 | Royal institution of Great Britain - 1882 - 840 pages
...crucifewe, composite, saxifrages, &c., which, as far as size is concerned, might well be fertilized by ants, the visits of flying insects are much more...the delicate tip of their proboscis seized on by the honey jaws of an ant, we may be sure that such a species of plant would soon cease to be visited. On... | |
 | Great Britain - 1877 - 938 pages
...by, without any regard to species. Hence, even to small flowers (such as many cruciferae, composite, saxifrages, &c.), which, as far as size is concerned,...the horny jaws of an ant, we may be sure that such a plant would soon cease to be visited. On the other hand, we know how fond ants are of honey, and how... | |
 | Sir John Lubbock - Botany - 1886 - 168 pages
...return, but they would probably prevent the really useful visits of bees. If II.] CHEVAUX DE FRISE. 37 you touch an ant with a needle or a bristle, she is...her jaws ; and if bees, when visiting any particular species, were liable to have the delicate tip of their proboscis seized on by the horny jaws of an... | |
 | Literature - 1877 - 852 pages
...cruciferas, composite, saxifrages, etc.), which, as far as size is concerned, might well be fertilized by ants, the visits of flying insects are much more...the horny jaws of an ant, we may be sure that such a plant would soon cease to be visited. On the other hand, we know how fond ants are of honey, and how... | |
 | 1877 - 936 pages
...by, without any regard to species. Hence, even to small flowers (such as many cruciferac, composite, saxifrages, &c.), which, as far as size is concerned,...the horny jaws of an ant, we may be sure that such a plant would soon cease to be visited. On the other hand, we know how fond ants are of honey, and Low... | |
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... by ants, the visits of flying insects are much more advantageous. Moreover, if larger flowers were visited by ants, not only would they deprive the flowers of their honey without fulfilling any useful function in return, but they would probably prevent... 