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100 1 _aFabre, Jean-Henri,
_d1823-1915
245 1 4 _aThe Life and Love of the Insect
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2022
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
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_2rdacarrier
500 _a"Translation of the greater part of a volume of selected essays" from Souvenirs entomologiques.
500 _aRelease date is 2022-09-11
508 _aJeroen Hellingman and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net/ for Project Gutenberg (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.)
520 _a"The Life and Love of the Insect" by Jean-Henri Fabre is a scientific publication written in the late 19th century. The book presents a series of detailed essays examining the lives and behaviors of various insects, with a specific focus on their mating rituals, nesting habits, and maternal instincts. Through his observations, Fabre showcases the complex and often surprising world of insects, highlighting themes of life, love, and survival in their natural habitats. At the start of the book, the translator's note provides context about Fabre's background and the significance of his work in entomology. The opening chapter delves into the behavior of the Sacred Beetle, illustrating its nesting process and the instinctual actions of the mother insect as she constructs a ball of dung for her offspring. Fabre describes the meticulous methods employed by the beetle in crafting the nest, emphasizing the balance between beauty and functionality in nature. His insightful reflections on the instinctual drives of insects set the tone for a deeper exploration of entomology as both a scientific and poetic pursuit. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _pOriginally published:
_cUnited Kingdom: Adam and Charles Black, 1911
653 _aInsects
700 1 _aTeixeira de Mattos, Alexander,
_d1865-1921
856 4 _uhttps://archive.org/details/thelifeandloveof00fabriala/page/n8/mode/2up
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/68974
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