 At length they approached a nest, inhabited by dark ash-coloured ants, the dome of which rose above the grass, at a distance of twenty feet from the hedge. Some of its inhabitants were guarding the entrance ; but, on the discovery of an approaching army,...  Chapters in popular natural history - Page 34by John Lubbock (1st baron Avebury.) - 1882Full view - About this book
 | Saturday night - 1824 - 968 pages
...obstacles they had to surmount ; at length they approached a nest, inhabited by dark Ash-coloured Ants, the dome of which rose above the grass, at a distance...interior, and their companions came forth in numbers from theirunderground residence. The Rufeseent Ants, the bulk of whose army lay only at the distance of... | |
 | James Rennie - Insects - 1829 - 342 pages
...without breaking the line of march, and approached a nest inhabited by the negro or ashcoloured ant. Some of its inhabitants were guarding the entrance, but, on the discovery of an approaching army, they darted forth on the advancing party. The alarm was communicated to the interior, whence thencompanions... | |
 | James Rennie - Animals - 1831 - 434 pages
...obstructions in their way. They soon approached a nest inhabited by a colony of the negro-ant (F.fusca), the dome of which rose above the grass, at a distance of twenty feet from the hedge. Some of the negroes were guarding the entrance; but, on the discovery of an approaching army, darted forth... | |
 | Henry Duncan - 1836 - 472 pages
...inhabited by a colony of the negro ant, the dome of which rose above the grass. Some of the negroes were guarding the entrance ; but, on the discovery of an approaching army, darted forth on the advancing legion. The alarm instantly spread into the interior, whence their companions rushed... | |
 | Henry Duncan - God - 1839 - 418 pages
...inhabited by a colony of the negro ant, the dome of which rose above the grass. Some of the negroes were guarding the entrance ; but, on the discovery of an approaching army, darted forth on the advancing legion. The alarm instantly spread into the interior, whence their companions rushed... | |
 | Robert Jamieson - 1839 - 300 pages
...inhabited by a colony of the negro ant, the dome of which rose above the grass. Some of the negroes were guarding the entrance ; but on the discovery of an approaching army, darted forth on the advancing legion. The alarm instantly spread into the interior, whence their companions rushed... | |
 | C. T - 1847 - 316 pages
...grass without straggling. They soon approached a nest inhabited by a colony of the negro ant (F.fusca), the dome of which rose above the grass at a distance of twenty feet from a hedge. Some of the negroes VOL. II. O were guarding the entrance ; but on the discovery of an approaching... | |
 | Samuel Seabury - History - 1861 - 322 pages
...without breaking the line of march, and approached a nest inhabited by the negro or ash-colored ant. Some of its inhabitants were guarding the entrance, but on the discovery of an approaching army, they darted forth on the advancing party. The alarm was communicated to the interior, whence their... | |
 | John Ware - 1863 - 466 pages
...the obstacles they had to surmount ; at length they approached a nest, inhabited by ash-colored ants, the dome of which rose above the grass at a distance...entrance ; but, on the discovery of an approaching army, they darted forth upon the advanced guard. The alarm spread at the same moment in the interior, and... | |
 | William Smellie, John Ware - Animal behavior - 1866 - 468 pages
...the obstacles they had to surmount; at length they approached a nest, inhabited by ash-colored ants, the dome of which rose above the grass at a distance...entrance ; but, on the discovery of an approaching army, they darted forth upon the advanced guard. The alarm spread at the same moment in the interior, and... | |
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