Ants, bees, and wasps : a record of observations on the habits of the social hymenoptera /
"This volume contains the record of various experiments made with ants, bees, and wasps, during the past ten years; and most of which have appeared in the 'Journal of the Linnean Society, ' for the years 1874 to 1882. I have, whenever it seemed necessary, carefully recorded the month...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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London :
Kegan, Paul, Trench,
1898
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| Edition: | 14th ed., rev. |
| Series: | International scientific series ;
v. 40 |
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | "This volume contains the record of various experiments made with ants, bees, and wasps, during the past ten years; and most of which have appeared in the 'Journal of the Linnean Society, ' for the years 1874 to 1882. I have, whenever it seemed necessary, carefully recorded the month during which the observations were made; for the instincts and behaviour of ants, bees, and wasps are by no means the same throughout the year. My object has been not so much to describe the usual habits of these insects as to test their mental condition and powers of sense. I do not attempt to give anything like a full life-history of ants, but I have here reproduced the substance of two Royal Institution lectures, which may serve as an introduction to the subject. I hope that my volume will at least show the great interest of the subject, and the numerous problems which still remain to be solved"--Preface. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2012 APA, all rights reserved). |
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| Item Description: | Electronic resource. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xvii, 436 pages, 7 plates of leaves) : illustrations (some color). |
| Format: | Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |