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Page 18
My attention was generally first called to them by the twittering of some small
birds , belonging to several different species , that follow the ants in the woods .
On approaching to ascertain the cause of this disturbance , a dense body of the
ants ...
My attention was generally first called to them by the twittering of some small
birds , belonging to several different species , that follow the ants in the woods .
On approaching to ascertain the cause of this disturbance , a dense body of the
ants ...
Page 99
Sometimes the chirping of the antthrushes drew attention to where a great body
of army - ants were foraging amongst the fallen branches , sending the spiders ,
cockroaches , and grasshoppers fleeing for their lives , only to fall victims to the ...
Sometimes the chirping of the antthrushes drew attention to where a great body
of army - ants were foraging amongst the fallen branches , sending the spiders ,
cockroaches , and grasshoppers fleeing for their lives , only to fall victims to the ...
Page 170
When an ant finds one sufficiently advanced , it bites the small point of
attachment ; then , bending down the fruit - like body , it breaks it off and bears it
away in triumph to the nest . All the fruit - like bodies do not ripen at once , but
successively ...
When an ant finds one sufficiently advanced , it bites the small point of
attachment ; then , bending down the fruit - like body , it breaks it off and bears it
away in triumph to the nest . All the fruit - like bodies do not ripen at once , but
successively ...
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Bibliographic information
| Title | The Naturalist in Nicaragua 651. number of Everyman's Library 651. number of Everyman's library: Science |
| Author | Thomas Belt |
| Edition | reprint |
| Publisher | J. M. Dent, 1911 |
| Original from | UC Southern Regional Library Facility |
| Digitized | 16 dets. 2014 |
| Length | 306 pages |
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