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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Page xxvii
... spiders , and wasps - Humming - birds , beetles , and ants - Plants and trees - Timber - Monkey attacked by eagle - White - faced monkey - Anecdotes of a tame one- Curassows and other game birds - Trogons , woodpeckers , mot- mots , and ...
... spiders , and wasps - Humming - birds , beetles , and ants - Plants and trees - Timber - Monkey attacked by eagle - White - faced monkey - Anecdotes of a tame one- Curassows and other game birds - Trogons , woodpeckers , mot- mots , and ...
Page xxix
... Spider imitating ants - Mimetic species- Animals with special means of defence are conspicuously marked , or in other ways attract attention - Accident to horse -The Mygale - Illness - Conclusion of journey · CHAPTER XVIII . Division of ...
... Spider imitating ants - Mimetic species- Animals with special means of defence are conspicuously marked , or in other ways attract attention - Accident to horse -The Mygale - Illness - Conclusion of journey · CHAPTER XVIII . Division of ...
Page 8
... spiders that resemble the petals of flowers amongst which they hide . That I may not travel over the same ground twice , I may here mention that on a subsequent visit to Grey- town I rode a few miles northward along the beach . On my ...
... spiders that resemble the petals of flowers amongst which they hide . That I may not travel over the same ground twice , I may here mention that on a subsequent visit to Grey- town I rode a few miles northward along the beach . On my ...
Page 17
... spiders , many of which were caught , pulled , or bitten to pieces and carried off . The individuals of this species are of various sizes ; the smallest measuring one and a quarter lines , and the largest three lines , or a quarter of ...
... spiders , many of which were caught , pulled , or bitten to pieces and carried off . The individuals of this species are of various sizes ; the smallest measuring one and a quarter lines , and the largest three lines , or a quarter of ...
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... spiders . The pursued insects would rapidly make off , but many , in their confusion and terror , would bound right into the midst of the main body of ants . A grasshopper , finding itself in the midst of its enemies , would give ...
... spiders . The pursued insects would rapidly make off , but many , in their confusion and terror , would bound right into the midst of the main body of ants . A grasshopper , finding itself in the midst of its enemies , would give ...
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