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The Life of the Fly; With Which are Interspersed Some Chapters of Autobiography

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The Life of the Fly; With Which are Interspersed Some Chapters of Autobiography

Jean-Henri Fabre and Alexander Teixeira de Mattos

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A fly is a marvel if you look closely enough, and Jean-Henri Fabre always did. He studies the anthrax fly, the probing perforator, and the strange dimorphism of larvae, weaving in chapters of his own life. Precise, personal, and full of wonder. The great entomologist turns the humblest insect into a revelation. Watch a fly and find a whole hidden world. The neighbors have secrets.

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24 chapters

  1. 1THE LIFE OF THE FLY:
  2. 2With Which are Interspersed Some Chapters of Autobiography
  3. 3Translated by Alexander Teixeira de Mattos Fellow of the Zoological Society of London
  4. 4TRANSLATOR'S NOTE
  5. 5CHAPTER I. THE HARMAS
  6. 6CHAPTER II. THE ANTHRAX
  7. 7CHAPTER III. ANOTHER PROBER (PERFORATOR)
  8. 8CHAPTER IV. LARVAL DIMORPHISM
  9. 9CHAPTER V. HEREDITY
  10. 10CHAPTER VI. MY SCHOOLING
  11. 11CHAPTER VII. THE POND
  12. 12CHAPTER VIII. THE CADDIS WORM
  13. 13CHAPTER IX. THE GREENBOTTLES
  14. 14CHAPTER X. THE GREY FLESH FLIES
  15. 15CHAPTER XI. THE BUMBLEBEE FLY
  16. 16CHAPTER XII. MATHEMATICAL MEMORIES: NEWTON'S BINOMIAL THEOREM
  17. 17CHAPTER XIII. MATHEMATICAL MEMORIES: MY LITTLE TABLE
  18. 18CHAPTER XIV. THE BLUEBOTTLE: THE LAYING

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