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UPTAKE of water vapour from subsaturated atmospheres has been demonstrated in a variety of terrestrial insects and mites but no previous effort to identify the site and mechanism has been completely conclusive. The tracheal system, the rectum and the general body surface have variously been proposed in specific studies.
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RUDOLPH, D., KNÜLLE, W. Site and mechanism of water vapour uptake from the atmosphere in ixodid ticks. Nature 249, 84–85 (1974). https://doi.org/10.1038/249084a0
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