. The sacred beetle, and others [microform]. Beetles; Coléoptères. "m m. CHAPTER XI ONTHOPHAGI AND ONITICELLI AFTER the notabilities of the Dung-beetle tribe, if we omit the Geotrupes, who belong to a different clan, there remains, Vithin the very limited radius of my observa tion, the Onthophagus rabble, o which 1 could gather a dozen different species around ^y house. What will these small fry teach "''Even more zealous than their big com- Lc thev are the first that hasten to l^A:Xh by the passing Mul. They come in crowds and stay a long lo Lg under the spread table that g,ves
. The sacred beetle, and others [microform]. Beetles; Coléoptères. "m m. CHAPTER XI ONTHOPHAGI AND ONITICELLI AFTER the notabilities of the Dung-beetle tribe, if we omit the Geotrupes, who belong to a different clan, there remains, Vithin the very limited radius of my observa tion, the Onthophagus rabble, o which 1 could gather a dozen different species around ^y house. What will these small fry teach "''Even more zealous than their big com- Lc thev are the first that hasten to l^A:Xh by the passing Mul. They come in crowds and stay a long lo Lg under the spread table that g,ves them shade and coolness. Turn over the heap with your foot. You will be surprised at the swarming population whose presence no outward sign betrayed The l"g«'=^'^ scarce the size of a pea, but some are much miller still; and these dwarfs are nojess busv than the others, no less eager to crumble into dust the filth which, in the of The public , must be cleared away w,th all speed. 248 Tnr'^hir'iinnr';i»";iiMigrfiBiMi^"-"^"¥^ir-'^'. 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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