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 FormsJ. Murray, 1874 - 403 pages |
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... have some special protection against their enemies , are closely imi- tated by others belonging to different genera , and even different orders . Thus , wasps and stinging ants have hosts of imitators amongst moths , beetles , and bugs.
... have some special protection against their enemies , are closely imi- tated by others belonging to different genera , and even different orders . Thus , wasps and stinging ants have hosts of imitators amongst moths , beetles , and bugs.
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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 Greytown ...
... 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 Greytown ...
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... was nearly at right angles to its body . I afterwards saw other species in the forests and savannahs of Chontales . They all have several characters in Ch . II . ] FORAGING ANTS . 17 common. 16 [ Ch . II . THE NATURALIST IN NICARAGUA .
... was nearly at right angles to its body . I afterwards saw other species in the forests and savannahs of Chontales . They all have several characters in Ch . II . ] FORAGING ANTS . 17 common. 16 [ Ch . II . THE NATURALIST IN NICARAGUA .
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... ANTS . 17 common , which are linked together in a series of gra- dations from species to species . One of these ... ants , many of them dragging along the legs and mangled bodies of insects that they had captured in their foray . I ...
... ANTS . 17 common , which are linked together in a series of gra- dations from species to species . One of these ... ants , many of them dragging along the legs and mangled bodies of insects that they had captured in their foray . I ...
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... ants in the woods . On approaching , a dense body of the ants , three or four yards wide , and so numerous as to blacken the ground , would be seen moving rapidly in one direc- tion , examining every cranny , and underneath every fallen ...
... ants in the woods . On approaching , a dense body of the ants , three or four yards wide , and so numerous as to blacken the ground , would be seen moving rapidly in one direc- tion , examining every cranny , and underneath every fallen ...
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