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CUL-DAR73.23-26 Abstract: [Undated] Geoffroy; St Hilaire A; Cuvier F `Mem du Museum' 10 1823: 73, 134, 243 Text Image

brought back after illness. Berkely also Siris p. 123 compares a person playing music perhaps to instinct of Bees ants. — See Hartley on Habits — De l'homme et de ses facultés physiques et intellect. Propos. XXI. Dugald Stewarts absurdities are Philosophie de l'Esprit humaine. t. I. Chapt. II. p. 171 trad. Franc

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CUL-DAR207.1 Note: [Undated] Describe Bean externally & internally Text Image

Pha. vulgaris ficus 9 in:6 – Describe Bean externally internally - function relative size at different ages – nearest case of extra-floral nectary is in cotyledon of [Rist…] [insertion:] [illeg] – compare with Ruike (But one chief interest in case is that Delpino Herman Müller (?) others maintain that every floral extra-floral nectary has been developed for special purpose – to attract insects for fertilisation or to keep ants from flowers or from leaves – F (Frank) advanced case if fern, but

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CUL-DAR68.26 Note: [ny].06.07--[ny].06.08 Hundreds of Myrmica on the bracken at Hollycomb Text Image

The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online (2 June 8th. Examined several fronds with several Myrmica on them the glands were quite dry — Brushed off the ants, in from 5 to 6 minutes distinct (under a weak lens) drops of secretion appeared; observation with a watch thrice repeated; so it is no wonder that the ants remain for a long time on or near the glands.— Day not at all warm or bright; on such a day secretion probably more rapid.— The gland on a side leaf or frond, when fully developed up

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CUL-DAR68.26 Note: [ny].06.07--[ny].06.08 Hundreds of Myrmica on the bracken at Hollycomb Text Image

(Frank) June 7th Hundreds of Myrmica on the bracken at Hollycomb. Gathered The glands on which were patiently seated ( not rarely at Dependene fighting) were dry: I gathered at 5° P.m. 2 such young fronds put in water in House, in 20' small drops had appeared, — wiped them off in 45' looked again fresh small drops had appeared on some; but the evening is dark cold. — No drops or ants at the bases of the well-developed leaves, whilst on upper part of same plant both present. Next morning fronds

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A854.03 Beagle Library: Southey, Robert. 1810-19. History of Brazil. 3 vols. London: Longman, Hurst, Rees and Orme. Volume 3. Text

CHAP. XXXVII. 1742. under cover of which he ordered his hammock to be slung; but upon getting in he found that the net was of no use, having been eaten in holes by the 13 ants. The rest of the party would gladly have remained where they were for the night, but Manoel, who suffered more acutely from the flies, made them re-embark, and they fell down the river till they came to a piece of high ground, where, by favour of a slight breeze, they slept free from this torment. In the morning a

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A854.01 Beagle Library: Southey, Robert. 1810-19. History of Brazil. 3 vols. London: Longman, Hurst, Rees and Orme. Volume 1. Text

breeding sows, meaning to stock the country; these vampires bit off the teats of all, so that it was necessary to kill them and all their young. It was with great difficulty that the horses could be secured from them; they delighted to fix upon their ears, and it may well be imagined how such a pendant would terrify an animal, which of all animals seems to be the most violently agitated by fear. Plague of Ants. The ants, which are so great a curse to Brazil, were here more troublesome, though less

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A854.01 Beagle Library: Southey, Robert. 1810-19. History of Brazil. 3 vols. London: Longman, Hurst, Rees and Orme. Volume 1. Text

that house before which plenty of orange-peel was to be seen in the morning. The palm was produced from date stones, brought from Portugal. The cocoa, which had come from the Cape de Verds, bore well for a few years, then began to wither; this, it is said, was caused by an insect; the tree however was little valued, because it was not wanted, in a country already abounding with the choicest fruits. The pomegranates and melons, which would otherwise have thriven, were almost destroyed by the ants

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A854.01 Beagle Library: Southey, Robert. 1810-19. History of Brazil. 3 vols. London: Longman, Hurst, Rees and Orme. Volume 1. Text

prope infinitis. Si quos forte benignior, servaret natura, alius vastante regionem pestilentid, dum morientibus opem fert, contagio absumitur: alius ut pietas ne absit a castris militi occumbit, ubi morbl solent grassari liberius, mors tamquam de suo messem copiosam legere. P. 35. 92. Ants, p. 319.] Pauw (Recherches, t. 1. p. 8.) says, that when the Dutch possessed their conquest in Brazil, a project for destroying the ants was presented to the West India Company, but that it was never made public

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A854.01 Beagle Library: Southey, Robert. 1810-19. History of Brazil. 3 vols. London: Longman, Hurst, Rees and Orme. Volume 1. Text

flourish. This Captaincy was far enough to the South for wheat and barley to grow, but they were little cultivated, because the settlers were satisfied with the food of the country; a little wheat only was raised for the wafer and for delicacies. Marmalade was made here, and sold to the other parts of Brazil. In these colder Captaincies they were free from the plague of ants, and could produce wine: there were some settlers here who made three or four pipes yearly, which they boiled to prevent it from

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CHAP. XXXVII. 1749. its original situation, because of a plague of ants, who destroyed all the young plants. It was now placed lower down the stream, near to the skirts of the great Cordillera which approaches the river in that part; but neither was this site found convenient, and preparations were then making for a second removal nearer the mountains. There were none of the comforts and luxuries here, which had been found by the first adventurers at Magdalena and Exaltacion. All the effects

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raised here was excellent; the cotton of the finest quality. The only evils of the situation were that the Muras used to infest the plantations on the shore, and that there was a plague of ants, who multiplied prodigiously in what are called Capoeiras, .. lands where the wood had been cut down, and was beginning to grow again. This town, like Serpa, suffered by the Demarcation; more than four hundred Indians fled, to escape that destructive service, and in the year 1788, whole families were still

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.. a fish more formidable than the American crocodile 122 Peace made with the Guacurus ib. Buenos Ayres a second time abandoned 126 Du ks kept to devour the crickets 127 Faction formed against C. de Vaca, who undertakes an expedition into the interior 128 The Payagoaes offer to restore what they had taken from Ayolas ib. Garcia the Portugueze 129 Aquatic tribes 130 Lake of Xarayes 132 Vampire bat 134 Plague of ants 135 Fashion of extending the ears ib. Farther accounts of Garcia 136 Messengers sent

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. 212; takes upon himself the government, ib.; threatens the Reductions, 213; prepares to oppose Garcia Ros, 224; deceives and slaughters the Guaranies, 226; advances against the Parana Reductions, 227; returns in apprehension of an attack, 228; flies, 230; sent prisoner to Lima, 232; condemned and put to death, 238. Antonio, Prior of Crato, his attempt on Brazil, i. 316. Ants, plague of, in Brazil, and on the savannahs of the Paraguay,i. 135, 319; methods proposed for destroying, 645

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the effect of chalk in destroying ants, i. 645, note. Coligny promotes the French expedition to Brazil, i. 271. [page] 91

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, i. 270; enters Rio de Janeiro, 271; conspiracy against him, 276; his conduct towards the savages, 275; his treachery, 277; returns to France, 280. Vine, introduced into Brazil, but destroyed by the ants, i. 329. Violete, pao de, or violet-wood, produced in Ibiapaba, ii. 512. Virgin, extract from Anchieta's poem to the, i. 293; said to have fought at the head of the Portugueze against the French, 655; said to have assisted in the victory of Monte das Tabocas, ii. 116; a mutilated image of

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A774.01 Beagle Library: Flinders, Matthew. 1814. A voyage to Terra Australis undertaken for the purpose of completing the discovery of that vast country, and prosecuted in the years 1801, 1802, and 1805 in His Majesty's ship the Investigator. 2 vols. London: G. and W. Nicol. vol. 1. Text

1802. January. purposes. Amongst the plants collected by Mr. Brown and his associates, was a small one of a novel kind, which we commonly called the pitcher plant. Around the root leaves are several little vases lined with spiny hairs, and these were generally found to contain a sweetish water, and also a number of dead ants. It cannot be asserted that the ants were attracted by the water, and prevented by the spiny hairs from making their escape; but it seemed not improbable, that this was a

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flowers, of a light yellow, tinged with purple: both were entirely destitute of leaves, and their woods remarkably brittle. There did not appear to be any fixed inhabitants upon Possession Island; but from a fire which had been recently extinguished, and the shells and bones of turtle scattered around, it was supposed to have been visited not many days before. The bushes were full of small, green ants; which proved exceedingly troublesome to those who had sufficient hardihood to penetrate their

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A774.02 Beagle Library: Flinders, Matthew. 1814. A voyage to Terra Australis undertaken for the purpose of completing the discovery of that vast country, and prosecuted in the years 1801, 1802, and 1805 in His Majesty's ship the Investigator. 2 vols. London: G. and W. Nicol. vol. 2. Text

highest bore S. 29 E., one mile: these were also a part, and the most northern of Harvey's Isles. A boat was lowered down, and I landed with the botanical gentlemen on the middle islet; where we found grass and a few shrubs, and also ants, grasshoppers, and lizards. Upon the rocks were oysters of the small, crumply kind, which seemed to indicate that the sea here is not violently agitated; and in the water we saw several large turtle, but were not able to harpoon any of them. Several of the

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this small hill was the same. It has been more than once observed, that granite is amongst the substances which exert an influence upon the magnetic needle; and it is to the attraction of the ridge of mountains to the south and westward, that I attribute the great variation found in the bearings at this station. Thurs. 16. Friday 17. We returned to the tent at sunset; and there passed a disagreeable night amongst musketoes, sand flies, and ants. At four in the morning the ebb had made, and we

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residence in the winter, is of singular advantage; the numerous musketoes and sand flies, the swarms of wasps, the ants, centipedes, [page] 43