. Eye spy : afield with nature among flowers and animate things . Natural history; Insects; Natural history. MR. AND MRS. TUMBLE-BUG 6l She has evidently found a spot that suits her, and we expect her to fulfil the directions of the books and entomological authorities. She must "dig a deep hole first, and then roll the ball into it, and it up ; But we will look in vain for such obedience. Instead of *^^^t>^W^ this she per- s1s t s in ploughing around be- neath the ball, which seems at times al- most balanced on her back, until all the earth at this point is soft and fri- abl
. Eye spy : afield with nature among flowers and animate things . Natural history; Insects; Natural history. MR. AND MRS. TUMBLE-BUG 6l She has evidently found a spot that suits her, and we expect her to fulfil the directions of the books and entomological authorities. She must "dig a deep hole first, and then roll the ball into it, and it up ; But we will look in vain for such obedience. Instead of *^^^t>^W^ this she per- s1s t s in ploughing around be- neath the ball, which seems at times al- most balanced on her back, until all the earth at this point is soft and fri- able, and she is out of sight under it. Pres- ently she appears again at the surface, and as quickly disap- pears again, this time going in upsidedown. 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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