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 12
Greytown , with its neat white houses , and feathery palms , and large - leaved
bread - fruit trees , was soon shut out from our view , and our boatmen plying their
paddles with the greatest dexterity and force , made the canoe shoot along ...
Greytown , with its neat white houses , and feathery palms , and large - leaved
bread - fruit trees , was soon shut out from our view , and our boatmen plying their
paddles with the greatest dexterity and force , made the canoe shoot along ...
Page 14
We had an old tarpaulin with us , but it was full of holes , and let in the water in
little streams , so that I was soon soaked to the skin . Altogether , with the
streaming Ch . II . ] BOAT JOURNEY UP THE SAN THE NATURALIST IN
NICARAGUA .
We had an old tarpaulin with us , but it was full of holes , and let in the water in
little streams , so that I was soon soaked to the skin . Altogether , with the
streaming Ch . II . ] BOAT JOURNEY UP THE SAN THE NATURALIST IN
NICARAGUA .
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... 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 they got
amongst ...
... 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 they got
amongst ...
Page 21
As soon as an Eciton gets hold of its prey , it rushes off back along the advancing
column , which is composed of two sets , one hurrying forward , the other
returning laden with their booty , but all and always in the greatest haste and
apparent ...
As soon as an Eciton gets hold of its prey , it rushes off back along the advancing
column , which is composed of two sets , one hurrying forward , the other
returning laden with their booty , but all and always in the greatest haste and
apparent ...
Page 22
If they find any , they soon communicate the intelligence to the army below , and
a column is sent up immediately to take possession of the prize . I have seen
them pulling out the larvæ and pupæ from the cells of a large wasp ' s nest ,
whilst ...
If they find any , they soon communicate the intelligence to the army below , and
a column is sent up immediately to take possession of the prize . I have seen
them pulling out the larvæ and pupæ from the cells of a large wasp ' s nest ,
whilst ...
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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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