Project Gutenberg 2013-08-27 Public domain in the USA. 95 Kirby, William 1759 1850 Kirby, W.‏ (William) Kirby, G.‏ (Guillaume) Kirby, Guillaume Kirby, Wilhelm Kirby, Wm.‏ (William) Spence, William 1783 1860 An Introduction to Entomology: Vol. 2 or Elements of the Natural History of the Insects Produced by Douglas L. Alley, III, Chris Curnow and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "An Introduction to Entomology: Vol. 2" by William Kirby and William Spence is a scientific publication written in the early 19th century. This volume focuses on the natural history of insects, exploring their behaviors, social structures, and ecological roles, particularly emphasizing the fascinating world of insect societies. The opening of this volume introduces the topic of insect societies, differentiating between imperfect and perfect societies. The authors engage the reader by addressing a budding entomologist, encouraging a deeper exploration of insect life beyond mere collection. They elaborate on the various types of imperfect societies, which insects may form for different purposes such as companionship, mating, feeding, or labor. The text offers vivid descriptions of social behaviors observed in different insect species, establishing a curiosity about the intricate interactions and cooperative efforts that characterize these societies. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Insects Insect pests Insect societies Insects -- History Beneficial insects Insects -- Host plants Insects -- Life cycles Insects -- Habitations QL Text Browsing: Nature/Gardening/Animals Browsing: Science - General 1193752 1193751 2024-09-18T09:48:29.050928 2023-09-19T05:51:04.215925 text/html text/html 1217037 2013-08-27T15:23:12 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 4128666 2013-08-27T15:25:34 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 1353045 2024-09-18T09:48:48.621595 application/epub+zip 1366839 2024-09-18T09:48:32.979720 application/epub+zip 496772 2024-09-18T09:48:30.750688 application/epub+zip 1674681 2024-09-18T09:48:58.939527 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1625074 2024-09-18T09:48:46.279589 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 871739 2022-09-19T20:31:51.292877 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 944275 2024-09-18T09:48:26.235783 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 944120 2013-08-27T15:23:08 text/plain; charset=utf-8 353804 2013-08-27T15:25:32 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 943521 2013-08-27T15:24:24 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 353288 2013-08-27T15:25:32 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 944276 2013-08-27T15:25:18 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 353047 2013-08-27T15:25:32 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 23593 2024-09-18T09:48:59.114026 application/rdf+xml 18967 2024-09-18T09:48:31.258667 image/jpeg 4517 2024-09-18T09:48:31.003676 image/jpeg 1271314 2024-09-18T09:48:29.153698 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