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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... sometimes consist of fifteen , and sometimes of eleven only . The combs are of various diameters . The first , or uppermost , is often only two inches in diameter , while those of the middle sometimes exceed a foot : the lowest are also ...
... sometimes consist of fifteen , and sometimes of eleven only . The combs are of various diameters . The first , or uppermost , is often only two inches in diameter , while those of the middle sometimes exceed a foot : the lowest are also ...
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... sometimes carry entire to the nest ; but they generally transport the abdomen or belly only others pillage butchers ? stalls , from which they often arrive with a piece of meat larger than the half of their own bodies : others resort to ...
... sometimes carry entire to the nest ; but they generally transport the abdomen or belly only others pillage butchers ? stalls , from which they often arrive with a piece of meat larger than the half of their own bodies : others resort to ...
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... sometimes consists of sixteen thousand cells , each of which contains an egg , a worm , or a nymph . The eggs are white , transparent , of an oblong figure , and differ in size , according to the kind of wasps which are to proceed from ...
... sometimes consists of sixteen thousand cells , each of which contains an egg , a worm , or a nymph . The eggs are white , transparent , of an oblong figure , and differ in size , according to the kind of wasps which are to proceed from ...
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... sometimes by slender walls , at others by arches . The smaller cells , and the larger ones , or halls , with passages of communication , are most skil- fully distributed , many of the latter converging to- wards one larger area , like ...
... sometimes by slender walls , at others by arches . The smaller cells , and the larger ones , or halls , with passages of communication , are most skil- fully distributed , many of the latter converging to- wards one larger area , like ...
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... sometimes only three or four . She places them near each other , but not in any regular order . This in- dustrious animal , after all her cells are constructed , filled with provisions , and sealed , covers the whole with an envelope of ...
... sometimes only three or four . She places them near each other , but not in any regular order . This in- dustrious animal , after all her cells are constructed , filled with provisions , and sealed , covers the whole with an envelope of ...
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