. The bee and white ants, their manners and habits; with illustrations of animal instinct and intelligence. Bees; Instinct; Termites. SEXTON BEETLE. parent, feed upon carrion, the moment they come into existence, may have an abundant provision of nourishment. 53. The measures which these insects take to obtain and keep the carcasses upon -which they feed, and which, as has been just observed, also constitute the food of their offspring, are very remarkable. No sooner is the carcass of any small dead animal â discovered, such as a bird, a mole, or a mouse, than the sexton- heetles make their ap
. The bee and white ants, their manners and habits; with illustrations of animal instinct and intelligence. Bees; Instinct; Termites. SEXTON BEETLE. parent, feed upon carrion, the moment they come into existence, may have an abundant provision of nourishment. 53. The measures which these insects take to obtain and keep the carcasses upon -which they feed, and which, as has been just observed, also constitute the food of their offspring, are very remarkable. No sooner is the carcass of any small dead animal â discovered, such as a bird, a mole, or a mouse, than the sexton- heetles make their appearance around it to the number generally of nve or sis. They first oaTefully inspect it on every side, apparently. 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 Lardner, Dionysius, 1793-1859. London, Lockwood & co
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