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Book More Beetles  Classic Reprint

Download or read book More Beetles Classic Reprint written by J. Henri Fabre and published by . This book was released on 2015-08-04 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from More Beetles This, if we count The Life of the Weevil as the third, is the fourth and last volume on Beetles in the Collected English Edition of Fabre's entomological works. The first was entitled The Sacred Beetle and Others; the second The Glow-worm and Other Beetles. Of the fourteen chapters, part of the four devoted to the Minotaur appeared, in an abbreviated form, in The Life and Love of the Insect, prepared by myself for Messrs. Adam and Charles Black and published in America by the Macmillan Co. Similarly, The Pine Cockchafer and the two chapters on the Gold Beetles occur in Mr. Fisher Unwin's Social Life in the Insect World (published in America by the Century Co.), translated by Mr. Bernard Miall, whom I take this opportunity of thanking for his assistance in the translation of the present volume. These seven chapters are included in the Collected Edition by arrangement with the publishers named. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Book The Green June Beetle  Classic Reprint

Download or read book The Green June Beetle Classic Reprint written by F. H. Chittenden and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-12-04 with total page 74 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Green June Beetle Fig. 2. - Full-grown larva of green June beetle in natural position crawling on its back. Twice natural size. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Book The Sacred Beetle and Others  Classic Reprint

Download or read book The Sacred Beetle and Others Classic Reprint written by Jean-Henri Fabre and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-10-16 with total page 454 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Sacred Beetle and Others In the building of the nest, the family safeguard, we see the highest manifestation of the faculties of instinct. That clever architect, the bird, teaches us as much; and the insect, with its still more diverse talents, repeats the lesson, telling us that maternity is the supreme inspirer of instinct. Em trusted with the preservation of the species, which is of more importance than the preser vation of individuals, maternity awakens in the drowsiest intelligence marvellous gleams of foresight; it is the thrice sacred hearth where are kindled those mysterious psychic fires which will suddenly burst into flame and dazzle us with their semblance of infallible reason. The more maternity asserts itself, the higher does instinct ascend. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Book Elm Leaf Beetle in New York State  Classic Reprint

Download or read book Elm Leaf Beetle in New York State Classic Reprint written by Ephraim Porter Felt and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-12-29 with total page 60 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Elm-Leaf Beetle in New York State This bulletin was prepared, first to bring prominently before the public the very destructive nature of this imported insect, and second to demonstrate that it can be controlled without great expense, provided intelligent direction is given to the matter. The life-history and habits Of this beetle have been given some what in detail because unless they are thoroughly understood, it is very easy to adopt means that are only partially successful or futile. In order to give the bulletin a more practical value, short accounts have also been included Of three other insects, which, working with the elm-leaf beetle, have aided greatly in ruining many noble elms. In the portion devoted to remedies prominence has been given to the cost of spraying per tree, the proper apparatus and the time and manner of application. It is surprising to see what mis takes some men make in dealing with insects and how they cling to methods of no value. To offset this tendency, two of the more common fallacies are mentioned and their futility shown. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Book The Young Beetle Collector s Handbook  Classic Reprint

Download or read book The Young Beetle Collector s Handbook Classic Reprint written by E. Hofmann and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2016-09-02 with total page 270 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Young Beetle-Collector's Handbook The Coleoptera, or Beetles, form the largest of all the Orders of Insects, numbering, as is estimated, about species, whilst the total number of insects known is about In this country we have over species, which is about one-fourth of the British insect fauna. Beetles are distinguished from other insects by having a pair of hard or leathery wing-cases, or elytra, which cover the true wings, which are membranous. The elytra generally meet in a straight line down the back, known as the suture. The body of a beetle is divided into head, thorax, and abdomen. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Book The Glow Worm and Other Beetles  Classic Reprint

Download or read book The Glow Worm and Other Beetles Classic Reprint written by J. Henri Fabre and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-12-21 with total page 502 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Glow-Worm and Other Beetles Lastly, Mr. Bernard Miall has earned my gratitude by the valuable assistance which he has given me in preparing the translation of the greater part of this volume. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Book The Japanese Beetle  Classic Reprint

Download or read book The Japanese Beetle Classic Reprint written by Loren Bartlett Smith and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-04-28 with total page 78 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Japanese Beetle It is difficult to say definitely in What year the introduction cc curred. It is known that nursery stock with soil about the roots was imported prior to 1912 into the vicinity where the infestation was first discovered, and the indications are that a few larvae of the Japanese beetle were introduced about that time. Undoubtedly a very few larvae were sufficient for the establishment of the pest in this country. Since the insect was originally discovered it has spread steadily in all directions. This dispersion is the result not only of the natural tendency of the insect to move outward in search of food and suitable breeding places, as the density of infestation increases year by year, and to be carried by such natural agencies as winds and waterways, but also of transportation through the agency of men. The latter is brought about by the movement of farm products of various kinds from the heavily infested districts, by the passage of vehicles of all sorts, and by pedestrians along the roads through the more densely infested portions. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Book The Naturalist s Library  Vol  2

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  • Author : William Jardine
  • Publisher : Forgotten Books
  • Release : 2018-08-02
  • ISBN : 9780656202805
  • Pages : 382 pages

Download or read book The Naturalist s Library Vol 2 written by William Jardine and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-08-02 with total page 382 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Naturalist's Library, Vol. 2: Entomology; Beetles John ray was born on the 29th November 1628, at a place named Black Notley, in Essex. Although the name of his family was Ray, he continued all the time he attended the university to write it Wray, a form in which it accordingly appears in the college registers, and in some of his earliest publi cations. This alteration was soon however aban doned, and he confesses himself to have adopted it inconsiderately, and contrary to the usage of his fore fathers. His parents were of humble condition, but they were enabled to provide for the liberal educa tion of their son. His early studies were pursued at the grammar school of Braintree, which was not far distant from the place of his birth. In his maturer years he used to lament that so much of his time had been spent there unprofitably, owing to the imperfect mode of education pursued - a complaint pretty generally applicable to such institutions at the period of which we speak. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Book Common Beetles of the British Uplands  Classic Reprint

Download or read book Common Beetles of the British Uplands Classic Reprint written by W. E. SHARP and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-12-24 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Common Beetles of the British Uplands Beetles, like all other objects in nature, have their affinities, and have been divided by naturalists accord ing to those affinities into sections which correspond more or less with what we must believe to have been the course of their evolution in time. Now, it is not my desire, nor would it be consonant with the purpose of this little book, to weary the reader with the com plicated tables necessary to explain all these divisions but I think I may at least state that there are some eight major groups into which the order may in the first case be divided, and that these divisions depend principally on various structural differences of legs and antennae, as well as of habit. The first of these groups, the Adephaga, contains both land and water beetles; they all have long thin antenna of uniform thickness throughout, five joints to each tarsus (the tarsus being the last of the three sections of the leg, and analogous to our foot), they are rapid in movement and predaceous in habit. Some are represented on plate B., Fig. I, z, and 3. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Book Thinking Small

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  • Author : Andrea Hiott
  • Publisher : Ballantine Books
  • Release : 2012-01-17
  • ISBN : 0345521447
  • Pages : 514 pages

Download or read book Thinking Small written by Andrea Hiott and published by Ballantine Books. This book was released on 2012-01-17 with total page 514 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sometimes achieving big things requires the ability to think small. This simple concept was the driving force that propelled the Volkswagen Beetle to become an avatar of American-style freedom, a household brand, and a global icon. The VW Bug inspired the ad men of Madison Avenue, beguiled Woodstock Nation, and has recently been re-imagined for the hipster generation. And while today it is surely one of the most recognizable cars in the world, few of us know the compelling details of this car’s story. In Thinking Small, journalist and cultural historian Andrea Hiott retraces the improbable journey of this little car that changed the world. Andrea Hiott’s wide-ranging narrative stretches from the factory floors of Weimar Germany to the executive suites of today’s automotive innovators, showing how a succession of artists and engineers shepherded the Beetle to market through periods of privation and war, reconstruction and recovery. Henry Ford’s Model T may have revolutionized the American auto industry, but for years Europe remained a place where only the elite drove cars. That all changed with the advent of the Volkswagen, the product of a Nazi initiative to bring driving to the masses. But Hitler’s concept of “the people’s car” would soon take on new meaning. As Germany rebuilt from the rubble of World War II, a whole generation succumbed to the charms of the world’s most huggable automobile. Indeed, the story of the Volkswagen is a story about people, and Hiott introduces us to the men who believed in it, built it, and sold it: Ferdinand Porsche, the visionary Austrian automobile designer whose futuristic dream of an affordable family vehicle was fatally compromised by his patron Adolf Hitler’s monomaniacal drive toward war; Heinrich Nordhoff, the forward-thinking German industrialist whose management innovations made mass production of the Beetle a reality; and Bill Bernbach, the Jewish American advertising executive whose team of Madison Avenue mavericks dreamed up the legendary ad campaign that transformed the quintessential German compact into an outsize worldwide phenomenon. Thinking Small is the remarkable story of an automobile and an idea. Hatched in an age of darkness, the Beetle emerged into the light of a new era as a symbol of individuality and personal mobility—a triumph not of the will but of the imagination.

Book Black Beetles in Amber  Classic Reprint

Download or read book Black Beetles in Amber Classic Reprint written by Ambrose Bierce and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2015-07-17 with total page 380 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Black Beetles in Amber Most of the verses in this volume are republished from newspapers and periodicals of the Pacific Coast. Natu rally, the collection includes few not relating to per sons and events more or less familiar to the people of that interesting region - to whom, indeed, the volume may be considered as especially addressed, though not with out a hope that its contents may be found to have a sufficient intrinsic interest to commend it to others. In answer to the familiar criticism that the author has dealt mostly with obscure persons, unknown to fame, he begs leave to point out that he has done what he could to lessen the force of the objection by dispelling some part of their obscurity and awarding them such fame as he was able to bestow. If the work meet with acceptance commentators will doubtless be raised up to give them an added distinction and make exposition of the circumstances through which they took attention, whereby the work will have a growing interest to those with the patience to wait. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Book The ELM Leaf Beetle  Classic Reprint

Download or read book The ELM Leaf Beetle Classic Reprint written by Wilton Everett Britton and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-02-06 with total page 20 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Elm Leaf Beetle For getting about in tall trees it'will be necessary for the men to be pro'vided with climbing irons and extension ladders. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Book VW Beetle Restoration Handbook

Download or read book VW Beetle Restoration Handbook written by and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2000 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Restoring 1949-1967 VW Beetles to original factory condition in the simplest, most cost-effective way possible is the goal of this illustrated guide. Sections include tear-down of the unrestored vehicle, part evaluation and buying, engine rebuilding and restoring, vintage accessories, and more.

Book British Butterflies  Moths and Beetles  Classic Reprint

Download or read book British Butterflies Moths and Beetles Classic Reprint written by W. F. Kirby and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2015-07-17 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from British Butterflies, Moths and Beetles Entomology, or Science of Insects, concerns a great number of living creatures, some of which we see around us every day of our lives. They are far more numerous than any other group of animals, for about 12,000 different kinds are known to inhabit England, although the smaller and less attractive groups are very insufficiently known at present; and at least twenty times this number are known to be found in other parts of the world. But in order to obtain a general knowledge of British insects, it is by no means necessary to make yourself acquainted with every one of these 12,000 species; for they have been divided into sections, so that each individual species can be identified and its resemblances to those most like itself perceived, and its differences pointed out. When you have acquired a general idea of the various sections of insects, you can then select the group which you like best, and confine your attention to it; but most people, when they begin to collect insects, collect everything which comes in their way, until they have formed this special preference. Naturalists have begun by dividing the various objects which we see around us into the Animal, Vegetable, and Mineral Kingdoms. The Animal Kingdom is again divided into several large sections called Sub-Kingdoms, to one of which, called variously Arthropoda, Annulosa, or Articulata, insects belong. The Arthropoda have no internal framework of bones, like vertebrate animals, but their bodies and limbs are formed of a number of jointed pieces, of a bony or horny consistence, to which the muscles are attached on the inside. This outer covering forms what is called their external skeleton, and its strength and solidity is such that their activity and bodily powers are frequently far greater in proportion to their size than in any vertebrate animal. The Arthropoda are again divided into four principal classes: Crustacea, including Crabs, Lobsters, Shrimps, Wood-lice, etc.; Myriopoda, or Centipedes; Arachnida, or Spiders, Ticks, and Mites; and Insecta, or Insects. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Book The American Boys  Book of Bugs  Butterflies and Beetles  Classic Reprint

Download or read book The American Boys Book of Bugs Butterflies and Beetles Classic Reprint written by Dan Beard and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-02 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The American Boys' Book of Bugs, Butterflies and Beetles Water scorpions. Beware OF water-bugs' sting giant water-bug. Water-bug suffragist. Gentle water-bug As A nurse girl. Skaters OR glides. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Book Flea Beetles and Their Control  Classic Reprint

Download or read book Flea Beetles and Their Control Classic Reprint written by Arthur Gibson and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-09-12 with total page 20 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Flea-Beetles and Their Control A' yet, little injury has been done to cultivated crops in Canada by this insect. In some seasons the beetle. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Book Life History and Control of the Asiatic Garden Beetle  Classic Reprint

Download or read book Life History and Control of the Asiatic Garden Beetle Classic Reprint written by Harold Coleman Hallock and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2019-02-06 with total page 22 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Life History and Control of the Asiatic Garden Beetle In the case of old lawns protection can be secured by top-dressing with 15 pounds of lead arsenate to square feet of lawn. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.