Project Gutenberg 2022-09-11 Public domain in the USA. 273 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 12006038 The Life and Love of the Insect $aUnited Kingdom :$bAdam and Charles Black,$c1911. "Translation of the greater part of a volume of selected essays" from Souvenirs entomologiques. 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/American Libraries.) "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.) https://archive.org/details/thelifeandloveof00fabriala/page/n8/mode/2up 20200420112850fabre 1911 GB Reading ease score: 68.8 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Insects QL Text Category: Science - Biology Category: Nature/Gardening/Animals 533268 2025-06-27T09:08:17.976661 text/html 495971 2024-10-19T00:44:46 text/html 3470419 2025-06-27T09:08:30.158553 application/epub+zip 3481777 2025-06-27T09:08:22.111637 application/epub+zip 251943 2025-06-27T09:08:20.001602 application/epub+zip 3714869 2025-06-27T09:08:35.693538 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 3656271 2025-06-27T09:08:28.101548 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 374326 2022-10-01T00:52:00.597576 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 423545 2025-06-27T09:08:16.516683 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 403463 2024-10-19T00:44:46 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17885 2025-06-27T09:08:35.851536 application/rdf+xml 16449 2025-06-27T09:08:20.169607 image/jpeg 2637 2025-06-27T09:08:20.086589 image/jpeg 3583840 2025-06-27T09:08:18.092656 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