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 Forms |
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Page 13
Now ( I am writing in 1873 ) there is twelve feet of water on the bar at the
Colorado in the height of the dry season , whilst at Greytown the outlet of the river
is sometimes closed altogether . The merchants at Greytown have entertained
the ...
Now ( I am writing in 1873 ) there is twelve feet of water on the bar at the
Colorado in the height of the dry season , whilst at Greytown the outlet of the river
is sometimes closed altogether . The merchants at Greytown have entertained
the ...
Page 17
... OR FORAGING ANTS . — The Ecitons , or foraging ants , are very numerous
throughout Central America . Whilst the leaf - cutting ants are entirely vegetable
feeders , the foraging ants are hunters , and live solely on insects or other prey ...
... OR FORAGING ANTS . — The Ecitons , or foraging ants , are very numerous
throughout Central America . Whilst the leaf - cutting ants are entirely vegetable
feeders , the foraging ants are hunters , and live solely on insects or other prey ...
Page 18
The cockroaches , spiders , and other insects , instead of running right away ,
would ascend the fallen branches and remain there , whilst the host of ants were
occupying all the ground below . By - and - by up would come some of the ants ...
The cockroaches , spiders , and other insects , instead of running right away ,
would ascend the fallen branches and remain there , whilst the host of ants were
occupying all the ground below . By - and - by up would come some of the ants ...
Page 22
I have seen them pulling out the larv¿ and pup¿ from the cells of a large 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 ...
I have seen them pulling out the larv¿ and pup¿ from the cells of a large 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 ...
Page 28
There the parallel ends . No one species of ant has attained any great superiority
above all its fellows , whilst man is very far in advance of all the other Primates .
When we see these intelligent insects dwelling together in orderly communities ...
There the parallel ends . No one species of ant has attained any great superiority
above all its fellows , whilst man is very far in advance of all the other Primates .
When we see these intelligent insects dwelling together in orderly communities ...
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| Title | 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 Forms |
| Author | Thomas Belt |
| Edition | 2 |
| Publisher | E. Bumpus, 1888 |
| Original from | Harvard University |
| Digitized | 26 nov. 2008 |
| Length | 403 pages |
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