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 FormsJ. Murray, 1874 - 403 pages |
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... ground . The pigs come rooting amongst the soil , the alligator never moves until one gets within his reach , when he seizes it and hurries off to the river with it . They are often seen in hot weather on logs or sand - spits lying with ...
... ground . The pigs come rooting amongst the soil , the alligator never moves until one gets within his reach , when he seizes it and hurries off to the river with it . They are often seen in hot weather on logs or sand - spits lying with ...
Page 17
... grounds when one is exhausted , and move on to another . In Nicaragua they are generally called " Army Ants . " One of the smaller species ( Eciton predator ) used occasionally to visit our house and swarm over the floors and walls ...
... grounds when one is exhausted , and move on to another . In Nicaragua they are generally called " Army Ants . " One of the smaller species ( Eciton predator ) used occasionally to visit our house and swarm over the floors and walls ...
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... 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 main body , smaller columns would be pushed out . These smaller columns would ...
... 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 main body , smaller columns would be pushed out . These smaller columns would ...
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... ground , down which the ants dragged their prey . These habitations are only temporary , for in a few days not an ant would be seen in the neighbourhood , but all would have moved off to fresh hunting - grounds . Another much larger ...
... ground , down which the ants dragged their prey . These habitations are only temporary , for in a few days not an ant would be seen in the neighbourhood , but all would have moved off to fresh hunting - grounds . Another much larger ...
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... ground . Crickets , grasshoppers , scorpions , cen- tipedes , wood - lice , cockroaches , and spiders are driven out from below the fallen leaves and branches . Many of them are caught by the ants , others that get away are picked up by ...
... ground . Crickets , grasshoppers , scorpions , cen- tipedes , wood - lice , cockroaches , and spiders are driven out from below the fallen leaves and branches . Many of them are caught by the ants , others that get away are picked up by ...
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