THE ROMANCE OF
INSECT LIFE
FIRE BEETLES AS LANTERNS.
The Aztecs of Mexico were accustomed to use these insects to light them through the forests by night. Fastening them to their hands and feet, they passed flaming along. It is said that the Mexicans still use them for this purpose. The fire beetle is shown to the left of this inscription.
THE ROMANCE OF
INSECT LIFE
INTERESTING DESCRIPTIONS OF
THE STRANGE AND CURIOUS IN
THE INSECT WORLD
BY
EDMUND SELOUS
AUTHOR OF
“THE ROMANCE OF THE ANIMAL WORLD,” “BIRD LIFE GLIMPSES,”
“BIRD WATCHING,” “TOMMY SMITH’S ANIMALS,” &c.
WITH TWENTY-ONE ILLUSTRATIONS BY
LANCELOT SPEED
&
CARTON MOORE PARK
THIRD EDITION
LONDON
SEELEY, SERVICE & CO. LIMITED
38 Great Russell Street
1914
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By JOHN LEA, M.A.
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By EDMUND SELOUS
The Romance of the Animal World
The Romance of Insect Life
By AGNES GIBERNE
The Romance of the Mighty Deep
By E. S. GREW, M.A.
The Romance of Modern Geology
By J. C. PHILIP, D.Sc., Ph.D.
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By E. KEBLE CHATTERTON, B.A.
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By T. W. CORBIN
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