Ants, Bees, and Wasps: A Record of Observations on the Habits of the Social HymenopteraAppleton, 1913 - 448 pages |
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Page 12
... soon after the marriage flight . The workers never possess wings , nor do they show even a rudimentary representative of these organs . Dr. Dewitz has pointed out that the full - grown larvæ of the workers possess well - developed ...
... soon after the marriage flight . The workers never possess wings , nor do they show even a rudimentary representative of these organs . Dr. Dewitz has pointed out that the full - grown larvæ of the workers possess well - developed ...
Page 31
... soon perished from the effect of my own negligence . ' 1 It will be observed that it was the eggs , not the larvæ , which , according to Huber , these isolated females reared . It is true that he attributes the early and uni- form death ...
... soon perished from the effect of my own negligence . ' 1 It will be observed that it was the eggs , not the larvæ , which , according to Huber , these isolated females reared . It is true that he attributes the early and uni- form death ...
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... soon found the queen , exhibited much excitement but no hostility , and immediately ran to her sister workers , all of whom were presently clustered upon the queen . As other workers were gradually introduced they joined their comrades ...
... soon found the queen , exhibited much excitement but no hostility , and immediately ran to her sister workers , all of whom were presently clustered upon the queen . As other workers were gradually introduced they joined their comrades ...
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... soon cease to be visited . the other hand , we know how fond ants are of honey , and how zealously and unremittingly they search for food . How is it then that they do not anticipate the bees , and secure the honey for themselves ? This ...
... soon cease to be visited . the other hand , we know how fond ants are of honey , and how zealously and unremittingly they search for food . How is it then that they do not anticipate the bees , and secure the honey for themselves ? This ...
Page 56
... soon glued down . Kerner is even disposed to suggest that the nectaries which occur on certain leaves are a means of protection against the unwel- come , because unprofitable , visits of creeping insects , 56 VISCIDITY OF PLANTS .
... soon glued down . Kerner is even disposed to suggest that the nectaries which occur on certain leaves are a means of protection against the unwel- come , because unprofitable , visits of creeping insects , 56 VISCIDITY OF PLANTS .
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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.