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Figure 6
Figure 6. Sleep dispersal patterns of groups of ten Trichoton sordidum in a dark, homogeneous habitat at 18-20 °C.

A) Control group: January 16, 1 p.m. All beetles are underneath the cloth covering the bottom of the enclosure. There is one mate pair.
B) Group 2: January 25, 1 p.m. All beetles were underneath the cloth covering the bottom of the enclosure.
C) Group 2: January 16, 10 a.m. All beetles were underneath the cloth covering the bottom of the enclosure. There was one mate pair.
D) Group 1: January 25, 10 a.m. Homogeneous leaf litter environment. No refuge available.
E) Group 2: January 22, 9 a.m. Homogeneous leaf litter environment. No refuge available.
F) Group 1: January 28, 1 p.m. Smaller cloth sheet over bottom of enclosure. All beetles were underneath the cloth.
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