Ants, Bees, and Wasps: A Record of Observations on the Habits of the Social HymenopteraAppleton, 1913 - 448 pages |
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... hand , when once the right way is known it is easy to induce them to go in . When I wished to start a new nest I dug one up , and brought home the ants , earth , & c . , all together . I then put them over one of my artificial nests ...
... hand , when once the right way is known it is easy to induce them to go in . When I wished to start a new nest I dug one up , and brought home the ants , earth , & c . , all together . I then put them over one of my artificial nests ...
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... hand , a whole community is kept , then the greater number introduces a fresh element of difficulty and complexity . Moreover , within the same species , the individuals seem to differ in character , and even the same individual will ...
... hand , a whole community is kept , then the greater number introduces a fresh element of difficulty and complexity . Moreover , within the same species , the individuals seem to differ in character , and even the same individual will ...
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... hand , it is certainly , at first sight , diffi- cult to understand why ants , having once acquired a sting , should allow it to fall into desuetude . There are , however , some considerations which may throw a certain light on the ...
... hand , it is certainly , at first sight , diffi- cult to understand why ants , having once acquired a sting , should allow it to fall into desuetude . There are , however , some considerations which may throw a certain light on the ...
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... hand , in Nest 1 , where the first foragers were not imprisoned , they continued during the whole time to carry in the necessary supplies . The facts therefore certainly seem to indicate that certain ants are told off as foragers , and ...
... hand , in Nest 1 , where the first foragers were not imprisoned , they continued during the whole time to carry in the necessary supplies . The facts therefore certainly seem to indicate that certain ants are told off as foragers , and ...
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... hand , naturally would pass from one flower to another on the same plant ; and as Mr. Darwin has shown , it is desirable that the pollen should be brought from a different plant altogether . Moreover , when ants quit a plant , they ...
... hand , naturally would pass from one flower to another on the same plant ; and as Mr. Darwin has shown , it is desirable that the pollen should be brought from a different plant altogether . Moreover , when ants quit a plant , they ...
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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.