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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... substance furnished from their own bodies , form them into a moist and ductile paste . Of this substance , or papier maché , they construct the ex- ternal cover , the partitions of the nest , the hexago- nal cells , and the solid ...
... substance furnished from their own bodies , form them into a moist and ductile paste . Of this substance , or papier maché , they construct the ex- ternal cover , the partitions of the nest , the hexago- nal cells , and the solid ...
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... substance disgorged by the mother . When a worm is so large as to occupy its whole cell , it is then ready to be metamorphosed into a nymph . It then refuses all nourishment , and ceases to have any connexion with the wasps in the nest ...
... substance disgorged by the mother . When a worm is so large as to occupy its whole cell , it is then ready to be metamorphosed into a nymph . It then refuses all nourishment , and ceases to have any connexion with the wasps in the nest ...
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... substances of a similar kind , which they employ in lining and supporting their subterraneous galleries . The form of their nest or hill is somewhat conical , and , of course , the water , when it rains , runs easily off , without ...
... substances of a similar kind , which they employ in lining and supporting their subterraneous galleries . The form of their nest or hill is somewhat conical , and , of course , the water , when it rains , runs easily off , without ...
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... substance from the animal's mouth . In making a floor , she commences with gluing an annular plate of wood- dust round the internal circumference of the cavity . To this plate she attaches a second , to the second a third , and to the ...
... substance from the animal's mouth . In making a floor , she commences with gluing an annular plate of wood- dust round the internal circumference of the cavity . To this plate she attaches a second , to the second a third , and to the ...
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... substance formerly mentioned . But , as this substance is gradually devoured by the worm , the space in the cell necessarily enlarges in proportion to the growth and magnitude of the animal . In a range of cells , the worms are of ...
... substance formerly mentioned . But , as this substance is gradually devoured by the worm , the space in the cell necessarily enlarges in proportion to the growth and magnitude of the animal . In a range of cells , the worms are of ...
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