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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... branch of a tree , moving its HEADS OF MOT - MOTS . long curious tail from side to side , until it was nearly at right angles to its body . I afterwards saw other species in the forests and savannahs of Chontales . They all have several ...
... branch of a tree , moving its HEADS OF MOT - MOTS . long curious tail from side to side , until it was nearly at right angles to its body . I afterwards saw other species in the forests and savannahs of Chontales . They all have several ...
Page 18
... branches and remain there , whilst the host of ants were occupying all the ground below . By - and - by up would come some of the ants , following every branch , and driving before them their prey to the ends of the small twigs , when ...
... branches and remain there , whilst the host of ants were occupying all the ground below . By - and - by up would come some of the ants , following every branch , and driving before them their prey to the ends of the small twigs , when ...
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... branches , safe from the foes that swarmed both above and below . I noticed that spiders were generally most intelligent in escaping , and did not , like the cockroaches and other insects , take shelter in the first hiding - place they ...
... branches , safe from the foes that swarmed both above and below . I noticed that spiders were generally most intelligent in escaping , and did not , like the cockroaches and other insects , take shelter in the first hiding - place they ...
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... branches of trees above where an ant army is foraging below , pursuing and catching the insects that fly up . The ... branch off in various directions . When a fallen log is reached , the column spreads out over it , searching through ...
... branches of trees above where an ant army is foraging below , pursuing and catching the insects that fly up . The ... branch off in various directions . When a fallen log is reached , the column spreads out over it , searching through ...
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... branches . Many of them are caught by the ants ; others that get away are picked up by the numerous birds that accom- pany the ants , as vultures follow the armies of the East . The ants send off exploring parties up the trees , which ...
... branches . Many of them are caught by the ants ; others that get away are picked up by the numerous birds that accom- pany the ants , as vultures follow the armies of the East . The ants send off exploring parties up the trees , which ...
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