The entomologist's text book : an introduction to the natural history, structure, physiology and classification of insects, including the Crustacea and Arachnida . of organs,and, indeed, partially, in the review of the external form ofinsects, I have thought it might be more agreeable to themajority of my readers to blend together effects with causes—operations -with the apparatus whereby they are still, however, remains for me, as previously observed, tonotice the operations of that power, or principle, whichseems totally independent of organization, and to which thename of Instin
The entomologist's text book : an introduction to the natural history, structure, physiology and classification of insects, including the Crustacea and Arachnida . of organs,and, indeed, partially, in the review of the external form ofinsects, I have thought it might be more agreeable to themajority of my readers to blend together effects with causes—operations -with the apparatus whereby they are still, however, remains for me, as previously observed, tonotice the operations of that power, or principle, whichseems totally independent of organization, and to which thename of Instinct is generally applied. It is necessary, however, in the first place, to premise,that it is not my intention to enter into any disquisi-tion upon the nature of instinct. We know, indeed, no-thing of the real nature thereof beyond what is exhibited tous by the various phenomena of insect Hfe, and which havebeen well described as the result of a power enabhng ananimal to do that which, in those things that man can do,results from a chain of reasoning; and in things which mencannot do, is not to be explained by any efforts of the intel-lectual faculties. *. Fig:. 5, Nest of Termes fatale (ten or twelve feet high)—6, Nest of Termes atrox. * Lieut. Col. Sykes, in Trans, of Entomol. Society, p. 106. 320 PTILOTA : PHYSIOLOGY AND Now these varied phenomena are manifested to us in anendless variety of methods j in the affection of msects fortheir offspring; in the numerous distinct modes in which theparent insect deposits her eggs in the most appropriate situa-
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