To Know a Fly |
From inside the book
Results 1-3 of 4
Page 31
... sugar and place a drop on the needle by deftly flicking the needle in and out of the solution . A supple wrist aids greatly . Now , under the microscope or magnifying glass , in the nearby light of a strong lamp , coax the drop from the ...
... sugar and place a drop on the needle by deftly flicking the needle in and out of the solution . A supple wrist aids greatly . Now , under the microscope or magnifying glass , in the nearby light of a strong lamp , coax the drop from the ...
Page 85
... drop of sugar and some unkind biologist removed the drop as soon as the fly had had the briefest of tastes , the poor beast would begin to dance . It reminds one of a person dancing in anger or frus- tration . The dance lacks perfection ...
... drop of sugar and some unkind biologist removed the drop as soon as the fly had had the briefest of tastes , the poor beast would begin to dance . It reminds one of a person dancing in anger or frus- tration . The dance lacks perfection ...
Page 86
... drop of sugar . One really cannot say that it is searching for there is no way of knowing . In the sense that a ... drop from where it might have inadvertently strayed . But this dance for all its crudity as compared with the Waggle ...
... drop of sugar . One really cannot say that it is searching for there is no way of knowing . In the sense that a ... drop from where it might have inadvertently strayed . But this dance for all its crudity as compared with the Waggle ...
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
able activity ants archy and mehitabel bees Beetle behavior Bill Clark biologist blood blowfly body brain cage caterpillars caused cells clocks cockroach creature cricket Dethier don marquis drink drop of sugar dung dung beetle Edward Lear eggs example experiment experimental animal eyes fact feathers fed fly feeding feet female flea flies fluid fly's fucose gland Glencannon hair hand head hive honeybee hormones human hungry fly insects jump Karel Čapek kind lab coat laboratory learning legs less Lewis Carroll light live liverwurst lose water males mechanism mehitabel Chapter ment move neck nerve never odor operation osmotic pressure prefer preserving jar problem proboscis protein reason salt satiation saucer scientific scientist sense of taste sense organ sensitive simple slices species specific hunger stock room student thing thirsty tion trail tube Waggle Dance walk wasp wings