Tropical Nature, and Other EssaysMacmillan and Company, 1878 - 356 pages |
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Page 68
... emotions , and examine the varied and beautiful forms of life which , in inex- haustible profusion , are spread around him . III . ANIMAL LIFE IN THE TROPICAL FORESTS . Difficulties 68 TROPICAL NATURE , AND OTHER ESSAYS .
... emotions , and examine the varied and beautiful forms of life which , in inex- haustible profusion , are spread around him . III . ANIMAL LIFE IN THE TROPICAL FORESTS . Difficulties 68 TROPICAL NATURE , AND OTHER ESSAYS .
Page 72
... varied colours , and the number of distinct species almost everywhere to be met with are equally remarkable . In many localities near the northern or southern tropics they are perhaps equally abundant , but these spots are more or less ...
... varied colours , and the number of distinct species almost everywhere to be met with are equally remarkable . In many localities near the northern or southern tropics they are perhaps equally abundant , but these spots are more or less ...
Page 73
... varied and dazzling hues of these insects most attract the observer . Instead of the sober browns , the plain yellows , and the occasional patches of red or blue or orange that adorn our European species , we meet with the most intense ...
... varied and dazzling hues of these insects most attract the observer . Instead of the sober browns , the plain yellows , and the occasional patches of red or blue or orange that adorn our European species , we meet with the most intense ...
Page 82
... acutely . They are very varied in species but are not abundant individually . The Ponera clavata of Guiana , is one of the worst stinging ants known . It is a large species frequenting the forests 82 TROPICAL NATURE , AND OTHER ESSAYS .
... acutely . They are very varied in species but are not abundant individually . The Ponera clavata of Guiana , is one of the worst stinging ants known . It is a large species frequenting the forests 82 TROPICAL NATURE , AND OTHER ESSAYS .
Page 92
... varied forms ; some being broad and leaf - like , while others are long and cylindrical so as to resemble sticks , whence they are often called walking - stick insects . The imitative resemblance of some of these insects to the plants ...
... varied forms ; some being broad and leaf - like , while others are long and cylindrical so as to resemble sticks , whence they are often called walking - stick insects . The imitative resemblance of some of these insects to the plants ...
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