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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... wood from the sashes of windows , the posts of espaliers , garden - doors , & c . but never attempt growing or green timber . These fibres , although very slender , are often a twelfth part of an inch long . After cutting a certain ...
... wood from the sashes of windows , the posts of espaliers , garden - doors , & c . but never attempt growing or green timber . These fibres , although very slender , are often a twelfth part of an inch long . After cutting a certain ...
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... wood , and other substances of a similar kind , which they employ in lining and supporting their subterraneous galleries . The form of their nest or hill is somewhat conical , and , of course , the water , when it rains , runs easily ...
... wood , and other substances of a similar kind , which they employ in lining and supporting their subterraneous galleries . The form of their nest or hill is somewhat conical , and , of course , the water , when it rains , runs easily ...
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... wood . The brown ant exhibits the most perfect specimens . Their nests are formed of ра- rallel , or concentric stories , each four or five lines in height ; the partitions being about half a line in thickness , and having their ...
... wood . The brown ant exhibits the most perfect specimens . Their nests are formed of ра- rallel , or concentric stories , each four or five lines in height ; the partitions being about half a line in thickness , and having their ...
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... wood , in order to make a habitation for their young . When a female of this species ( for she receives no assistance from the male ) has selected a piece of wood or a decayed tree , she commences her labour by making a hole in it ...
... wood , in order to make a habitation for their young . When a female of this species ( for she receives no assistance from the male ) has selected a piece of wood or a decayed tree , she commences her labour by making a hole in it ...
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... wood cemented together by a glutinous substance from the animal's mouth . In making a floor , she commences with gluing an annular plate of wood- dust round the internal circumference of the cavity . To this plate she attaches a second ...
... wood cemented together by a glutinous substance from the animal's mouth . In making a floor , she commences with gluing an annular plate of wood- dust round the internal circumference of the cavity . To this plate she attaches a second ...
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