10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «UNEATABLENESS»
Discover the use of
uneatableness in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
uneatableness and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Alfred Russel Wallace: Letters and Reminiscences (Complete)
He has also come to the curious and rather unexpected conclusion, that hairy
and spiny caterpillars are not protected by their hairs, but by their nauseous taste,
the hairs being merely an external mark of their uneatableness, like the gay ...
2
Contributions to the theory of natural selection
In these cases, then, both hairs and % spines would seem to be mere signs of
uneatableness. His next experiments were with those smooth gaily- coloured
caterpillars which never conceal themselves, but on the contrary appear to court
...
Alfred Russel Wallace, 1871
3
Transactions of the Royal Entomological Society of London
The metallic looking chrysalides of the two species were also invariably rejected,
thus showing that the -spines were not the cause of the uneatableness of the
larvae. Larvae which spin webs, and are gregarious, are eaten by birds, but not ...
4
Common Sense in the Household: A Manual of Practical Housewifery
If they boil fast, they toughen and shrink into uneatableness. When tender, add a
chopped onion or two, parsley, and pepper. Cover closely again, and, when it
has heated to boiling, stir in a teacupful of milk, to which have been added two ...
5
English-Assamese Dictionary
«tTl^ -sfC^tt) I w. uneatableness. Uneducated, adj. «rftf^5 I Unendurable, odj. «l^,
^f^ Uneven, arfz". «PPrfa I □6f-5tvt^ Unerring, adj. ^% C^ltC^I ; «. unerringness.
Unescapable, adj. 1*vfo Unessential, adj. 'STTfWt^h Iff 3»1^1 I Unexaininable, ...
... the dampness, the cold, the vermin, the pain of our unhealed bruises, the
scanty food and its disgusting uneatableness. The food seemed the worst feature
of our misery. So, in fact, it appears to have seemed to our despicable
companions.
7
Tropical Nature and Other Essays
Here the uneatableness of the frog was predicted from its colours and habits, and
we can have no more convincing proof of the truth of a theory than such
provisions. The universal avoidance by carnivorous animals of all these specially
...
Alfred Russel Wallace, 2013
8
Alfred Russell Wallace Contributions to the theory of ...
Inthese cases, then, both hairs and spines would seem tobe mere signs of
uneatableness. His next experiments were with those smooth gailycoloured
caterpillars which never conceal themselves, buton the contrary appeartocourt
observation.
Here the uneatableness of the frog was predicted from its colors and habits, and
we can have no more convincing proof of the truth of the theory than such
previsions. The universal avoidance by carnivorous animals of all these specially
...
But the old question comes up again — are the colors to advertise their
uneatableness, or are they the necessary outcome, and would they be the same
in a world where no living thing was preyed upon by another ? The acids or
juices that ...
