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... less excitable . I do not attempt to give anything like a full life- history of ants , but I have reproduced the substance of two Royal Institution lectures , which may serve as an introduction to the subject . Many of the facts there ...
... less excitable . I do not attempt to give anything like a full life- history of ants , but I have reproduced the substance of two Royal Institution lectures , which may serve as an introduction to the subject . Many of the facts there ...
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... of distinguishing colours - Wasps less guided by colour than bees - Industry of wasps - A day's work— Directness of flight of wasps • PAGE . 311 APPENDICES INDEX 323 437 LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS . Fig . 1. Lasius niger ☀ CONTENTS . xiii.
... of distinguishing colours - Wasps less guided by colour than bees - Industry of wasps - A day's work— Directness of flight of wasps • PAGE . 311 APPENDICES INDEX 323 437 LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS . Fig . 1. Lasius niger ☀ CONTENTS . xiii.
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... less than a month . In other cases the period is much longer . In certain species , Lasius flavus , for instance , some of the larvæ live through the winter . When full grown they turn into pupa ( Pl . V. fig . 4 ) , sometimes naked ...
... less than a month . In other cases the period is much longer . In certain species , Lasius flavus , for instance , some of the larvæ live through the winter . When full grown they turn into pupa ( Pl . V. fig . 4 ) , sometimes naked ...
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... less rapidly developed , no food is taken , and there is no addition to the size or weight . The imago or perfect insect again takes food , but does not grow . The ant , like all the insects above named , is as large when it emerges ...
... less rapidly developed , no food is taken , and there is no addition to the size or weight . The imago or perfect insect again takes food , but does not grow . The ant , like all the insects above named , is as large when it emerges ...
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... less military than others . Myr- mecina Latreillii , for instance , never attack , and scarcely even defend themselves . Their skin is very hard , and they roll themselves into a ball , not defend- ing themselves even if their nest is ...
... less military than others . Myr- mecina Latreillii , for instance , never attack , and scarcely even defend themselves . Their skin is very hard , and they roll themselves into a ball , not defend- ing themselves even if their nest is ...
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