The Naturalist in Nicaragua: A Narrative of a Residence at the Gold Mines of Chontales; Journeys in the Savannahs and Forests. With Observations on Animals and Plants in Reference to the Theory of Evolution of Living Forms |
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When we reached the bar we were dexterously taken over it—the Caribs waited
just outside until a higher wave than usual came rolling in, then paddling with all
their might we were carried over on its crest, and found ourselves in the smooth ...
When we reached the bar we were dexterously taken over it—the Caribs waited
just outside until a higher wave than usual came rolling in, then paddling with all
their might we were carried over on its crest, and found ourselves in the smooth ...
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... and he was immediately seized by a large alligator, and carried along under
water. My informant and others followed in a canoe, and ultimately recovered the
body, but life was extinct. The alligator cannot devour his prey beneath the water,
...
... and he was immediately seized by a large alligator, and carried along under
water. My informant and others followed in a canoe, and ultimately recovered the
body, but life was extinct. The alligator cannot devour his prey beneath the water,
...
Page 17
... species (Eciton predator) used occasionally to visit our house and Swarm over
the floors and walls, searching every cranny, and driving out the cockroaches
and spiders, many of which were caught, C pulled, bitten to pieces and carried off
.
... species (Eciton predator) used occasionally to visit our house and Swarm over
the floors and walls, searching every cranny, and driving out the cockroaches
and spiders, many of which were caught, C pulled, bitten to pieces and carried off
.
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pulled, bitten to pieces and carried off. The individuals of this species were of
various sizes; the smallest measuring one and a quarter lines, and the largest
three lines, or a quarter of an inch. I saw many large armies of this, or a closely
allied ...
pulled, bitten to pieces and carried off. The individuals of this species were of
various sizes; the smallest measuring one and a quarter lines, and the largest
three lines, or a quarter of an inch. I saw many large armies of this, or a closely
allied ...
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... are often seen on the branches of trees above where an ant army is foraging
below, pursuing and catching the insects that fly up. The insects caught by the
ants are dismembered, and their too bulky bodies bitten to pieces and carried off
to ...
... are often seen on the branches of trees above where an ant army is foraging
below, pursuing and catching the insects that fly up. The insects caught by the
ants are dismembered, and their too bulky bodies bitten to pieces and carried off
to ...
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| Title | The Naturalist in Nicaragua: A Narrative of a Residence at the Gold Mines of Chontales; Journeys in the Savannahs and Forests. With Observations on Animals and Plants in Reference to the Theory of Evolution of Living Forms |
| Author | Thomas Belt |
| Edition | 2 |
| Publisher | J. Murray, 1874 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 5 okt. 2017 |
| Length | 403 pages |
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