The Naturalist in NicaraguaJ. M. Dent & Sons, 1911 - 306 pages |
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Page 104
... wasp seemed much disturbed by the presence of the tiny flies , and twice left its prey to fly up towards them , but they darted away immediately . As soon as the wasp returned to the spider , there they were hovering over and following ...
... wasp seemed much disturbed by the presence of the tiny flies , and twice left its prey to fly up towards them , but they darted away immediately . As soon as the wasp returned to the spider , there they were hovering over and following ...
Page 105
... wasp on the point of a stick . The wasp seized the caterpillar immediately , and commenced biting it from head to tail , soon reducing the soft body to a mass of pulp . Then rolling up about one- half of the pulp into a ball , it ...
... wasp on the point of a stick . The wasp seized the caterpillar immediately , and commenced biting it from head to tail , soon reducing the soft body to a mass of pulp . Then rolling up about one- half of the pulp into a ball , it ...
Page 177
... wasp , belonging to quite a different genus ( Nectarina ) , attended some of the clusters of frog - hoppers , and for the possession of others a constant skirmishing was going on . The wasp stroked the young hoppers , and sipped up the ...
... wasp , belonging to quite a different genus ( Nectarina ) , attended some of the clusters of frog - hoppers , and for the possession of others a constant skirmishing was going on . The wasp stroked the young hoppers , and sipped up the ...
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