The Columbian Cyclopedia, Volume 2Garretson, Cox, 1897 - Encyclopedias and dictionaries |
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... inches long , and of which the interior was rendered per- fectly concave . There are other species , sometimes called Carpenter Ants , which make their habitations in the trunks of old trees , gnawing the wood into apartments and ...
... inches long , and of which the interior was rendered per- fectly concave . There are other species , sometimes called Carpenter Ants , which make their habitations in the trunks of old trees , gnawing the wood into apartments and ...
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... inches high at the shoulder , while the largest species measure 5 or 6 feet . Almost all the species of antelopes are peaceable , timid animals , and are distinguished by their agility and fleetness . Most of them are gregarious . Some ...
... inches high at the shoulder , while the largest species measure 5 or 6 feet . Almost all the species of antelopes are peaceable , timid animals , and are distinguished by their agility and fleetness . Most of them are gregarious . Some ...
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... inch long and has a considerable general resemblance to a dragon - fly . The larva is rather more than half an inch long ; it has a very large abdomen , and a small head , which , however , is a Ant - lion , a . larva ; b . perfect ...
... inch long and has a considerable general resemblance to a dragon - fly . The larva is rather more than half an inch long ; it has a very large abdomen , and a small head , which , however , is a Ant - lion , a . larva ; b . perfect ...
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... inches deep . After about two years the larva spins its cocoon . Several species occur in the United States . ANTOMMARCHI , ân - tom - mar'kē , FRANCESCO : b . Cor- sica , in the second half of the 18th c .; d . 1838 , Apr. 3 : a well ...
... inches deep . After about two years the larva spins its cocoon . Several species occur in the United States . ANTOMMARCHI , ân - tom - mar'kē , FRANCESCO : b . Cor- sica , in the second half of the 18th c .; d . 1838 , Apr. 3 : a well ...
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... inches in length . A. Cunninghamii , now also ranked in the new genus Eutassa or Altingia , the MORETON BAY PINE , a native of the shores of Moreton Bay and banks of the Brisbane river in New South Wales , very much resembles the last ...
... inches in length . A. Cunninghamii , now also ranked in the new genus Eutassa or Altingia , the MORETON BAY PINE , a native of the shores of Moreton Bay and banks of the Brisbane river in New South Wales , very much resembles the last ...
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