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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Page 12
Greytown, with its neat white houses, and feathery palms, and large-leaved
bread-fruit-trees, was soon shut out from our view, and our boatmen plying their
paddles with the greatest dexterity and force, made the canoe shoot along
through the ...
Greytown, with its neat white houses, and feathery palms, and large-leaved
bread-fruit-trees, was soon shut out from our view, and our boatmen plying their
paddles with the greatest dexterity and force, made the canoe shoot along
through the ...
Page 15
15 but it was full of holes, and let in the water in little streams, so that I was soon
soaked to the skin. Altogether, with the streaming wet and the mosquitoes, it was
one of the most uncomfortable nights I have ever passed. - - - The waning moon ...
15 but it was full of holes, and let in the water in little streams, so that I was soon
soaked to the skin. Altogether, with the streaming wet and the mosquitoes, it was
one of the most uncomfortable nights I have ever passed. - - - The waning moon ...
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Then it would stop a moment to rest, and that moment would be fatal, for the tiny
foes would swarm over the prey, and after a few more ineffectual struggles it
would succumb to its fate, and soon be bitten to pieces and carried off to the rear.
Then it would stop a moment to rest, and that moment would be fatal, for the tiny
foes would swarm over the prey, and after a few more ineffectual struggles it
would succumb to its fate, and soon be bitten to pieces and carried off to the rear.
Page 21
... exactly how it was done. * As soon as an Eciton gets hold of its prey, it rushes
off back along the advancing column, which is composed of two sets, one
hurrying forward, the other returning laden with their booty, but all and always in
the ...
... exactly how it was done. * As soon as an Eciton gets hold of its prey, it rushes
off back along the advancing column, which is composed of two sets, one
hurrying forward, the other returning laden with their booty, but all and always in
the ...
Page 22
If they find any, they soon communicate the intelligence to the army below, and a
column is sent up immediately to take possession of the prize. I have seen them
pulling out the larvae and pupae from the cells of a large wasp's nest, whilst the ...
If they find any, they soon communicate the intelligence to the army below, and a
column is sent up immediately to take possession of the prize. I have seen them
pulling out the larvae and pupae from the cells of a large wasp's nest, whilst the ...
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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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