 | 1775 - 674 oldal
...very fmall, not more than half as big as the common red ant in England. They had ftings, but fcarcely force enough to make them felt ; they had, however, a power of tormenting us in an equal, if not a greater degree ; for the moment we handled the root, they fwarmed from innumerable holes, and running... | |
 | 1785 - 456 oldal
...very fmall, not more than half as big as the common red ant in England. They had flings, but fcarcely force enough to make them felt; they had however a power of tormenting us in an equal, if not a greater degree; for the moment we handled the root, they fwarmed from innumerable holes, and running... | |
 | William Bingley - 1803 - 624 oldal
...appear to have suffered any injury. We never cut one of these roots that was not inhabited, though somt were not bigger than a hazle nut. The animals themselves...body that were uncovered, produced a titillation more intolerable than pain, except it is increased to great violence*." THE SUGAR-ANTf. These ants, which... | |
 | William Bingley - 1805 - 622 oldal
...injury. We never cut one of these roots that was not inhabited, though some were not bigger than a hazel nut. The animals themselves are very small, not more...swarmed from innumerable holes, and, running about those pads of the body that were uncovered, produced a titillation more intolerable than pain, except it... | |
 | General history - 1814 - 798 oldal
...intersected by innumerable winding passages, all filled with these animals, by which, however, the vegetation of the plant did not appear to have suffered...however, a power of tormenting us in an equal, if not a greater degree ; for the moment we handled the root, they swarmed from innumerable holes, and running... | |
 | Robert Kerr - 1815 - 550 oldal
...intersected by innumerable winding passages, all filled with these animals, by which, however, the vegetation of the plant did not appear to have suffered...however, a power of tormenting us in an equal, if not a greater degree; for the moment we handled the root, they swarmed from innumerable holes, and running... | |
 | Robert Kerr - 1824 - 528 oldal
...hazle nut. The animals themselves are very small, not more than half as big as the common red ant m England. They had stings, but scarcely force enough...however, a power of tormenting us in an equal, if not a greater degree ; for the moment we bandied the root, they swarmed from innumerable holes, and running... | |
 | William Bingley - 1829 - 380 oldal
...was not inhabited, though some were not bigger than a hazel nut. The animals themselves are red, and very small, not more than half as big as the common...body that were uncovered, produced a titillation more intolerable than pain, except it is increased to great violence." ^Dipterous fnsects*. OF THE OESTRI,... | |
 | James Rennie - 1830 - 442 oldal
...never cut one of these roots that was not inhabited, though some were not bigger than a hazel-nut. The animals themselves are very small, not more than...body that were uncovered, produced a titillation more intolerable than pain, except it is increased to great violence *." The species called sugar-ants in... | |
 | Georges Louis Le Clerc (comte de Buffon.) - 1831 - 526 oldal
...was not inhabited, though some were not bigger than a hazel nut. The animals themselves are red, and very small, not more than half as big as the common...body that were uncovered, produced a titillation more intolerable than pain, except it is increased to great violence." THE BEETLE. OF the Beetle there are... | |
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When we cut it, we found it intersected by innumerable winding passages, all filled with these animals, by which, however, the vegetation of the plant did not appear to have suffered any injury. We never cut one of these roots that was not inhabited,... 
