Project Gutenberg 1999-09-01 Public domain in the USA. 336 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 The Life of the Spider From the translator's note to the 1912 Hodder and Stoughton edition (missing from Project Gutenberg's version): "The following essays have been selected from the ten volumes composing the Souvenirs entomologiques." David Price "The Life of the Spider" by Jean-Henri Fabre is a scientific publication written in the late 19th century. The book serves as an observational study of spiders, particularly focusing on their behaviors, instincts, and ecological roles. Fabre explores various species, such as the Black-bellied Tarantula and the Banded Epeira, revealing the intricacies of their lives and the common misconceptions surrounding them. The opening of "The Life of the Spider" introduces readers to the Black-bellied Tarantula, discussing the prejudices against spiders and emphasizing the striking abilities and characteristics of this often-misunderstood creature. Fabre recounts his personal observations and hunting techniques for capturing tarantulas, detailing their construction of burrows and methods of capturing prey. Through fascinating anecdotes and descriptions, he showcases the tarantula's hunting prowess and the complex ecological relationships spiders maintain within their environments, setting the stage for a deeper exploration of their life cycles and behaviors throughout the text. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Spiders QL Text Animals-Wild Browsing: Nature/Gardening/Animals Browsing: Science - General 446054 446017 2024-09-01T11:19:41.066677 2023-10-01T10:16:41.778375 text/html text/html 446979 2021-06-08T09:43:54 text/html 169015 2021-06-08T09:45:35 text/html application/zip 212127 2024-09-01T11:19:46.864686 application/epub+zip 219346 2024-09-01T11:19:42.333679 application/epub+zip 219347 2024-09-01T11:19:41.545710 application/epub+zip 384248 2024-09-01T11:19:50.721671 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 356206 2024-09-01T11:19:46.358672 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 356363 2022-09-01T12:46:42.652934 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 432828 432834 2024-09-01T11:19:40.552717 2023-10-01T10:16:41.296344 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 432597 2021-06-08T09:44:08 text/plain; charset=utf-8 166145 2021-06-08T09:45:12 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 19542 2024-09-01T11:19:50.878626 application/rdf+xml 11704 2024-09-01T11:19:41.893682 image/jpeg 3515 2024-09-01T11:19:41.718680 image/jpeg 209410 2024-09-01T11:19:41.105688 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