The Naturalist in NicaraguaJ. M. Dent & Sons, 1911 - 306 pages |
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Page 171
... young plants . Ants of many kinds were numerous ; but none of them took to the thorns for shelter , nor the glands and fruit- like bodies for food ; for , as I have already mentioned , the species that attend on the thorns are not found ...
... young plants . Ants of many kinds were numerous ; but none of them took to the thorns for shelter , nor the glands and fruit- like bodies for food ; for , as I have already mentioned , the species that attend on the thorns are not found ...
Page 172
... young leaves are produced , and the old glands do not secrete honey . Then want and hunger overtake the ants that have revelled in luxury all the wet season ; many of the thorns are depopulated , and only a few ants live through the ...
... young leaves are produced , and the old glands do not secrete honey . Then want and hunger overtake the ants that have revelled in luxury all the wet season ; many of the thorns are depopulated , and only a few ants live through the ...
Page 176
... young were hatched . These were little soft- bodied dark - coloured insects , looking like aphides , but more robust ... young hoppers unattended , it would relieve them of their honey , but would scamper away on the approach of any of ...
... young were hatched . These were little soft- bodied dark - coloured insects , looking like aphides , but more robust ... young hoppers unattended , it would relieve them of their honey , but would scamper away on the approach of any of ...
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