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 FormsJ. Murray, 1874 - 403 pages |
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Page 115
... sting only as a defensive weapon ; but other smaller species that hunt singly , and are very agile , use their stings to paralyse their prey . I once saw one of these on the banks of the Artigua chasing a wood - louse ( Oniscus ) , very ...
... sting only as a defensive weapon ; but other smaller species that hunt singly , and are very agile , use their stings to paralyse their prey . I once saw one of these on the banks of the Artigua chasing a wood - louse ( Oniscus ) , very ...
Page 116
... sting , and was run- ning away with it , turned in , back downwards , beneath itself , when I secured the hunter for my collection . All these ants that hunt singly have the eyes well developed , and thus differ greatly from the Ecitons ...
... sting , and was run- ning away with it , turned in , back downwards , beneath itself , when I secured the hunter for my collection . All these ants that hunt singly have the eyes well developed , and thus differ greatly from the Ecitons ...
Page 128
... sting of a wasp . Amongst the bushes were always to be found the beautiful scarlet and black tanager ( Rhamphocœlus passerinii , Bp . ) , and more rarely another species ( R. sanguinolentus , Less . ) . Along with these , a brownish ...
... sting of a wasp . Amongst the bushes were always to be found the beautiful scarlet and black tanager ( Rhamphocœlus passerinii , Bp . ) , and more rarely another species ( R. sanguinolentus , Less . ) . Along with these , a brownish ...
Page 133
... sting- paralysed spiders , grasshoppers , or horse - flies . Amongst these they lay their eggs , and the white grubs that issue therefrom feed on the poor prisoners . I one day saw a small black and yellow banded wasp ( Pompilus ...
... sting- paralysed spiders , grasshoppers , or horse - flies . Amongst these they lay their eggs , and the white grubs that issue therefrom feed on the poor prisoners . I one day saw a small black and yellow banded wasp ( Pompilus ...
Page 157
... stings , as I managed to kill the rest as they made their way through the hair of my head and beard , for these wasps ... sting on the exposed portions of my face , although my hands were stung in killing them in my hair . It is curious ...
... stings , as I managed to kill the rest as they made their way through the hair of my head and beard , for these wasps ... sting on the exposed portions of my face , although my hands were stung in killing them in my hair . It is curious ...
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