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 15
... passed . The waning moon was sufficiently high at four o'clock to allow us to bring the long dreary night to an end , and to commence paddling up the river again . As the day broke the rain ceased , the mists cleared away , our spirits ...
... passed . The waning moon was sufficiently high at four o'clock to allow us to bring the long dreary night to an end , and to commence paddling up the river again . As the day broke the rain ceased , the mists cleared away , our spirits ...
Page 25
... passed with their prey . I thrust a long stick down to the centre of the cluster , and brought out clinging to it many ants holding larvæ and pupæ , which probably were kept warm by the crowding to- gether of the ants . Besides the ...
... passed with their prey . I thrust a long stick down to the centre of the cluster , and brought out clinging to it many ants holding larvæ and pupæ , which probably were kept warm by the crowding to- gether of the ants . Besides the ...
Page 26
... passing along at intervals . I confined one of these under a piece of clay , at a little distance from the line , with his head projecting . Several ants passed it , but at last one discovered it and tried to pull it out , but could not ...
... passing along at intervals . I confined one of these under a piece of clay , at a little distance from the line , with his head projecting . Several ants passed it , but at last one discovered it and tried to pull it out , but could not ...
Page 27
... passed . Another time they were crossing a water- course along a small branch , not thicker than a goose- quill . They widened this natural bridge to three times its width by a number of ants clinging to it and to each other on each ...
... passed . Another time they were crossing a water- course along a small branch , not thicker than a goose- quill . They widened this natural bridge to three times its width by a number of ants clinging to it and to each other on each ...
Page 30
... passed the mouth of the San Carlos , another large stream running down from the interior of Costa Rica . Soon after we heard some wild pigs ( Dicoteles tajaçu ) or Wari , as they are called by the natives , striking their teeth together ...
... passed the mouth of the San Carlos , another large stream running down from the interior of Costa Rica . Soon after we heard some wild pigs ( Dicoteles tajaçu ) or Wari , as they are called by the natives , striking their teeth together ...
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