Project Gutenberg 2005-10-08 Public domain in the USA. 194 Fabre, Jean-Henri 1823 1915 Fabre, Jean Henri Casimir Fabre, Henri Fabre, J. Henri Souvenirs entomologiques - Livre I Étude sur l'instinct et les moeurs des insectes Wikipedia page about this book: https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Souvenirs_entomologiques "Souvenirs entomologiques - Livre I" by Jean-Henri Fabre is a scientific publication written in the late 19th century. The book presents detailed studies on the instincts and behaviors of insects, delving into their intricate lives, particularly focusing on the sacred scarab and its fascinating ecological role. Fabre's work merges keen observation with descriptive narrative, making it a significant contribution to entomology and nature writing. At the start of the work, we are introduced to a group of young men, including the author, who are eager to explore the natural world during a spring outing. As they venture into the landscape, they marvel at the sight of various insects and animals awakening with the season. Fabre describes in detail the behaviors of the sacred scarab, including its instinctive actions related to rolling and burying dung into perfectly shaped spheres, which it uses as food for its larvae. The author emphasizes the complexity of the scarab's actions while observing its social interactions with fellow bousiers, ultimately reflecting on themes of natural instinct and survival in the insect world. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 64.4 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. fr Insects QL Text Biology FR Sciences et Techniques Category: Science - Biology Category: Nature/Gardening/Animals 633502 2025-08-07T08:54:41.580673 text/html 633323 2025-01-15T22:24:49.205683 text/html 314632 2025-08-07T08:54:49.569630 application/epub+zip 324619 2025-08-07T08:54:44.738648 application/epub+zip 312174 2025-08-07T08:54:43.560647 application/epub+zip 580297 2025-08-07T08:54:53.524641 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 559159 2025-08-07T08:54:48.837656 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 538845 2022-09-08T07:46:49.917698 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 612595 2025-08-07T08:54:41.196640 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 597341 2020-12-12T16:53:02 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18826 2025-08-07T08:54:53.644582 application/rdf+xml 16088 2025-08-07T08:54:44.047620 image/jpeg 3715 2025-08-07T08:54:43.803635 image/jpeg 227269 2020-12-12T16:53:02 application/octet-stream application/zip 353334 2005-10-08T12:06:48 application/octet-stream application/zip 313266 2025-08-07T08:54:41.633651 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia