The National Geographic Magazine, Volume 72National Geographic Society., 1938 - Geography Indexes kept up to date with supplements. |
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Page 65
... Sometimes , instead of breaking into fresh cells , they use old ones from which the mud daubers have emerged . THE MUD . DAUBERS ' . TENANTS Old mud - wasp cells are much in demand , being used by a number of other wasps , some bees ...
... Sometimes , instead of breaking into fresh cells , they use old ones from which the mud daubers have emerged . THE MUD . DAUBERS ' . TENANTS Old mud - wasp cells are much in demand , being used by a number of other wasps , some bees ...
Page 216
... sometimes concealed in the reeds , sometimes quite conspicuous in the open , and anchored to only a few bulrushes . Their eggs are light tan in ground color with numerous pinhead black specks . They lay from 6 to 15 eggs , and like the ...
... sometimes concealed in the reeds , sometimes quite conspicuous in the open , and anchored to only a few bulrushes . Their eggs are light tan in ground color with numerous pinhead black specks . They lay from 6 to 15 eggs , and like the ...
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... sometimes reach a circumference of ninety feet , but their height is not proportionate . " Big around as a house but only two stories high " is a good description . The mighty trunk is anchored by roots which flare out like the flying ...
... sometimes reach a circumference of ninety feet , but their height is not proportionate . " Big around as a house but only two stories high " is a good description . The mighty trunk is anchored by roots which flare out like the flying ...
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Algonquian Indians | 57 |
Soaring Heights of New Hampshire Attract | 73 |
Admiral Byrds Second | 105 |
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