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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... body . I afterwards saw other species in the forests and savannahs of Chontales . They all have several characters in common , linked together in a series of gradations . One of these features is a spot of black feathers on the breast ...
... body . I afterwards saw other species in the forests and savannahs of Chontales . They all have several characters in common , linked together in a series of gradations . One of these features is a spot of black feathers on the breast ...
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... bodies of insects that they had captured in their foray . I afterwards often encountered these ants in the forests , and it may be convenient to place together all the facts I learnt respecting them . ECITONS , OR FORAGING ANTS . - The ...
... bodies of insects that they had captured in their foray . I afterwards often encountered these ants in the forests , and it may be convenient to place together all the facts I learnt respecting them . ECITONS , OR FORAGING ANTS . - The ...
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... 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 leaf . On the flanks , and in advance of the ...
... 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 leaf . On the flanks , and in advance of the ...
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... body above their reach . Sometimes as many as five out of its eight legs would be lifted at once , and whenever an ant approached one of those on which it stood , there was always a clear space within reach to put down another , so as ...
... body above their reach . Sometimes as many as five out of its eight legs would be lifted at once , and whenever an ant approached one of those on which it stood , there was always a clear space within reach to put down another , so as ...
Page 20
... bodies bitten to pieces and carried off to the rear . Behind the army there are always small columns engaged on this duty . I have followed up these columns often ; generally they led to dense masses of impenetrable brushwood , but ...
... bodies bitten to pieces and carried off to the rear . Behind the army there are always small columns engaged on this duty . I have followed up these columns often ; generally they led to dense masses of impenetrable brushwood , but ...
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