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 22
... becs , and probably birds . If they find any , they soon communicate the
intelligence to the army below , and a column is sent up immediately to take
possession of the prize . I have seen them pulling out the larv¿ and pup¿ from
the cells of a ...
... becs , and probably birds . If they find any , they soon communicate the
intelligence to the army below , and a column is sent up immediately to take
possession of the prize . I have seen them pulling out the larv¿ and pup¿ from
the cells of a ...
Page 25
I thrust a long stick down to the centre of the cluster , and brought out clinging to it
many ants holding larv¿ and pup¿ , which probably were kept warm by the
crowding together of the ants . Besides the common dark - coloured workers and
...
I thrust a long stick down to the centre of the cluster , and brought out clinging to it
many ants holding larv¿ and pup¿ , which probably were kept warm by the
crowding together of the ants . Besides the common dark - coloured workers and
...
Page 39
Exaggerated opinions of their ferocity and courage were in consequence a long
time prevalent , and the river remained unknown and unexplored , and probably
would have done so to the present day , if it had not been for the rubber - men .
Exaggerated opinions of their ferocity and courage were in consequence a long
time prevalent , and the river remained unknown and unexplored , and probably
would have done so to the present day , if it had not been for the rubber - men .
Page 43
The lake is too large to be called beautiful , and its vast extent and the mere
glimpses of its limits and cloudcapped peaks appeal to the imagination rather
than to the eye . At this end of the lake the water is shallow , probably filled up by
the ...
The lake is too large to be called beautiful , and its vast extent and the mere
glimpses of its limits and cloudcapped peaks appeal to the imagination rather
than to the eye . At this end of the lake the water is shallow , probably filled up by
the ...
Page 46
Probably it is as a protection from herbivorous animals , to prevent them browsing
upon the twigs and small branches when herbaceous vegetation is dried up .
Small armadillos abound near these rocky knolls , and are said to feed on ants ...
Probably it is as a protection from herbivorous animals , to prevent them browsing
upon the twigs and small branches when herbaceous vegetation is dried up .
Small armadillos abound near these rocky knolls , and are said to feed on 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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