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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... whole nest appears to be of a roundish form , and sometimes above twelve inches in diameter . It is strongly fortified all round with walls or layers of paper , the surface of which is rough and irregular . In these walls , or rather in ...
... whole nest appears to be of a roundish form , and sometimes above twelve inches in diameter . It is strongly fortified all round with walls or layers of paper , the surface of which is rough and irregular . In these walls , or rather in ...
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... whole nest . The small combs are sup- ported by the same ingenious contrivance . These pillars are coarse , and of a roundish form . Their bases and capitals , however , are much larger in dia- meter than toward the middle . By the one ...
... whole nest . The small combs are sup- ported by the same ingenious contrivance . These pillars are coarse , and of a roundish form . Their bases and capitals , however , are much larger in dia- meter than toward the middle . By the one ...
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... the rain which occasionally penetrates the earth . For this purpose it is admi- rably adapted . If it were one solid mass , the con- tact of water would penetrate the whole , and reach NO . XXXIX . 5 On the Ingenuity of Wasps .
... the rain which occasionally penetrates the earth . For this purpose it is admi- rably adapted . If it were one solid mass , the con- tact of water would penetrate the whole , and reach NO . XXXIX . 5 On the Ingenuity of Wasps .
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... whole , and reach the combs . But , to prevent this fatal effect , the animals leave considerable vacuities between each vaulted layer , which are generally fifteen or sixteen in number . By this ingenious piece of architecture , one or ...
... whole , and reach the combs . But , to prevent this fatal effect , the animals leave considerable vacuities between each vaulted layer , which are generally fifteen or sixteen in number . By this ingenious piece of architecture , one or ...
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... 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 . It shuts up the mouth of its cell with a fine silken cover , in the same ...
... 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 . It shuts up the mouth of its cell with a fine silken cover , in the same ...
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