Bramble-Bees and Others

"Bramble-Bees and Others" by Jean-Henri Fabre is a collection of essays that explores the lives of wild bees, especially those living in bramble stems, written in the early 1900s. Fabre carefully records the life cycles, nesting behaviors, and relationships to their surroundings of these insects, shedding light on the complexity of entomology, and discusses insects which reside in old bramble stems. Fabre explains how these stumps create suitable habitats for different bee types. He makes a distinction between insects that build their own homes and those that use abandoned ones, and details the nesting habits of the Three-pronged Osmia, their food-gathering methods, and how their environment plays an import role in their lives. The book is about themes of survival and how these insects adapt in the world.