Ants, Bees, and Wasps: A Record of Observations on the Habits of the Social HymenopteraAppleton, 1913 - 448 pages |
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... doubt this is generally the case . At the same time , some males of Myrmica ruginodis , which I isolated with their mates in August 1876 , lived until the following spring ; one of them till May 17 . It has also been the general opinion ...
... doubt this is generally the case . At the same time , some males of Myrmica ruginodis , which I isolated with their mates in August 1876 , lived until the following spring ; one of them till May 17 . It has also been the general opinion ...
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... doubts as to this case , for I do not understand how the continuity of the tunnel was ascertained . The food of ants consists of insects , great numbers of which they destroy ; of honey , honeydew , and fruit : indeed , scarcely any ...
... doubts as to this case , for I do not understand how the continuity of the tunnel was ascertained . The food of ants consists of insects , great numbers of which they destroy ; of honey , honeydew , and fruit : indeed , scarcely any ...
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... doubt , from the appearance of the pupa , that it was also a male . Another nest of Lasius niger , taken in November 1875 , brought in 1878 only one young ant to maturity ; and this was a male . Again , in a nest of Formica fusca ...
... doubt , from the appearance of the pupa , that it was also a male . Another nest of Lasius niger , taken in November 1875 , brought in 1878 only one young ant to maturity ; and this was a male . Again , in a nest of Formica fusca ...
Page 38
... doubt , were males . In 1878 one came to maturity , and it was a male . A nest of F. fusca , captured in 1876 , did not bring up any young in 1877. In 1878 three larvæ came to maturity ; and they all proved to be males . Another nest of ...
... doubt , were males . In 1878 one came to maturity , and it was a male . A nest of F. fusca , captured in 1876 , did not bring up any young in 1877. In 1878 three larvæ came to maturity ; and they all proved to be males . Another nest of ...
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... doubt that it was brought out and thrown away . It was certainly not a worker . As regards the first three of these рирæ , I omitted to record at the time whether they belonged to the Polyergus or to the slaves , though I have little doubt ...
... doubt that it was brought out and thrown away . It was certainly not a worker . As regards the first three of these рирæ , I omitted to record at the time whether they belonged to the Polyergus or to the slaves , though I have little doubt ...
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Page 79 - On the 17th of June, 1804, whilst walking in the environs of Geneva, between four and five in the evening, I observed close at my feet, traversing the road, a legion of rufescent ants. They moved in a body with considerable rapidity, and occupied a space of from eight to ten inches in length by three or four in breadth. In a few minutes they quitted the road, passed a thick hedge, and entered a pasture ground where I followed them.