The Naturalist in NicaraguaThe Minerva Group, Inc., 2002 - 344 pages The best of all natural history journals which have ever been published.--Charles Darwin, 1874. Beautifully illustrated and a pleasure to read, this classic book describes the geography, geology, ecology, flora, fauna, and native inhabitants of Nicaragua in the nineteenth century. Many of Belt's detailed and accurate observations were not confirmed until decades later--for example, the fact that certain plants have standing armies of ants that defend them. |
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... head , which are drawn up between their bases . The little tails of the hind wings touch the branch and form a perfect stalk to the leaf , which is supported in its place by the claws of the middle pair of feet which are slender and ...
... head , which are drawn up between their bases . The little tails of the hind wings touch the branch and form a perfect stalk to the leaf , which is supported in its place by the claws of the middle pair of feet which are slender and ...
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... head or legs until it is caught by the peculiar curved hairs which cover them . If the piece of weed is not caught by the hairs , the crab puts it back in his mouth and chews it up again . The whole proceeding is most human and ...
... head or legs until it is caught by the peculiar curved hairs which cover them . If the piece of weed is not caught by the hairs , the crab puts it back in his mouth and chews it up again . The whole proceeding is most human and ...
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... one , And that its secret conduits run Unseen , but in unbroken line , From the great fountain - head divine , Through man and beast , through grain and grass . ' LONGFELLOW . ΤΟ HENRY WALTER BATES , WHOSE ADMIRABLE WORK , THE.
... one , And that its secret conduits run Unseen , but in unbroken line , From the great fountain - head divine , Through man and beast , through grain and grass . ' LONGFELLOW . ΤΟ HENRY WALTER BATES , WHOSE ADMIRABLE WORK , THE.
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Thomas Belt. LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS PAGE XXV - Xxviii SKETCH MAP OF NICARAGUA ALLIGATORS HEADS OF MOT - MOTS . COMMISSIONER'S HOUSE AT SANTO DOMINGO NEST OF LEAF - CUTTING ANT . MACHINERY OF Chontales GOLD - MINING COMPANY . SECTION OF ...
Thomas Belt. LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS PAGE XXV - Xxviii SKETCH MAP OF NICARAGUA ALLIGATORS HEADS OF MOT - MOTS . COMMISSIONER'S HOUSE AT SANTO DOMINGO NEST OF LEAF - CUTTING ANT . MACHINERY OF Chontales GOLD - MINING COMPANY . SECTION OF ...
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Contents
CHAPTER I | 3 |
CHAPTER II | 13 |
CHAPTER III | 27 |
CHAPTER IV | 37 |
CHAPTER V | 50 |
CHAPTER VI | 68 |
CHAPTER VII | 81 |
CHAPTER VIII | 98 |
CHAPTER XII | 165 |
CHAPTER XIII | 179 |
CHAPTER XIV | 191 |
CHAPTER XV | 211 |
CHAPTER XVI | 224 |
CHAPTER XVII | 236 |
CHAPTER XVIII | 250 |
CHAPTER XIX | 258 |
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The Naturalist in Nicaragua: A Narrative of a Residence at the Gold Mines of ... Thomas Belt No preview available - 2018 |
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