. The sacred beetle, and others [microform]. Beetles; Coléoptères. -T^,. '3i%. The Sacred Beetle and Others larva, but not enough for two. An excep- tion must he made with respect to the iiroad- necked Scarab, who brings up her family very frugally and divides her rolling booty into two modest portions. The others are obliged to dig a special burrow for each egg. When everything is in order in the new establishment — and this does not take long — they leave the under- ground vault and go oft somewhere else, wherever, chance may lead them, to begin their pill-rolling, excavating and eg
. The sacred beetle, and others [microform]. Beetles; Coléoptères. -T^,. '3i%. The Sacred Beetle and Others larva, but not enough for two. An excep- tion must he made with respect to the iiroad- necked Scarab, who brings up her family very frugally and divides her rolling booty into two modest portions. The others are obliged to dig a special burrow for each egg. When everything is in order in the new establishment — and this does not take long — they leave the under- ground vault and go oft somewhere else, wherever, chance may lead them, to begin their pill-rolling, excavating and egg-laying once more. With these nomadic habits, any proh)nged supervision on the mother's part becomes impossible. I'he Scarab sufters by it. Her peai, which is magniticently regular at *-he outset, soon shows cracks and becomes sc ly and swoUer. \'arious cryptogams invade it and under- mine it; the material expands and the result- ant splitting causes the pear to lose its shape. We have seen how the grub combats these troubles. The Copris has other ways. She does not roll her stores from a distance; she ware- houses them on the spot, bit by bit, which enables her to accumulate in a single burrow- enough to satisfy all her brood. As there is no need for further expeditions, the mother 204. 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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