. The sacred beetle, and others [microform]. Beetles; Coléoptères. " 'if *â¢,'â¢*' !:â¢â. The Sacred Beetle and Others of the Copris or the Sacred Beetle, notwith- standing the difterence of the seasons. Eleven or twelve inches, roughly speaking, is the most that I find in the fields, where nothing occurs to restrict the depth. My cages, with their limited thickness of soil, are less trustworthy in this respect, since the insect has no option but to use the layer of earth at Its disposal. Many a time, however, I per- ceive that this layer is not fully traversed down to the floor of the
. The sacred beetle, and others [microform]. Beetles; Coléoptères. " 'if *â¢,'â¢*' !:â¢â. The Sacred Beetle and Others of the Copris or the Sacred Beetle, notwith- standing the difterence of the seasons. Eleven or twelve inches, roughly speaking, is the most that I find in the fields, where nothing occurs to restrict the depth. My cages, with their limited thickness of soil, are less trustworthy in this respect, since the insect has no option but to use the layer of earth at Its disposal. Many a time, however, I per- ceive that this layer is not fully traversed down to the floor of the box, thus furnishing a fresh proof of the slight depth needed. In the open fields as in the confinement of my cages, the burrow is always dug under the heap of dung that is being exploited. No outward sign betrays its presence, concealed as it is beneath th« voluminous droppings of the Mule. It is a cylindrical passage, the same width as the neck of a claret-bottle, straight and perpendicular in a homogeneous soil, bent and winding irregularly in rough ground where a root or stone may bar the way and necessitate an abrupt change of di- rection. In my cages, where the layer of earth is insufficient the pit, at first vertical, bends at right angles on touching the wooden floor and is continued horizontally. There is no precise rule therefore in the boring. The accidents of the soil determine the shape. 294. 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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