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Page 170
At the base of each pair of leaflets , on the mid - rib , is a crater - formed gland ,
which , when the leaves are young , secretes a honeylike liquid . Of this the ants
are very fond ; and they are constantly running about from one gland to another
to ...
At the base of each pair of leaflets , on the mid - rib , is a crater - formed gland ,
which , when the leaves are young , secretes a honeylike liquid . Of this the ants
are very fond ; and they are constantly running about from one gland to another
to ...
Page 174
In many of the pouches I noticed the eggs and young ants , and in some I saw a
few darkcoloured Coccid¿ or aphides ; but my attention had not been at that time
directed to the latter as supplying the ants with food , and I did not examine a ...
In many of the pouches I noticed the eggs and young ants , and in some I saw a
few darkcoloured Coccid¿ or aphides ; but my attention had not been at that time
directed to the latter as supplying the ants with food , and I did not examine a ...
Page 176
The hopper would stand covering the nest until the young were hatched . ... trees
, and whenever it found any young hoppers unattended , it would relieve them of
their honey , but would scamper away on the approach of any of the Pheidole .
The hopper would stand covering the nest until the young were hatched . ... trees
, and whenever it found any young hoppers unattended , it would relieve them of
their honey , but would scamper away on the approach of any of the Pheidole .
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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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