CERCERIS TUBERCULATA

Written by jeanhenrifabre | Published 2023/05/22
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TLDRWith my mind full of the great deeds of the Buprestis hunter, I watched for an opportunity of observing in my turn the labours of the Cerceris, and I watched so closely that finally I got my chance. True, it was not the Hymenopteron celebrated by Dufour, with such sumptuous provisions that when dug up they made one think of the powder from a nugget broken by the miner’s pickaxe in some gold field: it was a closely related species, a giant brigand which contents itself with more modest prey—in short, Cerceris tuberculata or C. major, the largest and strongest of the genus.via the TL;DR App

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Written by jeanhenrifabre | I was an entomologist, and author known for the lively style of my popular books on the lives of insects.
Published by HackerNoon on 2023/05/22