Aphis salicis will enable the most common observer to satisfy himself on this head. On looking steadfastly for a few minutes on a group of these insects, while feeding on the bark of the willow, one perceives a few of them elevate their bodies, and a... On the History and Natural Arrangement of Insects - Pagina 143door William Swainson, William Edward Shuckard - 1840 - 406 pagina’sVolledige weergave - Over dit boek
| Alexander Hunter - 1803 - 622 pagina’s
...minutes at a group of these insects while feeding on thebark of the Willow, oneperceives a few of them elevate their bodies and a transparent substance evidently...which is immediately followed by a similar motion and discharge like a small shower from a great number of others. At first I was not aware that the substance... | |
| Edmund Burke - 1807 - 1004 pagina’s
...group of these in" sects, while feeding on the bark of " the willow, one perceives a few of " them k WG '^k, ] , ; 8 ;# ; { ԑS s >9 B m 57 X A im" mediately followed by a similar " motion and discharge, like a small *' shower, from a great number... | |
| 1832 - 652 pagina’s
...minutes on a group of these insects, while feeding on the bark of the willow, one perceives a few of them elevate their bodies, and a transparent substance...which is immediately followed by a similar motion and discharge, like a small shower, from a great number of others. At first, 1 was not aware that the substance... | |
| Georges baron Cuvier - 1832 - 998 pagina’s
...minutes on a group of these insects, while feeding on the bark of the willow, one perceives a few of them elevate their bodies, and a transparent substance...which is immediately followed by a similar motion and discharge, like a small shower, from a great number of others. At first, I was not aware that the substance... | |
| Scientific and technical reader - 1869 - 408 pagina’s
...willow, a few of them will be perceived to elevate their bodies, arid a transparent substance will evidently drop from them ; which is immediately followed...from a great number of others. On placing a piece of writing-paper under a mass of these insects, it soon became thickly spotted; holding it a longer time,... | |
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