W Wagener's larva (MESO: Rhombozoa) In Mycrocymea , a free swimming larval stage that attaches to the host kidney tissue and transforms into a nematogen. waggle dance (ARTHRO: Insecta) A dance performed by honeybees | W Wagener s larva MESO Rhombozoa In Mycrocymea a free swimming larval stage that attaches to the host kidney tissue and transforms into a nematogen. waggle dance ARTHRO Insecta A dance performed by honeybees indicating source and location of a good source. walking leg see pereopod wall n. L. vallus a palisade The encumbering sides of an organ or structure. warm-blooded see homoiothermal warning coloration Conspicuous colors of invertebrates causing predators to ignore them as food either because they are poisonous or distasteful or because they are mimicking organisms possessing disagreeable qualities. see sematic aposematic pseudaposematic. wart see verruca tubercle water pore see hydropore Waterston s organ ARTHRO Insecta In Hymenoptera Cera-phronidae a medial patch of reticulum on the 5th gastric tergite function unknown. water vascular system ECHINOD A unique system comprised of tube-like body wall appendages tube-feet and a system of canals derived from the coelom. wax n. . weax wax ARTHRO Insecta A substance secreted by various insects consisting of a complex mixture of lipids varying from species to species. wax gland Any gland in various parts of the body that secrete a waxy product in the form of a scale string or powder. wax layer ARTHRO Insecta Wax secreted by oenocytes at or near the surface or incorporated into the inner layers of the cuticle responsible for waterproofing the cuticle. 954 Maggenti and Gardner wax-plate ARTHRO Insecta A plate where the secretions of the wax glands are deposited. wax scale ARTHRO Insecta In Apis thin plates of wax secreted from the intersternal pockets of younger worker bees. web n. . webb ARTHRO A network of threads spun by spiders mites and some insects. weighting n. . gewiht weight An evaluation of phyletic content of a character and the evaluation of its probable contribution to a sound classification. Weismann s ring see ring gland wheel organ ROTIF Bdelloidea Ciliated trochal discs raised on pedestals .
