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It is well known that insectivorous birds will not touch a hairy caterpillar , and this
is only one of numberless instances where insects , that have some special
protection against their enemies , are closely imitated by others belonging to
different ...
It is well known that insectivorous birds will not touch a hairy caterpillar , and this
is only one of numberless instances where insects , that have some special
protection against their enemies , are closely imitated by others belonging to
different ...
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 ...
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All the insects that have special means of protection , by which they are guarded
from the attacks of insectivorous mammals and birds , have peculiar forms , or
strongly contrasted , conspicuous colours , and often make odd movements that ...
All the insects that have special means of protection , by which they are guarded
from the attacks of insectivorous mammals and birds , have peculiar forms , or
strongly contrasted , conspicuous colours , and often make odd movements that ...
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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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