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... protection , and preserved from their enemies in consequence of that unconscious imitation . The resemblance , which was perhaps at first only remote , is supposed to have been increased in the course of ages by the varieties being ...
... protection , and preserved from their enemies in consequence of that unconscious imitation . The resemblance , which was perhaps at first only remote , is supposed to have been increased in the course of ages by the varieties being ...
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... protected from the ravages of the ants by their leaves either being distasteful to them , or unfitted for the purpose for ... protection against the great destroyer . The leaf - cutting ants are confined to tropical America ; and we can ...
... protected from the ravages of the ants by their leaves either being distasteful to them , or unfitted for the purpose for ... protection against the great destroyer . The leaf - cutting ants are confined to tropical America ; and we can ...
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... protection against their attacks , and now they are most eagerly sought by them . Amongst introduced trees , some ... protected by man ; and , were he to give up their cultivation , the only species that would ultimately withstand the ...
... protection against their attacks , and now they are most eagerly sought by them . Amongst introduced trees , some ... protected by man ; and , were he to give up their cultivation , the only species that would ultimately withstand the ...
Contents
CHAPTER I | 3 |
Commence journey up San Juan riverPalms and wild canes | 13 |
CHAPTER III | 27 |
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