 | 1882 - 462 lehte
...of clay, leaving only the ends of itsantennce projecting. It was soon discovered by its fellows, who set to work immediately, and by biting off pieces of the clay soon liberated it. Another time 1 found a very few of them passing along at intervals. I confined one of these under a piece of clay... | |
 | 1877 - 612 lehte
...that I thought the legs would be pulled off — but they persevered until they got the captive free. I next covered one up with a piece of clay, leaving only the ends of the antennae projecting. It was soon discovered by its fellows, which set to work immediately, and... | |
 | James Samuelson, Sir William Crookes - 1877 - 600 lehte
...that I thought the legs would be pulled off— but they persevered until they got the captive free. I next covered one up with a piece of clay, leaving only the ends of the antennae projecting. It was soon discovered by its fellows, which set to work immediately, and... | |
 | H. Charlton Bastian - 1880 - 730 lehte
...they got the captive free. I next covered one np with a piece of clay, leaving only the ends of the antennae projecting. It was soon discovered by its...biting off pieces of the clay, soon liberated it." It is possible, however, that such acts as arc above recorded may have been very commonly performed... | |
 | George John Romanes - 1882 - 550 lehte
...force that I thought the legs would be pulled off, but they persevered until they got the captive free. I next covered one up with a piece of clay, leaving only the ends of its antennas projecting. It was soon discovered by its fellows, which set to work immediately, and by biting... | |
 | 1883 - 456 lehte
...that I thought the legs would be pulled off ; but they persevered until they got the captive free. I next covered one up with a piece of clay, leaving only the ends of the antennae projecting. It was soon discovered by its fellows, who set to work immediately, and, by... | |
 | 1885 - 456 lehte
...force that I thought the legs would be pulled off; but they persevered until they got the captive free. I next covered one up with a piece of clay, leaving only the ends of the antennae projecting. It was soon discovered by its fellows, who set to work immediately, and, by... | |
 | H. Charlton Bastian - 1887 - 742 lehte
...piece of clay, leaving only the ends of the antennae projecting. It was soon discovered by its fellowa, which set to work immediately, and by biting off pieces of the clay, soon liberated it." It is possible, however, that such acts as are above recorded may have been very commonly performed... | |
 | 1878 - 804 lehte
...force that I thought the legs would be pulled off; but they persevered until they got the captive free. I next covered one up with a piece of clay, leaving only the ends of the antennae projecting. It was soon discovered by its fellows, who set to work immediately, and, by... | |
 | James Weir (Jr.) - 1899 - 260 lehte
...that I thought the legs would be pulled off ; but they persevered until they got the captive free. I next covered one up with a piece of clay, leaving...biting off pieces of the clay soon liberated it." At another time he found a few of the same ants passing along at intervals. He buried one beneath a... | |
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... communicated the intelligence to the others. They rushed to the rescue : some bit at the stone, and tried to move it ; others seized the prisoner by the legs, and tugged with such force that I thought the legs would be pulled off — but they persevered... 
