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... thing that you and I can never accomplish ; he flew there ! One of the smaller flies weighs about seven millionths of a pound . He is equipped with two reinforced membranous wings which must serve the dual function of wing and propeller ...
... thing that you and I can never accomplish ; he flew there ! One of the smaller flies weighs about seven millionths of a pound . He is equipped with two reinforced membranous wings which must serve the dual function of wing and propeller ...
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... thing , the bee returns to the hive to spread the glad tidings . Lacking a language , she accomplishes this by performing one of a rep- ertoire of dances . The dance that has received rave notices in the press is the " Waggle Dance ...
... thing , the bee returns to the hive to spread the glad tidings . Lacking a language , she accomplishes this by performing one of a rep- ertoire of dances . The dance that has received rave notices in the press is the " Waggle Dance ...
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... things from the ultimate space the farthest reaches of the universe to the ultimate particles of matter , and all things in between , not excepting man him- self . It is of this the scientist partakes . A fly is just as much in the ...
... things from the ultimate space the farthest reaches of the universe to the ultimate particles of matter , and all things in between , not excepting man him- self . It is of this the scientist partakes . A fly is just as much in the ...
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