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LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
THE SACRED
BEETLE
Sometimes the Scarab seems to enter into partnership with a friend
THE CICADA
In July, when most of the insects in my sunny country are parched with
thirst, the Cicada remains perfectly cheerful
THE PRAYING MANTIS
A long time ago, in the days of ancient Greece, this insect was named
Mantis, or the Prophet
PELOPAEUS
SPIRIFIX
When finished the work is amber-yellow, and rather reminds one of the
outer skin of an onion
THE PSYCHES
This is the secret of the walking bundle of sticks. It is a Faggot
Caterpillar, belonging to the group known as the Psyches
THE SPANISH COPRIS
The burrow is almost filled by three or four ovoid nests, standing one
against the other, with the pointed end upwards
THE WHITE-FACED DECTICUS
The Greek word dectikos means biting, fond of biting. The Decticus is
well named. It is eminently an insect given to biting
COMMON WASPS
The wasp's nest is made of a thin, flexible material like brown paper,
formed of particles of wood
THE FIELD CRICKET
Here is one of the humblest of creatures able to lodge himself to
perfection. He has a home; he has a peaceful retreat, the first
condition of comfort
THE SISYPHUS
The mother harnesses herself in the place of honour, in front. The
father pushes behind in the reverse position, head downwards
ITALIAN LOCUSTS
"I have buried underground," she says, "the treasure of the future"
THE ANTHRAX FLY
Her delicate suit of downy velvet, from which you take the bloom by
merely breathing on it, could not withstand the contact of rough
tunnels
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