The Naturalist on the River Amazons: A Record of Adventures, Habits of Animals, Sketches of Brazilian and Indian Life, and Aspects of Nature Under the Equator, During Eleven Years of TravelHumboldt Publishing Company, 1889 - 774 pages |
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Page 629
... never saw them under any other circumstances than those here related , and what their special functions may be I cannot divine . The whole arrangement of a Formicarium , or ant - colony , and all the varied activity of ant - life , are ...
... never saw them under any other circumstances than those here related , and what their special functions may be I cannot divine . The whole arrangement of a Formicarium , or ant - colony , and all the varied activity of ant - life , are ...
Page 638
... never betray , in fact they do not feel keenly , the emotions of joy , grief , wonder , fear , and so forth . They can never be excited to en- thusiasm ; but they have strong affections , especially those connected with family . It is ...
... never betray , in fact they do not feel keenly , the emotions of joy , grief , wonder , fear , and so forth . They can never be excited to en- thusiasm ; but they have strong affections , especially those connected with family . It is ...
Page 760
... never march far on a beaten path , but seem to prefer the entangled thickets , where it is seldom possible to follow them . I have traced an army sometimes for half a mile or more , but was never able to find one that had finished its ...
... never march far on a beaten path , but seem to prefer the entangled thickets , where it is seldom possible to follow them . I have traced an army sometimes for half a mile or more , but was never able to find one that had finished its ...
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