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The Life of the Weevil
Jean-Henri Fabre and Alexander Teixeira de Mattos
The weevil bores into nut, poplar, and vine with an instinct that reads botany better than a scholar. Jean-Henri Fabre follows the spotted Larinus, the elephant weevil, and their kin through their curious lives. Precise, patient, and quietly astonished. The master entomologist reveals the hidden expertise of a tiny snouted beetle. Discover why the smallest gardeners are also its craftiest engineers.
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44 chapters
- 1Translator’s Note
- 2Contents
- 3Chapter i THE OLD WEEVILS
- 4Chapter ii THE SPOTTED LARINUS
- 5Chapter iii THE BEAR LARINUS
- 6Chapter iv THE BOTANICAL INSTINCT
- 7Chapter v THE ELEPHANT WEEVIL
- 8Chapter vi THE NUT-WEEVIL
- 9Chapter vii THE POPLAR-WEEVIL
- 10Chapter viii THE VINE-WEEVIL
- 11Chapter ix OTHER LEAF-ROLLERS
- 12Chapter x THE SLOE-WEEVIL
- 13Chapter xi THE PEA-WEEVIL: THE EGGS
- 14Chapter xii THE PEA-WEEVIL: THE LARVA
- 15Chapter xiii THE HARICOT-WEEVIL
- 16Chapter xiv THE IRIS-WEEVIL
- 17Chapter xv THE CIONUS
- 18Index
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