The Naturalist in NicaraguaJ. M. Dent & Sons, 1911 - 306 pages |
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Page 59
... clear- ings , or near wide roads that let in the sun , that these formi- cariums are generally found . Numerous round tunnels , varying from half an inch to seven or eight inches in diameter , lead down through the mounds of earth ; and ...
... clear- ings , or near wide roads that let in the sun , that these formi- cariums are generally found . Numerous round tunnels , varying from half an inch to seven or eight inches in diameter , lead down through the mounds of earth ; and ...
Page 111
... clear of brushwood , when I heard a loud hough in a thicket towards the left . It was something between a cough and a growl , but very loud , and could only have been pro- duced by a very large animal . Never having seen or heard a ...
... clear of brushwood , when I heard a loud hough in a thicket towards the left . It was something between a cough and a growl , but very loud , and could only have been pro- duced by a very large animal . Never having seen or heard a ...
Page 175
... clear drop of honey would exude from a pore on the back of the latter and be imbibed by the ant . Here it was clear that the scale - insect was com- peting successfully with the leaves and sepals for the attend- ance and protection of ...
... clear drop of honey would exude from a pore on the back of the latter and be imbibed by the ant . Here it was clear that the scale - insect was com- peting successfully with the leaves and sepals for the attend- ance and protection of ...
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