. The sacred beetle, and others [microform]. Beetles; Coléoptères. The Sacred Beelie and Others W. surface, the other in the ground. Can it be an accident ? Or is it not more likely that the Bison constitutes an exception to the long- evity of the Scarabs, Copres and others, who behold their offspring and even fly away to their second wedding in the following spring. I incline to the belief that we come back here to the general insect law of a short life deprived of the chief joy of parenthood, the sight of one's children, for no regrettable incident happened, so far as I know, in the vivarium
. The sacred beetle, and others [microform]. Beetles; Coléoptères. The Sacred Beelie and Others W. surface, the other in the ground. Can it be an accident ? Or is it not more likely that the Bison constitutes an exception to the long- evity of the Scarabs, Copres and others, who behold their offspring and even fly away to their second wedding in the following spring. I incline to the belief that we come back here to the general insect law of a short life deprived of the chief joy of parenthood, the sight of one's children, for no regrettable incident happened, so far as I know, in the vivarium. If I am right in my conjectures, why does the Bison, though a near kinsman of the Copris, who attains a green old age, die so quickly, like the common herd, once the future of his family is assured? Here again we have an unsolved mystery. A rapid sketcl of the larva is preferable to long descriptions of its jaws and palpi, which make dull reading. I shall have said enough, I think, on the subject if I mention that it is bent into a crook, that it carries a knapsack on its back, that it Is a quick evacuator and that it is clever at stopping up any cracks in the dwelling: characteristici and talents which are a general rule amono" the Dung-beetles. In August, when t'o pudding has been consumed in the middle and has oecome something of a ruin, the 374. 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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