. The life of the grasshopper [microform]. Insects; Homoptera; Orthoptera; Insectes; Homoptères; Orthoptères. The Life of the Grasshopper stinct, certainly not. In this respect how far superior is the Ant to the Mantis I Besides, the cycle of possible happenings is not closed. Young Ants still contained in their cocoon —popularly known as Ants'^ggs—form the food on which the Pheasant's brood is reared. These are domestic poultry just as much as the Pullet and the Capon, but their keep makes greater demands on the owner's care ,and purse. When it grows big, this vu ^Itry IS let loose in the woo
. The life of the grasshopper [microform]. Insects; Homoptera; Orthoptera; Insectes; Homoptères; Orthoptères. The Life of the Grasshopper stinct, certainly not. In this respect how far superior is the Ant to the Mantis I Besides, the cycle of possible happenings is not closed. Young Ants still contained in their cocoon —popularly known as Ants'^ggs—form the food on which the Pheasant's brood is reared. These are domestic poultry just as much as the Pullet and the Capon, but their keep makes greater demands on the owner's care ,and purse. When it grows big, this vu ^Itry IS let loose in the woods; and people calling themselves civilized take the greatest pleasure m bringing down with their guns the poor creatures which have lost the in- stinct of self-preservation in the pheasantrics or, to speak plainly, in the poultry-yard. rou cut the throat of the Chicken required for roasting; you shoot, with all the parade of sport, that other Chicken, the Pheasant. 1 fail to understand those insensate mas- sacres. Tartarin of Tarascon, in the absence of game, used to shoot at his cap. I prefer that. And above all I prefer the hunting, real hunting, of another fervent consumer of Ants, the Wryneck, the Tiro4engo of the Proven?aux, so-called because of his scien- tific method of darting his immensely-long i88 I i ,!; !. 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
Size: 804px × 3108px
Photo credit: © The Book Worm / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bookcentury1900, bookdecade1910, booksubjectinsects, bookyear1917
