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 9
... turned again , the creature was just disappearing into the water . It is their habit to lie quite still , and catch animals that come near them . Whether or not it was waiting until I came within the swoop of its mighty tail I know not ...
... turned again , the creature was just disappearing into the water . It is their habit to lie quite still , and catch animals that come near them . Whether or not it was waiting until I came within the swoop of its mighty tail I know not ...
Page 22
... the attacks of these and other ants . Trogons , parrots , toucans , mot - mots , and many other birds build in holes of trees or in the ground , and these , with their heads ever turned 22 [ Ch . II . THE NATURALIST IN NICARAGUA .
... the attacks of these and other ants . Trogons , parrots , toucans , mot - mots , and many other birds build in holes of trees or in the ground , and these , with their heads ever turned 22 [ Ch . II . THE NATURALIST IN NICARAGUA .
Page 23
... turned to the only entrance , are in the best possible position to pick off singly the scouts when they approach , thus effectually preventing them from carrying to the main army intelligence about the nest . Some of these birds , and ...
... turned to the only entrance , are in the best possible position to pick off singly the scouts when they approach , thus effectually preventing them from carrying to the main army intelligence about the nest . Some of these birds , and ...
Page 58
... turning round first one eye , then the other , and suddenly disappear like a flash of light . Unlike the plains and savannahs we crossed yesterday , where the ground is parched up in the dry season , the Atlantic forest , bathed in the ...
... turning round first one eye , then the other , and suddenly disappear like a flash of light . Unlike the plains and savannahs we crossed yesterday , where the ground is parched up in the dry season , the Atlantic forest , bathed in the ...
Page 78
... turning a large column of the ants . A little of it sprinkled across one of their paths in dry weather has a most surprising effect . As soon as one of the ants touches the white powder , it commences to run about wildly , and to attack ...
... turning a large column of the ants . A little of it sprinkled across one of their paths in dry weather has a most surprising effect . As soon as one of the ants touches the white powder , it commences to run about wildly , and to attack ...
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