The Life Of The Fly

This is what I wished for, hoc erat in votis: a bit of land, oh, not so very large, but fenced in, to avoid the drawbacks of a public way; an abandoned, barren, sun scorched bit of land, favored by thistles and by wasps and bees. Here, without fear of being troubled by the passersby, I could consult the Ammophila and the Sphex [two digger or hunting wasps] and engage in that difficult conversation whose questions and answers have experiment for their language; here, without distant expeditions that take up my time, without tiring rambles that strain my nerves, I could contrive my plans of attack, lay my ambushes and watch their effects at every hour of the day. Hoc erat in votis.

• • Author: Jean-Henri Fabre
• • Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• • Publication Date: Jun 30, 2016
• • Number of Pages: 134 pages
• • Language: English
• • Binding: Paperback
• • ISBN-10: 1530595894
• • ISBN-13: 9781530595891