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- SOCIAL LIFE
- IN THE INSECT WORLD
- BY
- J. H. FABRE
- Translated by
- BERNARD MIALL
- WITH 14 ILLUSTRATIONS
- CONTENTS
- ILLUSTRATIONS
- SOCIAL LIFE IN THE INSECT WORLD
- CHAPTER I
- THE FABLE OF THE CIGALE AND THE ANT
- DURING THE DROUGHTS OF SUMMER THIRSTING INSECTS, AND NOTABLY THE ANT, FLOCK TO THE DRINKING-PLACES OF THE CIGALE.
- THE FABLE OF THE CIGALE AND THE ANT
- CHAPTER II
- THE CIGALE LEAVES ITS BURROW
- THE CIGALE AND THE EMPTY PUPA-SKIN.
- THE CIGALE LEAVES ITS BURROW
- CHAPTER III
- THE SONG OF THE CIGALE
- CHAPTER IV
- THE CIGALE. THE EGGS AND THEIR HATCHING
- CHAPTER V
- THE MANTIS.—THE CHASE
- CHAPTER VI
- THE MANTIS.—COURTSHIP
- CHAPTER VII
- THE MANTIS.—THE NEST
- CHAPTER VIII
- THE GOLDEN GARDENER.—ITS NUTRIMENT
- CHAPTER IX
- THE GOLDEN GARDENER—COURTSHIP
- CHAPTER X
- THE FIELD-CRICKET
- CHAPTER XI
- THE ITALIAN CRICKET
- CHAPTER XII
- THE SISYPHUS BEETLE.—THE INSTINCT OF PATERNITY
- CHAPTER XIII
- A BEE-HUNTER: THE PHILANTHUS AVIPORUS
- CHAPTER XIV
- THE GREAT PEACOCK, OR EMPEROR MOTH
- CHAPTER XV
- THE OAK EGGAR, OR BANDED MONK
- CHAPTER XVI
- A TRUFFLE-HUNTER: THE BOLBOCERAS GALLICUS
- CHAPTER XVII
- THE ELEPHANT-BEETLE
- CHAPTER XVIII
- THE PEA-WEEVIL—BRUCHUS PISI
- CHAPTER XIX
- AN INVADER.—THE HARICOT-WEEVIL
- CHAPTER XX
- THE GREY LOCUST
- CHAPTER XXI
- THE PINE-CHAFER
- INDEX
- FOOTNOTES:
- FABRE: POET OF SCIENCE
- CHAPTER I
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