. Eye spy : afield with nature among flowers and animate things . Natural history; Insects; Natural history. MONG my somewhat numerous corre- spondence from young people, I recall several wondering inquiries about a certain fat, floundering "beetle," as "blue as indigo"; and when we consider how many other observing youngsters, including youngsters of larger growth, have looked upon this uncouth shape in the path, lawn, or pasture, will speculate as to its life his- tory, it is perhaps well to make this floundering blue beetle better acquainted with his unappre- ciative nei
. Eye spy : afield with nature among flowers and animate things . Natural history; Insects; Natural history. MONG my somewhat numerous corre- spondence from young people, I recall several wondering inquiries about a certain fat, floundering "beetle," as "blue as indigo"; and when we consider how many other observing youngsters, including youngsters of larger growth, have looked upon this uncouth shape in the path, lawn, or pasture, will speculate as to its life his- tory, it is perhaps well to make this floundering blue beetle better acquainted with his unappre- ciative neighbors. What are the lazy blue insects doing down there in the grass, for there are usually a small family of them. With the exception of their tin- selled indigo-blue coat, there is certainly very little to adrtiire in them. But what they lack in beauty they make up for in other ways. There are many of their handsomer cousins whose his-. 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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