The mosquito life cycle |
"...The cicada the moment after issuing from
the husk goes and sits upon an olive tree or a reed;
after the breaking up of the husk the creature issues out, leaving a
little moisture behind, and after a short interval
flies up into the air and sets a chirping."
Another nugget of Aristotle wisdom from Historia Animalium:
"All insects, without exception, die if they be smeared over with oil;
and they die all the more rapidly if you smear
their head with the oil and lay them out in the sun."
No matter what you say, that's pretty cool.
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