[Social Life in the Insect World by J. H. Fabre]@TWC D-Link bookSocial Life in the Insect World CHAPTER XXI 17/18
The difficulty of such a supposition lies in the fact of discrimination; but if we did not possess a sense of taste or smell discrimination would seem inconceivable in their case also .-- [TRANS.]] [Footnote 8: This classification is now superseded; the Pea and Bean Weevils--_Bruchus pisi_ and _Bruchus lenti_--are classed as Bruchidae, in the series of Phytophaga.
Most of the other weevils are classed as Curculionidae, series Rhyncophora .-- [TRANS.]] [Footnote 9: The Christmas number (_Noel_) of the _Annales politiques et litteraires: Les Enfants juges par leurs peres_, 1901.] [Footnote 10: The American usage is to call acridians grasshoppers and Locustidae locusts.
The English usage is to call Locustidae grasshoppers and acridians locusts.
The Biblical locust is an acridian.] Demy 8vo, Cloth, 10/6 net FABRE: POET OF SCIENCE By G.V.
LEGROS With a Photogravure Frontispiece This biography is based upon long acquaintance and access to family letters, and is a striking record of a wonderful life. "Stands out as a really sound, sympathetic, and artistic piece of work....
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