Tropical nature, and other essaysMacmillan, 1878 - 356 pages |
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Page 75
... yellow and orange - coloured kinds , were about a dozen species of Eunica , which are of large size and conspicuous from their liveries of glossy dark blue and purple . A superbly adorned creature , the Callithea Markii , having wings ...
... yellow and orange - coloured kinds , were about a dozen species of Eunica , which are of large size and conspicuous from their liveries of glossy dark blue and purple . A superbly adorned creature , the Callithea Markii , having wings ...
Page 85
... yellow earth in the woods near Para , it was hardly possible to believe they were not the work of man , or at least of some burrowing animal . In these underground caves the ants store up large quantities of leaves , which they obtain ...
... yellow earth in the woods near Para , it was hardly possible to believe they were not the work of man , or at least of some burrowing animal . In these underground caves the ants store up large quantities of leaves , which they obtain ...
Page 89
... of food in their house . Afterwards they find a special provision of honey - glands on the leaf - stalks , and also small yellow fruit - like bodies which are eaten by the ants ; and this supply ANTS AND VEGETATION . 89.
... of food in their house . Afterwards they find a special provision of honey - glands on the leaf - stalks , and also small yellow fruit - like bodies which are eaten by the ants ; and this supply ANTS AND VEGETATION . 89.
Page 90
... yellow or orange . The Pompilid¿ comprise an immense number of large and handsome insects , with rich blue - black bodies and wings and exceedingly long legs . They may often be seen in the forests dragging along large spiders , 90 ...
... yellow or orange . The Pompilid¿ comprise an immense number of large and handsome insects , with rich blue - black bodies and wings and exceedingly long legs . They may often be seen in the forests dragging along large spiders , 90 ...
Page 93
... yellow , and sometimes finely banded with black ; but when at rest these wings fold up so as to be completely concealed under the narrow wing - covers , and the whole insect is then green or brown , and almost invisible among the twigs ...
... yellow , and sometimes finely banded with black ; but when at rest these wings fold up so as to be completely concealed under the narrow wing - covers , and the whole insect is then green or brown , and almost invisible among the twigs ...
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