The Study of Animal LifeScribner, 1892 - Всего страниц: 375 |
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... sometimes three to five miles beneath the surface - a world of darkness relieved only by the living lamps of phosphorescence , of silent calm in which animals grow into quaint forms of great uniformity throughout wide areas , and ...
... sometimes three to five miles beneath the surface - a world of darkness relieved only by the living lamps of phosphorescence , of silent calm in which animals grow into quaint forms of great uniformity throughout wide areas , and ...
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... sometimes called " nine - eyes . " Near the base of this series is the lancelet , a small , almost translucent animal living in the sea - sand at considerable depths . It may be regarded as a far - off prophecy of a fish . Just at the ...
... sometimes called " nine - eyes . " Near the base of this series is the lancelet , a small , almost translucent animal living in the sea - sand at considerable depths . It may be regarded as a far - off prophecy of a fish . Just at the ...
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... sometimes in strong ones too -- they thrive and multiply and cause death . They are our deadliest foes , but we should get rid of them more easily if we had greater love of sunlight , for this is their most potent , as well as most ...
... sometimes in strong ones too -- they thrive and multiply and cause death . They are our deadliest foes , but we should get rid of them more easily if we had greater love of sunlight , for this is their most potent , as well as most ...
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... sometimes forms inde- pendently of earthworms , that some other animals which burrow or which devour dead plants must also help in the process , and that the constant rain of atmospheric dust , as Richthofen has especially noted , must ...
... sometimes forms inde- pendently of earthworms , that some other animals which burrow or which devour dead plants must also help in the process , and that the constant rain of atmospheric dust , as Richthofen has especially noted , must ...
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... sometimes 10-15 feet high , it must be granted that the Termites , like the earthworms , keep the soil circulating . The earth - tubes crumble to dust , which is scattered by the wind ; the rains lash the forests and soils with fury and ...
... sometimes 10-15 feet high , it must be granted that the Termites , like the earthworms , keep the soil circulating . The earth - tubes crumble to dust , which is scattered by the wind ; the rains lash the forests and soils with fury and ...
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Стр. 339 - THERE was a child went forth every day, And the first object he look'd upon, that object he became, And that object became part of him for the day or a certain part of the day, Or for many years or stretching cycles of years.
Стр. 174 - I believe a leaf of grass is no less than the journey-work of the stars, And the pismire is equally perfect, and a grain of sand, and the egg of the wren, And the tree-toad is a...
Стр. 297 - Doing this, and making the requisite addition, the formula finally stands thus :—Evolution is an integration of matter and concomitant dissipation of motion; during which the matter passes from an indefinite, incoherent homogeneity to a definite, coherent heterogeneity ; and during which the retained motion undergoes a parallel transformation.
Стр. 44 - When we reflect on this struggle, we may console ourselves with the full belief, that the war of nature is not incessant, that no fear is felt, that death is generally prompt, and that the vigorous, the healthy, and the happy survive and multiply.
Стр. 262 - It scarcely breathes with its one lung (the other shrivelled and abortive) ; it is passive to the sun and shade, and is cold or hot like a stone ; yet " it can outclimb the monkey, outswim the fish, outleap the zebra, outwrestle the athlete, and crush the tiger.
Стр. 289 - Fifthly, from their first rudiment, or primordium, to the termination of their lives, all animals undergo perpetual transformations, which are in part produced by their own exertions in consequence of their desires and aversions, of their pleasures and pains, or of irritations, or of associations; and many of these acquired forms or propensities are transmitted to their posterity.
Стр. 33 - I should premise that I use the term Struggle for Existence in a large and metaphorical sense, including dependence of one being on another, and including (which is more important) not only the life of the individual, but success in leaving progeny.
Стр. 24 - It may be doubted whether there are many other animals which have played so important a part in the history of the world, as have these lowly organized creatures.
Стр. 23 - Earth-worms, though in appearance a small and despicable link in the chain of Nature, yet, if lost, would make a lamentable chasm.
Стр. 289 - As air and water are supplied to animals in sufficient profusion, the three great objects of desire, which have changed the forms of many animals by their exertions to gratify them, are those of lust, hunger and security.