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Recent Examples of adder
The death adder’s plight illustrates another important point: In a 2013 review of the relevant scientific literature to date, Robertson and his colleagues concluded that exotic species are the single largest cause of evolutionary traps.
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Cody Cottier, Discover Magazine, 30 Sep. 2024
This attitude poses a threat to Europe’s adder populations, already on the decline because of habitat destruction.
—Byphie Jacobs, science.org, 20 Sep. 2024
That massive range is in part due to the adder’s ability to withstand low temperatures, Lüddecke explains.
—Byphie Jacobs, science.org, 20 Sep. 2024
Sometimes referred to as the Gaboon adder, this snake preys on a variety of small to medium-sized animals, including rodents like rats, birds such as francolins, and small mammals like rabbits and mongooses.
—Scott Travers, Forbes, 7 Sep. 2024
Known by a host of common names—trout lily, fawn lily, and adder's tongue—this woodland wildflower is a harbinger of spring.
—Nadia Hassani, Better Homes & Gardens, 31 Jan. 2024
The Australian death adder spends most of its days hidden in leaf litter, often with only the tip of its tail exposed.
—Elizabeth Kolbert, The New Yorker, 27 Mar. 2023
Biologists found that death adders possess clitorises, then went on to locate them in eight other species of snakes.
—Matthew Gavin Frank, Harper's Magazine, 21 Mar. 2023
Australian scientists who played sounds for snakes found that woma pythons tend to move toward pink noise while death adders tend to move away.
—Michael W. Clune, Harper’s Magazine , 10 Apr. 2023
Cody Cottier, Discover Magazine, 30 Sep. 2024
This attitude poses a threat to Europe’s adder populations, already on the decline because of habitat destruction.
—Byphie Jacobs, science.org, 20 Sep. 2024
That massive range is in part due to the adder’s ability to withstand low temperatures, Lüddecke explains.
—Byphie Jacobs, science.org, 20 Sep. 2024
Sometimes referred to as the Gaboon adder, this snake preys on a variety of small to medium-sized animals, including rodents like rats, birds such as francolins, and small mammals like rabbits and mongooses.
—Scott Travers, Forbes, 7 Sep. 2024
Known by a host of common names—trout lily, fawn lily, and adder's tongue—this woodland wildflower is a harbinger of spring.
—Nadia Hassani, Better Homes & Gardens, 31 Jan. 2024
The Australian death adder spends most of its days hidden in leaf litter, often with only the tip of its tail exposed.
—Elizabeth Kolbert, The New Yorker, 27 Mar. 2023
Biologists found that death adders possess clitorises, then went on to locate them in eight other species of snakes.
—Matthew Gavin Frank, Harper's Magazine, 21 Mar. 2023
Australian scientists who played sounds for snakes found that woma pythons tend to move toward pink noise while death adders tend to move away.
—Michael W. Clune, Harper’s Magazine , 10 Apr. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for adder
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Among the caterpillars Walker has studied are puss, or asp, caterpillars, whose stings can be excruciating.—
Ivan Amato,
Scientific American,
30 Jan. 2025
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But this area of research could mean that one day, the asp caterpillar’s venom could bring not only pain but relief.—
Carlyn Kranking,
Smithsonian Magazine,
26 Dec. 2023
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But, about halfway into the story, Proulx abandons her customary prose style, which is as coiled as a rattlesnake and about as sentimental, in order to cut loose and give the boys their first moment of physical tenderness.—
Michael Cunningham,
The New Yorker,
24 Feb. 2025
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None of this would be possible without a curious and microscopic arrangement on the rattlesnakes’ scales.—
Jason Bittel,
New York Times,
17 Jan. 2025
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Last year, Musgraves shared a series of Instagram Story posts recounting a run-in that Pepper had with a copperhead snake.—
Larisha Paul,
Rolling Stone,
28 Feb. 2025
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Nightmare fuel:Can Texas' venomous snakes, like rattlers and copperheads, climb trees?—
Ryan Maxin,
Austin American-Statesman,
5 June 2024
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Poses like cat-cow and half lord of the fishes help with mobility in the spine, while poses like cobra and bridge work to strengthen the muscles in the back and core.—
Cory Martin,
Verywell Health,
3 Feb. 2025
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In November, a man from Stellenbosch, South Africa, returned home to find a cape cobra coiled under a pillow on his bed.—
Kelli Bender,
People.com,
2 Jan. 2025
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As guesses fly around the room—parrots, pythons, adopted children, and even beef brisket—the ladies are left trying to figure out what Toya could possibly be revealing.—
Shelby Stewart,
Essence,
20 Jan. 2025
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During the search, Vine became a local legend, spawning a Twitter account and a petition to change the mascot of Beech Grove schools to pythons.—
Jade Jackson,
The Indianapolis Star,
5 Dec. 2024
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Everyone is wearing period shoes, and with the sheer number of Indigenous characters onscreen, where are all those moccasins coming from?—
Mark Peikert,
IndieWire,
28 Jan. 2025
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The costume department built more than 1,300 garments and hundreds of pairs of moccasins.—
Alexis Soloski,
New York Times,
3 Jan. 2025
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One of several constrictors known to exist in the ‘glades, the python has decimated native species including rabbits, raccoons, opossums, and birds.—
Alan Clemons,
Outdoor Life,
20 Feb. 2025
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Boa constrictor hitches ride on Arizona man's car An Arizona driver was shocked to find a huge snake hanging underneath his vehicle in November.—
Shelby Slade,
The Arizona Republic,
27 Dec. 2024
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Reasons for that include its late submissions of starter lists (lineup cards for racers) and structural issues such as the sport’s lack of a consistent television presence.—
Jason Clinkscales,
Sportico.com,
25 Feb. 2025
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Gordon Murray has had a long and legendary career in designing cars, from Formula 1 racers to the McLaren F1 to the more recent T.50, which to some is the only hypercar that matters.—
Erik Shilling,
Robb Report,
20 Feb. 2025
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“Adder.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/adder. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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