| Sir John Lubbock - 1875 - 212 lehte
...mushrooms on. The acacia, however, bears hollow thorns, and each leaflet produces honey in a crater-formed gland at the base, and a small, sweet, pear-shaped...consequence, it is inhabited by myriads of a small ant, Psmdomyrma bicolor, which nests in the hollow thorns, and thus finds meat, drink, and lodging all provided... | |
| 1877 - 938 lehte
...mushrooms on. The acacia, however, bears hollow thorns, and each leaflet produces honey in a crater-formed gland at the base, and a small, sweet, pearshaped...consequence, it is inhabited by myriads of a small ant, Pseudomyrma bicolor, which nests in the hollow thorns, and thus finds meat, drink, and lodging all... | |
| John Ellor Taylor - 1878 - 402 lehte
...grow small fungi on. The Acacia, however, bears hollow thorns, and each leaflet produces honey in a gland at the base, and a small, sweet, pearshaped...consequence, it is inhabited by myriads of a small ant (Pseudomyrma bicolor), which nests in the hollow thorns, and thus finds meat, drink, and lodging all... | |
| John Lubbock (1st baron Avebury.) - 1878 - 24 lehte
...produces honey in a centre-formed gland at the base, and a small sweet pear-shaped body at the tip. la consequence, it is inhabited by myriads of a small ant which nests iu the hollow thorns, and thus finds meat, drink, and lodging all provided for it. These ants are continually... | |
| John Lubbock (1st baron Avebury.) - 1882 - 244 lehte
...on. The Acacia, however, bears hollow thorns, while each leaflet produces honey in a crater-formed gland at the base, and a small, sweet, pear-shaped...consequence, it is inhabited by myriads of a small ant, which nest in the hollow thorns, and thus find meat, drink, and lodging all provided for them. These ants... | |
| Sir John Lubbock - 1892 - 492 lehte
...bears hollow thorns, while each leaflet produces honey in a crater-formed gland at the base, as well as a small, sweet, pearshaped body at the tip. In consequence...most efficient bodyguard, not only driving off the leaf-eating ants, but, in Belt's opinion, rendering the leaves less liable to be eaten by herbivorous... | |
| Brooklyn Ethical Association - 1895 - 440 lehte
...on. The Acacia, however, bears hollow thorns, while each leaflet produces honey in a crater-formed gland at the base, and a small, sweet, pear-shaped...for it. These ants are continually roaming over the plant,and constitute a most efficient body-guard, not only driving off the leaf-cutting ant, but rendering... | |
| Sir John Lubbock - 1899 - 286 lehte
...bears hollow thorns, while each leaflet produces honey in a crater-formed gland at the base, as well as a small sweet, pear-shaped body at the tip. In consequence...most efficient bodyguard, not only driving off the leafeating ants, but, in Belt,s opinion, rendering the leaves less liable to be eaten by herbivorous... | |
| Sir John Lubbock - 1899 - 280 lehte
...bears hollow thorns, while each leaflet produces honey in a crater-formed gland at the base, as well as a small sweet, pear-shaped body at the tip. In consequence...most efficient bodyguard, not only driving off the leafeating ants, but, in Belt's opinion, rendering the leaves less liable to be eaten by herbivorous... | |
| 1877 - 852 lehte
...mushrooms on. The acacia, however, bears hollow thorns, and each leaflet produces honey in a crater-formed gland at the base, and a small, sweet, pear-shaped...consequence, it is inhabited by myriads of a small ant, 1'seudomyrma bicolor, which nests in the hollow thorns, and thus finds meat, drink, and lodging all... | |
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