"Insect Diary", also known as "Insect World", "Insect Story", "Entomological Notes" or "Insect Story", is a novel written by French entomologist and litterateur Jean-Henri Casimir French. Boole's long biological work, ***10 volumes.
The first volume was first published in 1879, and the entire book was first published in 1907. This work is a work on insect biology that summarizes the types, characteristics, habits and marriage habits of insects. It records the real life of insects, expresses the spirituality shown by insects in their struggle for survival, and also records Fabre's obsession with insects. The motivation for research, life ambitions, knowledge background, living conditions, etc.
The author integrates the colorful life of insects with his own life insights, and looks at insects with human nature. The author's respect and love for life are revealed in every word.
"Insects" is a book about the life of insects, covering more than 100 kinds of insects such as dung beetles, ants, and Sisyphus bugs. In this world, there are about 1 million insect species known to humans, accounting for 5/6 of all known animal species; and there are still millions of unknown insects that are still waiting to be discovered and understood by humans. In the mid-19th century, after teaching in school, Fabre and his children observed various insects in the fields, named them, and sang about them.
"Insects" is divided into ten volumes, each volume is divided into 17 to 25 chapters. Each chapter describes the life of one or several insects in detail and profoundly, and also includes some stories about experiences and memories of the past. biographical article. In the book, the author describes how small insects abide by the rules of nature and make unremitting efforts to survive and reproduce. Based on his lifelong experience and achievements in insect research, the author takes a humanistic view of insect nature and uses insect nature to reflect social life. He focuses on the external forms and biological habits of the insects he has observed and studied, and truly records several common Instinct, habits, labor, death, etc. of insects.
In addition, this book not only records Fabre's research results in detail, but also records the motivations, life ambitions, knowledge background and living conditions of Fabre's obsession with insect research, especially "Alma Laboratory" ”, “Atavism”, “My School”, “Pond”, “Mathematical Memories: Newton’s Binomial”, “Mathematical Memories: My Small Table”, “Childhood Memories”, “Unforgettable "Lesson One" and the chapters "Industrial Chemistry". If you look at it from another perspective, you might as well regard "Insects" as Fabre's autobiography, a very peculiar autobiography. Insects are just evidence of his research experience and circumstantial material in his biography.