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 FormsJ. Murray, 1874 - 403 pages |
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Page xi
... Wasps - Humming - birds , Beetles , and Ants - Plants and Trees - Timber - Monkey attacked by Eagle -White - faced Monkey - Anecdotes of a tame one- -Curassows and other game Birds - Trogons , Woodpeckers , Mot - mots , and Toucans ...
... Wasps - Humming - birds , Beetles , and Ants - Plants and Trees - Timber - Monkey attacked by Eagle -White - faced Monkey - Anecdotes of a tame one- -Curassows and other game Birds - Trogons , Woodpeckers , Mot - mots , and Toucans ...
Page xii
... Wasps and Ants - Waxy Secretions of the Homopterous Hemiptera 212 CHAPTER XIII . Matagalpa - Aguardiente - Fermented Liquors of the Indians - The Wine Palm - Idleness of the Nicaraguans - Pine and Oak Forests - Mountain Gorge - Jinotega ...
... Wasps and Ants - Waxy Secretions of the Homopterous Hemiptera 212 CHAPTER XIII . Matagalpa - Aguardiente - Fermented Liquors of the Indians - The Wine Palm - Idleness of the Nicaraguans - Pine and Oak Forests - Mountain Gorge - Jinotega ...
Page xiii
... Wasps - Teustepe - Spider imitating Ants - Mimetic Species- Animals with special means of defence are conspicuously marked , or in other ways attract attention - Accident to Horse - The Mygale - Illness - Conclusion of Journey . CHAPTER ...
... Wasps - Teustepe - Spider imitating Ants - Mimetic Species- Animals with special means of defence are conspicuously marked , or in other ways attract attention - Accident to Horse - The Mygale - Illness - Conclusion of Journey . CHAPTER ...
Page 7
... special protection against their enemies , are closely imi- tated by others belonging to different genera , and even different orders . Thus , wasps and stinging ants have hosts of imitators amongst moths , beetles , and bugs.
... special protection against their enemies , are closely imi- tated by others belonging to different genera , and even different orders . Thus , wasps and stinging ants have hosts of imitators amongst moths , beetles , and bugs.
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... wasp's nest , whilst the wasps hovered about , powerless , 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 ...
... wasp's nest , whilst the wasps hovered about , powerless , 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 ...
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