Ants. Bees, and WaspsKegan Paul, Trench & Company, 1882 - Ants |
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Page 50
... such as many crucifers , composites , saxifrages , & c . , which , as far as size is concerned , might well be fertilised by ants , the visits of flying insects are much more advan- tageous . Moreover , if larger flowers were visited by.
... such as many crucifers , composites , saxifrages , & c . , which , as far as size is concerned , might well be fertilised by ants , the visits of flying insects are much more advan- tageous . Moreover , if larger flowers were visited by.
Page 51
... visits of bees . If you touch an ant with a needle or a bristle , she is almost sure to seize it in her jaws ; and if bees , when visiting any particular plant , were liable to have the delicate tip of their proboscis seized on by the ...
... visits of bees . If you touch an ant with a needle or a bristle , she is almost sure to seize it in her jaws ; and if bees , when visiting any particular plant , were liable to have the delicate tip of their proboscis seized on by the ...
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... ants were soon glued down . Kerner is even disposed to suggest that the nectaries which occur on certain leaves are a means of protection against the unwel- come , because unprofitable , visits of creeping insects , 56 VISCIDITY OF PLANTS .
... ants were soon glued down . Kerner is even disposed to suggest that the nectaries which occur on certain leaves are a means of protection against the unwel- come , because unprofitable , visits of creeping insects , 56 VISCIDITY OF PLANTS .
Page 57
Sir John Lubbock. come , because unprofitable , visits of creeping insects , by diverting them from the flowers . Thus , then , though ants have not influenced the present condition of the vegetable kingdom to the same extent as bees ...
Sir John Lubbock. come , because unprofitable , visits of creeping insects , by diverting them from the flowers . Thus , then , though ants have not influenced the present condition of the vegetable kingdom to the same extent as bees ...
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... visits sometimes ( though very seldom in my view ) desirable . · ' They move over the house with a good degree of order , unless disturbed , occasionally spreading abroad , ransacking one point after another , till , either having found ...
... visits sometimes ( though very seldom in my view ) desirable . · ' They move over the house with a good degree of order , unless disturbed , occasionally spreading abroad , ransacking one point after another , till , either having found ...
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