Biology of Insects

Abstract

IN the insects, perhaps more than in any other group of animals, the biological interest outweighs the morphological. In fact, as Dr. Carpenter says in his preface, the great wealth of facts makes a careful choice of material not only necessary but also very difficult. Any omission is sure to disturb some critic. The plan of Dr. Carpenter's book is reminiscent of that adopted in many recent German text-books. The structure, physiology, and sense-organs are described in the earlier chapters, while the later ones show what use insects make of their endowment.