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Unable to generate heat, they warm up in sun, wings spread like solar panels.","\u002Fslovar\u002Ftermoregulyatsiya","\u002Fimages\u002Fslovar\u002Ftermoregulyatsiya.jpg",{"title":360,"description":361,"path":362,"coverImage":363,"publishedAt":364,"order":162},"Toxin Sequestration","Toxin sequestration is when a caterpillar stores plant-derived toxins from its host plant unchanged in its own tissues, turning the plant's chemical defense into its own.","\u002Fslovar\u002Fsekvestraciya-toksinov","\u002Fimages\u002Fslovar\u002Fsekvestraciya-toksinov.png","19.08.2026",{"title":366,"description":367,"path":368,"coverImage":369,"publishedAt":181,"order":162},"Wing Venation","Wing venation is the pattern of hollow, rigid veins that forms a butterfly wing's supporting framework — its precise layout is a key character for identification and classification.","\u002Fslovar\u002Fzhilkovanie-kryla","\u002Fimages\u002Fslovar\u002Fzhilkovanie-kryla.png",[371,372,373],{"label":169,"path":170,"coverImage":280,"latinName":162},{"label":172,"path":173,"coverImage":267,"latinName":162},{"label":175,"path":176,"coverImage":374,"latinName":162},"\u002Fimages\u002Fzhizn-babochek\u002Fpochemu-u-babochek-yarkie-krylya.jpg",1787125907546]