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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Page 74
... appear so suit- able for them as the introduced ones . Through long ages the trees and the ants of tropical America have been modified together . Varieties of plants that arose unsuit- able for the ants have had an immense advantage ...
... appear so suit- able for them as the introduced ones . Through long ages the trees and the ants of tropical America have been modified together . Varieties of plants that arose unsuit- able for the ants have had an immense advantage ...
Page 82
... appear to be inside , cutting them up into smaller fragments , and nursing the immature ants . I have , however , seen them running out along the paths with the others ; but instead of helping to carry in the burdens , they climb on the ...
... appear to be inside , cutting them up into smaller fragments , and nursing the immature ants . I have , however , seen them running out along the paths with the others ; but instead of helping to carry in the burdens , they climb on the ...
Page 84
... appear to have many enemies , though I sometimes found holes burrowed into their nests , probably by the small armadillo . I once saw a minute parasitic fly hovering over a column of ants , near a nest , and every now and then darting ...
... appear to have many enemies , though I sometimes found holes burrowed into their nests , probably by the small armadillo . I once saw a minute parasitic fly hovering over a column of ants , near a nest , and every now and then darting ...
Page 90
... appear to be any further progressive deterioration in the value of the ore , and it varies in yield from two to seven penny- weights of gold per ton , upon which yield further depth does not seem to have any effect . The cause of these ...
... appear to be any further progressive deterioration in the value of the ore , and it varies in yield from two to seven penny- weights of gold per ton , upon which yield further depth does not seem to have any effect . The cause of these ...
Page 96
... appears to prevail in all parts of the world . * One of the latest writers on the subject , Mr. R. Daintree , in his " Notes on the Geology of Queens- land , " has shown that the auriferous veinstones in that colony occur in connection ...
... appears to prevail in all parts of the world . * One of the latest writers on the subject , Mr. R. Daintree , in his " Notes on the Geology of Queens- land , " has shown that the auriferous veinstones in that colony occur in connection ...
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