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... or what may be called the community at large ; and the males , are mere males : each of these ́ parts 1 males are entirely bred in the fame feafon , part FOR JULY , 1792 . 7 Curious PARTICULARS in the NATURAL HISTORY of ...
... or what may be called the community at large ; and the males , are mere males : each of these ́ parts 1 males are entirely bred in the fame feafon , part FOR JULY , 1792 . 7 Curious PARTICULARS in the NATURAL HISTORY of ...
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... these allow of bees to go across from plate to plate . The sub- ftance which they ufe for attaching their combs to furrounding parts is not the fame as the common wax ; it is fofter and tougher , a good deal like the substance with ...
... these allow of bees to go across from plate to plate . The sub- ftance which they ufe for attaching their combs to furrounding parts is not the fame as the common wax ; it is fofter and tougher , a good deal like the substance with ...
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... These are formed for the males to be bred in ; and in the hor- nets and wafps combs , there are larger cells for the queens to be bred in : these are alfo formed in the lower tier , and the last formed . The first comb made in a hive ...
... These are formed for the males to be bred in ; and in the hor- nets and wafps combs , there are larger cells for the queens to be bred in : these are alfo formed in the lower tier , and the last formed . The first comb made in a hive ...
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... these experiments produced any effect on the needle . In this island there are many co- lumnar appearances , not unlike to Staffa ; and several , both ftraight and bent , and every way as regular , which feem alfo to have , like Staffa ...
... these experiments produced any effect on the needle . In this island there are many co- lumnar appearances , not unlike to Staffa ; and several , both ftraight and bent , and every way as regular , which feem alfo to have , like Staffa ...
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... these ladies were aware that , with respect to marriage , the age of calculators was already come , and therefore no rival was to be feared in Madelaine . The ladies joined with the men in admiring the graces of her perfon , and the ...
... these ladies were aware that , with respect to marriage , the age of calculators was already come , and therefore no rival was to be feared in Madelaine . The ladies joined with the men in admiring the graces of her perfon , and the ...
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