 | 1821 - 498 pages
...from the ant-hill as so many rays from a centre, and frequently by an immense number of combatants, wars between hordes of the same species, for they...inhabitants of two large ant-hills engaged in spirited combat. I cannot pretend to say what occasioned discord between these republics. They were composed... | |
 | Anecdotes - 1826 - 376 pages
...their dominions over every insect in their territory. It is in these forest (continues the same authoi) I have witnessed the inhabitants of two large ant-hills, engaged in spirited combat. They were composed of ants of the same species, alike in their extent and population, and were... | |
 | James Rennie - Insects - 1829 - 342 pages
...the ant-hill, like so many radii from a centre, and frequented by an immense number of combatants; wars between hordes of the same species, for they are naturally enemies, and jealous of any encroachment upon the terrritory which surrounds their capital. It is in these forests I have witnessed... | |
 | 1831 - 418 pages
...they are naturally enemies, and jealous of any encroachment upon the territory which surrounds their capital. It is in these forests I have witnessed the inhabitants of two large ant-hills engaged in a spirited combat ; two empires could not have brought into the field a more numerous or more determined... | |
 | 1831 - 418 pages
...the ant-hill, like so many radii from a centre, and frequented by an immense number of combatants; wars between hordes of the same species, for they are naturally enemies, and jealous of any encroachment upon the territory which surrounds their capital. It is in these forests I have witnessed... | |
 | American literature - 1833 - 666 pages
...diverging from the ant-hill like so many rays from a centre, frequented by an immense number of combatants of the same species, for they are naturally enemies, and jealous of encroachment. I have witnessed in these forest! the inhabitants of two large ant-hills engaged in spirited... | |
 | Natural history - 1834 - 306 pages
...diverging from the ant-hill like so many rays from a centre, frequented by an immense number of combatants of the same species, for they are naturally enemies, and jealous of encroachment. I have witnessed in these forests the inhabitants of two large ant-hills engaged in spirited... | |
 | C. T - 1847 - 316 pages
...diverging from the ant-hill like so many rays from a centre, frequented by an immense number of combatants of the same species, for they are naturally enemies, and jealous of any encroachment upon the territory which surrounds their capitals. I have BATTLES OF ANTS. 203 witnessed... | |
 | Treasury - 1854 - 278 pages
...diverging from the ant-hill, like so many rays from a centre, frequented by an immense number of combatants of the same species ; for they are naturally enemies, and jealous of any encroachment upon the territory which surrounds their capitals. I have witnessed in these forests... | |
 | William Smellie, John Ware - Animal behavior - 1860 - 468 pages
...skill, and the other's fangs would do their work. "The contest continued for more than twenty -four hours, when, every combatant appearing to be dead,...account was furnished by Mr. ZA Willard, of Boston, upon whose good faith, and accuracy of observation and description, entire reliance may be placed.... | |
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Huber, furnishes a specimen of these remarkable contests. " If we wish to behold regular armies, war in all its forms, we must visit those forests in which the fallow ants establish their dominion over every insect in their territory. We shall there see... 
