 | William Kirby, William Spence - Entomology - 1818 - 568 pages
...to detach a triangular portion. When this hangs by the last fibre, lest its weight should carry her to the ground, she balances her little wings for flight,...these diminutive creatures mete out the materials of their work into portions of an ellipse, into ovals or circles, accurately accommodating the dimensions... | |
 | William Kirby, William Spence - Entomology - 1822 - 618 pages
...to detach a triangular portion. When this hangs by the last fibre, lest its weight should carry her to the ground, she balances her little wings for flight, and the very moment it parts from the leal' flies off with it in triumph ; the detached portion remaining bent between her legs in a direction... | |
 | Botany - 1830 - 612 pages
...to detach a triangnlar portion. When this lianas by the last fibre, lest its weight should carry her to the ground, she balances her little wings for flight,...direction perpendicular to her body. Thus without rule or compass do these diminutive creatures mete out the materials of their work into portions of an elipse,... | |
 | Botany - 1830 - 614 pages
...ground, she balances her little wings for flight, find the very moment it part« from itt leaf, fliej off with it in triumph ; the detached portion remaining bent between her hi« in a direction perpendicular to her body. Thus withuut rule or compass do these 'inNnutire creatures... | |
 | 1838 - 886 pages
...lest its weight should carry her to the ground, and the very moment it pans from the parent stock she flies off with it in triumph, the detached portion remaining bent between her legs, and being perpendicular to her body. There are seven or eight British species belonging to this genus,... | |
 | William Kirby, William Spence - Entomology - 1846 - 642 pages
...to detach a triangular portion. When this hangs by the last fibre, lest its weight should carry her to the ground, she balances her little wings for flight,...these diminutive creatures mete out the materials of their work into portions of an ellipse, into ovals or circles, accurately accommodating the dimensions... | |
 | Samuel Maunder - Animals - 1848 - 924 pages
...ground, «he balance! her little wings for flight, and the very moment ft part« from the leaf Aid off with It in triumph ; the detached portion remaining bent between her legs in a direction i- ij viidkular to her body. Thue without rule or coin ¡ >ачч.'* do these diminutive creatures... | |
 | Robert Kemp Philp - 408 pages
...triangular portion, and when this hangs by the last fibre, as if fearful lest its weight should bring her to the ground, she balances her little wings for flight, and the moment it becomes detached she flies off with her prize in triumph. Thus, without rule or compass,... | |
 | Dionysius Lardner - Arts - 1856 - 456 pages
...connection of the part thus cut off with the leaf is broken, she carries it off in triumph to her nest, the detached portion remaining bent between her legs...direction perpendicular to her body. Thus, without rule or compass, do these little creatures measure out the material of their work into ovals, or circles, or... | |
 | WILLIAM KIRBY, M.A. F.R.S. F.L.S. - 1858 - 676 pages
...to detach a triangular portion. When this hangs by the last fibre, lest its weight should carry her to the ground, she balances her little wings for flight,...these diminutive creatures mete out the materials of their work into portions of an ellipse, into ovals or circles, accurately accommodating the dimensions... | |
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... station upon its edge so that the margin passes between her legs. With her strong mandibles she cuts without intermission in a curve line so as to detach a triangular portion. When this hangs by the last fibre, lest its weight should carry her to... 
