"... on these expanded membranes [butterfly wings] Nature……" — Henry Walter Bates
"... on these expanded membranes [butterfly wings] Nature writes, as on a tablet, the story of the modifications of species, so truly do all changes of the organisation register themselves thereon. Moreover, the same colour-patterns of the wings generally show, with great regularity, the degrees of blood-relationship of the species. As the laws of nature must be the same for all beings, the conclusions furnished by this group of insects must be applicable to the whole world."
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Henry Walter Bates
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12 Quotes by Henry Walter Bates
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I was obliged, at last, to come to the conclusion that the contemplation of nature alone is not sufficient to…
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Their elegant shape, showy colors, and slow, sailing mode of flight, make them very attractive objects, and their numbers are…
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Besides alligators, the only animals to be feared are the poisonous serpents. These are certainly common enough in the forest,…
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It was with deep interest that my companion and myself, both now about to see and examine the beauties of…
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The poor monkey, quietly seated on the ground, seemed to be in sore trouble at this display of anger.
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I suffered most inconvenience from the difficulty of getting news from the civilised world down river, from the irregularity of…
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The study of butterflies-creatures selected as the types of airiness and frivolity-instead of being despised, will some day be valued…
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The people were simpler, more peaceable and friendly in their manners and dispositions; and assassinations, which give the southern provinces…
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The city and province were given up to anarchy; the coloured people, elated with victory, proclaimed the slaughter of all…
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They took their meals together; and it was remarked on such occasions, when the friendship of animals is put to…
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