Ricordi di un entomologo book pdf download

Number of Pages : 765
Date of Coming : 2022-08-10
Section : Entomology
book quality : Excellent
Language : Italian
Department : Natural Science
Auther : Jean Henri Fabre
Size of file : 9.95MB

Author: Jean Henri Fabre

About the Author: Jean Henri Fabre, (born Dec. 22, 1823, Saint-Léons, Fr.—died Oct. 11, 1915, Sérignan-du-Comtat), French entomologist famous for his study of the anatomy and behaviour of insects. Largely self-taught, Fabre was appointed a teacher at the lycée of Carpentras, Fr. (1842), was made physics teacher at the lycée of Ajaccio, Corsica (1843–51), and was given a teaching position at the lycée of Avignon (1853). Fabre did important research on the insect orders Hymenoptera (e.g., bees and wasps), Coleoptera (e.g., beetles), and Orthoptera (e.g., grasshoppers, crickets). Based on his observations of the paralyzing actions of wasps in response to stimulating zones in their prey, he described the importance of inherited instinct as a behaviour pattern in insects. In 1866 he isolated from the madder plant a colouring substance, later identified as alizarin, which became useful as a biological stain. He wrote many books to popularize science. Although Fabre never accepted the theory of evolution, his work was respected by Darwin.

Ricordi di un entomologo book pdf download By Jean Henri Fabre

Se si eccettuano api e formiche – che ammiriamo per la loro operosità e organizzazione, ma teniamo comunque alla larga – gli insetti, questi esseri con cui da sempre condividiamo il pianeta, restano per noi degli estranei, il più delle volte fastidiosi e ripugnanti. Eppure, per cambiare il nostro sguardo su di loro, basterebbe aprire a caso una pagina dei Ricordi di Fabre. Quest’opera, che ha aperto la strada a un nuovo modo di intendere lo studio del mondo animale (sino allora relegato dietro le quinte di un museo di storia naturale), è attraversata da una felicità narrativa difficilmente eguagliabile in una trattazione scientifica, e ancora oggi resta uno di quei rari libri che riescono a trasmettere a qualsiasi lettore la passione verso l’oggetto di cui parlano. Perché Fabre era prima di tutto uno scrittore, e nella sua prosa ogni esemplare delle infinite specie da lui osservate – descritto con millimetrica precisione nel corpo e nell’agire – può trasformarsi nel protagonista di un racconto di avventura, a tratti esilarante, che non svela il suo disegno sino alla fine. «Interrogare l’insetto», investigando le ragioni apparentemente insondabili del suo comportamento, è stata la missione della vita di Fabre. E sempre, al cuore di una visione del mondo che ben poco concede al caso (le teorie di Darwin non lo turbarono, mentre Darwin dichiarò la sua ammirazione per lui), rimane l’istinto: questo dono «perfetto fin dall’origine», che detta la misura delle cose. Prefazione di Gerald Durrell.

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Social Life in the Insect World book pdf download

book quality : Excellent
Department : Natural Science
Section : Entomology
Auther : Jean Henri Fabre
Size of file : 1.35MB
Number of Pages : 334
Date of Coming : 2022-08-10
Language : English

Author: Jean Henri Fabre

About the Author: Jean Henri Fabre, (born Dec. 22, 1823, Saint-Léons, Fr.—died Oct. 11, 1915, Sérignan-du-Comtat), French entomologist famous for his study of the anatomy and behaviour of insects. Largely self-taught, Fabre was appointed a teacher at the lycée of Carpentras, Fr. (1842), was made physics teacher at the lycée of Ajaccio, Corsica (1843–51), and was given a teaching position at the lycée of Avignon (1853). Fabre did important research on the insect orders Hymenoptera (e.g., bees and wasps), Coleoptera (e.g., beetles), and Orthoptera (e.g., grasshoppers, crickets). Based on his observations of the paralyzing actions of wasps in response to stimulating zones in their prey, he described the importance of inherited instinct as a behaviour pattern in insects. In 1866 he isolated from the madder plant a colouring substance, later identified as alizarin, which became useful as a biological stain. He wrote many books to popularize science. Although Fabre never accepted the theory of evolution, his work was respected by Darwin.

Social Life in the Insect World book pdf download By Jean Henri Fabre

Fabre had many scholarly achievements. He was a popular teacher, physicist, chemist, and botanist. However, he is probably best known for his findings in the field of entomology, the study of insects, and is considered by many to be the father of modern entomology. Much of his enduring popularity is due to his marvelous teaching ability and his manner of writing about the lives of insects in biographical form.;Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; The Fable of the Cigale and the Ant; The Cigale Leaves its Burrow; The Song of the Cigale; The Cigale. The Eggs and Their Hatching; The Mantis.-The Chase; The Mantis.-Courtship; The Mantis.-The Nest; The Golden Gardener.-Its Nutriment; The Golden Gardener-Courtship; The Field-cricket; The Italian Cricket; The Sisyphus Beetle.-The Instinct of Paternity; A Bee-hunter: the Philanthus Aviporus; The Great Peacock, or Emperor Moth; The Oak Eggar, or Banded Monk; A Truffle-hunter: the Bolboceras Gallicus; The Elephant-Beetle.

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