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Page 58
we can easily understand that trees and vegetables introduced from foreign
lands where these ants are unknown could not have acquired , excepting
accidentally , and without any reference to the ants , any protection against their
attacks ...
we can easily understand that trees and vegetables introduced from foreign
lands where these ants are unknown could not have acquired , excepting
accidentally , and without any reference to the ants , any protection against their
attacks ...
Page 61
Ants Growers of Mushrooms 63 the formicarium , and huge fellows , measuring
three - quarters of an inch in length , that only come out of the nest during a
migration or an attack on the nest or one of the working columns , are seen
stalking ...
Ants Growers of Mushrooms 63 the formicarium , and huge fellows , measuring
three - quarters of an inch in length , that only come out of the nest during a
migration or an attack on the nest or one of the working columns , are seen
stalking ...
Page 164
A slight immunity from the attacks of acari and pediculi might in a tropical country
more than compensate an animal for the loss of its hairy coat , especially in the
case of the domesticated dog , which finds shelter with its master , has not to seek
...
A slight immunity from the attacks of acari and pediculi might in a tropical country
more than compensate an animal for the loss of its hairy coat , especially in the
case of the domesticated dog , which finds shelter with its master , has not to seek
...
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