for ships en route between Europe and the East Indies. Helena about 164551, but in 1659 the English took possession of the island. Helena made it attractive to the powers of Europe as a place of exile for , and he was confined at Longwood on the island from October 1815 until his death in May 1821. island helena

An osprey flies over the water to hunt. It hovers abo.... haliaetu pandion

Sometimes after feeding the osprey flies low over the water, dragging its feet as if to wash them. The osprey is the only species in the family Pandionidae, which is sometimes considered a subfamily (Pandioninae) of the hawk and family, Accipitridae, of the order . MLA style: "osprey ( Pandion haliaetus ) ." APA style: osprey ( Pandion haliaetus ) . style: "osprey ( Pandion haliaetus ) ." haliaetu pandion

also called nixie , or nixy in Germanic mythology, a water being, half human, half fish, that.... half nixi

also called nixie , or nixy in Germanic mythology, a water being, half human, half fish, that lives in a beautiful underwater palace and mingles with humans by assuming a variety of physical forms ( e.g. half nixi

A flying fish does not fly, in the sense of flapping its wing-sized fins, but actually glides. The fish builds up speed un.... fish tail

A flying fish does not fly, in the sense of flapping its wing-sized fins, but actually glides. Upon breaking the surface, the fish spreads its enlarged fins and gains additional thrust from rapid beats of the still-submerged tail. When sufficient speed has been attained, the tail is lifted clear of the water and the fish is airborne, gliding a few feet above the surface at a speed of about 16 km/h (10 miles per hour). The fish can make several consecutive glides, the tail propelling it up again each time it sinks back to the surface. fish tail