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At 2 minutes a second bee was eaten , followed by convulsive movements of the
throat and general appearance of discomfort ... Having eaten a third bee shortly
after this , she now appeared to be afraid of the bees as they crawled around her
...
At 2 minutes a second bee was eaten , followed by convulsive movements of the
throat and general appearance of discomfort ... Having eaten a third bee shortly
after this , she now appeared to be afraid of the bees as they crawled around her
...
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fully , as if taking in the surroundings ; catching sight of a bee , it turns to face the
insect , and approaches with quick alert movements , or else advances with
stealthy strides like a cat stalking a bird , pausing frequently , all the while
regarding ...
fully , as if taking in the surroundings ; catching sight of a bee , it turns to face the
insect , and approaches with quick alert movements , or else advances with
stealthy strides like a cat stalking a bird , pausing frequently , all the while
regarding ...
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TABLE VII SHOWING THE NUMBER OF BEES EATEN BY INDIVIDUAL TOADS
OF GROUPS C , D AND B ON EACH OF SEVEN CONSECUTIVE DAYS DURING
EXPERIMENTS I AND II RESPECTIVELY Days : EXPERIMENT I 4 5 6 7 2 3 7 ...
TABLE VII SHOWING THE NUMBER OF BEES EATEN BY INDIVIDUAL TOADS
OF GROUPS C , D AND B ON EACH OF SEVEN CONSECUTIVE DAYS DURING
EXPERIMENTS I AND II RESPECTIVELY Days : EXPERIMENT I 4 5 6 7 2 3 7 ...
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