The Naturalist in NicaraguaJ. M. Dent & Sons, 1911 - 306 pages |
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Page 20
... running about in every direction with great swiftness . Whenever they come across a Hypoclinea carrying a larva or pupa , they capture the burden so quickly , that I could never ascertain exactly how it was done . As soon as an Eciton ...
... running about in every direction with great swiftness . Whenever they come across a Hypoclinea carrying a larva or pupa , they capture the burden so quickly , that I could never ascertain exactly how it was done . As soon as an Eciton ...
Page 66
... running out along the paths with the others ; but instead of helping to carry in the burdens , they climb on the top of the pieces which are being carried along by the middle - sized workers , and so get a ride home again . It is very ...
... running out along the paths with the others ; but instead of helping to carry in the burdens , they climb on the top of the pieces which are being carried along by the middle - sized workers , and so get a ride home again . It is very ...
Page 69
... run east and west , and are nearly perpendicular , sometimes dipping a little to the north , sometimes a little to the south , and near the surface , generally turning over towards the face of the hill through which they cut . The trend ...
... run east and west , and are nearly perpendicular , sometimes dipping a little to the north , sometimes a little to the south , and near the surface , generally turning over towards the face of the hill through which they cut . The trend ...
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