The Contemplative Philosopher: Or, Short Essays on the Various Objects of Nature Throughout the Year; with Poetical Illus., and Moral Reflections on Each Subject, 2. kötetSherwood, Neely & Jones, 1817 |
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... course of the first day after their transformation , the young wasps have been observed going to the fields , bring- ing in provisions , and distributing them to the worms in the cells . A cell is no sooner abandoned by a young wasp ...
... course of the first day after their transformation , the young wasps have been observed going to the fields , bring- ing in provisions , and distributing them to the worms in the cells . A cell is no sooner abandoned by a young wasp ...
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... course , the water , when it rains , runs easily off , without penetrating their abode . Under this hill there are many galleries or passages which commu- nicate with each other , and resemble the streets of a small city . Ants not only ...
... course , the water , when it rains , runs easily off , without penetrating their abode . Under this hill there are many galleries or passages which commu- nicate with each other , and resemble the streets of a small city . Ants not only ...
21. oldal
... course , of different sizes . Those in the lower cells are older than those in the superior ; because , after the bee has filled with paste and in- closed its first cell , a considerable time is requisite to collect provisions , and to ...
... course , of different sizes . Those in the lower cells are older than those in the superior ; because , after the bee has filled with paste and in- closed its first cell , a considerable time is requisite to collect provisions , and to ...
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... course , is convex and rounded . The bottom of the second is inserted into the entry of the first ; and the entry of the second receives the bottom of the third . Some- times only two of these cells are joined together ; and , at other ...
... course , is convex and rounded . The bottom of the second is inserted into the entry of the first ; and the entry of the second receives the bottom of the third . Some- times only two of these cells are joined together ; and , at other ...
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... course , are pleasing to the ear . The taste is gratified by the early fruits that ripen in this season , and which , exclusive of their pleasing flavour , have the most cooling salutary virtues . The sense of smelling is delighted with ...
... course , are pleasing to the ear . The taste is gratified by the early fruits that ripen in this season , and which , exclusive of their pleasing flavour , have the most cooling salutary virtues . The sense of smelling is delighted with ...
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