The Life and Love of the InsectTHE SACRED BEETLEAlexander Teixeira de Mattos translationChapter navigation24 reading sectionsGo to chapterChoose a chapter…Front matterTRANSLATOR’S NOTECONTENTSLIST OF ILLUSTRATIONSTHE SACRED BEETLEChapter I · THE SACRED BEETLEChapter II · THE SACRED BEETLE: THE PEARChapter III · THE SACRED BEETLE: THE MODELLINGChapter IV · THE SACRED BEETLE: THE GRUB, THE METAMORPHOSIS, THE HATCHING-CHAMBERChapter V · THE SPANISH COPRISChapter VI · THE ONTHOPHAGIChapter VII · A BARREN PROMISEChapter VIII · A DUNG-BEETLE OF THE PAMPASChapter IX · THE GEOTRUPES: THE PUBLIC HEALTHChapter X · MINOTAURUS TYPHŒUSChapter XI · THE TWO-BANDED SCOLIAChapter XII · THE RINGED CALICURGUSChapter XIII · THE OLD WEEVILSChapter XIV · LEAF-ROLLERSChapter XV · THE HALICTIChapter XVI · THE HALICTI: THE PORTRESSChapter XVII · THE LANGUEDOCIAN SCORPIONChapter XVIII · THE LANGUEDOCIAN SCORPION: THE FAMILYINDEXPrevious chapter ←LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONSNext chapter →Chapter I · THE SACRED BEETLEAll chapters and sections (24)Opening pagesFront matterOther sectionsTRANSLATOR’S NOTECONTENTSLIST OF ILLUSTRATIONSTHE SACRED BEETLEChapters123456789101112131415161718Other sectionsINDEXTHE LIFE AND LOVE OF THE INSECT← LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONSCHAPTER I THE SACRED BEETLE →