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 19
... spiders would escape by hanging suspended by a thread of silk from the branches , safe from the foes that swarmed both above and below . I noticed that spiders generally were most intelligent in escaping , and did not , like the ...
... spiders would escape by hanging suspended by a thread of silk from the branches , safe from the foes that swarmed both above and below . I noticed that spiders generally were most intelligent in escaping , and did not , like the ...
Page 22
... spiders are driven out from below the fallen leaves and branches . Many of them are caught by the ants , others that get away are picked up by the numerous birds that accompany the ants , as vultures follow the armies of the East . The ...
... spiders are driven out from below the fallen leaves and branches . Many of them are caught by the ants , others that get away are picked up by the numerous birds that accompany the ants , as vultures follow the armies of the East . The ...
Page 103
... Spiders , and Wasps - Humming - birds , Beetles , and Ants - Plants and Trees - Timber - Monkey attacked by Eagle- White - faced Monkey - Anecdotes of a tame one- Curassows and other game Birds - Trogons , Woodpeckers , Motmots , and ...
... Spiders , and Wasps - Humming - birds , Beetles , and Ants - Plants and Trees - Timber - Monkey attacked by Eagle- White - faced Monkey - Anecdotes of a tame one- Curassows and other game Birds - Trogons , Woodpeckers , Motmots , and ...
Page 108
... spider ( Nephila ) built strong yellow silken webs , joined one on to the other , so as to make a complete curtain of web , in which were entangled many large butterflies , generally forest species , caught when flying across the ...
... spider ( Nephila ) built strong yellow silken webs , joined one on to the other , so as to make a complete curtain of web , in which were entangled many large butterflies , generally forest species , caught when flying across the ...
Page 109
... spiders drop them out of their webs again ; and small monkeys , which are extremely fond of insects , will not eat them , as I have proved over and over again . Probably , in consequence of this special protection , they have not needed ...
... spiders drop them out of their webs again ; and small monkeys , which are extremely fond of insects , will not eat them , as I have proved over and over again . Probably , in consequence of this special protection , they have not needed ...
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