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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Page 7
... leaves , its antenn¿ concealed against its body , and it resemblance to a caterpillar so great , that I was at first deceived by it . It is well known that insectivorous birds will not touch a hairy caterpillar , and this is only one of ...
... leaves , its antenn¿ concealed against its body , and it resemblance to a caterpillar so great , that I was at first deceived by it . It is well known that insectivorous birds will not touch a hairy caterpillar , and this is only one of ...
Page 8
... leaves are imitated by leaf - insects and many butterflies , or for a disguise that enables predatory species to get within reach of their prey , as in those spiders that resemble the petals of flowers amongst which they hide . That I ...
... leaves are imitated by leaf - insects and many butterflies , or for a disguise that enables predatory species to get within reach of their prey , as in those spiders that resemble the petals of flowers amongst which they hide . That I ...
Page 12
... leaf - like expansions ( like those on the leaf- insects ) , assimilating them in appearance to the vegeta- tion amongst which they sought their prey . As we proceeded up the river , the banks gradually became higher and drier , and we ...
... leaf - like expansions ( like those on the leaf- insects ) , assimilating them in appearance to the vegeta- tion amongst which they sought their prey . As we proceeded up the river , the banks gradually became higher and drier , and we ...
Page 15
... leaves of the Heliconi¿ . At seven we breakfasted on a sand - bank , and got our clothes and blankets dried . There were numerous tracks of alligators , but it was too early to look for their eggs in the sand ; a month later , in March ...
... leaves of the Heliconi¿ . At seven we breakfasted on a sand - bank , and got our clothes and blankets dried . There were numerous tracks of alligators , but it was too early to look for their eggs in the sand ; a month later , in March ...
Page 17
... leaf - cutting ants are entirely vegetable feeders , the foraging ants are hunters , and live solely on insects or other prey ; and it is a curious analogy that , like the hunting races of mankind , they have to change their hunting ...
... leaf - cutting ants are entirely vegetable feeders , the foraging ants are hunters , and live solely on insects or other prey ; and it is a curious analogy that , like the hunting races of mankind , they have to change their hunting ...
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