. Eye spy : afield with nature among flowers and animate things . Natural history; Insects; Natural history. •V > But of what use can such a queer beetle be to himself or any one else—a beetle that is not only without wings, but is so fat and floundering that he can hardly lift his unwieldy body from the ground, and which, upon being surprised, can only " play possum," and exude great drops of oil (?) upon our palm as we examine him ? But as he pours the vials of his wrath upon us he would :\^1JF. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may hav
. Eye spy : afield with nature among flowers and animate things . Natural history; Insects; Natural history. •V > But of what use can such a queer beetle be to himself or any one else—a beetle that is not only without wings, but is so fat and floundering that he can hardly lift his unwieldy body from the ground, and which, upon being surprised, can only " play possum," and exude great drops of oil (?) upon our palm as we examine him ? But as he pours the vials of his wrath upon us he would :\^1JF. 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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