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Title: Social Life in the Insect World

Author: J. H. Fabre

Translator: Bernard Miall

Release Date: May 8, 2006 [EBook #18350]

Language: English

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SOCIAL LIFE
IN THE INSECT WORLD

BY
J. H. FABRE

TRANSLATED BY
BERNARD MIALL

WITH 14 ILLUSTRATIONS

LONDON
T. FISHER UNWIN, LTD.
ADELPHI TERRACE

_First Edition_ 1911

_Second Impression_ 1912

_Third Impression_ 1912

_Fourth Impression_ 1913

_Fifth Impression_ 1913

_Sixth Impression_ 1915

_Seventh Impression_ 1916

_Eighth Impression_ 1916

_Ninth Impression_ 1917

_Tenth Impression_ 1918

_Eleventh Impression_ 1918

_Twelfth Impression_ 1919

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[Illustration: 1. THE MANTIS. A DUEL BETWEEN FEMALES.

2. THE MANTIS DEVOURING A CRICKET.

3. THE MANTIS DEVOURING HER MATE.

4. THE MANTIS IN HER ATTITUDE OF PRAYER.

5. THE MANTIS IN HER "SPECTRAL" ATTITUDE.

(See p. 76.)]

CONTENTS

CHAPTER I PAGE

THE FABLE OF THE CIGALE AND THE ANT 1

CHAPTER II

THE CIGALE LEAVES ITS BURROW 17

CHAPTER III

THE SONG OF THE CIGALE 31

CHAPTER IV

THE CIGALE. THE EGGS AND THEIR HATCHING