Sentence examples for while they were fed from inspiring English sources

Dr Smith's team has mimicked Pavlov by training moths to stick their tongues out in response to a chemical called cyclohexanone, which was puffed at them while they were fed sugared water.The reason that this trick might be useful and the reason for DARPA's interest is that cyclohexanone is a volatile component of TNT, an explosive often used in landmines.

We initially collected urine for ANC analysis from rats while they were fed NaNO2 in their drinking water.

Moreover, we did not measure velocity of individuals while they were feeding or changing direction.

Such a high prevalence of Bartonella in ticks is surprising and may be because ticks were collected while they were feeding on bacteriemic hosts (30, 31 ).

Larval routine metabolic rates for each genotype were measured as the volume of CO2 produced by pools of five third-instar larvae while they were feeding and hydrated on a small food pellet, using flow-through respirometry at either 16° or 25°.

It has also been suggested that squashing mosquitoes while they are feeding, and subsequently scratching the area (which might result in lacerations) could increase the likelihood of transmission as well (Siemens 1987).

Check them while they are feeding so you can make sure they are feeding normally.

One tell-tale sign that these pests are making a meal out of a Knock Out rose is a sticky clear liquid called honeydew that they often secrete on the rose leaves while they are feeding.

In the morning and afternoon the feeding took place in the individual cages, while at midday they were fed in the common parts of the enclosures.

A group travelling to North Korea drew scorn for throwing sweets to children as though they were "feeding ducks", while a number of Chinese tourists in the Maldives were reportedly caught giving fake marriage papers to upmarket resorts in order to get free dinners offered to newlyweds.

"While you sleep at night they are feeding on your blood, you are a meal ticket for them," says Booth. "That can lead to enormous psychological issues".