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Page 92
Then over and over again we find patterns differing as widely as possible from
one another in closely related animals — members of the same genus or family ;
or differing in corresponding parts or segments of the same individual . Among ...
Then over and over again we find patterns differing as widely as possible from
one another in closely related animals — members of the same genus or family ;
or differing in corresponding parts or segments of the same individual . Among ...
Page 334
The violetgrey variegated fore wings , which in the resting insect are folded in a
roof - like manner at the sides of the body , resemble fairly closely the outer part
of a decayed twig , while the oval ochreous patch on their slightly incurved ends ...
The violetgrey variegated fore wings , which in the resting insect are folded in a
roof - like manner at the sides of the body , resemble fairly closely the outer part
of a decayed twig , while the oval ochreous patch on their slightly incurved ends ...
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with which they are closely associated in nature . Various Syrphid flies of the
genus Volucella closely resemble the bees , bumble - bees , or wasps in whose
nests they lay their eggs . The adult insects fly in the same surroundings , and
their ...
with which they are closely associated in nature . Various Syrphid flies of the
genus Volucella closely resemble the bees , bumble - bees , or wasps in whose
nests they lay their eggs . The adult insects fly in the same surroundings , and
their ...
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