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" The scene of warfare occupied a space of about three feet square ; a penetrating odour exhaled from all sides ; numbers of dead ants were seen covered with venom. The ants, composing groups and chains, laid hold of each other's legs and pincers, and dragged... "
Treasury of the animal world, ed. by W. Anderson - Page 62
by Treasury - 1854
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The Edinburgh Review: Or Critical Journal, Volume 145

1877 - 594 pages
...were engaged in the attack and leading away prisoners. The latter made several ineffectual efforts to escape, as if aware that upon their arrival at...numbers of dead ants were seen covered with venom. Those ants composing groups and chains took hold of each other's legs and pincers and dragged their...
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Spirit of the English Magazines, Volume 8

1821 - 498 pages
...J revisited it.—f. attack and leading away prisoners. The latter made several ineffectual efforts to escape, as if aware that, upon their arrival at...numbers of dead ants were seen covered with venom. Those ants composing groups and chains, took hold of each other's legs and pincers, and dragged their...
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The republic of the ants; a poem, by the author of the Monarchy of the bees

Republic - 1822 - 114 pages
...battle commenced. Thousands of Ants took their stations on the highest ground, -and fought in pairs. The scene of warfare occupied a space of about three feet square, numbers of dead Ants were seen covered with venom. They were sometimes so closely wedged together that...
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The Percy Anecdotes: Original and Select, Volume 9

Reuben Percy - 1826 - 380 pages
...prisoners. The latter made several ineffectual efforts to escape, as if aware that, upon their arrival, they would experience a cruel death. The scene of...warfare occupied a space of about three feet square. Those ants composing groups and chains, took hold of each other's legs and pincers, and dragged their...
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The Natural History of Insects, Volume 1

James Rennie - 1829 - 342 pages
...escape, as- if aware that, upon reaching the camp, a cruel death awaited them. The field of battle occupied a space of about three feet square : a penetrating odour exhaled on all sides ; and numbers of dead ants were seen covered with venom. The ants composing groups and...
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Monthly Review; Or Literary Journal Enlarged

1830 - 658 pages
...to escape, as if aware that, upon reaching the camp, a cruel death awaited them. The field of battle occupied a space of about three feet square: a penetrating odour exhaled on all sides; and numbers of dead ants were seen covered with venom. The ants composing groups and...
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The Monthly Repository and Library of Entertaining Knowledge, Volume 1

1831 - 412 pages
...battle occupied a (pace of about three feet square : a penetrating odour exhaled on nil sides; and numbers of dead ants were seen covered with venom....ants composing groups and chains laid hold of each others legs and pincers, and dragged their antagonists on the ground ; these groups formed successively....
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The Monthly Repository & Library of Entertaining Knowledge, Volume 1

1831 - 418 pages
...to escape, as if aware that upon reaching the camp a cruel death awaited them. The field of battle occupied a space of about three feet square : a penetrating odour exhaled on all sides ; and numbers of dead ants were seen covered with venom. The ants composing groups and...
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Atkinson's Casket, Volume 8

1833 - 666 pages
...prisoners, who endeavoured violently to escape. The scene of warfare was almost three feet square, and a penetrating odour exhaled from all sides. Numbers of dead ants were seen covered with venom. The little creatures laid iiiilH of each other's legs and pincers, and dragged their antagonists on the...
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The Book of Nature: Embracing a Condensed Survey of the Animal Kingdom as ...

1834 - 306 pages
...prisoners, who endeavoured violently to escape. The scene of warfare was almost three feet square, and a penetrating odour exhaled from all sides. Numbers of dead ants were seen covered with venom. The little creatures laid hold of each other's legs and pincers, and dragged their antagonists on the ground....
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