Project Gutenberg 2006-05-08 Public domain in the USA. 309 Fabre, Jean-Henri 1823 1915 Fabre, Jean Henri Casimir Fabre, Henri Fabre, J. Henri Miall, Bernard 1876 1953 Miall, A. Bernard Social Life in the Insect World Reading ease score: 68.0 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. Produced by Louise Pryor, Janet Blenkinship and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Social Life in the Insect World" by Jean-Henri Fabre is a scientific publication written in the early 20th century. The book explores the intricate behaviors and social structures of various insects, notably beginning with a discussion of the famous fable of the Cicada and the Ant. Fabre aims to correct misconceptions about these insects while detailing their life cycles, habits, and interactions within their ecological communities. The opening of the work sets the stage with a critique of the fable of the Cicada and the Ant, highlighting how the traditional narrative misrepresents the relationships between these insects. Fabre discusses the cultural misconceptions surrounding the Cicada as a careless singer who suffers during winter, while in truth, he argues, it is the industrious Ant that seeks sustenance from the Cicada's sweet excretions during hot summer days. Through vivid descriptions and analytical observations, Fabre introduces readers to the fascinating world of insects, advocating for a deeper understanding of their behaviors in contrast to popular fables. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Insect societies Insects -- Behavior QL Text Animals-Wild-Insects Biology Browsing: Nature/Gardening/Animals Browsing: Science - General 620224 620214 2024-10-08T07:29:22.260164 2023-09-08T09:12:46.009335 text/html text/html 623561 2006-05-08T15:09:28 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 582752 2006-05-08T15:09:30 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 687576 2024-10-08T07:29:35.088062 application/epub+zip 691602 2024-10-08T07:29:26.737105 application/epub+zip 305702 2024-10-08T07:29:24.913145 application/epub+zip 922253 2024-10-08T07:29:41.026029 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 865448 2024-10-08T07:29:33.320092 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 467516 2022-09-08T16:03:07.377322 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 555880 555777 2024-10-08T07:29:20.865162 2023-09-08T09:12:44.839330 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 555396 2006-05-08T15:09:28 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 213275 2006-05-08T15:09:30 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 555562 2006-05-08T15:09:28 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 213085 2006-05-08T15:09:30 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22708 2024-10-08T07:29:41.171026 application/rdf+xml 12008 2024-10-08T07:29:25.506106 image/jpeg 2900 2024-10-08T07:29:25.203114 image/jpeg 667386 2024-10-08T07:29:22.339150 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia