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Humble-bees produce their young under a stone, right on the ground, in a
couple of cells or little more; in these cells is found an attempt at honey, of a
poor description. The tenthredon is like the anthrena, but speckled, and about
as broad as a bee. Being epicures as to their food, they fly, one at a time, into
kitchens and on to slices of fish and the like dainties. The tenthredon brings
forth, like the wasp, underground, and is very prolific; its nest is much bigger
and longer than that of the wasp. So much for the methods of working and the
habits of life of the bee, the wasp, and all the other similar insects.
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As regards the disposition or temper of animals, as has been previously
observed, one may detect great differences in respect to courage and timidity,
as also, even among wild animals, in regard to tameness and wildness. The
lion, while he is eating, is most ferocious; but when he is not hungry and has
had a good meal, he is quite gentle. He is totally devoid of suspicion or
nervous fear, is fond of romping with animals that have been reared along
with him and to whom he is accustomed, and manifests great affection
towards them. In the chase, as long as he is in view, he makes no attempt to
run and shows no fear, but even if he be compelled by the multitude of the
hunters to retreat, he withdraws deliberately, step by step, every now and then
turning his head to regard his pursuers. If, however, he reach wooded cover,
then he runs at full speed, until he comes to open ground, when he resumes
his leisurely retreat. When, in the open, he is forced by the number of the
hunters to run while in full view, he does run at the top of his speed, but
without leaping and bounding. This running of his is evenly and continuously
kept up like the running of a dog; but when he is in pursuit of his prey and is
close behind, he makes a sudden pounce upon it. The two statements made
regarding him are quite true; the one that he is especially afraid of fire, as
Homer pictures him in the line-’and glowing torches, which, though fierce he
dreads,’-and the other, that he keeps a steady eye upon the hunter who hits
him, and flings himself upon him. If a hunter hit him, without hurting him,
then if with a bound he gets hold of him, he will do him no harm, not even
with his claws, but after shaking him and giving him a fright will let him go
again. They invade the cattle-folds and attack human beings when they are
grown old and so by reason of old age and the diseased condition of their
teeth are unable to pursue their wonted prey. They live to a good old age. The
lion who was captured when lame, had a number of his teeth broken; which
fact was regarded by some as a proof of the longevity of lions, as he could
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The Complete Aristotle
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- The Complete Aristotle
- Autor
- Aristotle
- Datum
- ~322 B.C.
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Inhaltsverzeichnis
- Part 1; Logic (Organon) 3
- Categories 4
- On Interpretation 34
- Prior Analytics, Book I 56
- Prior Analytics, Book II 113
- Posterior Analytics, Book I 149
- Posterior Analytics, Book II 193
- Topics, Book I 218
- Topics, Book II 221
- Topics, Book III 237
- Topics, Book IV 248
- Topics, Book V 266
- Topics, Book VI 291
- Topics, Book VII 317
- Topics, Book VIII 326
- On Sophistical Refutations 348
- Part 2; Universal Physics 396
- Physics, Book I 397
- Physics, Book II 415
- Physics, Book III 432
- Physics, Book IV 449
- Physics, Book V 481
- Physics, Book VI 496
- Physics, Book VII 519
- Physics, Book VIII 533
- On the Heavens, Book I 570
- On the Heavens, Book II 599
- On the Heavens, Book III 624
- On the Heavens, Book IV 640
- On Generation and Corruption, Book I 651
- On Generation and Corruption, Book II 685
- Meteorology, Book I 707
- Meteorology, Book II 733
- Meteorology, Book III 760
- Meteorology, Book IV 773
- Part 3; Human Physics 795
- On the Soul, Book I 796
- On the Soul, Book II 815
- On the Soul, Book III 840
- On Sense and the Sensible 861
- On Memory and Reminiscence 889
- On Sleep and Sleeplessness 899
- On Dreams 909
- On Prophesying by Dreams 918
- On Longevity and the Shortness of Life 923
- On Youth, Old Age, Life and Death, and Respiration 929
- Part 4; Animal Physics 952
- The History of Animals, Book I 953
- The History of Animals, Book II translated 977
- The History of Animals, Book III 1000
- The History of Animals, Book IV 1029
- The History of Animals, Book V 1056
- The History of Animals, Book VI 1094
- The History of Animals, Book VII 1135
- The History of Animals, Book VIII 1150
- The History of Animals, Book IX 1186
- On the Parts of Animals, Book I 1234
- On the Parts of Animals, Book II 1249
- On the Parts of Animals, Book III 1281
- On the Parts of Animals, Book IV 1311
- On the Motion of Animals 1351
- On the Gait of Animals 1363
- On the Generation of Animals, Book I 1381
- On the Generation of Animals, Book II 1412
- On the Generation of Animals, Book III 1444
- On the Generation of Animals, Book IV 1469
- On the Generation of Animals, Book V 1496
- Part 5; Metaphysics 1516
- Part 6; Ethics and Politics 1748
- Nicomachean Ethics, Book I 1749
- Nicomachean Ethics, Book II 1766
- Nicomachean Ethics, Book III 1779
- Nicomachean Ethics, Book IV 1799
- Nicomachean Ethics, Book V 1817
- Nicomachean Ethics, Book VI 1836
- Nicomachean Ethics, Book VII 1851
- Nicomachean Ethics, Book VIII 1872
- Nicomachean Ethics, Book IX 1890
- Nicomachean Ethics, Book X 1907
- Politics, Book I 1925
- Politics, Book II 1943
- Politics, Book III 1970
- Politics, Book IV 1997
- Politics, Book V 2023
- Politics, Book VI 2053
- Politics, Book VII 2065
- Politics, Book VIII 2091
- The Athenian Constitution 2102
- Part 7; Aesthetic Writings 2156