Ants, Bees, and Wasps: A Record of Observations on the Habits of the Social HymenopteraAppleton, 1913 - 448 pages |
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... fed by the slaves- Strongylognathus - Degradation of Strongylognathus — Aner- gates - Explanation of the present state of Strongylognathus and Anergates - Progress among ants - Phases of life- Hunting pastoral , and agricultural species ...
... fed by the slaves- Strongylognathus - Degradation of Strongylognathus — Aner- gates - Explanation of the present state of Strongylognathus and Anergates - Progress among ants - Phases of life- Hunting pastoral , and agricultural species ...
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... fed by the slaves- Strongylognathus - Degradation of Strongylognathus — Aner . gates - Explanation of the present state of Strongylognathus and Anergates - Progress among ants - Phases of life- Hunting pastoral , and agricultural ...
... fed by the slaves- Strongylognathus - Degradation of Strongylognathus — Aner . gates - Explanation of the present state of Strongylognathus and Anergates - Progress among ants - Phases of life- Hunting pastoral , and agricultural ...
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... tended and fed , being carried about from chamber to chamber by the workers , probably in order to secure the most suitable amount of warmth and moisture . I have observed , also , that 6 STAGES IN THE LIFE OF ANTS - EGGS .
... tended and fed , being carried about from chamber to chamber by the workers , probably in order to secure the most suitable amount of warmth and moisture . I have observed , also , that 6 STAGES IN THE LIFE OF ANTS - EGGS .
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... feeding on some drops of honey , which the Formicas were anxious to share , but the moment one approached , the little Cremastogasters simply threatened them with the tip of their abdomen , and the Formicas immediately beat a hasty ...
... feeding on some drops of honey , which the Formicas were anxious to share , but the moment one approached , the little Cremastogasters simply threatened them with the tip of their abdomen , and the Formicas immediately beat a hasty ...
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... feeding alone . The next day the same ant was again out by herself , and for some weeks no other ant , so far as I observed , came out to the food . I did not , however , watch her with suffi- cient regularity . In the winter of 1876 ...
... feeding alone . The next day the same ant was again out by herself , and for some weeks no other ant , so far as I observed , came out to the food . I did not , however , watch her with suffi- cient regularity . In the winter of 1876 ...
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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.