The Contemplative Philosopher: Or, Short Essays on the Various Objects of Nature Throughout the Year; with Poetical Illus., and Moral Reflections on Each Subject, Volume 2Sherwood, Neely & Jones, 1817 |
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... less ingenious and worthy of admiration . - Wasps , like the bees , associate in great numbers , and construct a common habitation with much dexterity and skill . There are many species of wasps , some of which unite into societies ...
... less ingenious and worthy of admiration . - Wasps , like the bees , associate in great numbers , and construct a common habitation with much dexterity and skill . There are many species of wasps , some of which unite into societies ...
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... less than three generations . Hence a moderate - sized nest gives birth annually to 30,000 young wasps . The different stories of combs are always about half an inch high , which leaves free passages to the wasps from one part of the ...
... less than three generations . Hence a moderate - sized nest gives birth annually to 30,000 young wasps . The different stories of combs are always about half an inch high , which leaves free passages to the wasps from one part of the ...
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... less attention than those of bees and wasps . With wonderful industry and activity they collect mate- rials for the construction of their nest . They unite in numbers , and assist each other in excavating the earth , and in transporting ...
... less attention than those of bees and wasps . With wonderful industry and activity they collect mate- rials for the construction of their nest . They unite in numbers , and assist each other in excavating the earth , and in transporting ...
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... less astonishing . The body of an ant was cut through the middle , and , after suffering this cruel treatment , so strong was its pa- rental affection , with its head , and one half of the body , it carried off eight or ten nymphs ...
... less astonishing . The body of an ant was cut through the middle , and , after suffering this cruel treatment , so strong was its pa- rental affection , with its head , and one half of the body , it carried off eight or ten nymphs ...
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... less than in summer . Their principal resource , however , continues still the same , namely , the honey of the aphis . And it is remarkable that the aphis becomes torpid at precisely the same tem- perature as the ant ; a coincidence ...
... less than in summer . Their principal resource , however , continues still the same , namely , the honey of the aphis . And it is remarkable that the aphis becomes torpid at precisely the same tem- perature as the ant ; a coincidence ...
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