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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... Habitation of Animals in general ........ 290 71. On the Instinct of Affection in the Brute Creation 301 72. On the Artifices of various Kinds of Animals .... 309 73. On the Internal Structure of the Earth 320 74. On Extraneous Fossils ...
... Habitation of Animals in general ........ 290 71. On the Instinct of Affection in the Brute Creation 301 72. On the Artifices of various Kinds of Animals .... 309 73. On the Internal Structure of the Earth 320 74. On Extraneous Fossils ...
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... habitation with much dexterity and skill . There are many species of wasps , some of which unite into societies , VOL . II . B and others spend their lives in perfect solitude . But VOL IL No Page 39 On the wonderful Ingenuity of Wasps.
... habitation with much dexterity and skill . There are many species of wasps , some of which unite into societies , VOL . II . B and others spend their lives in perfect solitude . But VOL IL No Page 39 On the wonderful Ingenuity of Wasps.
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... habitations they construct do honour to their patience , their ad- dress , and sagacity . Their architecture , like that of the honey - bee , is singular , and worthy of admi- ration ; but the materials employed furnish neither honey ...
... habitations they construct do honour to their patience , their ad- dress , and sagacity . Their architecture , like that of the honey - bee , is singular , and worthy of admi- ration ; but the materials employed furnish neither honey ...
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... habitation , so populous in summer , is almost deserted in winter , and abandoned entirely in spring ; for , in this last season , not a single wasp is to be found in a nest of the preceding year . It is worthy of remark , that the ...
... habitation , so populous in summer , is almost deserted in winter , and abandoned entirely in spring ; for , in this last season , not a single wasp is to be found in a nest of the preceding year . It is worthy of remark , that the ...
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... in feeding the young worms , which are daily hatching from the eggs . In a word , this female wasp , which in spring was per- fectly solitary , without any proper habitation , and had 10 The Contemplative Philosopher . NO . XXXIX .
... in feeding the young worms , which are daily hatching from the eggs . In a word , this female wasp , which in spring was per- fectly solitary , without any proper habitation , and had 10 The Contemplative Philosopher . NO . XXXIX .
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