Animal IntelligenceD. Appleton, 1884 - 520 pages |
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... attack on man and horse . On descrying their prey they ad- vance rapidly by semicircular strides , fixing one end firmly and arching the other forwards , till by successive advances they can lay hold of the traveller's foot , when they ...
... attack on man and horse . On descrying their prey they ad- vance rapidly by semicircular strides , fixing one end firmly and arching the other forwards , till by successive advances they can lay hold of the traveller's foot , when they ...
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... noted that although ants will attack stranger ants introduced from other nests , they will carefully tend stranger larvæ similarly introduced . were thus so certainly recognised by their kindred ants as 123 ANIMAL INTELLIGENCE .
... noted that although ants will attack stranger ants introduced from other nests , they will carefully tend stranger larvæ similarly introduced . were thus so certainly recognised by their kindred ants as 123 ANIMAL INTELLIGENCE .
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... attacked , these ants were in every case amicably received by the majority of the colony , and it was sometimes several hours before they came across one who did not recognise them . ' It may also be added that Lasius flavus behaves ...
... attacked , these ants were in every case amicably received by the majority of the colony , and it was sometimes several hours before they came across one who did not recognise them . ' It may also be added that Lasius flavus behaves ...
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... attacked and injured by an ant of another species . When separated by Sir John , another ant of her own species came by . She examined the poor sufferer carefully , then picked her up tenderly , and carried her away into the nest . It ...
... attacked and injured by an ant of another species . When separated by Sir John , another ant of her own species came by . She examined the poor sufferer carefully , then picked her up tenderly , and carried her away into the nest . It ...
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... attacked from above and below . One day I observed a number of ants , perhaps thirty or forty , on the shelf at the foot of the vase . Thinking to kill them , I struck them lightly with the end of my finger , killing some and disabling ...
... attacked from above and below . One day I observed a number of ants , perhaps thirty or forty , on the shelf at the foot of the vase . Thinking to kill them , I struck them lightly with the end of my finger , killing some and disabling ...
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Page 360 - ... repast. I had not long habituated him to this taste of liberty, before he began to be impatient for the return of the time when he might enjoy it. He would invite me to the garden by drumming upon my knee, and by a look of such expression as it was not possible to misinterpret.
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Page 359 - ... knee. He was ill three days, during which time I nursed him ; kept him apart from his fellows, that they might not molest him (for, like many other wild animals, they persecute one of their own species that is sick) and, by constant care, and trying him with a variety of herbs, restored him to perfect health. No creature...
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