Homes Without Hands: Being a Description of the Habitations of Animals, Classed According to Their Principle of Construction |
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... tunnel - Enemies of the Sand Martin - Midges and Martins - The KINGFISHER and its habits - Its burrow and peculiar ... tunnels - Mode of feeding its young - Evil odour of its burrow - The WOOD . PECKER - Its uses and misunderstood ...
... tunnel - Enemies of the Sand Martin - Midges and Martins - The KINGFISHER and its habits - Its burrow and peculiar ... tunnels - Mode of feeding its young - Evil odour of its burrow - The WOOD . PECKER - Its uses and misunderstood ...
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... tunnels - Solitary habits of the Snail - The PIDDOCK , its habits and appearance - Structure of the Shell , and its ... tunnel and the lining thereof - Its appearance under the microscope - The " Trap - door " itself , and its structure ...
... tunnels - Solitary habits of the Snail - The PIDDOCK , its habits and appearance - Structure of the Shell , and its ... tunnel and the lining thereof - Its appearance under the microscope - The " Trap - door " itself , and its structure ...
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... Tunnels — Structure of the Ovipositor - The MIGRATORY LOCUST and its development - The ANT LION , its form , food , and mode of life -The pitfall and its structure - Mode of catching Prey - Perfect form of the Ant Lion . 151 • CHAPTER ...
... Tunnels — Structure of the Ovipositor - The MIGRATORY LOCUST and its development - The ANT LION , its form , food , and mode of life -The pitfall and its structure - Mode of catching Prey - Perfect form of the Ant Lion . 151 • CHAPTER ...
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... tunnel and mode of making the Cells - Food of the Young - The POPPY BEE - The PITH - BORING BEES and their Habits - Structure of the cells and escape of the Young - Economy of labour - Shell - nests of Bees -Wonderful adaptation to ...
... tunnel and mode of making the Cells - Food of the Young - The POPPY BEE - The PITH - BORING BEES and their Habits - Structure of the cells and escape of the Young - Economy of labour - Shell - nests of Bees -Wonderful adaptation to ...
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... tunnels - The Musquash as a builder- Form and size of its house - Mode of killing the animal by spear , gun , and trap -Its flesh and fur · • 305 CHAPTER XVI . BUILDING BIRDS . THE OVEN BIRD and its place in ornithology - Its general ...
... tunnels - The Musquash as a builder- Form and size of its house - Mode of killing the animal by spear , gun , and trap -Its flesh and fur · • 305 CHAPTER XVI . BUILDING BIRDS . THE OVEN BIRD and its place in ornithology - Its general ...
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abdomen animal antennæ ants attached Australia beak beautiful beetles body branch British British Museum build burrow called caterpillar cells cocoon colour combs common constructed covered crab creature crustacea curious earth Eciton eggs entomologists entrance example excavated Fairy Martin fastened feathers feeding feet female fibres flies gall garden genus grass ground grub habits hair hatched hole hollow humming birds hymenoptera ichneumon illustration inhabitants insect labour larva larvæ leaf leaves look male manner materials mentioned Mole Mole Cricket molluscs moth natives nearly nest nest-The ordinary parasitic pass peculiar pensile nests placed plentiful pupa pupal reader remarkable resemblance rock Sand Martin scarcely seen shape shell Shipworm side silken similar slender soft sometimes species specimens spider spot structure substance surface tail Tallegalla thick threads Titmouse tree tube tunnel twigs walls wasps Weaver Weaver Bird wings wonderful wood yellow young