Tropical Nature, and Other EssaysMacmillan and Company, 1878 - 356 pages |
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Page 78
... resemble those of true swallow - tailed butterflies . Many Agaristidæ of the East are hardly inferior in splendour , while hosts of beautiful clear- wings and Ægeriidæ add greatly to the insect beauty of the equatorial zone . The ...
... resemble those of true swallow - tailed butterflies . Many Agaristidæ of the East are hardly inferior in splendour , while hosts of beautiful clear- wings and Ægeriidæ add greatly to the insect beauty of the equatorial zone . The ...
Page 91
... resemble large humble - bees , but have broad , flat , shining bodies , either black or banded with blue ; and they often bore large cylindrical holes in the posts of houses . True honey - bees are chiefly remarkable in the East for ...
... resemble large humble - bees , but have broad , flat , shining bodies , either black or banded with blue ; and they often bore large cylindrical holes in the posts of houses . True honey - bees are chiefly remarkable in the East for ...
Page 92
... resemble sticks , whence they are often called walking - stick insects . The imitative resemblance of some of these insects to the plants on which they live is marvellous . The true leaf- insects of the East , forming the genus Phyllium ...
... resemble sticks , whence they are often called walking - stick insects . The imitative resemblance of some of these insects to the plants on which they live is marvellous . The true leaf- insects of the East , forming the genus Phyllium ...
Page 93
... resemblance to vegetation , some of these Phasmas have small green processes in various parts of their bodies ... resembling green leaves , others those that are brown and dead ; and the latter often have small transparent spots on the ...
... resemblance to vegetation , some of these Phasmas have small green processes in various parts of their bodies ... resembling green leaves , others those that are brown and dead ; and the latter often have small transparent spots on the ...
Page 97
... resemble jewels rather than spiders . Scorpions and centipedes make their presence known to every traveller . In the forests of the Malay islands are huge scorpions of a greenish colour and eight or ten inches long ; while in huts and ...
... resemble jewels rather than spiders . Scorpions and centipedes make their presence known to every traveller . In the forests of the Malay islands are huge scorpions of a greenish colour and eight or ten inches long ; while in huts and ...
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