. The sacred beetle, and others [microform]. Beetles; Coléoptères. «'fjff » « Am "W. / of in- The Spanish Copris; the Mother attracts attention by its size, but it ^rows much larger before hatching, ^ J or threefold ,n bulk. Its .noist chamber, saturated with the emanations from the supplies it with nourishment. Ihrou^rh the chalky porous shell oi the bird s egg, an exchange of gases takes place, a process which quickens matfo; \^hile consuming ,t. This is a cause of struction as well as of life: the sum tof the contents docs not increase under th Hcx.
. The sacred beetle, and others [microform]. Beetles; Coléoptères. «'fjff » « Am "W. / of in- The Spanish Copris; the Mother attracts attention by its size, but it ^rows much larger before hatching, ^ J or threefold ,n bulk. Its .noist chamber, saturated with the emanations from the supplies it with nourishment. Ihrou^rh the chalky porous shell oi the bird s egg, an exchange of gases takes place, a process which quickens matfo; \^hile consuming ,t. This is a cause of struction as well as of life: the sum tof the contents docs not increase under th wrapper; on the contrarv, dimmishes. â Things happe otherwise a th^ Conns' egff, as in the other Dung-beetles . We stdl no doubt, find the vivifyin,r assistance of the ; but there is also an accession of new materials which come to add to the re- s rves furnished Sv the ovarv. Fndosmosis causes the exhalations of the chamber to penetrate through a very delicate membrane, so much so that the egg is ted, swells and enlarges to thnce ts original volume. If we have faded to , .llow this progressive growth a we are quite surprised at the extraordinary hnal siz. which is out of all proportion to that of the mother This nourishment I sts a fairlv long time, for the hatching takes from fifteen toVwent^J 221 ..!. 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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