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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Amongst the beetles I found a curious longicorn (DeSmiphora fasciculata),
covered with long brown and black hairs, and closely resembling some of the
short, thick, hairy caterpillars that are common on the bushes. Other closely allied
species ...
Amongst the beetles I found a curious longicorn (DeSmiphora fasciculata),
covered with long brown and black hairs, and closely resembling some of the
short, thick, hairy caterpillars that are common on the bushes. Other closely allied
species ...
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With Observations on Animals and Plants in Reference to the Theory of Evolution
of Living Forms Thomas Belt. a rock, with such force that we were nearly all
thrown down, but the strong canoe was uninjured, although no common boat
could ...
With Observations on Animals and Plants in Reference to the Theory of Evolution
of Living Forms Thomas Belt. a rock, with such force that we were nearly all
thrown down, but the strong canoe was uninjured, although no common boat
could ...
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... nearly at right angles to its body. I afterwards saw other species in the forests
and savannahs of Chontales. They all have several characters in Ch. II.]
FORAGING ANTS. 17 common, which are linked together. MOT-MOTS OF
CHONTALES.
... nearly at right angles to its body. I afterwards saw other species in the forests
and savannahs of Chontales. They all have several characters in Ch. II.]
FORAGING ANTS. 17 common, which are linked together. MOT-MOTS OF
CHONTALES.
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17 common, which are linked together in a series of gradations from species to
species. One of these features is a spot of black feathers on the breast. In some
species this is edged with blue, in others, as in the species mentioned above,
these ...
17 common, which are linked together in a series of gradations from species to
species. One of these features is a spot of black feathers on the breast. In some
species this is edged with blue, in others, as in the species mentioned above,
these ...
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... another ant (Hypoclinea sp.), which bear their young in holes in rotten trunks of
fallen timber, and are very common in cleared places. The Ch. II.] PREY OF THE
ECITONS. 21 Ecitons hunt about 20 THE NATURATIST IN NICARAGUA. [Ch. II.
... another ant (Hypoclinea sp.), which bear their young in holes in rotten trunks of
fallen timber, and are very common in cleared places. The Ch. II.] PREY OF THE
ECITONS. 21 Ecitons hunt about 20 THE NATURATIST IN NICARAGUA. [Ch. II.
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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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