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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... insects would rapidly make off , but many , in their confusion and terror , would bound right into the midst of the main body of ants . A grasshopper , finding itself in the midst of its enemies , would give vigorous leaps , with ...
... insects would rapidly make off , but many , in their confusion and terror , would bound right into the midst of the main body of ants . A grasshopper , finding itself in the midst of its enemies , would give vigorous leaps , with ...
Page 19
... insects , take shelter in the first hiding - place they found , only to be driven out again , or perhaps caught by ... insect stood immovably amongst a host of ants , many of which ran over its legs , without ever discovering there was ...
... insects , take shelter in the first hiding - place they found , only to be driven out again , or perhaps caught by ... insect stood immovably amongst a host of ants , many of which ran over its legs , without ever discovering there was ...
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... insects they disturb . Besides the ant- thrushes , trogons , creepers , and a variety of other birds , are often seen on the branches of trees above where an ant army is foraging below , pursuing and catching the insects that fly up ...
... insects they disturb . Besides the ant- thrushes , trogons , creepers , and a variety of other birds , are often seen on the branches of trees above where an ant army is foraging below , pursuing and catching the insects that fly up ...
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... insects that it found unattended by other ants . On the approach of another , though of a much smaller , species , it would immediately run away . Probably this cowardly and unantly disposition has caused it to become the prey of the ...
... insects that it found unattended by other ants . On the approach of another , though of a much smaller , species , it would immediately run away . Probably this cowardly and unantly disposition has caused it to become the prey of the ...
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... insects . I was surprised to see in this living nest tubular passages leading down to the centre of the mass , kept open just as if it had been formed of inor- ganic materials . Down these holes the ants who were bringing in booty ...
... insects . I was surprised to see in this living nest tubular passages leading down to the centre of the mass , kept open just as if it had been formed of inor- ganic materials . Down these holes the ants who were bringing in booty ...
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