. The sacred beetle, and others [microform]. Beetles; Coléoptères. The Sacred Beetle and Others sider only those evenings on which the atmo- spheric conditions are favourable to fora- ging-expeditions or at least seem to me as though they ought to be. I will summarize the details in my note-book in three general cases. First case. A glorious evening. The Geotrupes fuss about the cages, impatient to hasten to their nocturnal task. Next day, magnificent weather. The prophecy, of course, is of the simplest. To-day's fine weather is only the continuation of yester- day's. If the Geotrupes know not
. The sacred beetle, and others [microform]. Beetles; Coléoptères. The Sacred Beetle and Others sider only those evenings on which the atmo- spheric conditions are favourable to fora- ging-expeditions or at least seem to me as though they ought to be. I will summarize the details in my note-book in three general cases. First case. A glorious evening. The Geotrupes fuss about the cages, impatient to hasten to their nocturnal task. Next day, magnificent weather. The prophecy, of course, is of the simplest. To-day's fine weather is only the continuation of yester- day's. If the Geotrupes know nothing more than this, they hardly deserve their reputa- tion. However, let us pursue the experiment before drawing any conclusions. Second case. Again a fine evening. My experience seems to say that the condition of the sky forebodes a fine morning. The Geo- trupes think otherwise. They do not come out. Which of the two will be right, man or Dung-beetle? The Dung-beetle: thanks to the keenness of his perceptions, he foresees, he scents a downpour. Rain comes during the night and lasts for part of the day. Third case. The sky is overcast. Will the south-wind, gatherin']; its clouds, bring us rain? I am of that opinion, appearances seem so much to point that way. The Geo- 288 i^^MM. 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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