Tropical Nature, and Other EssaysMacmillan and Company, 1878 - 356 pages |
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... Protected - Attractive Colours of Flowers - Attractive Odours in Flowers - Attractive Grouping in Flowers - Why Alpine Flowers are so Beautiful - Why Allied Species of Flowers differ in Size and Beauty- Absence of Colours in Wind ...
... Protected - Attractive Colours of Flowers - Attractive Odours in Flowers - Attractive Grouping in Flowers - Why Alpine Flowers are so Beautiful - Why Allied Species of Flowers differ in Size and Beauty- Absence of Colours in Wind ...
Page 60
... protection as the development of stronger spines should here have failed ; and that its place should be supplied by so singular a power as that of simulating death , in a manner which suggests the possession of both sensation and ...
... protection as the development of stronger spines should here have failed ; and that its place should be supplied by so singular a power as that of simulating death , in a manner which suggests the possession of both sensation and ...
Page 82
... protection . This protection they no doubt obtain by their hard smooth bodies , and by the curious hooks , spines , points and bristles with which they are armed , which must render them unpalatable morsels , very liable to stick in the ...
... protection . This protection they no doubt obtain by their hard smooth bodies , and by the curious hooks , spines , points and bristles with which they are armed , which must render them unpalatable morsels , very liable to stick in the ...
Page 83
... protection , and after many losses of valuable insect specimens , for which ants have a special affection , I always used it . One species of this group , a small black Crematogaster , took possession of my house in New Guinea ...
... protection , and after many losses of valuable insect specimens , for which ants have a special affection , I always used it . One species of this group , a small black Crematogaster , took possession of my house in New Guinea ...
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... protected place it will be ruined . I remember once entering a native house to rest and eat my lunch ; and having a large tin collecting box full of rare butterflies and other insects , I laid it down on the bench by my side . On ...
... protected place it will be ruined . I remember once entering a native house to rest and eat my lunch ; and having a large tin collecting box full of rare butterflies and other insects , I laid it down on the bench by my side . On ...
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