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Larvae, in Roman religionLarvae: see lemures lemures (lĕm`ərās', –yərēz'), in Roman religion, vampirelike ghosts of the dead; also called larvae...... Click the link for more information. . How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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It would be difficult to explain why and whither ants whose heap has been destroyed are hurrying: some from the heap dragging bits of rubbish, larvae, and corpses, others back to the heap, or why they jostle, overtake one another, and fight, and it would be equally difficult to explain what caused the Russians after the departure of the French to throng to the place that had formerly been Moscow. On the muddy and wet gravel-walks I found the larvae of this lampyris in great numbers: they resembled in general form the female of the English glowworm. Nevertheless, the ants tend the Lomechusa larvae with the same care they bestow on their own young. |
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