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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Page 11
... but crawls on land with it after he has drowned it . They are said to catch wild
pigs in the forest near the river by half burying themselves in the ground . The
pigs come rooting amongst the soil , the alligator never moves until one gets
within ...
... but crawls on land with it after he has drowned it . They are said to catch wild
pigs in the forest near the river by half burying themselves in the ground . The
pigs come rooting amongst the soil , the alligator never moves until one gets
within ...
Page 21
Whenever they come across a Hypoclinea carrying a larva or pupa , they take it
from it so quickly , that I could never ascertain exactly how it was done . As soon
as an Eciton gets hold of its prey , it rushes off back along the advancing column
...
Whenever they come across a Hypoclinea carrying a larva or pupa , they take it
from it so quickly , that I could never ascertain exactly how it was done . As soon
as an Eciton gets hold of its prey , it rushes off back along the advancing column
...
Page 22
At any rate , I never saw the Ecitons attack the nest of any other species . The
moving columns of Ecitons are composed almost entirely of workers of different
sizes , but at intervals of two or three yards there are larger and lighter coloured ...
At any rate , I never saw the Ecitons attack the nest of any other species . The
moving columns of Ecitons are composed almost entirely of workers of different
sizes , but at intervals of two or three yards there are larger and lighter coloured ...
Page 37
WILD INDIANS . houses are mostly palm - thatched huts , with the bare earth
floors seldom or never swept . The people are of mixed origin , Indian , Spanish ,
and Negro , the Indian element predominating . Two or three better built stores ,
and ...
WILD INDIANS . houses are mostly palm - thatched huts , with the bare earth
floors seldom or never swept . The people are of mixed origin , Indian , Spanish ,
and Negro , the Indian element predominating . Two or three better built stores ,
and ...
Page 64
The Indian seldom or never molests the whites , excepting in retaliation for some
great injury ; whilst amongst the free Negroes , robbery , violence , and murder
need no other incentives than their own evil passions and lust . The women at ...
The Indian seldom or never molests the whites , excepting in retaliation for some
great injury ; whilst amongst the free Negroes , robbery , violence , and murder
need no other incentives than their own evil passions and lust . The women at ...
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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 |
| Publisher | John Murray, 1874 |
| Original from | Harvard University |
| Digitized | 28 aug. 2008 |
| Length | 403 pages |
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