Social Life in the Insect World - Softcover

Fabre, Jean-Henri

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1530594820 ISBN 13: 9781530594825

Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2016

Synopsis

Fame is the daughter of Legend. In the world of creatures, as in the world of men, the story precedes and outlives history. There are many instances of the fact that if an insect attract our attention for this reason or that, it is given a place in those legends of the people whose last care is truth. For example, who is there that does not, at least by hearsay, know the Cigale? Where in the entomological world shall we find a more famous reputation? Her fame as an impassioned singer, careless of the future, was the subject of our earliest lessons in repetition. In short, easily remembered lines of verse, we learned how she was destitute when the winter winds arrived, and how she went begging for food to the Ant, her neighbour.

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Review:

''The patience and the nicety of M. Fabre's observations are indeed amazing. His eyes see, and they see magical marvels.'' -- Daily Express

About this edition

• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Publication date: 2016
• ISBN 10: 1530594820
• ISBN 13: 9781530594825
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 110