When disturbed, it folds up its legs and antennae on its breast, and, extending its powerful jaws, awaits the approach of the enemy, ready to bite anything coming within its reach.
It is very ferocious and will bite violently when disturbed, being furnished with a pair of powerful mandibles.
When disturbed it is very sluggish, the head being immediately withdrawn into the large thoracic segment and completely concealed.
Is anything that moves on its own account or when disturbedto be judged alive?
It is because the walking stick moves off when disturbed that we know it is not a twig.
I have heard the lunar dung-beetle (Copris lunaris) when disturbed utter a shrill sound.
When disturbed, these black grains are seen to skip about as if ignited, jumping with as much ease as if the fluid were a solid plane, that resists their pressure.
When disturbed it lifted up its front legs, in the attitude of attention.
This slug, when disturbed, emits a very fine purplish-red fluid, which stains the water for the space of a foot around.
When disturbed it dives to a distance, and on coming to the surface, with the same movement takes flight.
When disturbed at their breeding places, such Puffins as may chance to be outside the holes soon fly off to the sea, and join the hosts of birds that swarm in the water near every breeding station.
When disturbed, the birds exhibit but little outward manifestation of alarm.
When disturbed at its breeding grounds, the Red-necked Phalarope slips off the nest and takes refuge in the water, manifesting little concern for its safety.
When disturbed at their nests the birds rise in fluttering crowds, drifting noisily to and fro, anxious for the safety of their eggs or helpless young.
When disturbed or persecuted by other birds they utter a peculiar cry, resembling the shrill neighing of a horse.
When disturbed it darts off around with a rough jerky flight for a minute or so, and then endeavours to return, but, if still interfered with, seeks a dry twig at the top of some neighbouring tree on which to alight.
When disturbed it flits away with a shrill querulous cry, passing to the nearest tree with a rapid undulating flight, and conceals itself by running round the bole to the opposite side.
When disturbed, the Oven-bird has a loud, monotonous note of alarm or curiosity, which never fails to bring all its fellows within hearing-distance to the spot.
When disturbed, they hurry to their usual refuge, rapidly beating their very feeble wings, and expanding the broad acuminated tail like a fan.
When disturbed it emits a series of low ticking notes, or darts swiftly out from the thicket, showing itself for a moment over the water before disappearing once more into its hiding-place.
This is, perhaps, the most ferocious of all our shore crabs, and its attacks, when disturbed, are of such a determined nature that the catching of the larger specimens is quite a lively sport.
The animal has no power of sinking, but lives exclusively at the surface; and, when disturbed, it exudes a violet fluid that colours the surrounding water.
When disturbed by day, they fly with a quick, sharp movement, showing two white quills in the tail.
When disturbed by day they fly with a quick, sharp movement, showing two white quills in the tail.
The body throws itself vigorously about on the stalk, when disturbed.
The wasp rarely flies but hops proficiently; when disturbed it can hop from several inches to several feet.
Rageau (1956) stated that in the New Hebrides and New Caledonia Cutilia nitida emits, when disturbed, a corrosive liquid with an extremely disagreeable odor.
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