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100 1 _aMoggridge, John Traherne,
_d1842-1874
245 1 0 _aHarvesting Ants and Trap-Door Spiders :
_bNotes and Observations on Their Habits and Dwellings
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2021
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
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_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
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_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2021-02-28
508 _aMark C. Orton, Tom Cosmas and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)
520 _a"Harvesting Ants and Trap-Door Spiders" by John Traherne Moggridge is a scientific publication written in the late 19th century. The work primarily focuses on providing an in-depth analysis of the habits and dwellings of harvesting ants and trap-door spiders, based on the author's observations and studies in Mediterranean regions, particularly in Mentone. It aims to contribute to the understanding of these insects' behavior, exploring both their foraging methods and habitat construction. The opening of this observational work introduces the author’s inquiry into the behaviors of harvesting ants, sparked by a discussion at the Linnean Society regarding the presence of seeds in disturbed soils. Moggridge recounts his initial skepticism about whether European ants exhibit seed-storing behaviors, challenging the prevailing opinion of the time. Through detailed observations of the ants’ activities, he documents their systematic harvesting of seeds, methods of nest construction, and the interaction of different ant species with their environment. This exploratory narrative sets the stage for a meticulous examination of the ecological role of these ants and their unique characteristics. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aAnts
653 _aTrap-door spiders
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/64654
999 _c105477
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