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The cockroaches , spiders , and other insects , instead of running right away ,
would ascend the fallen branches and ... By and by up would come some of the
ants , following every branch , and driving before them their prey to the ends of
the ...
The cockroaches , spiders , and other insects , instead of running right away ,
would ascend the fallen branches and ... By and by up would come some of the
ants , following every branch , and driving before them their prey to the ends of
the ...
Page 91
Sometimes they lay quiet until I was passing underneath , and then shaking a
branch of the nispera tree , they would ... Often , when on lower trees , they would
hang from the branches two or three together , holding on to each other and to
the ...
Sometimes they lay quiet until I was passing underneath , and then shaking a
branch of the nispera tree , they would ... Often , when on lower trees , they would
hang from the branches two or three together , holding on to each other and to
the ...
Page 108
on branches and every now and then to chirp out one or two shrill notes . At first I
thought these sounds proceeded from insects , as they resemble those of crickets
; but they are not so continuous . After a while I got to know them , and could ...
on branches and every now and then to chirp out one or two shrill notes . At first I
thought these sounds proceeded from insects , as they resemble those of crickets
; but they are not so continuous . After a while I got to know them , and could ...
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Contents
CHAPTER I | 3 |
Commence journey up San Juan riverPalms and wild canes | 13 |
CHAPTER III | 27 |
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| Title | The Naturalist in Nicaragua |
| Author | Thomas Belt |
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