- Look up
skimmer in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
Skimmer may
refer to:
Skimmer (bird), a
common name for
birds in the
genus Rynchops Skimmer (dragonfly)...
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different purposes. The most
common types of
skimmers include:
Manual skimmers:
These are
basic skimmers that
consist of a
strong net
strung on the end...
- Some
skimmers such as disc
skimmers, or weir
skimmers with
skimmer mounted pumps,
contain heavy serviceable items of
equipment mounted on the
skimmer. This...
- of the
family Libellulidae,
native to
western North America. Male
flame skimmers are
known for
their entirely red or dark
orange body, this
includes eyes...
- The
widow skimmer (Libellula luctuosa) is one of the
group of
dragonflies known as king
skimmers. The
nymphs live in the water,
molting and
growing until...
-
Odontesthes incisa.
Female skimmers are more
likely to be
involved in
caring for and
feeding their chicks,
though male
skimmers have been
observed feeding...
-
Rynchops in the
family Laridae. They are
somewhat tern-like but like
other skimmers, have a
short upper mandible and the
longer lower mandible that is ploughed...
- prey for
African skimmers: Micralestes, Tilapia, Barbus,
Marcusenius , Hepsetus,
Aplocheilichthys and Petrocephalus.
African skimmers nest in
loose colonies...
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Aspirating pump
skimmers are the most po****r type of
skimmer to use
recirculating designs although other types of
skimmers, such as
Beckett skimmers, are also...
- territorial,
defending their territory aggressively against other male
roseate skimmers that fly near. It
tolerates a wide
range of
habitat types, but usually...
