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 Forms |
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Page 7
I walked some distance into the forest along swampy paths cut by charcoal
burners , and saw many beautiful and curious insects . Amongst the numerous
butterflies , large blue Morphos and narrow , weak - winged Heliconid¿ , striped
and ...
I walked some distance into the forest along swampy paths cut by charcoal
burners , and saw many beautiful and curious insects . Amongst the numerous
butterflies , large blue Morphos and narrow , weak - winged Heliconid¿ , striped
and ...
Page 8
These resemblances are not only between insects of different genera and orders
, but between insects and flowers , leaves , twigs , and bark of trees , and
between insects and inanimate nature . They serve often for conccalment , as
when ...
These resemblances are not only between insects of different genera and orders
, but between insects and flowers , leaves , twigs , and bark of trees , and
between insects and inanimate nature . They serve often for conccalment , as
when ...
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... which like those on the leaf - insects assimilated them in appearance to the
vegetation amongst which it sought its prey . As we proceeded up the river , the
banks gradually became higher and drier , and we passed some small
plantations of ...
... which like those on the leaf - insects assimilated them in appearance to the
vegetation amongst which it sought its prey . As we proceeded up the river , the
banks gradually became higher and drier , and we passed some small
plantations of ...
Page 17
As I returned to the boat , I crossed a column of the army or foraging ants , many
of them dragging along the legs and mangled bodies of insects that they had
captured in their foray . I afterwards often encountered these ants in the forests ,
and ...
As I returned to the boat , I crossed a column of the army or foraging ants , many
of them dragging along the legs and mangled bodies of insects that they had
captured in their foray . I afterwards often encountered these ants in the forests ,
and ...
Page 18
These smaller columns would generally first flush the cockroaches ,
grasshoppers , and spiders . The pursued insects would rapidly make off , but
many , in their confusion and terror , would bound right into the midst of the main
body of ants .
These smaller columns would generally first flush the cockroaches ,
grasshoppers , and spiders . The pursued insects would rapidly make off , but
many , in their confusion and terror , would bound right into the midst of the main
body of ants .
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| Title | 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 Forms |
| Author | Thomas Belt |
| Edition | 2 |
| Publisher | J. Murray, 1874 |
| Original from | Harvard University |
| Digitized | 28 aug. 2008 |
| Length | 403 pages |
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