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 - Nature study |
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... labours of wasps , though not benefi- cial to mankind , are not less ingenious and worthy of admiration . - Wasps , like the bees , associate in great numbers , and construct a common habitation with much dexterity and skill . There are ...
... labours of wasps , though not benefi- cial to mankind , are not less ingenious and worthy of admiration . - Wasps , like the bees , associate in great numbers , and construct a common habitation with much dexterity and skill . There are ...
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... labour is spared ; and the habitations they construct do honour to their patience , their ad- dress , and sagacity . Their architecture , like that of the honey - bee , is singular , and worthy of admi- ration ; but the materials ...
... labour is spared ; and the habitations they construct do honour to their patience , their ad- dress , and sagacity . Their architecture , like that of the honey - bee , is singular , and worthy of admi- ration ; but the materials ...
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... labours . This subterraneous city , though small , is extreme- ly populous . Upon removing the external covering , we perceive that the whole interior part consists of several stories or floors of combs , which are parallel to each ...
... labours . This subterraneous city , though small , is extreme- ly populous . Upon removing the external covering , we perceive that the whole interior part consists of several stories or floors of combs , which are parallel to each ...
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... labour ; for it frequently exceeds an inch and a half in thickness , and is composed of a number of layers as thin as between each of which there is a void space . paper , This cover is a kind of box for inclosing the combs , and ...
... labour ; for it frequently exceeds an inch and a half in thickness , and is composed of a number of layers as thin as between each of which there is a void space . paper , This cover is a kind of box for inclosing the combs , and ...
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... labour is devolved upon the neuters ; but they are not , like the neuter bees , the only workers ; for there is no part of their different operations which the females , at certain times , do not execute . Neither do the males , though ...
... labour is devolved upon the neuters ; but they are not , like the neuter bees , the only workers ; for there is no part of their different operations which the females , at certain times , do not execute . Neither do the males , though ...
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