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It is well known that insectivorous birds will not touch a hairy caterpillar , and this
is only one of numberless instances where insects , that have some special
protection against their enemies , are closely imitated by others belonging to
different ...
It is well known that insectivorous birds will not touch a hairy caterpillar , and this
is only one of numberless instances where insects , that have some special
protection against their enemies , are closely imitated by others belonging to
different ...
Page 60
we can easily understand that trees and vegetables introduced from foreign
lands where these ants are unknown could not have acquired , excepting
accidentally , and without any reference to the ants , any protection against their
attacks ...
we can easily understand that trees and vegetables introduced from foreign
lands where these ants are unknown could not have acquired , excepting
accidentally , and without any reference to the ants , any protection against their
attacks ...
Page 172
Protected by their stings , they fear no foe . Habitations full of food are provided
for them to commence housekeeping with , and cups of nectar and luscious fruits
await them every day . But there is a reverse to the picture . In the dry season on ...
Protected by their stings , they fear no foe . Habitations full of food are provided
for them to commence housekeeping with , and cups of nectar and luscious fruits
await them every day . But there is a reverse to the picture . In the dry season on ...
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| Title | The Naturalist in Nicaragua 561. number of Everyman's library Everyman's library, ed. by Ernest Rhys. Science Everyman's library. Travel and topography 561. number of Everyman's library: Science |
| Author | Thomas Belt |
| Contributor | Thomas Belt |
| Publisher | J.M. Dent & Sons, Limited, 1911 |
| Original from | the University of Wisconsin - Madison |
| Digitized | 7 jaan. 2010 |
| Length | 306 pages |
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