Ants, Bees, and Wasps: A Record of Observations on the Habits of the Social HymenopteraAppleton, 1913 - 448 pages |
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... Length of life - Structure of ants- Head , thorax , abdomen , antennæ , eyes , ocelli , mouth parts , legs , wings , sting - Origin of the sting - Character of ants— Wars among ants — Modes of fighting - Queen ants — Workers -Different ...
... Length of life - Structure of ants- Head , thorax , abdomen , antennæ , eyes , ocelli , mouth parts , legs , wings , sting - Origin of the sting - Character of ants— Wars among ants — Modes of fighting - Queen ants — Workers -Different ...
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... length of life of the larvæ , Forel supposed ' that those of Tapinoma matured the quickest , and were full - grown in about six or seven weeks . Some of Myrmica ruginodis , however , ob- served by me , turned into pupa in less than a ...
... length of life of the larvæ , Forel supposed ' that those of Tapinoma matured the quickest , and were full - grown in about six or seven weeks . Some of Myrmica ruginodis , however , ob- served by me , turned into pupa in less than a ...
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... length of life in ants in the imago , or perfect , state . So far , indeed , as the preparatory stages are concerned , there is little difficulty in approximately ascertaining the facts ; namely , that while in summer they take only a ...
... length of life in ants in the imago , or perfect , state . So far , indeed , as the preparatory stages are concerned , there is little difficulty in approximately ascertaining the facts ; namely , that while in summer they take only a ...
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... length of life of the perfect insect , on account of their gregarious habits , and the difficulty of recognising individual ants . I have found , however , as we shall presently see , that their life is much longer than has been ...
... length of life of the perfect insect , on account of their gregarious habits , and the difficulty of recognising individual ants . I have found , however , as we shall presently see , that their life is much longer than has been ...
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... length . The Rev. Hamlet Clark even assures us that he observed one in South America , which passed under the river Parahyba at a place where it was as broad as the Thames at London Bridge . I confess , however , that I have my doubts ...
... length . The Rev. Hamlet Clark even assures us that he observed one in South America , which passed under the river Parahyba at a place where it was as broad as the Thames at London Bridge . I confess , however , that I have my doubts ...
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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.