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Page 22
It keeps them together , and prevents individual ants from starting off alone after
objects that , if their eyesight were better , they might discover at a distance . The
Ecitons and most other ants follow each other by scent , and , I believe , they can
...
It keeps them together , and prevents individual ants from starting off alone after
objects that , if their eyesight were better , they might discover at a distance . The
Ecitons and most other ants follow each other by scent , and , I believe , they can
...
Page 43
Far in the distance the view was bounded by [ a line of dark , nearly black -
looking forest , which , there commencing , extends unbroken to the Atlantic .
Near its edge , a sevenpeaked range marked the neighbourhood of Libertad —
the ...
Far in the distance the view was bounded by [ a line of dark , nearly black -
looking forest , which , there commencing , extends unbroken to the Atlantic .
Near its edge , a sevenpeaked range marked the neighbourhood of Libertad —
the ...
Page 153
To the north - east a spur of the forest came down to within a mile of the house ; in
front were grassy hills and clumps of brushwood and trees , with a clear gurgling
stream in the bottom ; and beyond , in the distance , forest - clad mountains .
To the north - east a spur of the forest came down to within a mile of the house ; in
front were grassy hills and clumps of brushwood and trees , with a clear gurgling
stream in the bottom ; and beyond , in the distance , forest - clad mountains .
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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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