Ants, Bees, and Wasps: A Record of Observations on the Habits of the Social HymenopteraAppleton, 1913 - 448 pages |
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... close obser- vation , and had no opportunity of concealing them- selves . Ants , however , very much dislike light in their nests , probably because it makes them think themselves insecure , and I always therefore kept the nests covered ...
... close obser- vation , and had no opportunity of concealing them- selves . Ants , however , very much dislike light in their nests , probably because it makes them think themselves insecure , and I always therefore kept the nests covered ...
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... close obser- vation , and had no opportunity of concealing them- selves . Ants , however , very much dislike light in their nests , probably because it makes them think themselves insecure , and I always therefore kept the nests covered ...
... close obser- vation , and had no opportunity of concealing them- selves . Ants , however , very much dislike light in their nests , probably because it makes them think themselves insecure , and I always therefore kept the nests covered ...
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... close quarters they bite right and left , dancing about to avoid being bitten themselves . When fighting with larger species they spring on to their backs , and then seize them by the neck or by an antenna They also have the instinct of ...
... close quarters they bite right and left , dancing about to avoid being bitten themselves . When fighting with larger species they spring on to their backs , and then seize them by the neck or by an antenna They also have the instinct of ...
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... close resemblance to scenes of that kind . ' The ants raised themselves on their hind legs , caressed one another with their antennæ , engaged in mock combats , and almost seemed to be playing hide and seek . Forel entirely confirms ...
... close resemblance to scenes of that kind . ' The ants raised themselves on their hind legs , caressed one another with their antennæ , engaged in mock combats , and almost seemed to be playing hide and seek . Forel entirely confirms ...
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... close observation , having arranged with my daughters and their governess , Miss Wendland ( most conscientious observers ) , that one of us should look at them once an hour during the day . One of the nests contained about 200 ...
... close observation , having arranged with my daughters and their governess , Miss Wendland ( most conscientious observers ) , that one of us should look at them once an hour during the day . One of the nests contained about 200 ...
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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.