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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... males of ants die almost immediately . No doubt this is generally the case . At the same time , some males of Myrmica ruginodis , which I isolated with their mates in August 1876 , lived until the following spring ; one of them till May ...
... males of ants die almost immediately . No doubt this is generally the case . At the same time , some males of Myrmica ruginodis , which I isolated with their mates in August 1876 , lived until the following spring ; one of them till May ...
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... males and females . The eyes are of two kinds . Large compound eyes , one on each side of the head ; and ocelli , or ... males generally having the greatest number . Thus , in Formica pratensis there are , according to Forel , in the ...
... males and females . The eyes are of two kinds . Large compound eyes , one on each side of the head ; and ocelli , or ... males generally having the greatest number . Thus , in Formica pratensis there are , according to Forel , in the ...
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... males . In some The mouth parts are the labrum , or upper lip ; the first pair of jaws or mandibles ; the second pair of jaws or maxillæ , which are provided with a pair of palpi , or feelers ; and the lower lip , or labium , also ...
... males . In some The mouth parts are the labrum , or upper lip ; the first pair of jaws or mandibles ; the second pair of jaws or maxillæ , which are provided with a pair of palpi , or feelers ; and the lower lip , or labium , also ...
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... males and females the meso- and meta- thorax each bear a pair of wings , which , however , are stripped off by the insects themselves soon after the marriage flight . The workers never possess wings , nor do they show even a rudimentary ...
... males and females the meso- and meta- thorax each bear a pair of wings , which , however , are stripped off by the insects themselves soon after the marriage flight . The workers never possess wings , nor do they show even a rudimentary ...
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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.