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 22
... run a little backward , stopping and touching some of the ants with their antennæ . They look like the officers giving orders and directing the march of the column . སྙ This species is often met with in the forest , not in quest of one ...
... run a little backward , stopping and touching some of the ants with their antennæ . They look like the officers giving orders and directing the march of the column . སྙ This species is often met with in the forest , not in quest of one ...
Page 23
... they can communicate the presence of danger , of booty , or other intelligence , to a distance by the different intensity or qualities of the odours given off . I one day saw a column of Eciton hamata running along the foot of a nearly.
... they can communicate the presence of danger , of booty , or other intelligence , to a distance by the different intensity or qualities of the odours given off . I one day saw a column of Eciton hamata running along the foot of a nearly.
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... running along the foot of a nearly perpendicular tramway cutting , the side of which was about six feet high . At one point I noticed a sort of assembly of about a dozen individuals that appeared in consultation . Suddenly one ant left ...
... running along the foot of a nearly perpendicular tramway cutting , the side of which was about six feet high . At one point I noticed a sort of assembly of about a dozen individuals that appeared in consultation . Suddenly one ant left ...
Page 28
... run parallel . The Hymenoptera and the Mammalia both make their first appearance early in the secondary period , and it is not until the commencement of the tertiary epoch that ants and monkeys appear upon the scene . There the parallel ...
... run parallel . The Hymenoptera and the Mammalia both make their first appearance early in the secondary period , and it is not until the commencement of the tertiary epoch that ants and monkeys appear upon the scene . There the parallel ...
Page 30
... running down from the interior of Costa Rica . Soon after we heard some wild pigs ( Dicoteles tajaçu ) or Wari , as they are called by the natives , striking their teeth together in the wood , and one of the boatmen leaping on shore ...
... running down from the interior of Costa Rica . Soon after we heard some wild pigs ( Dicoteles tajaçu ) or Wari , as they are called by the natives , striking their teeth together in the wood , and one of the boatmen leaping on shore ...
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