Animal intelligence (treatise).D. Appleton, 1882 - 520 pages |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 56
Page 27
... wall into an adjoining well - stocked garden . Mr. Lonsdale concluded that it had deserted its sickly mate ; but after an absence of twenty- four hours it returned , and apparently communicated the result of its successful exploration ...
... wall into an adjoining well - stocked garden . Mr. Lonsdale concluded that it had deserted its sickly mate ; but after an absence of twenty- four hours it returned , and apparently communicated the result of its successful exploration ...
Page 54
... wall above the left - hand vase , passing upward and downward be- tween the mantelshelf and a small hole near the ceiling , at a point where a picture nail had been driven . The ants , when first observed , were not very numerous , but ...
... wall above the left - hand vase , passing upward and downward be- tween the mantelshelf and a small hole near the ceiling , at a point where a picture nail had been driven . The ants , when first observed , were not very numerous , but ...
Page 55
... wall , either above or below the shelf . Then a few ants from the lower colony began to reappear , but instead of visiting the vase which had been the scene of the disaster , they avoided it altogether , and following the lower front ...
... wall , either above or below the shelf . Then a few ants from the lower colony began to reappear , but instead of visiting the vase which had been the scene of the disaster , they avoided it altogether , and following the lower front ...
Page 56
... wall . This I have recently done as high up as I can reach , three or four feet above the mantel . The moment this spot is reached , an ant turns abruptly and makes for home , and in a little while there is not an ant visible on the wall ...
... wall . This I have recently done as high up as I can reach , three or four feet above the mantel . The moment this spot is reached , an ant turns abruptly and makes for home , and in a little while there is not an ant visible on the wall ...
Page 59
... walls of the latter . It is noticeable that in doing this the workers do not keep to any exact time , but free them sometimes earlier and sometimes later , in accordance with their rate of development . The little animal when freed from ...
... walls of the latter . It is noticeable that in doing this the workers do not keep to any exact time , but free them sometimes earlier and sometimes later , in accordance with their rate of development . The little animal when freed from ...
Other editions - View all
Animal Intelligence the International Scientific Series, Vol. XLIV. Romanes George J No preview available - 2016 |
Animal Intelligence; The International Scientific Series, Vol. XLIV. George John Romanes No preview available - 2021 |
Common terms and phrases
acineta action Amazons animal animal intelligence antennæ ants aphides appear attack bait beavers bees birds Büchner burrows carried caterpillar cells circumstances close communicated companions cuckoo Darwin dead direction display distance door Ecitons eggs elephant emotions entrance evidence experiment fact feet female fish Forel formicarium glass habit Harvesting Ants head hive hole honey Huber inches insects instance instinct intelligence killed labour larva larvæ latter leaves legs MacCook male mandibles manner mental monkey natural selection Nature nest never object observed pieces pond prey propolis pulled pupa queen quote rabbits reason reflex action remarkable returned round says seeds seems seen seized side similar Sir John Lubbock soon species spider sufficient surface terrier thread tion took tree trunk turned wall wasp watched whole window workers yards young
Popular passages
Page 1 - THE INTERNATIONAL SCIENTIFIC SERIES. I. Forms of "Water : a Familiar Exposition of the Origin and Phenomena of Glaciers. By J. Tyndall, LL.D., FRS With 25 Illustrations. Eighth Edition. Crown 8vo, 5*. II. Physics and Politics ; or, Thoughts on the Application of the Principles of "Natural Selection " and " Inheritance
Page 3 - XXIII. Studies in Spectrum Analysis. By J. Norman Lockyer, FRS With six photographic Illustrations of Spectra, and numerous engravings on Wood.
Page 1 - VI. On the Conservation of Energy. By Balfour Stewart, MA, LL.D., FRS With 14 Illustrations. Sixth Edition. Crown 8vo, $s. VII. Animal Locomotion ; or Walking, Swimming, and Flying. By JB Pettigrew, MD, FRS, etc. With 130 Illustrations.
Page 169 - Maclaurin, by a fluxionary calculation, which is to be found in the Transactions of the Royal Society of London. He has determined precisely the angle required ; and he found, by the most exact mensuration the subject could admit, that it is the very angle in which the three planes in the bottom of the cell of a honeycomb do actually meet.
Page 358 - ... repast. I had not long habituated him to this taste of liberty, before he began to be impatient for the return of the time when he might enjoy it. He would invite me to the garden by drumming upon my knee, and by a look of such expression as it was not possible to mis* interpret.
Page 2 - XIV. FUNGI: their Nature, Influences, Uses, &c. By MC Cooke, MD, LL.D. Edited by the Rev. MJ Berkeley, MA, FLS With numerous Illustrations. Second Edition. Crown 8vo. price 5*.
Page 2 - XIII. The History of the Conflict between Religion and Science. By JW Draper, MD, LL. D. Seventh Edition. Crown 8vo. Cloth, price 5$. XIV. Fungi ; their Nature, Influences, Uses, &c.
Page 138 - A nest was made near one of our tramways, and to get to the trees the ants had to cross the rails, over which the waggons were continually passing and repassing. Every time they came along a number of ants were crushed to death. They persevered in crossing for some time, but at last set to work and tunnelled underneath each rail. One day, when the waggons were not running, I stopped up the tunnels with stones ; but although great numbers carrying leaves were thus cut off from the nest, they would...
Page 27 - Lonsdale, informs me that he placed a pair of landsnails (Helix pomatia), one of which was weakly, in a small and illprovided garden. After a short time the strong and healthy individual disappeared, and was traced by its track of slime over a wall into an adjoining well-stocked garden. Mr. Lonsdale concluded that it had deserted its sickly mate; but after an absence...
Page 300 - ... its load with a jerk, and quite disengaged it from the nest. It remained in this situation a short time, feeling about with the extremities of its wings, as if to be convinced whether the business was properly executed, and then dropped into the nest again.