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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en It might easily have escaped from the ants by using its wings , but it would only
have fallen into as great a danger , for the numerous birds that accompany the
army ants are ever on the outlook for any insect that may fly up , and the heavy ...
en It might easily have escaped from the ants by using its wings , but it would only
have fallen into as great a danger , for the numerous birds that accompany the
army ants are ever on the outlook for any insect that may fly up , and the heavy ...
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... which must have been at least a cubic yard in bulk , and contained hundreds of
thousands of individuals , although many columns were outside , some bringing
in the pup¿ of ants , others the legs and dissected bodies of various insects .
... which must have been at least a cubic yard in bulk , and contained hundreds of
thousands of individuals , although many columns were outside , some bringing
in the pup¿ of ants , others the legs and dissected bodies of various insects .
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This view is much strengthened by the fact that the cerebral ganglia in ants are
more developed than in any other insect , and that in all the Hymenoptera , at the
head of which they stand , “ they are many times larger than in the less intelligent
...
This view is much strengthened by the fact that the cerebral ganglia in ants are
more developed than in any other insect , and that in all the Hymenoptera , at the
head of which they stand , “ they are many times larger than in the less intelligent
...
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Small armadillos abound near these rocky knolls , and are said to feed on ants
and other insects . We had a long chase after one , which we observed some
distance from the rock , over the cracked and dried - up plain : though it could not
run ...
Small armadillos abound near these rocky knolls , and are said to feed on ants
and other insects . We had a long chase after one , which we observed some
distance from the rock , over the cracked and dried - up plain : though it could not
run ...
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Surely nowhere but in the tropics , where the recuperative powers of nature are
immense and ever active , conld such devastation be withstood . Further
acquaintance with the subject will teach the inquirer that , just as many insects
are ...
Surely nowhere but in the tropics , where the recuperative powers of nature are
immense and ever active , conld such devastation be withstood . Further
acquaintance with the subject will teach the inquirer that , just as many insects
are ...
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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 | E. Bumpus, 1888 |
| Original from | Harvard University |
| Digitized | 26 nov. 2008 |
| Length | 403 pages |
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