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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Page 22
any rate , I never saw the Ecitons attack the nest of other species . ... I have no
doubt that many birds have acquired instincts to combat or avoid the great
danger to which their young are exposed by the attacks of these and other ants .
Trogons ...
any rate , I never saw the Ecitons attack the nest of other species . ... I have no
doubt that many birds have acquired instincts to combat or avoid the great
danger to which their young are exposed by the attacks of these and other ants .
Trogons ...
Page 30
They are said to assist each other against the attacks of the jaguar , but that wary
animal is too intelligent for them . He sits quietly upon a branch of a tree until the
Wari come underneath ; then jumping down kills one by breaking its neck ; leaps
...
They are said to assist each other against the attacks of the jaguar , but that wary
animal is too intelligent for them . He sits quietly upon a branch of a tree until the
Wari come underneath ; then jumping down kills one by breaking its neck ; leaps
...
Page 69
My trees suffered greatly from the attacks of a large and fine longicorn beetle (
T¿niotes scalaris , Fab . ) which laid its eggs in the green bark , and produced
white grubs that mined into the stem . I had to dig down to them with a knife to ...
My trees suffered greatly from the attacks of a large and fine longicorn beetle (
T¿niotes scalaris , Fab . ) which laid its eggs in the green bark , and produced
white grubs that mined into the stem . I had to dig down to them with a knife to ...
Page 74
... whilst some have special means of defence against their attacks . None of the
indigenous trees appear so suitable for them as the introduced ones . Through
long ages the trees and the ants of tropical America have been modified together
.
... whilst some have special means of defence against their attacks . None of the
indigenous trees appear so suitable for them as the introduced ones . Through
long ages the trees and the ants of tropical America have been modified together
.
Page 75
The reason why the lime is not so subject to the attacks of the ants is unknown ;
and the fact that it is so is another instance of how little we know why one species
of a particular genus should prevail over another nearly similar form .
The reason why the lime is not so subject to the attacks of the ants is unknown ;
and the fact that it is so is another instance of how little we know why one species
of a particular genus should prevail over another nearly similar form .
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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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