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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When we reached the bar we were dexterously taken over itthe Caribs waited
just outside until a higher wave than usual came rolling in , then paddling with all
their might we were carried over on its crest , and found ourselves in the smooth ...
When we reached the bar we were dexterously taken over itthe Caribs waited
just outside until a higher wave than usual came rolling in , then paddling with all
their might we were carried over on its crest , and found ourselves in the smooth ...
Page 10
... and carried along under water . My informant and others followed in a canoe ,
and ultimately recovered the body , but life was extinct . The alligator cannot
devour its prey beneath the water , but crawls on land with it after he has
drowned it .
... and carried along under water . My informant and others followed in a canoe ,
and ultimately recovered the body , but life was extinct . The alligator cannot
devour its prey beneath the water , but crawls on land with it after he has
drowned it .
Page 17
... species ( Eciton predator ) used occasionally to visit our house , swarm over
the floors and walls , searching every cranny , and driving out the cockroaches
and spiders , many of which were caught , pulled , or bitten to pieces and carried
off .
... species ( Eciton predator ) used occasionally to visit our house , swarm over
the floors and walls , searching every cranny , and driving out the cockroaches
and spiders , many of which were caught , pulled , or bitten to pieces and carried
off .
Page 18
... would be fatal , for the tiny foes would swarm over the prey , and after a few
more ineffectual struggles it would succumb to its fate , and soon be bitten to
pieces and carried off to the rear . The greatest catch of the ants was , however ,
when ...
... would be fatal , for the tiny foes would swarm over the prey , and after a few
more ineffectual struggles it would succumb to its fate , and soon be bitten to
pieces and carried off to the rear . The greatest catch of the ants was , however ,
when ...
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The insects caught by the ants are dismembered , and their too bulky bodies
bitten to pieces and carried off to the rear . Behind the army there are always
small columns engaged on this duty . I have followed up these columns often ;
generally ...
The insects caught by the ants are dismembered , and their too bulky bodies
bitten to pieces and carried off to the rear . Behind the army there are always
small columns engaged on this duty . I have followed up these columns often ;
generally ...
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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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