Ants, Bees, and Wasps: A Record of Observations on the Habits of the Social HymenopteraAppleton, 1913 - 448 pages |
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... reference to the size of the ants , they were open to 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 ...
... reference to the size of the ants , they were open to 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 ...
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... reference to the size of the ants , they were open to 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 ...
... reference to the size of the ants , they were open to 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 ...
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... , in the workers about 600. Where the workers vary in size 1 Having reference to the facts stated on page 37 , this is a result of great physiological interest . they differ also in the number of facets . Thus 10 STRUCTURE OF ANTS .
... , in the workers about 600. Where the workers vary in size 1 Having reference to the facts stated on page 37 , this is a result of great physiological interest . they differ also in the number of facets . Thus 10 STRUCTURE OF ANTS .
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... reference to the rudimentary sting ? On the whole , I must regard the ancestral ant as having pos- sessed a sting , and consider that the rudimentary con- dition of that of Formica is due to atrophy , perhaps through disuse . On the ...
... reference to the rudimentary sting ? On the whole , I must regard the ancestral ant as having pos- sessed a sting , and consider that the rudimentary con- dition of that of Formica is due to atrophy , perhaps through disuse . On the ...
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... reference to it ; and various com- mentators , including the celebrated Maimonides , have discussed at length the question whether such grain belonged to the owner of the land , or might be taken by gleaners - giving the latter the ...
... reference to it ; and various com- mentators , including the celebrated Maimonides , have discussed at length the question whether such grain belonged to the owner of the land , or might be taken by gleaners - giving the latter the ...
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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.