Ants, Bees, and Wasps: A Record of Observations on the Habits of the Social HymenopteraAppleton, 1913 - 448 pagini |
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Pagina 51
... plant , were liable to have the delicate tip of their proboscis seized on by the horny jaws of an ant , we may be sure that such a species of plant would soon cease to be visited . the other hand , we know how fond ants are of honey ...
... plant , were liable to have the delicate tip of their proboscis seized on by the horny jaws of an ant , we may be sure that such a species of plant would soon cease to be visited . the other hand , we know how fond ants are of honey ...
Pagina 52
... plants have secured to themselves the same advan- tage , the leaves forming a cup round the stem . species have such ... plant . However this may be , the basins are generally found to contain water , even if no rain has fallen for some ...
... plants have secured to themselves the same advan- tage , the leaves forming a cup round the stem . species have such ... plant . However this may be , the basins are generally found to contain water , even if no rain has fallen for some ...
Pagina 53
... plants the access of creeping insects is impeded or altogether prevented by certain parts of the flower being crowded together so as to leave either a very narrow passage or none at all . Thus the Antirrhinum , or Snapdragon , is ...
... plants the access of creeping insects is impeded or altogether prevented by certain parts of the flower being crowded together so as to leave either a very narrow passage or none at all . Thus the Antirrhinum , or Snapdragon , is ...
Pagina 55
... plants are more or less sticky . Why is this ? What do the plants gain by this peculiarity ? The answer probably is , at any rate in most cases , that creeping insects are thus kept from the flowers . The viscid substance is found most ...
... plants are more or less sticky . Why is this ? What do the plants gain by this peculiarity ? The answer probably is , at any rate in most cases , that creeping insects are thus kept from the flowers . The viscid substance is found most ...
Pagina 56
... plants - for instance , of some species of Lactuca ( lettuce ) — answers the same purpose . He placed several kinds of ants on these plants , and was surprised to find that their sharp claws cut through the delicate epidermis ; while ...
... plants - for instance , of some species of Lactuca ( lettuce ) — answers the same purpose . He placed several kinds of ants on these plants , and was surprised to find that their sharp claws cut through the delicate epidermis ; while ...
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Pagina 79 - On the 17th of June, 1804, whilst walking in the environs of Geneva, between four and five in the evening, I observed close at my feet, traversing the road, a legion of rufescent ants. They moved in a body with considerable rapidity, and occupied a space of from eight to ten inches in length by three or four in breadth. In a few minutes they quitted the road, passed a thick hedge, and entered a pasture ground where I followed them.