I was not the only one to profit by its shade; I was generally surrounded by numerous companions.

The bubbles are small and even, being all of the same dimensions.

The Onthophagus is a very indifferent artist: his nest is a rudimentary piece of work, hardly fit to be acknowledged.

The cocoon is still incomplete, wide open at the big end; it wants the spherical cap that is to close it.

If similarity of shape implied parity of work, we ought unhesitatingly to attribute to Phanæus Milo short, thick puddings like those made by Olivier’s Onitis.

The antennæ have often been suggested as the seat of a special sense able to guide insects.

It is not unpleasant to find an echo of these old fables in the history of animals.

The Titan is vanquished by the pigmy.

The Scoliæ have taught me no more than I have said, for lack of subjects belonging to other species.

The argument is erroneous: instinct developed by degrees is flagrantly impossible in this case.

My two subjects are once more installed in my study, under their wire domes, with the bed of sand, the reed-stump burrow and renewed honey.

The anatomists are inclined to ascribe to these the functions of a gearing-apparatus capable of keeping the couple connected at the moment of pairing.

“I should like to see some cocoons. I have never seen any; I know them only by name. Could you get me some?”

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