The Contemplative Philosopher: Or, Short Essays on the Various Objects of Nature Throughout the Year; with Poetical Illus., and Moral Reflections on Each Subject, Том 2Sherwood, Neely & Jones, 1817 |
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... eggs , and for affording convenient habitations to the worms which proceed from them , till their trans- formation into wasps . In general , the cells of the wasps are formed of a kind of paper , which , with great dexterity , is fabri ...
... eggs , and for affording convenient habitations to the worms which proceed from them , till their trans- formation into wasps . In general , the cells of the wasps are formed of a kind of paper , which , with great dexterity , is fabri ...
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... eggs , the worms which are hatched from them , the nymphs , and the young wasps till they are able to fly . Wasps ' nests are not always composed of an equal number of combs . They sometimes consist of fifteen , and sometimes of eleven ...
... eggs , the worms which are hatched from them , the nymphs , and the young wasps till they are able to fly . Wasps ' nests are not always composed of an equal number of combs . They sometimes consist of fifteen , and sometimes of eleven ...
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... egg , a worm , or a nymph . The eggs are white , transparent , of an oblong figure , and differ in size , according to the kind of wasps which are to proceed from them . Some of them are no larger than the head of a small pin . They are ...
... egg , a worm , or a nymph . The eggs are white , transparent , of an oblong figure , and differ in size , according to the kind of wasps which are to proceed from them . Some of them are no larger than the head of a small pin . They are ...
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... egg . As wasps of different sexes differ greatly in size , they know how to construct cells proportioned to the dimensions of the fly that is to proceed from the egg which the female deposits in them . The neuters are six times smaller ...
... egg . As wasps of different sexes differ greatly in size , they know how to construct cells proportioned to the dimensions of the fly that is to proceed from the egg which the female deposits in them . The neuters are six times smaller ...
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... eggs , and feeds the worms which proceed from them . Whenever any of these neuter worms are transformed into flies , they immediately assist their parent in augmenting the number of cells and combs , and in feeding the young worms ...
... eggs , and feeds the worms which proceed from them . Whenever any of these neuter worms are transformed into flies , they immediately assist their parent in augmenting the number of cells and combs , and in feeding the young worms ...
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