The Naturalist in NicaraguaJ.M. Dent & Sons, Limited, 1911 - 306 pages |
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... never ascertain exactly how it was done . As soon as an Eciton gets hold of its prey , it rushes off back along the ... never saw the Ecitons injure the Hypoclineas themselves , they were always contented with despoiling them of their ...
... never ascertain exactly how it was done . As soon as an Eciton gets hold of its prey , it rushes off back along the ... never saw the Ecitons injure the Hypoclineas themselves , they were always contented with despoiling them of their ...
Page 91
... never struck by them . As soon as I looked up , they would commence yelping and barking , and putting on the most threatening gestures , breaking off pieces of branches and letting them fall , and shaking off more fruit , but never ...
... never struck by them . As soon as I looked up , they would commence yelping and barking , and putting on the most threatening gestures , breaking off pieces of branches and letting them fall , and shaking off more fruit , but never ...
Page 173
... never could find one that was not tenanted by ants . I noticed three different species , all , as far as I know , confined to the Cecropi¿ , and all farming scale - insects . As in the bull's - horn thorn , there is never more than one ...
... never could find one that was not tenanted by ants . I noticed three different species , all , as far as I know , confined to the Cecropi¿ , and all farming scale - insects . As in the bull's - horn thorn , there is never more than one ...
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The Naturalist in Nicaragua: A Narrative of a Residence at the Gold Mines of ... Thomas Belt No preview available - 2018 |
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amongst ancient animals ants Atlantic attacks beautiful beetles birds branches bushes butterflies carried cattle Central America Chontales colour continued couvade covered crossed dark Depilto dogs Ecitons feet flowers forest fresh-water fruit glacial period gold grass green Greytown ground hills humming-birds Indians inhabitants insects islands Jinotega journey Juigalpa lake land larv¿ leaf leaf-cutting ants leaves Libertad live lodes longicorn look maize Masaya Matagalpa Mexico miles mines mountain mules Nahuatls natives nearly nest Nicaragua night numerous o'clock Ocotal passed plains plants prey probably quartz quartz veins rain range reached resemblance Rio Frio river road rocks rocky San Ubaldo Santo Domingo savannahs seen side slope soon Spaniards species spiders steep stones surface Teustepe told Totagalpa town trachyte travelling trees tropical America valley variety vegetation Velasquez wasps whilst wings yellow young