Hardwicke's Science-gossipRobert Hardwicke, 1893 |
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Page 83
... insects , as butter- flies , this warning is most readily given by a peculiar system of coloration . In the case of nocturnal in- sects this is not sufficient , and some other means must be adopted . Four devices suggest themselves ...
... insects , as butter- flies , this warning is most readily given by a peculiar system of coloration . In the case of nocturnal in- sects this is not sufficient , and some other means must be adopted . Four devices suggest themselves ...
Page 161
... insects . Smell . The sense of smell is well developed in insects . Those useful insects , the carrion - bettles , are , it is said , attracted to their unpleasant prey from surprising distances ; and butterflies and bees smell their ...
... insects . Smell . The sense of smell is well developed in insects . Those useful insects , the carrion - bettles , are , it is said , attracted to their unpleasant prey from surprising distances ; and butterflies and bees smell their ...
Page 185
... insects . Hence we may conclude , that if insects had not been developed on the face of the earth , our plants would not have been decked with beautiful flowers , but would have produced only such poor flowers as we see on our fir , oak ...
... insects . Hence we may conclude , that if insects had not been developed on the face of the earth , our plants would not have been decked with beautiful flowers , but would have produced only such poor flowers as we see on our fir , oak ...
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Field Mice 86 | 17 |
Plants Colouration in | 22 |
Flowers yet fresh form Childhood 145 | 35 |
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