. The sacred beetle, and others [microform]. Beetles; Coléoptères. CHAPTER XII. THE : THE PUBLIC HEALTH TO complete the cycle of the year In the adult form, to see one's self surrounded by one's sons at the spring festival, to double and treble one's famllv: that surely is a most exceptional privilege in the insect world. The Bees, the aristocracy of instinct, perish once the honey-pot Is filled; the Butterflies, the aristocracy not of instinct but of dress, die when they have fastened their of eggs In a propitious spot; the richly-armoured Ground-beetles succumb when the ger
. The sacred beetle, and others [microform]. Beetles; Coléoptères. CHAPTER XII. THE : THE PUBLIC HEALTH TO complete the cycle of the year In the adult form, to see one's self surrounded by one's sons at the spring festival, to double and treble one's famllv: that surely is a most exceptional privilege in the insect world. The Bees, the aristocracy of instinct, perish once the honey-pot Is filled; the Butterflies, the aristocracy not of instinct but of dress, die when they have fastened their of eggs In a propitious spot; the richly-armoured Ground-beetles succumb when the germs of a posterity are scattered beneath the stones. So with the others, except among the social Insects, where the mother survives, either alone or accompanied by her attendants. It is a general law: the Insect is born orphaned of both its pa'-ents. And lo, by an un- expected turn of fate, the humble scavenger escapes the catastrophes that devour the mighty! The Dung-beetle, sated with days, becomes a patriarch. This longevity explains first of all a fact 272. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Fabre, J. Henri (Jean Henri), 1823-1915. Toronto : McClelland, Goodchild & Stewart
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