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Page 87
... insects ; not reflecting that large portions of nature would be left void without it . What we term blights , are oftentimes legions of animated beings , claiming their portion of the bounty of nature . " In the animal , as well as in ...
... insects ; not reflecting that large portions of nature would be left void without it . What we term blights , are oftentimes legions of animated beings , claiming their portion of the bounty of nature . " In the animal , as well as in ...
Page 90
... insect tribes , and to these we shall accord- ingly give a rather more lengthened consideration . Insects , by their number , and the variety of their powers and instincts , exercise great influence in the economy of nature . A small ...
... insect tribes , and to these we shall accord- ingly give a rather more lengthened consideration . Insects , by their number , and the variety of their powers and instincts , exercise great influence in the economy of nature . A small ...
Page 91
... insects live only in marshes , ponds , and stagnant pools , whilst others prefer running water . Some insects are peculiar to the margins of fresh water . These again differ with the soil ; some choosing a sandy , some a stony , or ...
... insects live only in marshes , ponds , and stagnant pools , whilst others prefer running water . Some insects are peculiar to the margins of fresh water . These again differ with the soil ; some choosing a sandy , some a stony , or ...
Page 92
... insects , especially in their early states . 9. Living animals ( particularly mammiferous animals and birds ) , form the station of some insects ; and 10. Dead animals constitute the station of others . These stations are not , however ...
... insects , especially in their early states . 9. Living animals ( particularly mammiferous animals and birds ) , form the station of some insects ; and 10. Dead animals constitute the station of others . These stations are not , however ...
Page 93
... insects of their means of subsistence , divides the year into two very distinct periods . In equinoctial regions , where winter is unknown , vegetation never being suspended , but where the year is more or less divided into two seasons ...
... insects of their means of subsistence , divides the year into two very distinct periods . In equinoctial regions , where winter is unknown , vegetation never being suspended , but where the year is more or less divided into two seasons ...
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