. Eye spy : afield with nature among flowers and animate things . Natural history; Insects; Natural history. -*;. .^rf^'TTTr-xFTTF-nir"!. -», _:;::!r~' F all the insects which occasionally claim our attention in our country rambles, there is probably no ex- ample more entitled to our distin- guished consideration than the ple- beian, commonly despised, but ad- ', —- mittedly amusing beetle known the country over as the funny " tumble- ; As we see him now, so he has always been— the same in appearance, the same in habits; 3'et how has he fallen from grace! how humbled in the
. Eye spy : afield with nature among flowers and animate things . Natural history; Insects; Natural history. -*;. .^rf^'TTTr-xFTTF-nir"!. -», _:;::!r~' F all the insects which occasionally claim our attention in our country rambles, there is probably no ex- ample more entitled to our distin- guished consideration than the ple- beian, commonly despised, but ad- ', —- mittedly amusing beetle known the country over as the funny " tumble- ; As we see him now, so he has always been— the same in appearance, the same in habits; 3'et how has he fallen from grace! how humbled in the eyes of man from that original high estate when, in ancient Egypt, he enjoyed the prestige above all insects—where, as the sacred " scarabaeus," he was dignified as the emblem of immortality, and wor- shipped as a god! The archjeologicai history of Egypt is rich in reminders of his former emi- nence. Not only do we see his familiar shape (as shown in our initial design) everywhere among. 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 Gibson, W. Hamilton (William Hamilton), 1850-1896. New York : Harper & Brothers
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