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laid singularly

French translation: sont pondus un par un


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English term or phrase:laid singularly
French translation:sont pondus un par un
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17:39 Oct 29, 2011
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Science - Biology (-tech,-chem,micro-) / general
English term or phrase: laid singularly
Eggs of lice are laid singularly and glued to the feathers.
karlis1
Romania
Local time: 18:17
sont pondus un par un
Explanation:
"Les poux se reproduisent très vite. Doté de 2 paires de testicules, le pou mâle est un amant infatigable, qui peut féconder 18 femelles à la suite sans repos. Les poux femelles s’accouplent plusieurs fois au cours de leur vie d’adulte qui peut varier d’une dizaine à une quarantaine de jours. Elles pondent 4 à 10 œufs (ou lentes) par jour pendant 3 à 5 semaines, soit jusqu’à 300 œufs (ou lentes)."
http://www.pouxit.fr/le_cycle_de_vie_du_pou.html
chaque lente est attachée une par une à un cheveu

"Like most insects, head lice are oviparous. Louse eggs contain a single embryo and are attached near the base of a host hair shaft.[10][11] Egg-laying behavior is temperature dependent and likely seeks to place the egg in a location that will be conducive to proper embyro development (which is, in turn, temperature dependent). In cool climates, eggs are generally laid within 1 cm of the scalp surface.[10][11] In warm climates, and especially the tropics, eggs may be laid 6 inches (15 cm) or more down the hair shaft.[12] To attach each egg, the adult female secretes a glue from her reproductive organ. This glue quickly hardens into a "nit sheath" that covers the hair shaft and the entire egg except for the operculum, a cap through which the embryo breathes.[11] The glue was previously thought to be chitin-based, but more recent studies have shown it to be made of proteins similar to hair keratin.[11]

Each egg is oval-shaped and about 0.8 mm in length.[11] They are tan to coffee-colored so long as they contain an embryo but appear white after hatching.[11][12] Typically, a hatching time of six to nine days after oviposition is cited by authors.[10][13] However, these data are from work with body lice (not head lice) that show hatching time and hatching probability are extremely temperature dependent.[14][15] As of 2008, head louse hatching time and probability in situ (i.e., on a human head) have not been carefully examined.

After hatching, the louse nymph leaves behind its egg shell, still attached to the hair shaft. The empty egg shell remains in place until physically removed by abrasion or the host, or until it slowly disintegrates, which may take months or years.[13]"
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Head_louse
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FX Fraipont
Belgium
Local time: 17:17
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Summary of answers provided
5pond un à unsople
4 +1sont pondus individuellement
GILLES MEUNIER
4 +1sont pondus un par un
FX Fraipont


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24 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
sont pondus un par un


Explanation:
"Les poux se reproduisent très vite. Doté de 2 paires de testicules, le pou mâle est un amant infatigable, qui peut féconder 18 femelles à la suite sans repos. Les poux femelles s’accouplent plusieurs fois au cours de leur vie d’adulte qui peut varier d’une dizaine à une quarantaine de jours. Elles pondent 4 à 10 œufs (ou lentes) par jour pendant 3 à 5 semaines, soit jusqu’à 300 œufs (ou lentes)."
http://www.pouxit.fr/le_cycle_de_vie_du_pou.html
chaque lente est attachée une par une à un cheveu

"Like most insects, head lice are oviparous. Louse eggs contain a single embryo and are attached near the base of a host hair shaft.[10][11] Egg-laying behavior is temperature dependent and likely seeks to place the egg in a location that will be conducive to proper embyro development (which is, in turn, temperature dependent). In cool climates, eggs are generally laid within 1 cm of the scalp surface.[10][11] In warm climates, and especially the tropics, eggs may be laid 6 inches (15 cm) or more down the hair shaft.[12] To attach each egg, the adult female secretes a glue from her reproductive organ. This glue quickly hardens into a "nit sheath" that covers the hair shaft and the entire egg except for the operculum, a cap through which the embryo breathes.[11] The glue was previously thought to be chitin-based, but more recent studies have shown it to be made of proteins similar to hair keratin.[11]

Each egg is oval-shaped and about 0.8 mm in length.[11] They are tan to coffee-colored so long as they contain an embryo but appear white after hatching.[11][12] Typically, a hatching time of six to nine days after oviposition is cited by authors.[10][13] However, these data are from work with body lice (not head lice) that show hatching time and hatching probability are extremely temperature dependent.[14][15] As of 2008, head louse hatching time and probability in situ (i.e., on a human head) have not been carefully examined.

After hatching, the louse nymph leaves behind its egg shell, still attached to the hair shaft. The empty egg shell remains in place until physically removed by abrasion or the host, or until it slowly disintegrates, which may take months or years.[13]"
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Head_louse

FX Fraipont
Belgium
Local time: 17:17
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26 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
sont pondus individuellement


Explanation:
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GILLES MEUNIER
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1 day18 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
pond un à un


Explanation:
indeed the right phrasing should have been:
laid singly or laid one by one

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Note added at 1 day18 hrs (2011-10-31 11:42:03 GMT)
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on dit aussi: un par un

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Local time: 19:17
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in FrenchFrench
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