. A naturalist's wanderings in the Eastern archipelago; a narrative of travel and exploration from 1878 to 1883. Natural history. IN JAVA. 73 A colony of these bees had covered the stems of a species of Asclepias, overgrowing the face of a high cliff; and it took a sharp eye to distinguish their nests from clusters of the withered leaves of the climber. Composed of chips of leaves glued together, they were protected from the rain by a projecting roof, which for the purpose of concealment was cunningly shaped like the foliage of the plant itself. There. KEST OF THE ZETHrS CYAXOFTEKUS. was quite
. A naturalist's wanderings in the Eastern archipelago; a narrative of travel and exploration from 1878 to 1883. Natural history. IN JAVA. 73 A colony of these bees had covered the stems of a species of Asclepias, overgrowing the face of a high cliff; and it took a sharp eye to distinguish their nests from clusters of the withered leaves of the climber. Composed of chips of leaves glued together, they were protected from the rain by a projecting roof, which for the purpose of concealment was cunningly shaped like the foliage of the plant itself. There. KEST OF THE ZETHrS CYAXOFTEKUS. was quite a crowd of them, and as they circled about, their dark wings flashing in the sun as they darted out and into their nests, they reminded me of swallows about a church window. Less obtrusive, more destructive, but full of interest, are the operations of the various colonies of termites- or White-ants. It is impossible to observe the habits of those that bore in the. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Forbes, Henry O. (Henry Ogg), 1851-1932. New York, Harper
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