Book 13. (7 results) Explorers of Gor (Context Quote)
| Chapter # | Sentence # | Quote |
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| 32 | 206 | In the View more quotes about ground">ground zone, and on the ground itself, are certain birds, some flighted, like the hook-billed gort, which preys largely on rodents, such as ground urts, and the insectivorous whistling finch, and some unflighted, like the grub borer and land gim. |
| 32 | 207 | Along the river, of course, many other species of birds may be found, such as jungle gants, tufted fishers and ring-necked and yellow-legged waders. |
| 32 | 208 | Also in the ground zone are varieties of snake, such as the ost and hith, and numerous species of insects. |
| 32 | 209 | The rock spider has been mentioned, and termites, also. |
| 32 | 210 | Termites, incidentally, are extremely important to the ecology of the forest. |
| 32 | 211 | In their feeding they break down and destroy the branches and trunks of fallen trees. |
| 32 | 212 | The termite "dust," thereafter, by the action of bacteria, is reduced to humus, and the humus to nitrogen and mineral materials. |
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In the ground zone, and on the ground itself, are certain birds, some flighted, like the hook-billed gort, which preys largely on rodents, such as ground urts, and the insectivorous whistling finch, and some unflighted, like the grub borer and land gim.
Along the river, of course, many other species of birds may be found, such as jungle gants, tufted fishers and ring-necked and yellow-legged waders.
Also in the ground zone are varieties of snake, such as the ost and hith, and numerous species of insects.
The rock spider has been mentioned, and termites, also.
Termites, incidentally, are extremely important to the ecology of the forest.
In their feeding they break down and destroy the branches and trunks of fallen trees.
The termite "dust," thereafter, by the action of bacteria, is reduced to humus, and the humus to nitrogen and mineral materials.
- (Explorers of Gor)