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
... that one stretched up his head and gave a bellow like a bull . They sometimes
kill calves and young horses , and I was told of one that had scized a full - grown
horse , but its struggles being observed , some natives ran down and saved.
... that one stretched up his head and gave a bellow like a bull . They sometimes
kill calves and young horses , and I was told of one that had scized a full - grown
horse , but its struggles being observed , some natives ran down and saved.
Page 13
Now , ( I am writing in 1873 ) there is twelve feet of water on the bar at the
Colorado in the height of the dry season , whilst at Greytown the outlet of the river
is sometimes closed altogether . The merchants at Greytown have entertained
the ...
Now , ( I am writing in 1873 ) there is twelve feet of water on the bar at the
Colorado in the height of the dry season , whilst at Greytown the outlet of the river
is sometimes closed altogether . The merchants at Greytown have entertained
the ...
Page 19
Sometimes as many as five out of its eight legs would be lifted at once , and
whenever an ant approached one of those on which it stood , there was always a
clear space within reach to put down another , so as to be able to hold up the ...
Sometimes as many as five out of its eight legs would be lifted at once , and
whenever an ant approached one of those on which it stood , there was always a
clear space within reach to put down another , so as to be able to hold up the ...
Page 20
Another much larger species of foraging ant ( Eciton hamata ) hunts sometimes in
dense armies , sometimes in columns , according to the prey it may be after .
When in columns , I found that it was generally , if not always , in search of the ...
Another much larger species of foraging ant ( Eciton hamata ) hunts sometimes in
dense armies , sometimes in columns , according to the prey it may be after .
When in columns , I found that it was generally , if not always , in search of the ...
Page 22
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 individuals that often stop , and sometimes run a little backward ,
stopping and ...
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 individuals that often stop , and sometimes run a little backward ,
stopping and ...
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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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