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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Page 22
... wasp's nest , whilst the wasps hovered about , powerless , before the multitude of the invaders , to render any protection to their young . I have no doubt that many birds have acquired instincts to combat or avoid the great danger to ...
... wasp's nest , whilst the wasps hovered about , powerless , before the multitude of the invaders , to render any protection to their young . I have no doubt that many birds have acquired instincts to combat or avoid the great danger to ...
Page 27
... Wasps and bees come next to ants , and then others of the Hymenoptera . Between ants and the lower forms of insects there is a greater difference in reasoning powers than there is between man and the lowest mammalian . A recent writer ...
... Wasps and bees come next to ants , and then others of the Hymenoptera . Between ants and the lower forms of insects there is a greater difference in reasoning powers than there is between man and the lowest mammalian . A recent writer ...
Page 103
... 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 , mot - mots , and toucans . THE ...
... 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 , mot - mots , and toucans . THE ...
Page 109
... wasp that catches them to store his nest with ; and whenever one of these came about , they would rise fluttering in the air , where they were safe , as I never saw the wasp attack them on the wing . It would hawk round the groups of ...
... wasp that catches them to store his nest with ; and whenever one of these came about , they would rise fluttering in the air , where they were safe , as I never saw the wasp attack them on the wing . It would hawk round the groups of ...
Page 126
... wasps - Humming - birds bathing - Singu- lar myriapods - Ascent of Peña Blanca - Tapirs and jaguars- Summit of Peña Blanca . On the northern side of the Santo Domingo valley , op- posite to my house , a branch valley came down from the ...
... wasps - Humming - birds bathing - Singu- lar myriapods - Ascent of Peña Blanca - Tapirs and jaguars- Summit of Peña Blanca . On the northern side of the Santo Domingo valley , op- posite to my house , a branch valley came down from the ...
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