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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... seizes with great force , at the same time stretch- ing out its neck and hissing . Whatever it once seizes in its mouth it holds so tenaciously , that it will suffer itself to be raised up rather than quit its hold . It lies concealed ...
... seizes with great force , at the same time stretch- ing out its neck and hissing . Whatever it once seizes in its mouth it holds so tenaciously , that it will suffer itself to be raised up rather than quit its hold . It lies concealed ...
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... seizes them by the tail , having then nothing to fear from their formidable teeth . They range very far over the ocean . One of them was seen in latitude 30 ° north , sleeping on the surface of the water , apparently about midway ...
... seizes them by the tail , having then nothing to fear from their formidable teeth . They range very far over the ocean . One of them was seen in latitude 30 ° north , sleeping on the surface of the water , apparently about midway ...
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... for the smaller species of snails , worms , and insects ; and the structure of their tongue is admirably adapted to seize and secure this prey the root is attached : I to the fore - part of the mouth , 24 THE COMMON FROG .
... for the smaller species of snails , worms , and insects ; and the structure of their tongue is admirably adapted to seize and secure this prey the root is attached : I to the fore - part of the mouth , 24 THE COMMON FROG .
Page 25
... seize on any object , it darts it out with great agility , and the prey is secured on its broad and jagged glutinous extremity . This it swallows with so instantaneous a motion that the eye can scarcely follow it * . 25 Nothing can ...
... seize on any object , it darts it out with great agility , and the prey is secured on its broad and jagged glutinous extremity . This it swallows with so instantaneous a motion that the eye can scarcely follow it * . 25 Nothing can ...
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... they instantly seize it . A knowledge of this circumstance enabled Dr. Townson to feed his favourite Tree Frog , Musidora , * Townson's Tracts , 51 . through the winter . Before the flies , which were D 2 THE TREE FROG . 35 1 ...
... they instantly seize it . A knowledge of this circumstance enabled Dr. Townson to feed his favourite Tree Frog , Musidora , * Townson's Tracts , 51 . through the winter . Before the flies , which were D 2 THE TREE FROG . 35 1 ...
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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