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
... passages to the combs . The wasps uniformly enter the nest by one hole , and go out by the other , which pre- vents any confusion or interruption to their common labours . This subterraneous city , though small , is extreme- ly populous ...
... passages to the combs . The wasps uniformly enter the nest by one hole , and go out by the other , which pre- vents any confusion or interruption to their common labours . This subterraneous city , though small , is extreme- ly populous ...
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... passages to the wasps from one part of the nest to another . These intervals are so spacious , that , in proportion to the bulk of the animals , they may be compared to great halls , or broad streets . Each of the larger combs is ...
... passages to the wasps from one part of the nest to another . These intervals are so spacious , that , in proportion to the bulk of the animals , they may be compared to great halls , or broad streets . Each of the larger combs is ...
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... passages which commu- nicate with each other , and resemble the streets of a small city . Ants not only associate for the purpose of con- structing a common habitation , but for cherishing and protecting their offspring . Every person ...
... passages which commu- nicate with each other , and resemble the streets of a small city . Ants not only associate for the purpose of con- structing a common habitation , but for cherishing and protecting their offspring . Every person ...
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... passages of communication , are most skil- fully distributed , many of the latter converging to- wards one larger area , like streets towards a market place . The whole nest frequently contains twenty of these stories , in which the ...
... passages of communication , are most skil- fully distributed , many of the latter converging to- wards one larger area , like streets towards a market place . The whole nest frequently contains twenty of these stories , in which the ...
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... bee . Though inclosed with two hard walls , when the fly emerges from the chrysalis state , it first gnaws with its teeth a passage through the wall that sealed up the mouth of its cell ; NO . XL . On the Ingenuity of certain Insects . 17.
... bee . Though inclosed with two hard walls , when the fly emerges from the chrysalis state , it first gnaws with its teeth a passage through the wall that sealed up the mouth of its cell ; NO . XL . On the Ingenuity of certain Insects . 17.
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