Project Gutenberg 2022-01-05 Public domain in the USA. 277 Fabre, Jean-Henri 1823 1915 Fabre, Jean Henri Casimir Fabre, Henri Fabre, J. Henri Teixeira de Mattos, Alexander 1865 1921 Mattos, Alexander Teixeira de De Mattos, Alexander Teixeira Mattos, Alexander Teixera de Mattos, Alexander Teixeria de Mattos, Alexander Louis Teixeira de The Hunting Wasps $aUnited Kingdom :$bHodder and Stoughton,$c1916. Jeroen 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) "The Hunting Wasps" by Jean-Henri Fabre is a scientific publication written in the late 19th century. It offers a detailed exploration of the behaviors and instincts of various species of hunting wasps, particularly focusing on their predatory techniques and the fascinating ways they care for their young. Through meticulous observations, Fabre sheds light on the complex relationships between wasps and their prey, offering insights into insect life and instincts. The beginning of this work introduces Fabre's motivation and passion for entomology, sparked by the writings of Léon Dufour, a prominent entomologist. In the opening chapters, Fabre recounts his early fascination with insects and dives into the detailed and methodical hunting practices of wasps such as the Cerceris—showing how they capture, paralyze, and store their prey for their larvae. Fabre's narrative reveals not only the intelligence of these creatures but also their incredible ability to select and prepare food with an instinct that appears almost scientific, explaining the behavior of the wasps and the significance of their actions in a broader ecological context. (This is an automatically generated summary.) https://archive.org/details/b31344586/page/n7/mode/2up 20200420112656fabre 1916 GB Reading ease score: 63.5 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Wasps QL Text Category: Science - Biology Category: Nature/Gardening/Animals 669462 2025-07-26T12:22:25.017396 text/html 623749 2024-10-18T18:02:40 text/html 549430 2025-07-26T12:22:38.435305 application/epub+zip 553040 2025-07-26T12:22:28.535350 application/epub+zip 353140 2025-07-26T12:22:26.898323 application/epub+zip 830524 2025-07-26T12:22:45.386247 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 760284 2025-07-26T12:22:36.790275 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 492569 2022-09-30T07:20:32.515934 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 516412 2025-07-26T12:22:23.293409 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 496411 2024-10-18T18:02:40 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17666 2025-07-26T12:22:45.603234 application/rdf+xml 12493 2025-07-26T12:22:27.109326 image/jpeg 1943 2025-07-26T12:22:27.003338 image/jpeg 612116 2025-07-26T12:22:25.072384 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 en.wikipedia