. The life of the grasshopper [microform]. Insects; Homoptera; Orthoptera; Insectes; Homoptères; Orthoptères. »: I. V The Life of the Grasshopper concerning the love-tffiirt of the Mantis when at large. I can only go by what hap- pens in the cages, where the captives, enjoy- ing plenty of sunshine and food and spaaous quarters, do not seem to suffer from home- sickness m any way. What they do here they must also do under normal conditions. Well, what happens there utterly refutes the idea that the males are given time to escape. 1 find, by themselves, a horrible couple engaged as follows. The
. The life of the grasshopper [microform]. Insects; Homoptera; Orthoptera; Insectes; Homoptères; Orthoptères. »: I. V The Life of the Grasshopper concerning the love-tffiirt of the Mantis when at large. I can only go by what hap- pens in the cages, where the captives, enjoy- ing plenty of sunshine and food and spaaous quarters, do not seem to suffer from home- sickness m any way. What they do here they must also do under normal conditions. Well, what happens there utterly refutes the idea that the males are given time to escape. 1 find, by themselves, a horrible couple engaged as follows. The male, absorbed m the performance of his vital functions, holds the female in a ti^t em- brace. But the wretch has no head; he has no neck; he has hardly a body. The other, with her muzzle turned over her shoulder continues very placidly to gnaw what remains of the gentle swain. And, all the fame, that masculine stump, holding on firmly, goes on with the business I Love is stronger than death, men say. Taken literally, the aphorism has never re- ceived a more brilliant confirmation. A headless creature, an insect amputated down to the middle of the chest, a very corpse per- sists in endeavouring to give life. It will not let go until the abdomen, the seat of the procreativc organs, is attacked. X44. 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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