Tropical Nature, and Other EssaysMacmillan and Company, 1878 - 356 pages |
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... Peculiar Habits of Tropical Butterflies - Ants , Wasps , and Bees - Ants - Special Relations between Ants and Vegetation - Wasps and Bees - Orthoptera and other Insects- Beetles - Wingless Insects - General Observations on Tropical ...
... Peculiar Habits of Tropical Butterflies - Ants , Wasps , and Bees - Ants - Special Relations between Ants and Vegetation - Wasps and Bees - Orthoptera and other Insects- Beetles - Wingless Insects - General Observations on Tropical ...
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... peculiar to each locality . About half - past five the first glimmer of light becomes perceptible ; it slowly becomes lighter , and then increases so rapidly that at about a quarter to six it seems full daylight . For the next quarter ...
... peculiar to each locality . About half - past five the first glimmer of light becomes perceptible ; it slowly becomes lighter , and then increases so rapidly that at about a quarter to six it seems full daylight . For the next quarter ...
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... peculiar to this region of the globe , and which are so general as to be characteristic of the greater part of it rather than of any particular country or continent within its limits . The Equatorial Forest - Belt and its Causes ...
... peculiar to this region of the globe , and which are so general as to be characteristic of the greater part of it rather than of any particular country or continent within its limits . The Equatorial Forest - Belt and its Causes ...
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... peculiar form is probably produced by the downward growth of aerial roots , like some New Zealand trees whose growth has been traced , and of whose different stages drawings may be seen at the Library of the Linnean Society . These ...
... peculiar form is probably produced by the downward growth of aerial roots , like some New Zealand trees whose growth has been traced , and of whose different stages drawings may be seen at the Library of the Linnean Society . These ...
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... peculiar whitish , green , yellowish , or brown colours , or occasionally nearly black . Some are perfectly smooth , others deeply cracked and furrowed , while in a considerable number the bark splits off in flakes or hangs down in long ...
... peculiar whitish , green , yellowish , or brown colours , or occasionally nearly black . Some are perfectly smooth , others deeply cracked and furrowed , while in a considerable number the bark splits off in flakes or hangs down in long ...
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