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A hibernaculum ''plural form: hibernacula'' (Latin, "tent for winter quarters") is a place of abode in which a creature seeks refuge, such as a bear using a cave to overwinter.〔(toad winter residence )〕〔(Reptilian Brumation )〕 Insects may hibernate to survive the winter. The word can be used to describe a variety of shelters used by various kinds of animals, for instance, bats, marmots and snakes. File:Pinn talus cave bear gulch e18.jpg|Bear Gulch Cave provides a home to a colony of Townsend's big-eared bats〔(OhRanger.com American Park Network ® )〕 File:Bug Hotel Spiers.JPG|An artificial hibernaculum or 'Bug Hotel' == See also == * Insect hotel * Dead hedge 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア(Wikipedia)』 ■ウィキペディアで「Hibernaculum (zoology)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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