The Naturalist in NicaraguaJ. M. Dent & Sons, 1911 - 306 pages |
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Page xvii
... wings spotted over with specks to imitate the tiny fungi growths on the foliage it resembles . " It sits on a nearly upright twig , the wings fitting closely back to back , concealing the antennæ and head , which are drawn up between ...
... wings spotted over with specks to imitate the tiny fungi growths on the foliage it resembles . " It sits on a nearly upright twig , the wings fitting closely back to back , concealing the antennæ and head , which are drawn up between ...
Page 85
... wings , and hence their weak flight . They are also very bold , allowing one to walk close up to flowers on which they alight . There is one genus with transparent wings that frequents the white - flowered shrubs in the clearings , and ...
... wings , and hence their weak flight . They are also very bold , allowing one to walk close up to flowers on which they alight . There is one genus with transparent wings that frequents the white - flowered shrubs in the clearings , and ...
Page 244
... wings and yellow antennæ . It ran along the ground vibrating its wings and antennæ exactly like a hornet , and I caught it in my net , believing it to be one . On examining it , however , I found it to belong to a widely different order ...
... wings and yellow antennæ . It ran along the ground vibrating its wings and antennæ exactly like a hornet , and I caught it in my net , believing it to be one . On examining it , however , I found it to belong to a widely different order ...
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