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Page 183
... LEAF - CUTTING ANTS STRIP WHOLE TREES Pieces of leaves are sheared off with their saw - edged jaws ( inset , upper right ) and carried home like waving banners by workers marching in wide columns and beating regular paths . Then the leaves ...
... LEAF - CUTTING ANTS STRIP WHOLE TREES Pieces of leaves are sheared off with their saw - edged jaws ( inset , upper right ) and carried home like waving banners by workers marching in wide columns and beating regular paths . Then the leaves ...
Page 192
... leaves in a single night . The ants carry these leaves into their nests along well - beaten trails . There they are chewed into a paste by the smaller workers . This paste is used as a stratum on which to grow the minute mushrooms on ...
... leaves in a single night . The ants carry these leaves into their nests along well - beaten trails . There they are chewed into a paste by the smaller workers . This paste is used as a stratum on which to grow the minute mushrooms on ...
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... leaves . The ants know these dwarf oaks . They move through straggly bunches of grass on a familiar path , with scant devia- tion , reaching the oak copse in fifteen min- utes . Moonlight pierces the leaves sharply , revealing the ants ...
... leaves . The ants know these dwarf oaks . They move through straggly bunches of grass on a familiar path , with scant devia- tion , reaching the oak copse in fifteen min- utes . Moonlight pierces the leaves sharply , revealing the ants ...
Contents
Among the Big Trees of California By JOHN R WHITE 219 | ix |
Sunshine Land of Fruits Flowers Movies and Sport 41 ills in color from natural color | xii |
Color and Customs of Swedens Château Country 13 ills in color from natural color photo | xv |
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