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CHAPTER III. 



MARCH. 



THE insects which make their appearance this month are 

 principally those, personally well known to even the least 

 observing of Nature's students ; yet we shall probably find 

 that many interesting particulars may be learned, even of 

 the Bee and the Ant ; and should any of my readers think 

 they " know all about such common insects/' they will be 

 surprised to hear that the most eminent naturalists have 

 spent years in investigating the habits of these active and 

 industrious little creatures, and yet confess themselves still 

 ignorant of many particulars concerning them. Before pro- 

 ceeding to the description of species, I shall give a short 

 account of the families or groups to which they belong ; 

 aus affording a little general information, where specific 

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