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 x
In 1862 Belt returned to England , and his professional engagements led him to
North Wales , Nova Scotia , Central America , and Chontales , Nicaragua . At the
latter place his entomological collection has made him famous . Many PREFACE
...
In 1862 Belt returned to England , and his professional engagements led him to
North Wales , Nova Scotia , Central America , and Chontales , Nicaragua . At the
latter place his entomological collection has made him famous . Many PREFACE
...
Page xxviii
... hoppers furnish ants with honey , and in return are protected by the latter -
Contest between wasps and ants — Waxy secretions of the homopterous
hemiptera . . . . . . . 212 CHAPTER XIII . Matagalpa - Aguardiente - Fermented
liquors of the ...
... hoppers furnish ants with honey , and in return are protected by the latter -
Contest between wasps and ants — Waxy secretions of the homopterous
hemiptera . . . . . . . 212 CHAPTER XIII . Matagalpa - Aguardiente - Fermented
liquors of the ...
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A nest that I came across in the latter situation was open at one side . The ants
were clustered together in a dense mass , like a great swarm of bees , hanging
from the roof , but reaching to the ground below . Their innumerable long legs ...
A nest that I came across in the latter situation was open at one side . The ants
were clustered together in a dense mass , like a great swarm of bees , hanging
from the roof , but reaching to the ground below . Their innumerable long legs ...
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The latter is taken from the Siphonia elastica , a Euphorbiaceous tree ; but in
Central America the tree that yields it is a species of wild fig ( Castilloa elastica ) .
It is easily known by its large leaves , and I saw several whilst ascending the river
.
The latter is taken from the Siphonia elastica , a Euphorbiaceous tree ; but in
Central America the tree that yields it is a species of wild fig ( Castilloa elastica ) .
It is easily known by its large leaves , and I saw several whilst ascending the river
.
Page 37
The Rio Frio comes down from the interior of Costa Rica , and joins the San Juan
, near where the latter issues from the lake . The banks of its upper waters are
inhabited by a race of Indians who have never been subjugated by the Spaniards
...
The Rio Frio comes down from the interior of Costa Rica , and joins the San Juan
, near where the latter issues from the lake . The banks of its upper waters are
inhabited by a race of Indians who have never been subjugated by the Spaniards
...
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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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