. Eye spy : afield with nature among flowers and animate things . Natural history; Insects; Natural history. 184 EYE SPY derous work, growing so fast as to completely fill his swelling body by morning, when, having com* pleted its growth and penetrated through the in- sect's skin, it spread its own spores, to be wafted hither and yon to the peril of next year's flies, and the consequent delight of the tidy house-keeper. Such is the work of the world-renowned fly- fungus, of which a writer says: " It silences more house - flies than all the brushes, traps, poisons, whacks, and swearing dev
. Eye spy : afield with nature among flowers and animate things . Natural history; Insects; Natural history. 184 EYE SPY derous work, growing so fast as to completely fill his swelling body by morning, when, having com* pleted its growth and penetrated through the in- sect's skin, it spread its own spores, to be wafted hither and yon to the peril of next year's flies, and the consequent delight of the tidy house-keeper. Such is the work of the world-renowned fly- fungus, of which a writer says: " It silences more house - flies than all the brushes, traps, poisons, whacks, and swearing devoted to the extermina- tion of the ;. 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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