The Naturalist in NicaraguaJ. M. Dent & Sons, 1911 - 306 pages |
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Page 21
... Probably this cowardly and unantly disposition has caused it to become the prey of the Eciton . At any rate , I never saw the Ecitons attack the nest of other species . The moving columns of Ecitons are composed almost entirely of ...
... Probably this cowardly and unantly disposition has caused it to become the prey of the Eciton . At any rate , I never saw the Ecitons attack the nest of other species . The moving columns of Ecitons are composed almost entirely of ...
Page 67
... probably by the small armadillo . I once saw a minute parasitic fly hovering over a column of ants , near a nest , and every now and then darting down and attaching an egg to one entering . Large , horned beetles ( Calosis biloba ) and ...
... probably by the small armadillo . I once saw a minute parasitic fly hovering over a column of ants , near a nest , and every now and then darting down and attaching an egg to one entering . Large , horned beetles ( Calosis biloba ) and ...
Page 69
... probably due to the direction of the outcrops of the lodes which have resisted the action of the elements better than the soft dolerytes . The quartz veins now form the crests of many of the ranges , but are everywhere cut through by ...
... probably due to the direction of the outcrops of the lodes which have resisted the action of the elements better than the soft dolerytes . The quartz veins now form the crests of many of the ranges , but are everywhere cut through by ...
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amongst ancient animals ants Atlantic attacks beautiful beetles birds branches bushes butterflies carried cattle Central America Chontales colour continued couvade covered crossed dark Depilto Ecitons feet flowers forest fresh-water fruit glacial period gold grass green Greytown ground hills humming-birds Indians inhabitants insects islands Jinotega journey Juigalpa lake land larvæ leaf leaf-cutting ants leaves Libertad live lodes longicorn look maize Masaya Matagalpa Mexico miles mines mountain mules Nahuatls natives nearly nest Nicaragua night numerous o'clock Ocotal passed plains plants prey probably quartz quartz veins rain range reached resemblance Rio Frio river road rocks rocky San Ubaldo Santo Domingo savannahs seen side slope soon Spaniards species spiders steep stones surface Teustepe told Totagalpa town trachyte travelling trees tropical America valley variety vegetation Velasquez wasps whilst wings yellow young