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List of publications on a keyword: «bee»

  • SEXUAL SIZE DIMORPHISM IN GROUND BEETLE CARABUS EXARATUS Quensel, 1806 (COLEOPTERA, CARABIDAE)

    Proceeding
    "The relevant problems of biological diversity"
    Authors:
    Raisa A. Sukhodolskaya, Evgenii E. Khomitskii, Tamara A. Avtaeva, Aleksandr S. Zamotailov
    Work direction:
    Актуальные вопросы систематики, анатомии, морфологии и охраны насекомых
    Abstract:
    Sexual Size Dimorphism (SSD) is considered to be the indicator of environmental quality. Peculiarites of its variation reflect trends in traits evolution. We estimated the values of SSD in populations from two distanced regions of Russia – Chechnya and Krasnodarskiy Province. In total those values did not differ, but SSD was higher in elytra and pronotum parameters in beetles from Chechnya and lower – by head parameters. Advancing research in this direction promises to unravel the ecological processes that structure soil biodiversity and to predict the impacts of global change on terrestrial ecosystems.
    Keywords:
    evolution, Sexual Size Dimorphism, ground beetles, morphometric variation, environmental quality
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  • Cognitive metaphors and comparisons in Udmurt riddles about bees

    Research Article
    Ethnic Culture Volume 6 No 1
    Author:
    Tatiana R. Dushenkova
    Work direction:
    World languages and literature
    Abstract:
    The work is devoted to the consideration of riddles about bees in the Udmurt linguistic culture. The article aims to study comparisons and metaphors, as well as analyze the image of an insect in riddles. The material was riddles reflected in special folklore publications and lexicographic sources. During the analysis, linguoculturological, semantic, etymological, and conceptual methods were used. As a result of the study, it was revealed that the bee in riddles is presented in the form of complex metaphors, comparisons and euphemisms. The bee and the hive in Udmurt culture are revealed in different categories. The hive is most often associated with a house, a pit and a syulyk (a woman’s headdress). The sounds made by a bee and a bee colony are compared to the crying of a baby, the whining of a dog, or the growling of a motor. The bee itself or the bee family is associated in popular fantasy with a daughter-in-law, who is sad about parting with her parents and expecting hardships in the new family. Riddles about bees are typically compared to a huge number of people or a flock of sheep. In quantitative terms, the sound or hum of a beehive corresponds to a hundred or a thousand. Along with crying, the flight of bees from the hive is compared to sifting flour. Fairy tales also reflect the bee's ability to sting, build honeycombs, and make honey.
    Keywords:
    comparison, metaphor, Udmurt language, riddle, bee
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