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Excerpt from Horoe Entomologicae, or Essays on the Annulose Animals, Vol. 1: Part I., Containing General Observations on the Geography, Manners, and Natural Affinities of the Insects Which Compose the Genus Scarabaeus of Linnaeus; To Which Are Added a Few Incidental Remarks on the Genera Lucanus and Hister of the Same Author
Amidst these countless multitudes, the animals which compose the Linnaean genus Scarabwus ap pear in all ages to have attracted the notice of the admirers of nature. This may have been partly owing to their size, and partly to their splen dour; but still more likely to the celebrity of the 'hnom'agog, or Scarabd'us pilularz'us of the an cients, -an insect which from the singularity of its form and manners, became even an object of ve neration and worship with the ancient Egyp tians. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
