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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... 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 toucans · 103 ...
... 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 toucans · 103 ...
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... wasps and ants - Waxy secretions of the homopterous hemiptera . 191 212 CHAPTER XIII . Matagalpa Aguardiente - Fermented liquors of the Indians - The wine - palm - Idleness of the Nicaraguans - Pine and oak forests -Mountain gorge ...
... wasps and ants - Waxy secretions of the homopterous hemiptera . 191 212 CHAPTER XIII . Matagalpa Aguardiente - Fermented liquors of the Indians - The wine - palm - Idleness of the Nicaraguans - Pine and oak forests -Mountain gorge ...
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... wasps - Teustepe - 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 ...
... wasps - Teustepe - 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 ...
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... against their enemies , are closely imitated by others belonging to different genera , and even different orders . Thus , wasps and stinging ants have hosts of imitators amongst moths Ch . I. ] BEETLES RESEMBLING CATERPILLARS . 7.
... against their enemies , are closely imitated by others belonging to different genera , and even different orders . Thus , wasps and stinging ants have hosts of imitators amongst moths Ch . I. ] BEETLES RESEMBLING CATERPILLARS . 7.
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... wasps and stinging ants have hosts of imitators amongst moths , beetles , and bugs , and I shall have many curious facts to relate concerning these mimetic resemblances . To those not acquainted with Mr. Bates's admirable remarks on ...
... wasps and stinging ants have hosts of imitators amongst moths , beetles , and bugs , and I shall have many curious facts to relate concerning these mimetic resemblances . To those not acquainted with Mr. Bates's admirable remarks on ...
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