Ants, Bees, and Wasps: A Record of Observations on the Habits of the Social HymenopteraAppleton, 1913 - 448 pages |
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... males - Queens seldom produced in captivity - Origin of difference between queens and workers - Longevity of ants - Arrangement of chambers in a nest - Division of labour - The honey ant CHAPTER III . ON THE RELATION OF ANTS TO PLANTS.
... males - Queens seldom produced in captivity - Origin of difference between queens and workers - Longevity of ants - Arrangement of chambers in a nest - Division of labour - The honey ant CHAPTER III . ON THE RELATION OF ANTS TO PLANTS.
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... arranged on stands , as shown in FIG . 1 . C B D E N N N N N N E E D D D ' B A B fig . 1. A A is an upright post fixed on a base B B. CC is a square platform of wood round which runs a ditch of water . Above are six nests , D , each ...
... arranged on stands , as shown in FIG . 1 . C B D E N N N N N N E E D D D ' B A B fig . 1. A A is an upright post fixed on a base B B. CC is a square platform of wood round which runs a ditch of water . Above are six nests , D , each ...
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... arranged in groups according to size , so that they remind one of a school divided into five or six classes . As regards the length of life of the larvæ , Forel supposed ' that those of Tapinoma matured the quickest , and were full ...
... arranged in groups according to size , so that they remind one of a school divided into five or six classes . As regards the length of life of the larvæ , Forel supposed ' that those of Tapinoma matured the quickest , and were full ...
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... arranged themselves on each side of the column formed by the small ones . They acted , he says , evidently the part of guides rather than of guards . At times they place their abdomen horizontally on the ground , and laying hold of ...
... arranged themselves on each side of the column formed by the small ones . They acted , he says , evidently the part of guides rather than of guards . At times they place their abdomen horizontally on the ground , and laying hold of ...
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... arranged like tiles on the roof of a house ; the upper leaf , however , covering the whole . In some cases the nests are very extensive . Bates mentions that while he was at Pará an attempt was made to destroy a nest of the Sauba ants ...
... arranged like tiles on the roof of a house ; the upper leaf , however , covering the whole . In some cases the nests are very extensive . Bates mentions that while he was at Pará an attempt was made to destroy a nest of the Sauba ants ...
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Page 79 - On the 17th of June, 1804, whilst walking in the environs of Geneva, between four and five in the evening, I observed close at my feet, traversing the road, a legion of rufescent ants. They moved in a body with considerable rapidity, and occupied a space of from eight to ten inches in length by three or four in breadth. In a few minutes they quitted the road, passed a thick hedge, and entered a pasture ground where I followed them.