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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When we reached the bar we were dexterously taken over it — the Caribs waited
just outside until a higher wave than usual came rolling in , then paddling with all
their might we were carried over on its crest , and found ourselves in the ...
When we reached the bar we were dexterously taken over it — the Caribs waited
just outside until a higher wave than usual came rolling in , then paddling with all
their might we were carried over on its crest , and found ourselves in the ...
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... and carried along under water . My informant and others followed in a canoe ,
and ultimately recovered the body , but life was extinct . The alligator cannot
devour his prey beneath the water , but crawls on land with it after he has
drowned it .
... and carried along under water . My informant and others followed in a canoe ,
and ultimately recovered the body , but life was extinct . The alligator cannot
devour his prey beneath the water , but crawls on land with it after he has
drowned it .
Page 17
... ( Eciton predator ) used occasionally to visit our house and swarm over the
floors and walls , searching every cranny , and driving out the cockroaches and
spiders , many of which were caught , pulled , bitten to pieces and carried off .
The.
... ( Eciton predator ) used occasionally to visit our house and swarm over the
floors and walls , searching every cranny , and driving out the cockroaches and
spiders , many of which were caught , pulled , bitten to pieces and carried off .
The.
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pulled , bitten to pieces and carried off . The individuals of this species were of
various sizes ; the smallest measuring one and a quarter lines , and the largest
three lines , or a quarter of an inch . I saw many large armies of this , or a closely
...
pulled , bitten to pieces and carried off . The individuals of this species were of
various sizes ; the smallest measuring one and a quarter lines , and the largest
three lines , or a quarter of an inch . I saw many large armies of this , or a closely
...
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... are often seen on the branches of trees above where an ant army is foraging
below , pursuing and catching the insects that fly up . The insects caught by the
ants are dismembered , and their too bulky bodies bitten to pieces and carried off
to ...
... are often seen on the branches of trees above where an ant army is foraging
below , pursuing and catching the insects that fly up . The insects caught by the
ants are dismembered , and their too bulky bodies bitten to pieces and carried off
to ...
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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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