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RE: Formic Acid Metabolizes to water

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Posted by: Amazonreptile at Wed Dec 6 11:31:43 2006  [ Report Abuse ] [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by Amazonreptile ]  
   

>> The interesting thing about this Sonoran desert, even though the surface may be very dry, there is usually significant moisture just below the surface in the summer.
>>Thanks for the post!
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This is true throughout the range. Further evidence is the burying behaviour (seeking moist sleeping quarters) and the fact they are active early AM and late afternoons (avoiding the very hot drying sun throughout the range.

You are welcome!!!

FWIW this is not new knowledge. A friend and myself figgered this out 20 years ago! From research he started 40 years ago with asio's he collected himself.
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