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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... winter , and abandoned entirely in spring ; for , in this last season , not a single wasp is to be found in a nest of the preceding year . It is worthy of remark , that the first combs of a nest are always accommo- B 5 NO . XXXIX . On ...
... winter , and abandoned entirely in spring ; for , in this last season , not a single wasp is to be found in a nest of the preceding year . It is worthy of remark , that the first combs of a nest are always accommo- B 5 NO . XXXIX . On ...
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... winter better than the males or neuters . Before the end of winter , however , several hundred females die , and not above ten or a dozen in each nest survive that season . These few females are de- stined for the continuation of the ...
... winter better than the males or neuters . Before the end of winter , however , several hundred females die , and not above ten or a dozen in each nest survive that season . These few females are de- stined for the continuation of the ...
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... winter . But , though not so indolent as the males of the honey- bee , they can be of little assistance to the female ; for they never engage in any work of importance , such as constructing cells , or fortifying the external cover of ...
... winter . But , though not so indolent as the males of the honey- bee , they can be of little assistance to the female ; for they never engage in any work of importance , such as constructing cells , or fortifying the external cover of ...
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... winter , and that they even cut off the germ of the grain to prevent it from shooting . But the ancients were never famed for accurate researches into the na- ture and operations of insects . Collections of larvæ were long mistaken for ...
... winter , and that they even cut off the germ of the grain to prevent it from shooting . But the ancients were never famed for accurate researches into the na- ture and operations of insects . Collections of larvæ were long mistaken for ...
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... winter , although they then require less than in summer . Their principal resource , however , continues still the same , namely , the honey of the aphis . And it is remarkable that the aphis becomes torpid at precisely the same tem ...
... winter , although they then require less than in summer . Their principal resource , however , continues still the same , namely , the honey of the aphis . And it is remarkable that the aphis becomes torpid at precisely the same tem ...
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