Life of the Ant

Science & Math

Maurice, Maeterlinck

Biological Sciences

The JOHN DAY COMPANY

Excerpt from The Life of the White AntI have therefore not stated a fact or re ported an incident that is not indisputable or cannot be easily verified. This is one's first duty when dealing with a world SO unfamiliar and disconcerting as the one we are about to enter. The most innocent fancy, the slightest exaggeration, the least in accuracy, would deprive a work of this kind Of all credibility and interest. I born I have made no such mistake, although on some points, perhaps, I may have been led into error by my authorities; and yet this is not very likely, for I have taken into account the works of professional entomologists only.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis 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.

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