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 7
Other closely allied species hide under fallen branches and logs , but this one
clung exposed amongst the leaves , its antennæ concealed against its body , and
it resemblance to a caterpillar so great , that I was at first deceived by it . It is well
...
Other closely allied species hide under fallen branches and logs , but this one
clung exposed amongst the leaves , its antennæ concealed against its body , and
it resemblance to a caterpillar so great , that I was at first deceived by it . It is well
...
Page 8
These deceptive resemblances are supposed , by the advocates of the origin of
species by natural selection , to have ... The resemblance , which was perhaps at
first only remote , is supposed to have been increased in the course of ages by ...
These deceptive resemblances are supposed , by the advocates of the origin of
species by natural selection , to have ... The resemblance , which was perhaps at
first only remote , is supposed to have been increased in the course of ages by ...
Page 139
At first I thought these sounds proceeded from insects , as they resemble those of
crickets ; but they are not so continuous . After a while I got to know them , and
could distinguish the notes of the different species . It was not until then that I ...
At first I thought these sounds proceeded from insects , as they resemble those of
crickets ; but they are not so continuous . After a while I got to know them , and
could distinguish the notes of the different species . It was not until then that I ...
Page 218
The branches and trunk are covered with strong curved spines , set in pairs , from
which it receives the name of the bull ' s - horn thorn , they having a very strong
resemblance to the horns of that quadruped . These thorns are hollow , and are ...
The branches and trunk are covered with strong curved spines , set in pairs , from
which it receives the name of the bull ' s - horn thorn , they having a very strong
resemblance to the horns of that quadruped . These thorns are hollow , and are ...
Page 314
What added greatly to the resemblance was that , unlike other spiders , it held up
its two forelegs like antennæ , and moved them about just like an ant . Other
species of spiders closely resemble stinging ants ; in all of them the body is
drawn ...
What added greatly to the resemblance was that , unlike other spiders , it held up
its two forelegs like antennæ , and moved them about just like an ant . Other
species of spiders closely resemble stinging ants ; in all of them the body is
drawn ...
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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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