Online Dictionary of Invertebrate Zoology: Complete Work - Best Text

896Maggenti and Gardnerserves as a template for nucleic acids or proteins.temporal isolation Non-interbreeding between species as aresult of time differences, i.e., diurnal versus nocturnal.temporal organs see organs of Tomosvarytemporary haplometrosis (ARTHRO: Insecta) In early colonydevelopment of social insects, a single female (queen) initiatesdevelopment and is either joined by its offspring orfemales from other colonies, producing a pleometrotic society.see functional haplometrosis, permanenthaplometrosis.temporary parasite A parasite that comes in contact with itshost to feed and then departs; intermittent parasite; micropredator.temporary pleometrosis (ARTHRO: Insecta) In social insects,a colony in which two or more females share a nest thatwas founded by a single female; non-founding females donot cooperate in nest development, and later disperse andfound individual colonies. see permanent pleometrosis.temporary social parasitism (ARTHRO: Insecta) In Hymenoptera,a parasitic queen entering an alien nest replacingthe alien queen by killing or sterilizing it and eventuallydominating the nest.tenacipeds n.pl. [L. tenere, to hold; pes, foot] (ARTHRO: Chilopoda)In Lithobiida, ambulatory legs of segments 14 and15, elongated and apparently used for mating and captureof prey.tenaculum see retinaculumtenent a. [L. tenere, to hold] Adapted for clinging, i.e., hairs.teneral a. [L. tener, soft] (ARTHRO) A term applied to anynewly emerged soft-bodied individual; callow worker.tensor a. [L. tendere, to stretch] A muscle that stretches apart of a body or renders it of use.tentacle n. [L. tentaculum, feeler] Any elongate flexible appendageusually near the mouth. tentacular a.tentacle crown (BRYO) Tentacles expanded into an externalposition as for feeding.