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Page 18
My attention was generally first called to them by the twittering of some small
birds , belonging to several different species , that follow the ants in the woods .
On approaching to ascertain the cause of this disturbance , a dense body of the
ants ...
My attention was generally first called to them by the twittering of some small
birds , belonging to several different species , that follow the ants in the woods .
On approaching to ascertain the cause of this disturbance , a dense body of the
ants ...
Page 99
Sometimes the chirping of the antthrushes drew attention to where a great body
of army - ants were foraging amongst the fallen branches , sending the spiders ,
cockroaches , and grasshoppers fleeing for their lives , only to fall victims to the ...
Sometimes the chirping of the antthrushes drew attention to where a great body
of army - ants were foraging amongst the fallen branches , sending the spiders ,
cockroaches , and grasshoppers fleeing for their lives , only to fall victims to the ...
Page 170
... up the honey as it is secreted . But this is not all ; there is a still more wonderful
provision of more solid food . At the end of each of the small divisions of the
compound leaflet there is , when the leaf first unfolds , a little yellow fruit - like
body ...
... up the honey as it is secreted . But this is not all ; there is a still more wonderful
provision of more solid food . At the end of each of the small divisions of the
compound leaflet there is , when the leaf first unfolds , a little yellow fruit - like
body ...
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Bibliographic information
| Title | The Naturalist in Nicaragua 561. number of Everyman's library 561. number of Everyman's library, ed. by Ernest Thys. Travel & topography 561. number of Everyman's library: Travel and topography |
| Author | Thomas Belt |
| Edition | reprint |
| Publisher | J.M. Dent, 1928 |
| Original from | University of Texas |
| Digitized | 6 veeb. 2008 |
| Length | 306 pages |
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