The Contemplative Philosopher: Or, Short Essays on the Various Objects of Nature Throughout the Year; with Poetical Illus., and Moral Reflections on Each Subject, Band 2Sherwood, Neely & Jones, 1817 |
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... manner , the animals pro- ceed till the whole operation is completed . The con- necting pillars are composed of the same kind of paper as the rest of the nest . To allow the wasps entries into the void spaces , roads are left between ...
... manner , the animals pro- ceed till the whole operation is completed . The con- necting pillars are composed of the same kind of paper as the rest of the nest . To allow the wasps entries into the void spaces , roads are left between ...
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... manner as the silkworm and other caterpillars spin their cods . This operation is com- pleted in three or four hours , and the animal re- mains in the nymph state nine or ten days , 8 The Contemplative Philosopher . No. XXXIX .
... manner as the silkworm and other caterpillars spin their cods . This operation is com- pleted in three or four hours , and the animal re- mains in the nymph state nine or ten days , 8 The Contemplative Philosopher . No. XXXIX .
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... manner in which the female mason - bees build 1 For much curious information relative to the manners and habits of ants , see M. Huber's Recherches sur les Mœurs des Fourmis Indigènes , Paris 1810 , and avery able Analysis of this work ...
... manner in which the female mason - bees build 1 For much curious information relative to the manners and habits of ants , see M. Huber's Recherches sur les Mœurs des Fourmis Indigènes , Paris 1810 , and avery able Analysis of this work ...
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... manner , and to the former two she attaches a third , and so on , till she has formed a mass as large as the shot usually employed to kill hares . This mass she carries off in her teeth to the place she had chosen for erecting her nest ...
... manner , and to the former two she attaches a third , and so on , till she has formed a mass as large as the shot usually employed to kill hares . This mass she carries off in her teeth to the place she had chosen for erecting her nest ...
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... then covers the whole with another roof . In this manner she proceeds , till the whole tube is divided into separate cells , when the busi- ness of this laborious bee is finished , and she 20 NO . XL The Contemplative Philosopher .
... then covers the whole with another roof . In this manner she proceeds , till the whole tube is divided into separate cells , when the busi- ness of this laborious bee is finished , and she 20 NO . XL The Contemplative Philosopher .
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