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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Much is due to the porous sandy soil , but more I believe to what appears at first sight an element of danger , the perfect flatness of the ground . Where there are hills there must be hollows , and in these the air stagnates ...
Much is due to the porous sandy soil , but more I believe to what appears at first sight an element of danger , the perfect flatness of the ground . Where there are hills there must be hollows , and in these the air stagnates ...
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The Ecitons and most other ants follow each other by scent , and , I believe , they can communicate the presence of danger , of booty , or other intelligence , to a distance by the different intensity or qualities of the odours given ...
The Ecitons and most other ants follow each other by scent , and , I believe , they can communicate the presence of danger , of booty , or other intelligence , to a distance by the different intensity or qualities of the odours given ...
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Near Esquipula there are some artificial - looking mounds , with great stones set round them ; in fact , this and another village , a few miles to the south , called San Tomas , are , I believe , both built on the sites of old Indian ...
Near Esquipula there are some artificial - looking mounds , with great stones set round them ; in fact , this and another village , a few miles to the south , called San Tomas , are , I believe , both built on the sites of old Indian ...
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I do not defend slavery , but I believe it to be a greater curse to the masters than to the slaves , more deteriorating to the former than to the latter . The Spaniards at first enslaved the Indians , but they died away so rapidly that ...
I do not defend slavery , but I believe it to be a greater curse to the masters than to the slaves , more deteriorating to the former than to the latter . The Spaniards at first enslaved the Indians , but they died away so rapidly that ...
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forest the ants do not make their nests , because , I believe , the ventilation of their underground galleries , about which they are very particular , would be interfered with , and perhaps to avoid the drip from the trees .
forest the ants do not make their nests , because , I believe , the ventilation of their underground galleries , about which they are very particular , would be interfered with , and perhaps to avoid the drip from the trees .
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Kasutaja arvustus - ivanfranko - LibraryThingA worthwhile read of an area of the world little known to me. Thomas Belt was an intelligent and careful observer of the exotic and wonderful natural world. Not only did he observe but he also sought ... Read full review
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| Pealkiri | 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 |
| Autor | Thomas Belt |
| Edition | 2 |
| Publisher | E. Bumpus, 1888 |
| Original from | Harvard University |
| Digitized | 26 nov. 2008 |
| Length | 403 pages |
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