Tropical Nature, and Other EssaysMacmillan and Company, 1878 - 356 pages |
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Page 89
... completely honeycombed with the cells of ants . In America there are some analagous cases occurring in several families of plants , one of the most remarkable being that of certain Melastomas which have a kind of pouch formed by an ...
... completely honeycombed with the cells of ants . In America there are some analagous cases occurring in several families of plants , one of the most remarkable being that of certain Melastomas which have a kind of pouch formed by an ...
Page 93
... completely concealed under the narrow wing - covers , and the whole insect is then green or brown , and almost invisible among the twigs or foliage . To increase the resemblance to vegetation , some of these Phasmas have small green ...
... completely concealed under the narrow wing - covers , and the whole insect is then green or brown , and almost invisible among the twigs or foliage . To increase the resemblance to vegetation , some of these Phasmas have small green ...
Page 112
... completely scaled as the original member . It is not uncommon , when a tail is half broken , for a new one to grow out of the wound , producing the curious phenomenon of a forked tail . There are about 1,300 different kinds of lizards ...
... completely scaled as the original member . It is not uncommon , when a tail is half broken , for a new one to grow out of the wound , producing the curious phenomenon of a forked tail . There are about 1,300 different kinds of lizards ...
Page 119
... subject to the attacks of these bats ; and as native huts are never sufficiently close to keep them out , these unfortunate individuals are The obliged to sleep completely muffled up , in order BLOOD - SUCKING BATS . 119.
... subject to the attacks of these bats ; and as native huts are never sufficiently close to keep them out , these unfortunate individuals are The obliged to sleep completely muffled up , in order BLOOD - SUCKING BATS . 119.
Page 120
Alfred Russel Wallace. The obliged to sleep completely muffled up , in order to avoid being made seriously ill or even losing their lives . The exact manner in which the attack is made is not posi- tively known , as the sufferer never ...
Alfred Russel Wallace. The obliged to sleep completely muffled up , in order to avoid being made seriously ill or even losing their lives . The exact manner in which the attack is made is not posi- tively known , as the sufferer never ...
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