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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... side to side , until it was nearly at right angles to its body . I afterwards saw other species in the forests and savannahs of Chontales . They all have several characters in common , linked together in a series of gradations . One of ...
... side to side , until it was nearly at right angles to its body . I afterwards saw other species in the forests and savannahs of Chontales . They all have several characters in common , linked together in a series of gradations . One of ...
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... 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 per- pendicular tramway cutting , the side of which was about Ch . II . ] 23 EYES OF THE ECITONS .
... 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 per- pendicular tramway cutting , the side of which was about Ch . II . ] 23 EYES OF THE ECITONS .
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... 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 the conclave , and ran with great speed up the perpendicular face of ...
... 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 the conclave , and ran with great speed up the perpendicular face of ...
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... side . The ants were clustered together in a dense mass , like a great swarm of bees , hanging from the roof , but reaching to the ground below . Their innumerable long legs looked like brown threads binding together the mass , which ...
... side . The ants were clustered together in a dense mass , like a great swarm of bees , hanging from the roof , but reaching to the ground below . Their innumerable long legs looked like brown threads binding together the mass , which ...
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... side , over which the column passed three or four deep . Except for this expedient they would have had to pass over in single file , and treble the time would have been consumed . Can it not be contended that such insects are able to ...
... side , over which the column passed three or four deep . Except for this expedient they would have had to pass over in single file , and treble the time would have been consumed . Can it not be contended that such insects are able to ...
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