Bramble-Bees and Others

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Bramble-Bees and Others is by J. Henri Fabre, translated by Alexander Teixeira de Mattos. The translator's note says the volume collects all the essays on Wild Bees scattered through the "Souvenirs entomologiques," with the exception of those on the Chalicodomae, or Mason-bees proper. The writer, after six years of studying the question, declares that there is no order governing the sequence of hatchings, absolutely none.

The male Osmia splits his cocoon at the end of June and the female at the beginning of July. The text calls the stout reeds used in the trellis-work that supports the vines valuable discoveries, providing sumptuous galleries free of cost. In the case of the Anthophorae, an innumerable swarm takes possession of a sun-scorched crag, each Bee digging her own gallery and jealously excluding any of her fellows who might venture to come to the entrance of her hole.

About the author

Jean-Henri Fabre

Jean-Henri Fabre (1823-1915) was a French naturalist and teacher celebrated for his patient, first-hand studies of insects. His multi-volume 'Souvenirs entomologiques' won him wide admiration, and he wrote many clear, engaging science books to bring the natural world to ordinary readers and children.