INSECTS AT WORK AND PLAY 



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in the same 

 t r emulou s 

 way that 

 many small 

 birds move 

 theirs during 

 the pleasant 

 days of 

 courtship. 



When 



this had gone on for a little 

 while, the suitor grew bolder, 

 and gradually lessened the 

 distance between himself and 

 the object of his affections, 

 until the beloved one suddenly 

 sprang round and faced her admirer. Then, with 

 one accord, they rose into the air, and after 

 enjoying a little playful winged excursion up 

 and down, alighted again, and went through 

 precisely the same kind of performance. 



The handsome red admiral is a comparatively 

 easy butterfly to photograph late on in its autumn 

 season, because it is so fond of honey that it will 

 stay almost any reasonable length of time on a 

 smeared flower. Cupboard love is a powerful 

 factor even in the insect world, and I have had 

 a member of the species alight on my finger in 

 an open field to partake of honey, for the sweets 



