Tropical nature, and other essaysMacmillan, 1878 - 356 pages |
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Page 80
... seem to be specially modified so as to accommodate them . Some sting severely , others only bite ; some are quite harmless , others exceedingly destructive . The number of different 80 TROPICAL NATURE , AND OTHER ESSAYS .
... seem to be specially modified so as to accommodate them . Some sting severely , others only bite ; some are quite harmless , others exceedingly destructive . The number of different 80 TROPICAL NATURE , AND OTHER ESSAYS .
Page 84
... seem to take the place of the foraging ants of America and driver - ants of Africa , though they are far less numerous and less destructive . An allied An allied genus , Solenopsis , consists of red ants , which , in the Moluccas ...
... seem to take the place of the foraging ants of America and driver - ants of Africa , though they are far less numerous and less destructive . An allied An allied genus , Solenopsis , consists of red ants , which , in the Moluccas ...
Page 85
... seems to confine itself to vegetable products . It forms extensive underground galleries , and the earth brought up is deposited on the surface , forming huge mounds sometimes thirty or forty yards in circum- ference , and from one to ...
... seems to confine itself to vegetable products . It forms extensive underground galleries , and the earth brought up is deposited on the surface , forming huge mounds sometimes thirty or forty yards in circum- ference , and from one to ...
Page 86
... seem to prefer introduced to native trees ; and young plantations of orange , coffee , or mango trees are sometimes destroyed by them , so that where they abound cultivation of any kind becomes almost impossible . Mr. Belt ingeniously ...
... seem to prefer introduced to native trees ; and young plantations of orange , coffee , or mango trees are sometimes destroyed by them , so that where they abound cultivation of any kind becomes almost impossible . Mr. Belt ingeniously ...
Page 87
... seem to be continually roaming about the forests in great bands in search of insect prey . They especially devour maggots , caterpillars , white ants , cockroaches , and other soft insects ; and their bands are always accompanied by 1 ...
... seem to be continually roaming about the forests in great bands in search of insect prey . They especially devour maggots , caterpillars , white ants , cockroaches , and other soft insects ; and their bands are always accompanied by 1 ...
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