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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... before the multitude of the invaders , to render any protection to their young . I
have no doubt that many birds have acquired instincts to combat or avoid the
great danger to which their young are exposed by the attacks of these and other
ants ...
... before the multitude of the invaders , to render any protection to their young . I
have no doubt that many birds have acquired instincts to combat or avoid the
great danger to which their young are exposed by the attacks of these and other
ants ...
Page 30
... other against the attacks of the jaguar , but that wary animal is too intelligent for
them . He sits quietly upon a branch of a tree until the Wari come underneath ;
then jumping down kills one by breaking its neck ; leaps up into the tree again
and ...
... other against the attacks of the jaguar , but that wary animal is too intelligent for
them . He sits quietly upon a branch of a tree until the Wari come underneath ;
then jumping down kills one by breaking its neck ; leaps up into the tree again
and ...
Page 69
My trees suffered greatly from the attacks of a large and fine longicorn beetle (
T¿niotes scalaris , Fab . ) , which laid its eggs in the green bark , from which
issued white grubs that mined into the stem . I had to dig down to them with a
knife to ...
My trees suffered greatly from the attacks of a large and fine longicorn beetle (
T¿niotes scalaris , Fab . ) , which laid its eggs in the green bark , from which
issued white grubs that mined into the stem . I had to dig down to them with a
knife to ...
Page 74
... whilst some have special means of defence against their attacks . None of the
indigenous trees appear so suitable for them as the introduced ones . Through
long ages the trees and the ants of tropical America have been modified together
.
... whilst some have special means of defence against their attacks . None of the
indigenous trees appear so suitable for them as the introduced ones . Through
long ages the trees and the ants of tropical America have been modified together
.
Page 75
The reason why the lime is not so subject to the attacks of the ants is unknown ;
and the fact that it is so is another instance of how little we know why one species
of a particular genus should prevail over another nearly similar form .
The reason why the lime is not so subject to the attacks of the ants is unknown ;
and the fact that it is so is another instance of how little we know why one species
of a particular genus should prevail over another nearly similar form .
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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 | J. Murray, 1874 |
| Original from | Harvard University |
| Digitized | 28 aug. 2008 |
| Length | 403 pages |
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