 | William Kirby, William Spence - Entomology - 1843 - 452 pages
...general number of distinct strokes in succession is from seven to nine or eleven. They follow each other quickly, and are repeated at uncertain intervals....moderately with the nail upon the table; and when familiarised, the insect will answer very readily the tap of the nail.1 The queen bee has long been... | |
 | William Benjamin Carpenter - 1843 - 610 pages
...continually repeated ; whilst if no answer be returned, the animal repeats the signal in another place. The noise exactly resembles that produced by tapping...moderately with the nail upon the table ; and when familiarised, the insect will very readily answer this imitation. The most remarkable example of the... | |
 | William Kirby, William Spence - Entomology - 1846 - 642 pages
...general number of distinct strokes in succession is from seven to nine or eleven. They follow each other quickly, and are repeated at uncertain intervals....the insect will answer very readily the tap of the nail.2 The queen bee has long been celebrated for a peculiar sound, producing the most extraordinary... | |
 | American periodicals - 1848 - 602 pages
...strokes in succession, is from seven to nine or eleven. They follow each other quickly, and are repeatC'l at uncertain intervals. In old houses, where these...abound, they may be heard in warm weather during the day. The noise exactly resembles that produced by tapping moderately with the nail upon the table ;... | |
 | American periodicals - 1849 - 638 pages
...general number of distinct strokes in succession is from seven to nine or eleven. They follow each other quickly, and are repeated at uncertain intervals....abound, they may be heard in warm weather during the day. The noise exactly resembles that produced by lapping moderately with the nail upon the table ;... | |
 | Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1853 - 1032 pages
...general number of distinct strokes in succession is from seven to nine or eleven. They follow each other quickly, and are repeated at uncertain intervals. In old houses, where these inMCts abound, they may be heard in warm weather during the whole day. The noise exactly resembles... | |
 | William Benjamin Carpenter - 1854 - 802 pages
...if no answer be returned, the animal changes its situation before again making its presence known. The noise exactly resembles that produced by tapping moderately with the nail upon the table ; and the insect may often be brought to answer this imitation, as well as the real sound of its own kind.... | |
 | John Timbs - Common fallacies - 1858 - 274 pages
...from seven to nine or eleven. They follow each other quickly, and are repeated at irregular intervals. The noise exactly resembles that produced by tapping moderately with the nail upon a table ; and when familiarised, the insect will answer very readily the tap of the nail. The superstition... | |
 | John Timbs - 1858 - 296 pages
...from seven to nine or eleven. They follow each other quickly, and are repeated at irregular intervals. The noise exactly resembles that produced by tapping moderately with the nail upou a table ; and when familiarised, the insect will answer very readily the tap of the nail. The... | |
 | William Benjamin Carpenter - Physiology - 1859 - 632 pages
...continually repeated, whilst if no answer be returned the animal repeats the signal in another place. The noise exactly resembles that produced by tapping...moderately with the nail upon the table ; and, when familiarised, the insect will very readily answer this imitation. — The most remarkable example of... | |
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... beats its head with great force and agility upon the plane of position ; and its strokes are so powerful as to make a considerable impression if they fall upon any substance softer than wood. The general number of distinct strokes in succession is... 
