Writer: J. Henri Fabre

CONTENTS. CHAPTER 1. THE HARMAS. CHAPTER 2. THE GREEN GRASSHOPPER. CHAPTER 3. THE EMPUSA. CHAPTER 4. THE CAPRICORN. CHAPTER 5. THE BURYING-BEETLES: THE BURIAL. CHAPTER 6. THE BURYING-BEETLES: EXPERIMENTS. CHAPTER 7. THE BLUEBOTTLE.

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