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 FormsE. Bumpus, 1888 - 403 pages |
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... that one stretched up its head and gave a bellow like a bull . They sometimes kill calves and young horses , and I was told of one that had seized a full - grown horse , but its struggles being observed Ch . I. ] 9 ALLIGATORS .
... that one stretched up its head and gave a bellow like a bull . They sometimes kill calves and young horses , and I was told of one that had seized a full - grown horse , but its struggles being observed Ch . I. ] 9 ALLIGATORS .
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... sometimes closed altogether . The merchants at Greytown have entertained the project of dredging out the channel again , but now that the river has found a nearer way to the sea by the Colorado this would be a herculean task , and it ...
... sometimes closed altogether . The merchants at Greytown have entertained the project of dredging out the channel again , but now that the river has found a nearer way to the sea by the Colorado this would be a herculean task , and it ...
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... Sometimes as many as five out of its eight legs would be lifted at once , and whenever an ant approached one of those on which it stood , there was always a clear space within reach to put down another , so as to be able to hold up the ...
... Sometimes as many as five out of its eight legs would be lifted at once , and whenever an ant approached one of those on which it stood , there was always a clear space within reach to put down another , so as to be able to hold up the ...
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... sometimes in dense armies , sometimes in columns , according to the prey it may be after . When in columns , I found that it was generally , if not always , in search of the nests of another ant ( Hypoclinea sp . ) , which rear their ...
... sometimes in dense armies , sometimes in columns , according to the prey it may be after . When in columns , I found that it was generally , if not always , in search of the nests of another ant ( Hypoclinea sp . ) , which rear their ...
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... sometimes run a little backward , halting and touching some of the ants with their antenn¿ . They look like officers giving orders and directing the march of the column . This species is often met with in the forest , not in quest of ...
... sometimes run a little backward , halting and touching some of the ants with their antenn¿ . They look like officers giving orders and directing the march of the column . This species is often met with in the forest , not in quest of ...
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