Animal Biography, Or, Authentic Anecdotes of the Lives, Manners, and Economy, of the Animal Creation: Arranged According to the System of LinnaeusR. Phillips, 1805 |
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Page 44
... cells of a bee - hive . They are of a circular form , about half an inch deep , and each nearly a quarter of an inch in dia- meter . They are at a little distance from each SYNONYMS . Rana Pipa . Linn . Le Pipa , ou Cururu . La Cepede ...
... cells of a bee - hive . They are of a circular form , about half an inch deep , and each nearly a quarter of an inch in dia- meter . They are at a little distance from each SYNONYMS . Rana Pipa . Linn . Le Pipa , ou Cururu . La Cepede ...
Page 269
... cell of clammy earth , about the size of a hen's egg , closed up on every side , and within as large as two hazel nuts . The eggs , amount- ing to nearly a hundred and fifty , are white , and about the size of caraway comfits ; they are ...
... cell of clammy earth , about the size of a hen's egg , closed up on every side , and within as large as two hazel nuts . The eggs , amount- ing to nearly a hundred and fifty , are white , and about the size of caraway comfits ; they are ...
Page 275
... and round their curious regular cells , having no fore - claws to dig with , like the mole cricket . When taken into the hand , they never attempt to defend T 2 THE FIELD CRICKET . 275 vertently squeezed to death. Out of one thus bruis- ...
... and round their curious regular cells , having no fore - claws to dig with , like the mole cricket . When taken into the hand , they never attempt to defend T 2 THE FIELD CRICKET . 275 vertently squeezed to death. Out of one thus bruis- ...
Page 287
... cell does not contain more than from twelve to twenty , so that by this means they often do much damage to the trees which they frequent . The chrysalids of these insects are not torpid , as in many others , but have six legs , and ...
... cell does not contain more than from twelve to twenty , so that by this means they often do much damage to the trees which they frequent . The chrysalids of these insects are not torpid , as in many others , but have six legs , and ...
Page 307
... cell for the insect , which takes place about the mid- dle of March . The insect is now , in appearance , an oval smooth red bag , without life , about the size of a small American Cochineal insect , emarginated at the obtuse end , and ...
... cell for the insect , which takes place about the mid- dle of March . The insect is now , in appearance , an oval smooth red bag , without life , about the size of a small American Cochineal insect , emarginated at the obtuse end , and ...
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abdomen afterwards animal animalcules antennæ appear become bees Beetle belly body bottom Brit caterpillars cells chrysalis claws colour common covered creature deposit devour distance dorsal fin earth eggs elytra extremely eyes feed feelers feet female fins fish flies four frequently Frog furnished ground grubs half hatched head holes inch in length inhabitants insects jaws kind labour larva larvæ leaves legs Linn Linnæan Linnæus live male manner Mole Crickets months motion mouth nearly nest observed Oppian oviparous pectoral fins Phil plants prey proboscis produced propolis quadrupeds resemblance rivers says seems seen seize shell side skin snails snake sometimes soon spawn species spiders substance surface Surinam swallow tail teeth thick thorax threads tion torpid Tran trees tribe tube vessels viviparous Wasps weather whole wings winter worms young Zool