Homes Without Hands: Being a Description of the Habitations of Animals, Classed According to Their Principle of ConstructionLongmans, Green and Company, 1866 - 632 páginas |
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... Hair of the Bird Spider - The TARANTULA - its ferocity and courage - The TRAP - DOOR SPIDER - Its tunnel and the lining thereof - Its appearance under the microscope - The " Trap - door " itself , and its structure - Curious example of ...
... Hair of the Bird Spider - The TARANTULA - its ferocity and courage - The TRAP - DOOR SPIDER - Its tunnel and the lining thereof - Its appearance under the microscope - The " Trap - door " itself , and its structure - Curious example of ...
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... hair , and partly by that of the skin . The hair of the Mole is notable for its velvety aspect , and its want of " set . " The tips of the hairs do not point in any par- ticular direction , but may be pressed equally forwards or back ...
... hair , and partly by that of the skin . The hair of the Mole is notable for its velvety aspect , and its want of " set . " The tips of the hairs do not point in any par- ticular direction , but may be pressed equally forwards or back ...
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... hair , and the characteristic changeability of the blackish- brown hues is owing to this structure . Perhaps the reader may not have noticed that when the fur of the Mole has been thoroughly cleansed , it has a strong iridescence in ...
... hair , and the characteristic changeability of the blackish- brown hues is owing to this structure . Perhaps the reader may not have noticed that when the fur of the Mole has been thoroughly cleansed , it has a strong iridescence in ...
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... the very roots of the hair , it is so exceedingly costly , that a mantle made of that fur is only to be purchased by millionaires , or placed on imperial shoulders . I am afraid to say how many 18 HOMES WITHOUT HANDS .
... the very roots of the hair , it is so exceedingly costly , that a mantle made of that fur is only to be purchased by millionaires , or placed on imperial shoulders . I am afraid to say how many 18 HOMES WITHOUT HANDS .
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... hair . The disposition of the Prairie Dog is pleasant and sociable , and the little creature is very susceptible of domestication . There are at the present time ( July , 1863 ) two fine specimens of this animal in the Zoological ...
... hair . The disposition of the Prairie Dog is pleasant and sociable , and the little creature is very susceptible of domestication . There are at the present time ( July , 1863 ) two fine specimens of this animal in the Zoological ...
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Homes Without Hands: Being a Description of the Habitations of Animals ... John George Wood Visualização integral - 1866 |
Homes Without Hands: Being a Description of the Habitations of Animals ... John George Wood Visualização integral - 1866 |
Homes Without Hands: Being a Description of the Habitations of Animals ... John George Wood Visualização integral - 1866 |
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