. The sacred beetle, and others [microform]. Beetles; Coléoptères. The Sacred Beetle and Others of my experiment with the glass rod speak very plainly and tell us that the Ontho- phagus, here rivalling the Pigeon, but with a different method, disgorges the first mouth- fuls for her sons. And the same may be said of the other Dung-beetles skilled in the art of building a hatching-chamber in the centre of the provisions. No elsewhere In the insect world, except among the Bees, who prepare disgorged food in the shape of honey, is such solicitude seen. The dung-workers edify us with their morals.
. The sacred beetle, and others [microform]. Beetles; Coléoptères. The Sacred Beetle and Others of my experiment with the glass rod speak very plainly and tell us that the Ontho- phagus, here rivalling the Pigeon, but with a different method, disgorges the first mouth- fuls for her sons. And the same may be said of the other Dung-beetles skilled in the art of building a hatching-chamber in the centre of the provisions. No elsewhere In the insect world, except among the Bees, who prepare disgorged food in the shape of honey, is such solicitude seen. The dung-workers edify us with their morals. Several of them practise associa- tion in couples and found a household; several anticipate the process of suckling, that supreme expression of materinl tender- ness, by turning their crop into a nipple. Life has its freaks. It setdes amid ordure the creatures most highly-endowed with domestic qualities. True, from there it mounts, with a sudden flight, to the sublime virtues of the bird. Among the Onthophagi the egg grows considerably larger after it is laid; it almost doubles its linear dimensions, thus increasing the bulk eightfold. This growth ;«^ general among the Dung-beetles. If y( 'Ote the size of an egg recendy laid by a. / species and measure it again when the grub is about 396. 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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