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... leaf- cutting ants present a very characteristic appearance as the column proceeds homewards , each ant carrying a piece of leaf held vertically in its jaws ; and a homopterous insect has been found that faithfully resembles an ant bear ...
... leaf- cutting ants present a very characteristic appearance as the column proceeds homewards , each ant carrying a piece of leaf held vertically in its jaws ; and a homopterous insect has been found that faithfully resembles an ant bear ...
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... leaf - cutting ants , and I had to wage a continual warfare against them . During this contest I gained much information regarding their habits , and was successful in checking their ravages , and I shall occupy the remainder of this ...
... leaf - cutting ants , and I had to wage a continual warfare against them . During this contest I gained much information regarding their habits , and was successful in checking their ravages , and I shall occupy the remainder of this ...
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Thomas Belt. Food of the Ants 65 masses of ant - food spread about , the ants ... cutting up and carrying off the flowers of certain shrubs , the leaves of ... leaf - cutting ants feed on a fungus which they cultivate has been confirmed by ...
Thomas Belt. Food of the Ants 65 masses of ant - food spread about , the ants ... cutting up and carrying off the flowers of certain shrubs , the leaves of ... leaf - cutting ants feed on a fungus which they cultivate has been confirmed by ...
Contents
CHAPTER I | 3 |
Commence journey up San Juan riverPalms and wild canes | 13 |
CHAPTER III | 27 |
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