The Naturalist in Nicaragua: A Narrative of a Residence at the Gold Mines of Chontales; Journeys in the Savannahs and Forests; with Observations on Animals and Plants in Reference to the Theory of Evolution of Living FormsE. Bumpus, 1888 - 403 pages |
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... ANT Frontispiece . PAGE 9 16 MACHINERY OF CHONTALES GOLD - MINING COMPANY • SECTION OF MINE SHOWING METHOD OF EXTRACTING THE ORE . · SECTION OF SAN ANTONIO LODE HUMMING - BIRDS ( Florisuga mellivora , Linn . ) TONGUES OF HUMMING - BIRD ...
... ANT Frontispiece . PAGE 9 16 MACHINERY OF CHONTALES GOLD - MINING COMPANY • SECTION OF MINE SHOWING METHOD OF EXTRACTING THE ORE . · SECTION OF SAN ANTONIO LODE HUMMING - BIRDS ( Florisuga mellivora , Linn . ) TONGUES OF HUMMING - BIRD ...
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... against their enemies , are closely imitated by others belonging to different genera , and even different orders . Thus , wasps and stinging ants have hosts of imitators amongst moths Ch . I. ] BEETLES RESEMBLING CATERPILLARS . 7.
... against their enemies , are closely imitated by others belonging to different genera , and even different orders . Thus , wasps and stinging ants have hosts of imitators amongst moths Ch . I. ] BEETLES RESEMBLING CATERPILLARS . 7.
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... ants have hosts of imitators amongst moths , beetles , and bugs , and I shall have many curious facts to relate concerning these mimetic resemblances . To those not acquainted with Mr. Bates's admirable remarks on mimetic forms , I must ...
... ants have hosts of imitators amongst moths , beetles , and bugs , and I shall have many curious facts to relate concerning these mimetic resemblances . To those not acquainted with Mr. Bates's admirable remarks on mimetic forms , I must ...
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... ants - Their method of hunting - Ant - thrushes - They attack the nests of other ants - Birds ' nests , how preserved from them - Reasoning powers in ants - Parallel between the Mammalia and the Hymenoptera - Utopia . I FOUND at ...
... ants - Their method of hunting - Ant - thrushes - They attack the nests of other ants - Birds ' nests , how preserved from them - Reasoning powers in ants - Parallel between the Mammalia and the Hymenoptera - Utopia . I FOUND at ...
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... ANTS . - The Ecitons , or forag- ing ants , are very numerous throughout Central America . Whilst the leaf - cutting ants are entirely vegetable feeders , the foraging ants are hunters , and live solely on insects or other prey ; and it ...
... ANTS . - The Ecitons , or forag- ing ants , are very numerous throughout Central America . Whilst the leaf - cutting ants are entirely vegetable feeders , the foraging ants are hunters , and live solely on insects or other prey ; and it ...
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