The Naturalist in Nicaragua: A Narrative of a Residence at the Gold Mines of Chontales; Journeys in the Savannahs and Forests; with Observations on Animals and Plants in Reference to the Theory of Evolution of Living Forms |
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... Migration of the ants from a nest attacked - Corrosive sublimate causes a sort
of madness amongst them - Indian plan of preventing them ascending young
trees — Leaf - cutting ants are fungus - growers and eaters - Sagacity of the ants .
... Migration of the ants from a nest attacked - Corrosive sublimate causes a sort
of madness amongst them - Indian plan of preventing them ascending young
trees — Leaf - cutting ants are fungus - growers and eaters - Sagacity of the ants .
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Wading and aquatic birds were abundant in the marshes , amongst which white
cranes and a chocolate - brown jacana , with lemon - yellow underwing , were
the most conspicuous . A large alligator lazily crawled off a mud - spit into the
water ...
Wading and aquatic birds were abundant in the marshes , amongst which white
cranes and a chocolate - brown jacana , with lemon - yellow underwing , were
the most conspicuous . A large alligator lazily crawled off a mud - spit into the
water ...
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Others are nearly hidden amongst palms and breadfruit , orange , mango , and
other tropical fruit trees . A lovely creeper ( Antigonon leptopus ) , with festoons of
pink and rose - coloured flowers , adorns some of the gardens . It is called la ...
Others are nearly hidden amongst palms and breadfruit , orange , mango , and
other tropical fruit trees . A lovely creeper ( Antigonon leptopus ) , with festoons of
pink and rose - coloured flowers , adorns some of the gardens . It is called la ...
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When a clear space in the brushwood is to be crossed , such as a road , two or
three of the females will fly across first , before the male will venture to do so , and
he is always more careful to get himself concealed amongst the foliage than his ...
When a clear space in the brushwood is to be crossed , such as a road , two or
three of the females will fly across first , before the male will venture to do so , and
he is always more careful to get himself concealed amongst the foliage than his ...
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wasps and stinging ants have hosts of imitators amongst moths , beetles , and
bugs , and I shall have many curious facts to relate concerning these mimetic
resemblances . To those not acquainted with Mr . Bates ' s admirable remarks on
...
wasps and stinging ants have hosts of imitators amongst moths , beetles , and
bugs , and I shall have many curious facts to relate concerning these mimetic
resemblances . To those not acquainted with Mr . Bates ' s admirable remarks on
...
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| Title | The Naturalist in Nicaragua: A Narrative of a Residence at the Gold Mines of Chontales; Journeys in the Savannahs and Forests; with Observations on Animals and Plants in Reference to the Theory of Evolution of Living Forms |
| Author | Thomas Belt |
| Edition | 2 |
| Publisher | E. Bumpus, 1888 |
| Original from | Harvard University |
| Digitized | 26 nov. 2008 |
| Length | 403 pages |
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