. Eye spy : afield with nature among flowers and animate things . Natural history; Insects; Natural history. THE CICADA S LAST SONG 2S5 brim in the spring a full-fledged hornet, with its mouth watering at the thought of cicadas. What a strange wonder-working medicine is this which the hornet carries in its laboratory! In the guise of death it yet prolongs life indefi- V-'.:. nitely. The ordinary existence of the cicada, for instance, is but a few weeks at most, and yet it is claimed by Mr. Riley that if for any reason the egg of the wasp should fail to hatch, the paralyzed cicada will remain i
. Eye spy : afield with nature among flowers and animate things . Natural history; Insects; Natural history. THE CICADA S LAST SONG 2S5 brim in the spring a full-fledged hornet, with its mouth watering at the thought of cicadas. What a strange wonder-working medicine is this which the hornet carries in its laboratory! In the guise of death it yet prolongs life indefi- V-'.:. nitely. The ordinary existence of the cicada, for instance, is but a few weeks at most, and yet it is claimed by Mr. Riley that if for any reason the egg of the wasp should fail to hatch, the paralyzed cicada will remain in its condition of suspended animation for a year, and presumably longer. Here is a suggestion for the materia medica. 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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