Bramble-Bees and Others

by Jean-Henri Fabre

I have once more, as in the case of "The Mason-bees," to thank Miss Frances Rodwell for the help which she has given me in the work of translation and research; and I am also grateful for much kind assistance received from the staff of the Natural History Museum and from Mr. Geoffrey Meade-Waldo in particular.

ALEXANDER TEIXEIRA DE MATTOS.

Chelsea, 1915.

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Contents

[ CHAPTER 1. ]	BRAMBLE-DWELLERS.
[ CHAPTER 2. ]	THE OSMIAE.
[ CHAPTER 3. ]	THE DISTRIBUTION OF THE SEXES.
[ CHAPTER 4. ]	THE MOTHER DECIDES THE SEX OF THE EGG.
[ CHAPTER 5. ]	PERMUTATIONS OF SEX.
[ CHAPTER 6. ]	INSTINCT AND DISCERNMENT.
[ CHAPTER 7. ]	ECONOMY OF ENERGY.
[ CHAPTER 8. ]	THE LEAF-CUTTERS.
[ CHAPTER 9. ]	THE COTTON-BEES.
[ CHAPTER 10. ]	THE RESIN-BEES.
[ CHAPTER 11. ]	THE POISON OF THE BEE.
[ CHAPTER 12. ]	THE HALICTI: A PARASITE.
[ CHAPTER 13. ]	THE HALICTI: THE PORTRESS.
[ CHAPTER 14. ]	THE HALICTI: PARTHENOGENESIS.

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