Bramble-bees and Others 



alternatives, the insect proclaims the first. It 

 says: 



"My industry is not imposed upon me by 

 the implement which I possess; what I do is 

 to use the implement, such as it is, for the 

 talent with which I am gifted." 



It says to us, in its own way: 



"The function has determined the organ; 

 vision is the reason of the eye." 



In short, It repeats to us Virgil's profound 

 reflection: 



''Mens agitat molem; mind moves matter." 



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