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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... nests of another ant ( Hypoclinea sp . ) , which rear their young in holes in rotten trunks of fallen ́timber , and are very common in cleared places . The Ecitons hunt about in columns , which branch off in various directions . When a ...
... nests of another ant ( Hypoclinea sp . ) , which rear their young in holes in rotten trunks of fallen ́timber , and are very common in cleared places . The Ecitons hunt about in columns , which branch off in various directions . When a ...
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... nests . When a nest of the Hypoclinea is attacked , the ants rush out , carrying the larvæ and pupa in their jaws , only to be immediately despoiled of them by the Ecitons , which are running about in every direction with great ...
... nests . When a nest of the Hypoclinea is attacked , the ants rush out , carrying the larvæ and pupa in their jaws , only to be immediately despoiled of them by the Ecitons , which are running about in every direction with great ...
Page 22
... nest of other species . The moving columns of Ecitons are composed almost entirely of workers of different sizes , but at intervals of two or three yards there are larger and lighter - coloured individuals that will often stop , and ...
... nest of other species . The moving columns of Ecitons are composed almost entirely of workers of different sizes , but at intervals of two or three yards there are larger and lighter - coloured individuals that will often stop , and ...
Page 23
... nest . Some of these birds , and especially the toucans , have bills beautifully adapted for picking up the ants before they reach the nest . Many of the smaller birds build on the branches of the bull's - horn thorn , which is always ...
... nest . Some of these birds , and especially the toucans , have bills beautifully adapted for picking up the ants before they reach the nest . Many of the smaller birds build on the branches of the bull's - horn thorn , which is always ...
Page 25
... nest that I came across in the latter situation was open at one side . The ants were clustered together in a dense mass , like a great swarm of bees , hanging from the roof , but reaching to the ground below . Their innumerable long ...
... nest that I came across in the latter situation was open at one side . The ants were clustered together in a dense mass , like a great swarm of bees , hanging from the roof , but reaching to the ground below . Their innumerable long ...
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