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 FormsJ. Murray, 1874 - 403 pages |
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Page 52
... night in a small thatched house belonging to the mining company , who kept many of their draught bullocks at this place on account of the excellent pasture around . The village of Esquipula is built near the river Mico , ) which ...
... night in a small thatched house belonging to the mining company , who kept many of their draught bullocks at this place on account of the excellent pasture around . The village of Esquipula is built near the river Mico , ) which ...
Page 81
... night - time , and often enters the house and carries off various farinaceous substances , and does not make mounds above its nests , but long , winding passages , terminating in chambers similar to the common species , and always ...
... night - time , and often enters the house and carries off various farinaceous substances , and does not make mounds above its nests , but long , winding passages , terminating in chambers similar to the common species , and always ...
Page 82
... night . As soon as the pieces of leaves are carried in they must be cut up by the small class of workers into little pieces . I have never seen the smallest class of ants carrying in leaves ; their duties appear to be inside , cutting ...
... night . As soon as the pieces of leaves are carried in they must be cut up by the small class of workers into little pieces . I have never seen the smallest class of ants carrying in leaves ; their duties appear to be inside , cutting ...
Page 103
... . In the opposite direction we can see the beautiful constellations of the southern hemisphere , whilst on the darkest nights innumerable fire - flies flash their intermittent lights as they pass amongst the low bushes.
... . In the opposite direction we can see the beautiful constellations of the southern hemisphere , whilst on the darkest nights innumerable fire - flies flash their intermittent lights as they pass amongst the low bushes.
Page 115
... night - time , and during the day lie concealed in withered leaves , beneath fallen logs , under bark , and in crevices amongst the moss grow- ing on the trunks of trees , or even against the bare trunk , protected from observation by ...
... night - time , and during the day lie concealed in withered leaves , beneath fallen logs , under bark , and in crevices amongst the moss grow- ing on the trunks of trees , or even against the bare trunk , protected from observation by ...
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