An Introduction to Entomology: Or Elements of the Natural History of Insects: with Plates, Volume 2Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, 1818 - Entomology |
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abdomen amongst animals antennæ ants anus Aphides appear attack bees beetle body Bombyx caterpillar claws cocoon cold Coleoptera colony combs common covered creatures drones elytra emit enemies entomologist fact feed feet females flies fluid former formicary Fulgora furnished Geer genus gnats ground grub habitation head Hist hive hive-bee honey humble-bees hybernate Hymenoptera Ibid inhabitants insects instance instinct kind labours larva larvæ Latr latter legs light male eggs mandibles means ment moth motion move nervures nest neuters noise observed occasion organs perfect posterior probably produced prolegs propolis pupa pupæ queen reason Reaum Reaumur remarkable resemble royal cells says Schirach seems seen segments side singular societies sometimes soon sound species spiders surface swarm thread tibiæ tion torpidity Trans trees tribe Trichoptera usually walk wasps winglets wings winter workers young brood
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Page 210 - ... and at once disarm them of their weapons, and suck their bodies for the sake of their honey-bags. Sometimes he would fill his bosom between his shirt and his skin with a number of these captives; and sometimes would confine them in bottles. He was a very...
Page 7 - The lucid squadrons round the sails repair: Soft o'er the shrouds aerial whispers breathe, That seem'd but zephyrs to the train beneath. Some to the sun their insect-wings unfold, Waft on the breeze, or sink in clouds of gold; Transparent forms, too fine for mortal sight, Their fluid bodies half dissolv'd in light.
Page 210 - ... on the hives, and so take the bees as they came out. He has been known to overturn hives for the sake of honey, of which he was passionately fond. Where metheglin was making, he would linger round the tubs and vessels, begging a draught of what he called bee-wine.
Page 527 - O'er thymy downs she bends her busy course, And many a stream allures her to its source. 'T is noon, 't is night. That eye so finely wrought, Beyond the search of sense, the soar of thought, Now vainly asks the scenes she left behind ; Its orb so full, its vision so confined ! Who guides the patient pilgrim to her cell...
Page 386 - That lies in old wood like a hare in her form ; With teeth or with claws it will bite or will scratch, And chambermaids christen this worm a deathwatch...
Page 503 - On the return of this vessel to repair, the mystery was explained ; and it turned out, that Valiante (as the ass was called,) had not only swam safely to shore, but, without guide, compass, or travelling map, had found his way from Point de Gat to Gibraltar, a distance of more than two hundred miles, through a mountainous and intricate country, intersected by streams, which he had never traversed before, and in so short a period, that he could not have made one false turn.
Page 176 - Thou cheerful bee, come, freely come, And travel round my woodbine bower; Delight me with thy wandering hum, And rouse me from my musing hour. Oh, try no more these tedious fields, Come, taste the sweets my garden yields ; The treasures of each blooming mine, The bud, the blossom, all are thine.
Page 16 - ... state, by casting their outward skin. To prepare themselves for this change, they clung by their hinder feet to some bush, twig, or corner of a stone ; and immediately by using an undulating motion, their heads would first break out, and then the rest of their bodies. The whole transformation was performed in seven or eight minutes...
Page 387 - ... beats its head with great force and agility upon the plane of position ; and its strokes are so powerful as to make a considerable impression if they fall upon any substance softer than wood. The general number of distinct strokes in succession is from seven to nine or eleven. They follow each other quickly, and are repeated at uncertain intervals. In old houses, where these insects abound, they may be heard in warm weather during the whole day. The noise exactly resembles that produced by tapping...
Page 527 - Hark! the bee winds her small but mellow horn, Blithe to salute the sunny smile of morn. O'er thymy downs she bends her busy course, And many a stream allures her to its source. 'Tis noon, 'tis night. That eye so finely wrought, Beyond the search of sense, the soar of thought, Now vainly asks the scenes she left behind; Its orb so full, its vision so confined! Who guides the patient pilgrim to her cell? Who bids her soul with conscious triumph swell ? With conscious truth retrace the mazy clue Of...