Ants That Build Mounds On The Western Plains
A detailed study of prairie mound building ants across Kansas to Colorado describes mound shapes, clearing radii, and the birds of labor. It details nest architecture, subterranean galleries, seed storerooms, and the three castes including queens, males, and workers with their sizes and roles. The piece notes their remarkable pebble-covering technique and nonaggressive behavior despite large mandibles and stings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central
Kansas
Plains
Texas
New Mexico
Arizona
Utah
Wyoming
Oklahoma
Nebraska
Colorado
Adnt
Finger Bowls and Hospitality in South Seas
A review of Miss Grimshaw’s In the Strange South Seas notes her focus on daily life and Polynesian hospitality rather than head-hunting. It highlights the finger bowl as a refined practice originating in the South Seas, praising its craftsmanship and disposable elegance, while contrasting it with Western notions of refinement.
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Ingram
Finn
Gould
Grandmi
Sacramento
Idaho
Gideon
Stella
Little Star
Jinny Dart
Amartca
Nevada
Grass Valley
Sally B
Ha Ghinca
Anabel Hamilton
Yie Wah
Alfred
Mr. Crocker
Juliet
Mavourneen
Miss Hamilton
Miss Anthony
Anthony
Mr. Vincent
Cape Horn
Walla
Pelion
Tartarus
Hades
Summit Tunnel
Sierras
Charley
South Seas
South Sea
Greece
New Zealand Postal Services See Rapid Growth in 1907
New Zealand reports strong gains across postal money orders savings and telegraph services. Letters rise by 6.75 million year over year, parcels post up 1.25 million, postal savings deposits reach 13.04 million, money orders gain 510000, and telegrams total 1.786 million in three months with an increase of 16 thousand.
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New Zealand
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Msi
Rocky County Lodge
Eopar of
Sty
Cadwalader
Central Pacific
C. P
Billy
Cadwallader
Alfred Vincent
Fiera
Phineas Cadwallader
Gov
Stanford
Phineas
San Francisco
Washoe
Bernard
Colfax
Gulch
Timne
Stelia
Ible
Heart
G. A. Dean
A Tate
Wwe
Wiuvey
WESCI
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