Ants, Bees, and Wasps: A Record of Observations on the Habits of the Social HymenopteraAppleton, 1913 - 448 pages |
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Page 66
... green leaf - like locust , which remained per- fectly still , allowing the ants to run over it . This they did , but seem to have been quite deceived by its appearance and immobility , apparently taking it for a leaf . In other cases ...
... green leaf - like locust , which remained per- fectly still , allowing the ants to run over it . This they did , but seem to have been quite deceived by its appearance and immobility , apparently taking it for a leaf . In other cases ...
Page 186
... green , yellow , red , and blue , or , rather , violet . The yellow was rather paler in shade , and that glass consequently rather more transparent than the green , which , again , was rather more trans- parent than the red or violet ...
... green , yellow , red , and blue , or , rather , violet . The yellow was rather paler in shade , and that glass consequently rather more transparent than the green , which , again , was rather more trans- parent than the red or violet ...
Page 187
... green . 497 455 blue . دو 99 445 397 violet . " " 99 99 The result of his examination of my glasses and solutions was as follows : - The light - yellow glass cut off the high end down to wave - length 442 . The dark - yellow glass cut ...
... green . 497 455 blue . دو 99 445 397 violet . " " 99 99 The result of his examination of my glasses and solutions was as follows : - The light - yellow glass cut off the high end down to wave - length 442 . The dark - yellow glass cut ...
Page 188
... Green . Yellow . Red . Violet . 50 40 80 0 2 . Violet . Green . Yellow . Red . 0 20 40 100 3 . Red . Violet . Green . Yellow . 60 0 50 50 4 . Yellow . Red . Violet . Green . 50 70 1 40 5 . Green . Yellow , Red . Violet 30 30 100 0 6 ...
... Green . Yellow . Red . Violet . 50 40 80 0 2 . Violet . Green . Yellow . Red . 0 20 40 100 3 . Red . Violet . Green . Yellow . 60 0 50 50 4 . Yellow . Red . Violet . Green . 50 70 1 40 5 . Green . Yellow , Red . Violet 30 30 100 0 6 ...
Page 189
... Green . Yellow . Red . 1 50 40 70 11 . Red . Violet . Green . Yellow . 50 2 50 60 12 . Yellow . Red . Violet . Green . 35 55 0 70 Adding these numbers together , there were , in the twelve observations , under the red 890 , under the green ...
... Green . Yellow . Red . 1 50 40 70 11 . Red . Violet . Green . Yellow . 50 2 50 60 12 . Yellow . Red . Violet . Green . 35 55 0 70 Adding these numbers together , there were , in the twelve observations , under the red 890 , under the green ...
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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.