The Naturalist in NicaraguaThe Minerva Group, Inc., 2002 - 344 pages The best of all natural history journals which have ever been published.--Charles Darwin, 1874. Beautifully illustrated and a pleasure to read, this classic book describes the geography, geology, ecology, flora, fauna, and native inhabitants of Nicaragua in the nineteenth century. Many of Belt's detailed and accurate observations were not confirmed until decades later--for example, the fact that certain plants have standing armies of ants that defend them. |
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Page xvii
... Insect " and a " Moss Insect " are illustrated on pages 292 and 293. But the classic example is the butterfly from the ... insects are countless instances of marvellous resemblances to the inanimate or vegetable objects upon which they ...
... Insect " and a " Moss Insect " are illustrated on pages 292 and 293. But the classic example is the butterfly from the ... insects are countless instances of marvellous resemblances to the inanimate or vegetable objects upon which they ...
Page xix
... insects . So their conspicuous wings , with spots and patches of yellow , red , or white upon a black , blue , or brown ground , may fairly be considered an example of warning colouration - though Mr. Thayer has with great ingenuity and ...
... insects . So their conspicuous wings , with spots and patches of yellow , red , or white upon a black , blue , or brown ground , may fairly be considered an example of warning colouration - though Mr. Thayer has with great ingenuity and ...
Page xx
... insect has been found that faithfully resembles an ant bear- ing its burden . The latter is suggested by the thin com- pressed green body of the insect , and its profile is precisely like that of the jagged edge of the fragment of leaf ...
... insect has been found that faithfully resembles an ant bear- ing its burden . The latter is suggested by the thin com- pressed green body of the insect , and its profile is precisely like that of the jagged edge of the fragment of leaf ...
Page xxx
... insects for their fertilisation - Insect plagues - Leaf - cutting ants : their method of defoliating trees : their nests - Some trees are not touched by the ants - Foreign trees are very subject to their attack - Method of destroying ...
... insects for their fertilisation - Insect plagues - Leaf - cutting ants : their method of defoliating trees : their nests - Some trees are not touched by the ants - Foreign trees are very subject to their attack - Method of destroying ...
Page xxxi
... insects in Nicaragua in 1872 - Water - bearing plants - Insect - traps- The south - western edge of the forest region - Influence of cultivation upon it - Sagacity of the mule CHAPTER XI Start on journey to Segovia - Rocky mountain road ...
... insects in Nicaragua in 1872 - Water - bearing plants - Insect - traps- The south - western edge of the forest region - Influence of cultivation upon it - Sagacity of the mule CHAPTER XI Start on journey to Segovia - Rocky mountain road ...
Contents
CHAPTER I | 3 |
CHAPTER II | 13 |
CHAPTER III | 27 |
CHAPTER IV | 37 |
CHAPTER V | 50 |
CHAPTER VI | 68 |
CHAPTER VII | 81 |
CHAPTER VIII | 98 |
CHAPTER XII | 165 |
CHAPTER XIII | 179 |
CHAPTER XIV | 191 |
CHAPTER XV | 211 |
CHAPTER XVI | 224 |
CHAPTER XVII | 236 |
CHAPTER XVIII | 250 |
CHAPTER XIX | 258 |
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The Naturalist in Nicaragua: A Narrative of a Residence at the Gold Mines of ... Thomas Belt No preview available - 2018 |
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