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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3. oldal
... equal number of combs . They sometimes consist of fifteen , and sometimes of eleven only . The combs are of various diameters . The first , or uppermost , is often only two inches in diameter , while those of the middle sometimes exceed ...
... equal number of combs . They sometimes consist of fifteen , and sometimes of eleven only . The combs are of various diameters . The first , or uppermost , is often only two inches in diameter , while those of the middle sometimes exceed ...
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... equal length , and , of course , require cells of an equal depth . But the cells of the males are narrower than those of the females , because the bodies of the former are never so thick as those of the latter . This wonderful ...
... equal length , and , of course , require cells of an equal depth . But the cells of the males are narrower than those of the females , because the bodies of the former are never so thick as those of the latter . This wonderful ...
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... equal in number Like the male honey - bees , the male wasps are de- stitute of stings , but the females and neuters have stings . No. XL . CONCLUDING CONSIDERATIONS ON THE WONDERFUL INGENUITY OF NO . XXXIX . On the Ingenuity of Wasps . 11.
... equal in number Like the male honey - bees , the male wasps are de- stitute of stings , but the females and neuters have stings . No. XL . CONCLUDING CONSIDERATIONS ON THE WONDERFUL INGENUITY OF NO . XXXIX . On the Ingenuity of Wasps . 11.
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... equal in dimen- sions . Before they are covered their figure resem- bles that of a thimble . She never begins to make a second till the first be finished . Each cell is about an inch high , and nearly half an inch in diameter . But the ...
... equal in dimen- sions . Before they are covered their figure resem- bles that of a thimble . She never begins to make a second till the first be finished . Each cell is about an inch high , and nearly half an inch in diameter . But the ...
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... equal to the dimensions of the cell ; and into this paste , which is to nourish the future worm , she deposits an egg . Immediately after this operation , she begins to form a roof , which not only incloses the first cell , but serves ...
... equal to the dimensions of the cell ; and into this paste , which is to nourish the future worm , she deposits an egg . Immediately after this operation , she begins to form a roof , which not only incloses the first cell , but serves ...
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