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Page 109
Cattle Pasture 109 a viscid fluid to the distance of about three inches , which
stiffens on exposure to the air to the consistency of a spider's web , but stronger .
With this it can envelop and capture its prey , just as a fowler throws his net over a
...
Cattle Pasture 109 a viscid fluid to the distance of about three inches , which
stiffens on exposure to the air to the consistency of a spider's web , but stronger .
With this it can envelop and capture its prey , just as a fowler throws his net over a
...
Page 141
Beyond the plain in the grey distance were the waters of the lake and the peaks
of Ometepec and Madera . We had now to ascend the side of a ravine , the road ,
or rather path , being through a bamboo thicket for about a mile , the bamboos ...
Beyond the plain in the grey distance were the waters of the lake and the peaks
of Ometepec and Madera . We had now to ascend the side of a ravine , the road ,
or rather path , being through a bamboo thicket for about a mile , the bamboos ...
Page 153
To the north - east a spur of the forest came down to within a mile of the house ; in
front were grassy hills and clumps of brushwood and trees , with a clear gurgling
stream in the bottom ; and beyond , in the distance , forest - clad mountains .
To the north - east a spur of the forest came down to within a mile of the house ; in
front were grassy hills and clumps of brushwood and trees , with a clear gurgling
stream in the bottom ; and beyond , in the distance , forest - clad mountains .
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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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